Sigma 30mm f/1.4 or Canon 35mm f/2?

[Axilrod]

Samyang 35mm f/1.4 maybe? Thing is about as sharp as the 35L at 1/3 of the price, although it doesn't have AF. The 35L has the edge wide open, but at f/2 or less the Samyang is right there with it at the center and easily has the better edges.

Here is a comparison at f/2.8:http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=771&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=2&LensComp=121&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=3] [url]http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=771&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=2&LensComp=121&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=3[/url]

 

[bdunbar79]

My only issue with the 35mm f/2 is that it's bokeh is not so good in the presence of linear objects in the background. There's an example in the photozone review of the lens.

Agree. The 35 f/2 isn't a particularly good lens and is not at all on a FF. I liked Paul's 28mm lens suggestion.

 

[eikerir]

Here's a review i did recently of the 30mm 1.4 for video use, it has quite a few examples of the Sigma's performance in different situations (low light, different apertures, etc.)


Yardbless Pro Shooter - Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Review


It's in Spanish but click "CC" for English subtitles (made and uploaded by me, not auto generated by Youtube)