Review: Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art

[LSXPhotog]

this lens needed to be at least 2x zoom to be worth it...

A 85-135 f/2 wouldn't be a 2x zoom and awesome for portraits.

"Human Sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!!"

That lens would become one of the greatest lenses ever built immediately.

 

[candc]

Is it me, or is there some reasoning-error in this sentence from the review:

"Canon offers a 16-35mm ƒ/2.8L II and a 24-70mm ƒ/2.8L II zoom lens, which -- in a way -- would provide the 24-35mm focal length range of the Sigma. However, it's split between two lenses and you'd have to carry both of them around."

Both the 16-35 and the 24-70 have the 24-35 range in them, you'd either get more wide-angle or more tele with either one. You certainly don't have to carry them both.

Anyways, I shot with the Sigma 18-35 1.8 Art for a year and a half, until I got the 6D and sold it. My main lens on the 6D is now the 24-105 L, but I sometimes missed the fast aperture of the 18-35, so I got the Sigma 35 1.4 Art. I could swap the 35 for this new 24-35, but I'm not sure I'd use it that much + I'd lose a stop of light compared to the 1.4 of the 35.

that statement made sense when i read the review. i was thinking "hey, this lens is useful after all because it covers a gap" lol

 

[deleteme]

While the range is limited, I do feel that Sigma's recent track record of excellent optics bodes well for the performance. In real world applications I can see this as an excellent choice for the available light wedding photographer.

 

[Lenscracker]

The worst review I have ever read. First of all, I do not agree with the idea that it would take two different zoom lenses from Canon or Nikon to cover the same zoom range of this lens. I had to read that several times to make sure my eyes were not deceiving me.
Second of all, nothing is "comprised of" anything. Your English teacher will explain that the whole is "composed of" the parts; and, the parts comprise the whole. I conclude the author can not think or write very well. Should I trust the review?

 

[9VIII]

After looking at a bunch more wide angle zoom lenses it only reinforces how special the 18-35f1.8 is. I almost wish they just would have worked on improving that lens instead of making this one, or if they could have just made this a 20mm-30mm instead.
Those extra few mm on the wide end could have kept it reasonable for crop shooters and then this would have been an interesting wide angle zoom, as-is it comes close but still misses the mark in just about every category.

 

[Hjalmarg1]

this lens needed to be at least 2x zoom to be worth it...

A 85-135 f/2 wouldn't be a 2x zoom and awesome for portraits.

+1, it would be the holy grail for portraiture.
I currently love my 70-200mm f2.8L IS II but one very fast zoom in the portraiture range will be incredible.

 

[Hjalmarg1]

man I can't wait to see someone test the coma on this. it would be really great if it were a usable astrophotography lens, I'd consider trading in my 24-70 f/2.8 L for it. it's sad how nobody seems to field a 24mm focal length with good coma characteristics except for Rokinon and their hazy manual-only prime lens.

Hope it has better coma than the 24mm Art. The latter was tested and coma was the only real issue. I hope they could solve this issue with the new 24-35mm Art.

 

[hotforphotog]

man I can't wait to see someone test the coma on this. it would be really great if it were a usable astrophotography lens, I'd consider trading in my 24-70 f/2.8 L for it. it's sad how nobody seems to field a 24mm focal length with good coma characteristics except for Rokinon and their hazy manual-only prime lens.

Hope it has better coma than the 24mm Art. The latter was tested and coma was the only real issue. I hope they could solve this issue with the new 24-35mm Art.

I know, I'm all over this thing if it has acceptable coma. Definitely hoping that f2 makes this feasible vs the Art 24mm prime. I've never been able to pull the trigger on a 24mm prime because they all have coma issues. I even consider the Nikon 14-24 from time to time, but that's a lot of money and not that fast. 24-35 + Samyang 14mm would make a really sweet combo for my landscape/nightscape hiking epics. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Surely it's not for everybody, but for somebody in my situation it could be just the ticket. Quit whining people.

 

[Xyclopx]

Is it me, or is there some reasoning-error in this sentence from the review:

"Canon offers a 16-35mm ƒ/2.8L II and a 24-70mm ƒ/2.8L II zoom lens, which -- in a way -- would provide the 24-35mm focal length range of the Sigma. However, it's split between two lenses and you'd have to carry both of them around."

Both the 16-35 and the 24-70 have the 24-35 range in them, you'd either get more wide-angle or more tele with either one. You certainly don't have to carry them both.

