Sigma 135mm f/1.8 HSM ART Review | Dustin

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Thanks again Dustin. Sounds like the only fix will be for me to buy newer lenses!

Either that or don't stress over it!

 

[timmy_650]

P.S. Sigma has asked if they can send me a second copy of the 135 ART to see if it tests as being sharper for me, and I have agreed. I will be following up in a few weeks with those conclusions.

P.S. Tamron is doing the same with the 70-200 G2, as I criticized the performance at 200mm as falling behind the Canon 70-200L II, while some others found the opposite to be true (including Roger at LensRentals).

I guess my point is that sample variation does exist in the real world, but that we are also doing a lot of hairsplitting at this point. These lenses are very, very sharp, and when you compare them to other very, very sharp lenses not everyone gets the same results.

I was a photo Demo at a zoo last week with most of the major brands. I was borrowing the Tarmon 150-600 g2 and loving it. When I got back and returned it to the Rep and started talking to him. I found out it was his copy of the lens which made me like it less bc I assume if you are a Rep for a company you find the best copy of a lens you can...I know I would for sure.
I don't think it will change if I get the lens or not but just another small thing to thinking about when you are comparing great lens of today.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

P.S. Sigma has asked if they can send me a second copy of the 135 ART to see if it tests as being sharper for me, and I have agreed. I will be following up in a few weeks with those conclusions.

P.S. Tamron is doing the same with the 70-200 G2, as I criticized the performance at 200mm as falling behind the Canon 70-200L II, while some others found the opposite to be true (including Roger at LensRentals).

I guess my point is that sample variation does exist in the real world, but that we are also doing a lot of hairsplitting at this point. These lenses are very, very sharp, and when you compare them to other very, very sharp lenses not everyone gets the same results.

I was a photo Demo at a zoo last week with most of the major brands. I was borrowing the Tarmon 150-600 g2 and loving it. When I got back and returned it to the Rep and started talking to him. I found out it was his copy of the lens which made me like it less bc I assume if you are a Rep for a company you find the best copy of a lens you can...I know I would for sure.
I don't think it will change if I get the lens or not but just another small thing to thinking about when you are comparing great lens of today.

I've just cited two recent examples that show that companies are not "cherry-picking" lenses for me to test.