Saturday, December 23, 2006
Here's a mini review of the Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens. You may have noticed that lately I've been taking a lot more low light, indoor photos with no flash. This is thanks to my new Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens. f1.4 (coupled with the 1600 ISO capabilities of the Canon Rebel) means I can take almost any picture with no flash. Low light photography is in huge demand with most consumers wanting to take pictures at concerts, parties, clubs, etc.
While the Sigma does let me take almost any photo with no flash, it suffers from two problems. First, it isn't particularly sharp at f1.4, which is unfortunate since I use this lens only for low light photos and therefore I want it at f1.4. Second, it sometimes misfocuses. Before this lens I had the Canon 28mm f1.8 which also wasn't super sharp at f1.8 (it's fairly common for lenses to not be super sharp wide open). The Canon, however, did focus fast and well.
I traded the Canon for the Sigma since the Sigma is almost a stop faster (though it doesn't work on full frame sensor cameras, it's digital only). In summary, look through the night time pics and you'll see what I mean. For low light shots, the Sigma f1.4 is probably as good as it gets unless you move up to the Canon 35mm f1.4L, but that costs over $1000.
While the Sigma does let me take almost any photo with no flash, it suffers from two problems. First, it isn't particularly sharp at f1.4, which is unfortunate since I use this lens only for low light photos and therefore I want it at f1.4. Second, it sometimes misfocuses. Before this lens I had the Canon 28mm f1.8 which also wasn't super sharp at f1.8 (it's fairly common for lenses to not be super sharp wide open). The Canon, however, did focus fast and well.
I traded the Canon for the Sigma since the Sigma is almost a stop faster (though it doesn't work on full frame sensor cameras, it's digital only). In summary, look through the night time pics and you'll see what I mean. For low light shots, the Sigma f1.4 is probably as good as it gets unless you move up to the Canon 35mm f1.4L, but that costs over $1000.