Sigma Art lenses - whats all the fuss about..?

[twist]

Have you used a 35 f2 IS? it's a damn fine lens! I'm in no way claiming it to be as good, but it's a great lens, has IS, and atm nearly half the price!!

So you are agreeing its not better? Good, glad we settled that so quickly.

 

[Swanseajack]

Not an ART lens, but recently bought the 105mm f2.8 Macro lens. Much better feel compared to the old 17-50, 18-50 and 28-70 which I have owned. The 17-50mm put me off Sigma for a few years, but well pleased with recent purchase.

The 35 interest's me a lot and hopefully purchase early next year.

 

[Carlo]

So you are agreeing its not better? Good, glad we settled that so quickly.

def agreeing it's not better! but a good alternative for the price., now when is the 85 ART coming????

 

[twist]

def agreeing it's not better! but a good alternative for the price., now when is the 85 ART coming????

... and the 135 (hopefully f1.8) art!!

 

[danny_bhoy]

Out of all the lenses I've ever owned the Sigma 35mm 1.4 is without a doubt my favourite ever. And my most missed.

I currently have a Tamron 24-70 and 70-200 but part of me is seriously contemplating getting rid of them both in favour of a sigma 35, 85 combo (with a Nikon 24 mm 2.8 thrown in for good measure). I'm trying to do more weddings so primes wouldn't necessarily make that easier but the images those Sigmas can produce are something special.

That's wierd, I've just gone in the opposite direction. I was using the Sigma 35 1.4 Art for weddings alongside an 85 but I've decided I'm finding I very often wanted wider and longer so I've just picked up the Tamron 24-70 VC and when funds allow I'll be in the market for the Tamron 70-200 VC which is reportedly another 3rd party lens to rival the OEMs.

The Sigma 35mm was an amazing lens though - aside from the amazing IQ I still can't get over just how well built the thing is too! TANK!!

 

[owenb]

Have a sigma art 35mm and a 50mm awesome use them for weddings alongside a 70-200

 

[Vertigo1]

what about their f2 zoom?

I really fail to see the point of this lens. The range is so small that, IMHO, you're better off just choosing 24mm or 35mm and then getting the f/1.4 prime instead.

Love my 35 to death, most used lens at weddings by a country mile - it's an awesome focal length on full frame.

 

[woof woof]

I really fail to see the point of this lens. The range is so small that, IMHO, you're better off just choosing 24mm or 35mm and then getting the f/1.4 prime instead.

Well, it seems to cover some "classic" focal lengths, 24, 28 and 35mm. Some people will like that.

On the limited zoom range thing, it used to be thought that you got better quality by reducing the zoom range the theory being that the bigger the range the more compromises you had to make. For example I'd imagine that a really good 24-200mm f2 would be difficult to design, expensive and BIG.

I'm pretty sure the 24-35mm f2 will sell.