Anyways, I shot with the Sigma 18-35 1.8 Art for a year and a half, until I got the 6D and sold it. My main lens on the 6D is now the 24-105 L, but I sometimes missed the fast aperture of the 18-35, so I got the Sigma 35 1.4 Art. I could swap the 35 for this new 24-35, but I'm not sure I'd use it that much + I'd lose a stop of light compared to the 1.4 of the 35.

yeah and that's a partial quote too... he goes on for another paragraph or two on that strange reasoning. i have no idea what he's talking about. i reread it many times too wondering if i stupid or something.

 

[Stone]

I might be in the minority, but size and weight aside, this seems like a street photogs dream lens. The ability to go from a 24mm standard wide angle to a 35mm focal length would be great for travel and street. The constant f2 would benefit low light event photography as well where adding context to a scene can be very important. I'll definitely give it a test run once I take delivery of my A7RII & suitable adapter.

 

[kubelik]

man I can't wait to see someone test the coma on this. it would be really great if it were a usable astrophotography lens, I'd consider trading in my 24-70 f/2.8 L for it. it's sad how nobody seems to field a 24mm focal length with good coma characteristics except for Rokinon and their hazy manual-only prime lens.

Hope it has better coma than the 24mm Art. The latter was tested and coma was the only real issue. I hope they could solve this issue with the new 24-35mm Art.

I know, I'm all over this thing if it has acceptable coma. Definitely hoping that f2 makes this feasible vs the Art 24mm prime. I've never been able to pull the trigger on a 24mm prime because they all have coma issues. I even consider the Nikon 14-24 from time to time, but that's a lot of money and not that fast. 24-35 + Samyang 14mm would make a really sweet combo for my landscape/nightscape hiking epics. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Surely it's not for everybody, but for somebody in my situation it could be just the ticket. Quit whining people.

if this lens doesn't wind up being any better than the 24 f/1.4 Art, I may just pick up that lens instead. Both TDP and a poster on Dpreview have mentioned that while the coma characteristic looks almost exactly like the Canon 24 f/1.4 L II wide open, the Sigma's coma distortion cleans up somewhat at f/2 and almost completely by f/2.8, while the Canon's needs f/4 to get cleaned up. my current options (16-35 f/2.8 L II and 24-70 f/2.8 L) are both heinous at f/2.8, you don't even have to zoom in to 100% to see the wings on stars, they're readily visible at 25% magnification on my monitor.

 

[caMARYnon]

I might be in the minority, but size and weight aside, this seems like a street photogs dream lens. The ability to go from a 24mm standard wide angle to a 35mm focal length would be great for travel and street. The constant f2 would benefit low light event photography as well where adding context to a scene can be very important. I'll definitely give it a test run once I take delivery of my A7RII & suitable adapter.

Agreed, except A7R2.

 

[infared]

Looking at the photo of the lens mount, this looks like the Canon mount for those lenses that accept 1.4 and 2x extenders (2+8). Are Sigma using this for something else (their usb dock?) as I cannot see the merit in an extender on a wide angle lens.

Hmmm...maybe it is for the dock. I have the Sigma 35mm f/1.4, the 50mm f/1.4 and The Dock.. The Dock is great for fine-tuning...although I can't help but feel that I am doing someone else's job! LOL!
I also have the new Canon 16-35mm f/4 IS which I love...so I cannot see me owning this new Art Lens....but I am a huge fan of the Art Series lenses, even after sending a copy of the 50mm back for AF issues that we have all read about. My second copy just needed some slight tweaking on The Dock. Spectacular lens, too!
I would NEVER thought that you would hear me say this either....but....LOL!nI can say that I have used my 1.4x III ON MY 17mm f/4 TS II. It makes it almost exactly a 24mm TS lens. Surprisingly this combo performs very well!!
The sharpness in not as good ad the 24mm TS...but it is VERY acceptable. That surprised the crap out of me!

 

[infared]

I might be in the minority, but size and weight aside, this seems like a street photogs dream lens. The ability to go from a 24mm standard wide angle to a 35mm focal length would be great for travel and street. The constant f2 would benefit low light event photography as well where adding context to a scene can be very important. I'll definitely give it a test run once I take delivery of my A7RII & suitable adapter.

Agreed, except A7R2.

I agree too...except for the A7RII with an "adapter". Street photographers and event photographers require a "fast-focusing" AF lens. I am going to guess that combo is not. Right?
Sony rocks the best FF sensor out there but........