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08/12/2008 06:35:29 PM · #1 |
Is the new sigma 50mm 1.4 really worth $500, i think i would prefer the canon version for $200 less, and I don't think I'm alone in that one. I think the only way they will win people is the hsm for like pentax,sony, and nikon that don't already have 50mm 1.4s with the ultrasonic motor/hsm/swm/etc...
Seems like a poor move on Sigmas part, although I haven't tried the lens out so I can't really judge it, it just seems like a poor move.
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08/12/2008 07:56:06 PM · #2 |
I haven't seen enough results to judge... but they may be justified in the price. Canon's 50/1.4 is a wonderful portrait lens, and stopped down it's a very good landscape lens as well. But build quality is just OK, it has no USM, and it's an extending design (though the front element does not rotate). It's certainly worth the additional cost over the 50/1.8, but for applications requiring a sharp-to-the-corners, aberration-free 50mm, it's not it. It's utter crap for astrophotography, especially on full frame. Neither is the Canon 50/1.2 an optical picture of beauty, and it is *way* out of line in cost, IMO.
The Sigma, if it is a truly stellar optical performer, may well be worth the bucks. But I *still* won't buy it, or any Sigma lens for Canon EOS, until Sigma buys a license for the Canon mount instead of trying to reverse engineer it. |
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08/12/2008 10:10:08 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
I haven't seen enough results to judge... but they may be justified in the price. Canon's 50/1.4 is a wonderful portrait lens, and stopped down it's a very good landscape lens as well. But build quality is just OK, it has no USM, and it's an extending design (though the front element does not rotate). It's certainly worth the additional cost over the 50/1.8, but for applications requiring a sharp-to-the-corners, aberration-free 50mm, it's not it. It's utter crap for astrophotography, especially on full frame. Neither is the Canon 50/1.2 an optical picture of beauty, and it is *way* out of line in cost, IMO.
The Sigma, if it is a truly stellar optical performer, may well be worth the bucks. But I *still* won't buy it, or any Sigma lens for Canon EOS, until Sigma buys a license for the Canon mount instead of trying to reverse engineer it. |
If you are referring to this lens it does have USM.
Matt
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08/12/2008 10:37:14 PM · #4 |
| The one pixel peeper review I've seen comparing the two showed the canon 1.4 to be sharper up to f2 after which the sigma buries it. |
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08/12/2008 10:43:48 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by violinist123:
The one pixel peeper review I've seen comparing the two showed the canon 1.4 to be sharper up to f2 after which the sigma buries it. |
I have read a few reviews which state the Sigma is sharp, if you can get one that doesnt have the typical Sigma quality issues. Backfocus, front focus, or just plain out of focus. It also has been said to have some odd bokeh. I've not used it, nor will I. I think my next 50 will be a 1.2
Matt
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08/12/2008 10:46:58 PM · #6 |
The reason one buys a 1.4 or other fast lens it to shoot it at 1.4 or wide open. It's pointless to spend the money and shoot only at 5.6 or 8. So if the canon is better at the widest aps, then it's worth the extra cost.
The 1.2 is a lot more expensive than the 1.4 and for many it may not be worth it. But if you shoot portraiture and shoot it wide open, there is no comparison in IQ between the 1.4 and 1.2 wide open - the 1.2 blows the cheaper lens away.
Same for the 85 1.2. It's slow as frozen snot to focus so it's no action lens, but for portraiture/wedding type use it's magical. Is it worth $1800? Is the 1.2 worth $1000 more than the 1.4? If you have to shoot a bride in a bathroom it is, cause it will kill the BG and give you a salable image - it will pay for itself over time. If you want it primarily for landscapes then there are better choices.
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