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- This large aperture 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM lens is designed to match the APS-C size image sensors of digital SLR cameras
- Two SLD glass elements are especially effective in the compensation of magnification chromatic aberration.Glass mold aspherical lens at rear group of lens reduces color aberration and provides high-quality image results
- From 40cm (15.7») minimum focusing distance to infinity, this lens creates very sharp images with high contrast.The HSM models provide quiet high-speed auto-focus shooting, as well as full-time manual focus
- Large Maximum Aperture of F1.4 can perform superbly in a great range of applications, including snapshots, portraiture, indoor shooting and landscape photography
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Outdoor Photography - November 2005
'There is certainly no doubting the biting sharpness and balanced contrast of this lens across the full aperture range.'
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Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM - Canon EOS Fit Lens
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
To shed some light to what I am going to say for the rest of the review, before buying this lens, I have been happily shooting with a 550D and my sigma 17-70 os hsm. The said lens was my first sigma lens and I only owned the 18-55 IS kit and the 50mm F1.8 MkII before that. My set up alone will tell you that I am far from being a pro so please consider this when reading my babble below. Now on with the product review (sorry about the long intro)...
I purchased this lens after a long and painful evaluation of what I need more - a super wide angle (for this I want to buy a tokina 11-16mm) or a fast lens that is wider than my 50mm F1.8. I decided that the latter will stay more on my camera than a super wide angle lens. I then went through tons of reviews, example photos, pros & cons evaluations by different experts and users until finally took the plunge on the sigma 30mm.
My main reasons for buying this lens are:
- budget
- speed (I've factored in the possibility that F1.4 might be useless and would be happy with good results at F2)
- focal length
As always, the Amazon delivery did not disappoint. The service from Amazon is not the subject of this review. If I have to rate that, I would easily give it 5 stars.
The lens came with the lens hood and the rear cap. It felt solid in my hands which is very comforting. I liked the balance with my 550D when I mounted it on and boy was it fast!
Immediately I took a lot of photos at different F stops. I tried different lighting situations and different angles. The results were not good. I can understand that it will be soft at F1.4 but what I can't accept is the fact that my zoom (sigma 17-70 os hsm) beats the crap out of this prime lens at F2.8 to F5.6 in terms of image quality! I thought it was just a fluke so I tried them on and on and on again but all subsequent results only pointed to the same conclusion...The colours are more washed out (nope it was not my white balance setting or the exposure) and even at the centre, the images are softer than my other sigma lens at the same setting!
It was such a shame because I was really hoping that this would deliver. I want this lens to work so bad that I hesitated returning it even after seeing the results. I was telling myself, "just imagine how many shots you can take at low light conditions when you cannot step back any further? This might still work. " But when I looked at the images again, I just know that I will have to look for something else.
So why 3 stars?
- build quality is very good for the price (and a lens hood was supplied)
- F1.4 at this price for this focal length is not very often seen
- the images were not total disaster... only that they will leave you wanting for better images (especially as this is a prime lens)
Sorry for the long review but hopefully this has been helpful. By the way, I did return mine and Amazon was fantastic at handling my refund.
I purchased this lens after a long and painful evaluation of what I need more - a super wide angle (for this I want to buy a tokina 11-16mm) or a fast lens that is wider than my 50mm F1.8. I decided that the latter will stay more on my camera than a super wide angle lens. I then went through tons of reviews, example photos, pros & cons evaluations by different experts and users until finally took the plunge on the sigma 30mm.
My main reasons for buying this lens are:
- budget
- speed (I've factored in the possibility that F1.4 might be useless and would be happy with good results at F2)
- focal length
As always, the Amazon delivery did not disappoint. The service from Amazon is not the subject of this review. If I have to rate that, I would easily give it 5 stars.
The lens came with the lens hood and the rear cap. It felt solid in my hands which is very comforting. I liked the balance with my 550D when I mounted it on and boy was it fast!
Immediately I took a lot of photos at different F stops. I tried different lighting situations and different angles. The results were not good. I can understand that it will be soft at F1.4 but what I can't accept is the fact that my zoom (sigma 17-70 os hsm) beats the crap out of this prime lens at F2.8 to F5.6 in terms of image quality! I thought it was just a fluke so I tried them on and on and on again but all subsequent results only pointed to the same conclusion...The colours are more washed out (nope it was not my white balance setting or the exposure) and even at the centre, the images are softer than my other sigma lens at the same setting!
It was such a shame because I was really hoping that this would deliver. I want this lens to work so bad that I hesitated returning it even after seeing the results. I was telling myself, "just imagine how many shots you can take at low light conditions when you cannot step back any further? This might still work. " But when I looked at the images again, I just know that I will have to look for something else.
So why 3 stars?
- build quality is very good for the price (and a lens hood was supplied)
- F1.4 at this price for this focal length is not very often seen
- the images were not total disaster... only that they will leave you wanting for better images (especially as this is a prime lens)
Sorry for the long review but hopefully this has been helpful. By the way, I did return mine and Amazon was fantastic at handling my refund.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
The lens appears to be well made and finished and comes with a hood and HSM which is fast and quiet and allows manual override in auto focus mode. The 30mm designation equates to 48mm on an APS-C Canon DSLR with a "crop" factor of x1.6 and this makes it roughly the equivalent of a 50mm lens on a full frame camera. The aperture range is f1.4 to f16 and in my opinion the f1.4 is useable and comes in handy for indoor low light situations (I recently took some shots of a new baby and I didn't want to use flash and I'm happy with the results) as well as for shallow depth of field use.
All in all I'm very happy with this lens.
Note though that this is a DC lens and that it's suitable for APS-C sensor cameras only.
All in all I'm very happy with this lens.
Note though that this is a DC lens and that it's suitable for APS-C sensor cameras only.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I wanted a fast lens for interior shots as I absolutely hate flash and in larger interiors it is not always practical anyway. The sigma did not disappoint on my Canon 400D. Autofocus was fast, and worked in all but a a very few situations and the shots never failed to impress.
In the past I have stuck with Canon EF-S specific lenses and a few people have mentioned the Canon f1.8 EF but I found this to be more expensive and preferred the mm of the Sigma on the cropped sensor of the 400D.
After using the sigma I would certainly recommend it and will certainly look at other sigmas in the future.
In the past I have stuck with Canon EF-S specific lenses and a few people have mentioned the Canon f1.8 EF but I found this to be more expensive and preferred the mm of the Sigma on the cropped sensor of the 400D.
After using the sigma I would certainly recommend it and will certainly look at other sigmas in the future.
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Could be excellent, but is hard work...
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Solid build
Focus speed
Quiet motor
Low light performance
Lens hood included
The bad:
Front focusses by 2 to 3 inches... Read more
Published 4 months ago by steveyoung664
Nice built, not so great optics.
I really wanted to like this lens. I already own a canon 50mm f/1.8 and a canon 85mm f/1.8. Going at 30mm and at a wider aperture seemed like a nice idea. Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Tziortzi
Disappointing
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Published 17 months ago by F. Poole
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Has changed my perspective
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Fantastic Lens
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Lovely lens
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