funkboy said:
LSXPhotog said:
I plan to buy this lens for sure. Sigma continues to ignore the elephant in the room and I'm a little tired of some of the issues I have with my Canon 85. It's currently my only lens I'm unhappy with so I would really like to upgrade this year if I can. The inclusion of stabilization makes this even sweeter.
I love my 85 f/1.8 USM! Yes it purple-fringes at large apertures, but Lightroom fixes that easily enough.
My only real complaint is the crappy (& expensive) lens hood.
Curious to know your beef with it?
Well, as I always say to everyone, if it works for you, then don't worry about it. For me, personally, I don't like the optical flaws with the lens, but these are compromises you make for its very good price and small size and weight. The statement of "Lightroom fixes" it is also invalid because all it does is desaturate the fringe colors, not correct the flaw. This can work in many images, but not all. Take for example a shot I took during an engagement shoot where the male was wearing a shirt that aggravated the fringe problems with the lens. I knew this and looked for it immediately after taking a few shots and determined I needed to use another lens. It wasn't until I got home that I realized I made a super crucial choice because when I used the Lightroom tool to remove the fringe, it completely lost the color in his shirt stripes. Making his shirt light blue and gray instead of light blue and light pink.
I have the 1.8 and use it in a love/hate manor. I'll be upgrading the lens later this year is a Sigma Art comes out since this lens seems to have its own flaws that make me not willing to drop the coin - such as focus shift with aperture change.