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A small walkabout lens - lay it on me!
crasher8:
I'm not a risk taker on bad copies but soooo many folks are getting the Siggy 30 1.4 just for what you are talking about. I think there are more good than bad copies out there but it's always a gamble with Sigma.
7enderbender:
Hm, that's a problem. I would have suggested the 50 1.4 but you rule that out. If you go wide angle and want a fast lens it'll be bigger and heavier again unless you might want to consider something like a Voigtlander Nokton with an adapter? Wouldn't be AF obviously and you'd have to set aperture manually I guess.
Or this?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/676623-REG/Voigtlander_BA229DC_Ultron_40mm_f_2_0_SL_II.html
DJL329:
Check out the EF 28mm f/1.8 USM. It's obviously not as wide as 24mm, however it is small, light and fast. It also has the same feel as the EF 85mm f/1.8 (nice and solid), and is my go-to lens when I need something wider than 50mm. It's great for landscapes: the 7-blades make great sun-stars and it is quite resistant to lens flare.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43086792@N03/7168092714/#in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43086792@N03/6381214971/#in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43086792@N03/7335203604/#in/photostream
One drawback is shooting individuals close-up as heads tend to bulge out (see below), but it can be corrected with Photoshop (+1.25) or DXO Optics Pro. This shot was taken with only the sunlight coming in through the window, as she rolled across the floor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43086792@N03/5055249807/#in/photostream
FunPhotons:
Aieeee! Great help folks, thanks!
Mt. Spokane (my parents live in Spokane BTW, I visit there often) thanks for the info. I will definitely send this lens in for repair. I had thought it was much more expensive.
On the Voigtlander, I didn't know these lenses existed! The Voight 20mm looks like the bomb, my dream focal length! Pancake! A little slow and MF but I can deal with that.
How is it with a FF Canon 5D? My credit card is practically out on this one!!
EDIT: Or the zeiss 18mm! It's not too big, and close to my ideal focal length, thoughts on these two lenses?
PS. The Sigma 30mm isn't for FF.
preppyak:
--- Quote from: FunPhotons on June 04, 2012, 08:37:38 AM ---EDIT: Or the zeiss 18mm! It's not too big, and close to my ideal focal length, thoughts on these two lenses?
--- End quote ---
Well, the weight there might be getting away from your "light" classification, but, if you're at the 18mm Zeiss, consider the 21mm as well (even heavier though). Every review I've read says its the best lens in that focal length range.
Voigtlander weighs about a 1/3rd of the Zeiss lenses...
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