Comments on: Sigma 30mm F1.4 Mini Review

By: Be NO

Be NO — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:26:29 +0000

Do you think the SiGMA 30 mm is usable on a EOS 5D?
or should I buy the EF35 1.4 L?

By: matt

matt — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:19:00 +0000

Glorious might be going a bit too far for this lens. After a few months, it feels just a bit too clinical.

By: micah

micah — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:55:04 +0000

This is really a glorious lens. I use it all the time and astound people with my shots. 1.4 is great, 30 on a DSLR is more frequently usable than 50.

Of course, for even less money you can get another glorious lens, the Nikkor 50 1.4 or 1.8 (I find them both equal, perhaps slightly preferring the 1.8). But 50 really means 75 or so, which is much too tight for a lot of stuff.

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By: matt

matt — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:01:44 +0000

Raymond, it’s hard to say what the performance would be combined with the teleconverter, but I’d not think that the lens would be the limiting factor. The sigma HSM focussing motor works well. On the D80 it’s fast, accurate and quiet.

Doesn’t olympus make a 50 f2? With an E1 that would probably be my first choice for indoor sports.

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:05:28 +0000

I am considering this lens for indoor sports on my E-1. Some have mentioned that it might not be fast enough AF-wise. I might also use it with TC 1.4, have you any idea how that would work? I really need a fast “85MM” for indoor volleyball.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:01:48 +0000

Guess you were right about the size of it.

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00IChE&tag=

By: Colin

Colin — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:36:54 +0000

A lot of people are putting a lot of faith in that Leicasonic to be. Can’t imagine it will be small though.

My ideal ‘normal’ lens is a bit wider than 50mm equiv. I used to use a 40mm on my Pentax SLR and now I use a 40mm on my Minolta rangefinder.

It’s funny how we get into these habits.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:13:47 +0000

60 is a bit long, although it isn’t that different from the 55 and 58 lenses that were common on the early SLRs. You 4/3 folks do have that 25 f1.4 coming from panasonic though. If it materializes, that might be a really nice lens. The sigma is kind of big for what it is.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:44:35 +0000

Wrong focal length for some. 30 = 60 on fourthirds cameras. It has a following, but 60mm puts a lot of people off.