Sigma 340101 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Lens for Canon, Black

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Above: Sigma describes the design as dust and splashproof, including a rubber grommet on the mount. You’d expect weather-sealing on a high-end lens, but remember the original DSLR version of the lens was not sealed so this is an important upgrade. Cat's eye effect is an issue, though, yielding football-shaped (or for non-Americans, rugby ball-shaped) bokeh, and not just in the corners but almost to the center of the frame at F1.4. S objektivem jsem spokojen, jen na fullframe je při nejvyšší cloně velká vinětace, proto fotím max na clonu f2, ale fotky jsou super, ostré, jako portrétní objektiv můžu jen doporučit. Má rychlé a tiché ostření. Váha je trošku větší. A mythabout IS, is it enables you to “freeze” fast-moving objects at slower shutter speeds. This is a totally false myth that gets propagated by the web. IS is a crutch. It is there to help get sharper pictures in certain circumstances. It is also variableand gets less helpful as the SS gets slower. In other words it works best at 1-stop. Much less well at 3-stops. It is highly inaccurate to say, you get 3-stops if you use IS. You might and you might not. From a moving vehicle, it may actually be working against you. I would turn it off. The F2 version is smaller and lighter, and the F1.2 version is larger and heavier, so it’s unsurprising that it would be designed with intended dimensions between the two to cater to variant priorities.

My hit rate was highest when the subjects were in the range of 5-10 feet (the lens was calibrated at the recommended six-foot distance). The keeper rate with the Sigma dropped to under 64%. If you intend to shoot events, sports, or photojournalism, the Canon proved the much more reliable option in this scenario…and that might be worth the premium price in and of itself. If you need to shoot this style and can’t afford the 35L II, I might recommend considering the 35mm f/2 IS instead. It has a slower aperture, yes, but it has an image stabilizer and similar full ring USM focus that is extremely fast and accurate. I’ve used it for a couple of years and it has proven one of my most accurately focusing lenses. After connecting the camera to the PC properly, select the “Next” button in the “Lens System Software Updater” and the below message will appear on the display; While I recognize that lenses like this are going to be used at a variety of apertures by end users, I tend to test lenses like this primarily at apertures wider than f/2.8. The reason being that it is in this zone where prime lenses really need to show their worth. The reality is that a number of modern zoom lenses are already excellent at their wide open f/2.8 aperture, so a modern prime really needs to shine at even wider apertures to justify its existence. The Sigma 35A certainly does. Above: The Sony maintains this lead across the frame, although once you’re looking in the far corners, some of the benefit is lost due to darkening from vignetting. Note the Sony 35 1.4 captures a slightly smaller field-of-view than the Sigma 35 1.4, perhaps due to some geometric correction taking place. Note the Sigma lens exhibited some barrel distortion at distant focus or pincushion close-up, both of which can be reduced with Distortion Compensation on the camera set to Auto. I had a Sigma 30mm F1.4 and found that F1.4 was useless for me. Reviewing all of the F1.4 images above the only one that I don't think would look better at F1.8 or F2.0 is the boy with the bubbles. I find the razor thin DOF of F1.4 to be quite annoying in the other shots. I do appreciate looking at photos that other people have taken at F1.4 and finding the same annoyingly too shallow DOF.The Sigma is sharper and provides higher resolution, especially away from the center of the image at f/1.4 – f/2.8 There's no in-lens image stabilization, though this isn't an especially common feature on 35mm primes ( Canon and Tamron offering exceptions here). The Sigma does include comprehensive sealing against dust and moisture. In all there are 11 seals, and these protect every switch, ring, button and join between components, as well as the interface between lens mount and camera body. Build quality is good, as we've come to expect from Sigma's recent prime lenses. The magnesium alloy-bodied 35mm F1.4 feels very rugged, with a well-constructed, premium feel. Its physical controls – and especially the large, nicely-damped, buttery-smooth focus ring – reinforce that feeling. Above: Meanwhile the 35 1.4 employs a 67mm filter thread, the same as the Sony 35 1.4, although unsurprisingly the Sigma 1.2 demands larger 77mm filters while the compact Sigma f2 and Sony 1.8 use 58 and 55mm filters respectively. The Leitz Summilux 35mm 1.4 lens for the M mount is half the size of this Sigma at 56mmX46mm compared to the Sigma's 111mmX75mm.

If it's simply beyond your budget, though, there's certainly plenty to like in the crisp results delivered by the Sigma, even when shooting wide-open. It corrects the phenomenon that exposure during shooting through the viewfinder or Live View mode becomes unstable. I went through and counted 9 improperly focused shots from the Canon (out of 113), for a hit rate of around 92%. Most of these misses were with the subjects right on top of me and weren’t in situations where I would have expected to get good results. There were about 2-3 obvious misses where I would have expected accurate focus to be possible. This raises the keeper rate to better than 98% – very good under the circumstances I was shooting in. I don't really care if your Zeiss is better than your Leica. The original post here pointed out that lenses designed for rangefinders are considerably smaller than this Sigma lens. That's all. It wasn't an invitation to criticise Leica but you couldn't resist the opportunity.It's not quite the night-and-day difference we saw with the recent Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art, but it's still quite noticeable. Compared to the earlier versions of the 35mm F1.4 Art lens, this new model has shrunk by 8mm (0.3") in length, and shed a not insignificant 110-115g (3.9-4.1 oz) in weight.

If you're an L-mount shooter, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 represents a very nice option for achieving a shallow depth-of-field and overall good image quality while staying on a reasonable budget. The Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN is also worthy of consideration, but you'll have to spend a lot more and work out your biceps for the benefits it can bring. Last but not least, c) It's silly to compare a small Rangefinder Lens Design with an ordinary one, which is also 1000s of USD/EUR more expensive. If i'd spent rather ~2k for just a 35/1.4, it'll being Zeiss for sure, not Leica. Function available on supported cameras only. Available corrections may vary depending on the camera model.

This lens feature Sigma's HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) technology. This system ensures quiet and fast autofocus yet, you also have full-time manual focus override accessed by simply rotating the focus ring. Sigma's enhanced autofocus system, you're able to get a much smoother autofocus experience. Solid and sturdy design

Lens flare is very well controlled, but with the sun in or near the frame, you can nevertheless get quite a bit of ghosting. Sunstars are quite well defined when stopped down, providing a nice effect so long as you can live with the ghosting that comes hand-in-hand with them. Longitudinal chromatic aberration (fringing) I wasn't necessarily talking about that specific lens. I was just using it as an example of how it is possible to make a 35mm 1.4 lens that is half the size. he message appears even when the software and the lens are appropriate, close the Lens System Software Updater and remove the cable and power OFF the camera. Sigma made things easier in this case. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 is clearly the better lens, according to my tests. Recent owner of it, very solid and sharp. I'm not sure i like the contrast of it that much over other lenses but it's a great over all lense.The Xiaomi 12T Pro offers a whopping 200MP main camera, but how does this perform, and do the other cameras deliver? Joshua Waller puts it through its paces.