Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM Digital Lens For Canon Mount

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Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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  • 30mm focal length
  • 2 low-dispersion glass elements, glass mold aspherical lens element
  • 50.7-degree angle of view
  • 11.81-inch minimum focusing distance

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Sigma EX 1,4/30 DC HSM C/AF for Canon

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'There is certainly no doubting the biting sharpness and balanced contrast of this lens across the full aperture range.' -- Outdoor Photography - November 2005

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2013
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2012
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bokeh to basics
By AlexA on 30 March 2012
In my last job I knew a guy who wanted to play guitar, he kept buying more and more guitars and the next guitar would always be the right one and he would get that elusive 'tone' that he always sought. Flash forward a few years and I decide to learn the guitar, initially I make the same mistake and buy loads of guitars and equipment hoping for that tone (OK you ask what the heck has this got to do with photography, but I'm getting to it) Eventually I buy a really good guitar and stick to it, start learning TECHNIQUE and PRACTICING and the tone comes, often it is about how you play (photograph) rather than the equipment that you practice on.

I have taken this lense out twice now and this a real world review not an analysis of test charts. The first thing that struck me is how bright the viewfinder is as it is F1.4, this is good and bad; good that being brighter can aid composition, bad that it is now very difficult to see the autofocus points in the viewfinder. I would agree with the other reviewers that it is hard to get consistently sharp images at F1.4 as the focal plane is very narrow especially when you are close to the subject. I wonder too that the autofocus mode on the Canon will cause unpredictable results as due to the lightness of the viewfinder mentioned earlier you cannot now see the focusing points. I found that the best solution at F1.4 is to put the focusing into manual mode and select the central focusing point as the Canon manual tells you that this is the most sensitive, also blast off quite a few images to cover yourself. You also need to ensure that you are not moving the camera around as any jogging will blur the image.

You could manually focus the camera and I tried this but I found that this is not a good solution as you cannot really see if the image is razor sharp, Canon should provide a focusing screen that is split like the old Olympus OM~2 where two halves of the image gradually come together as you reach focus, this may be possible on some of the more expensive Canon bodies, this is a fault of the camera not the lense.

The Bokeh is awesome on this lense and stopped down it is razor sharp, it has a three dimensional property that the kit lenses do not have. I will add that I use the full version of Photoshop and all of the test shots were taken using camera RAW, these are then balanced in RAW and sharpened in Photoshop, on some of the photos I have added a tonal contrast filter as well and will indicate this if possible.... see the photos. Great lense but needs some technque to get the best out of it I think.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic lens ; )
By luke broughton on 6 March 2013
This lens is deserving of the 5 stars I selected because it produces fantastic images and the build quality is superb! I have read worrying reviews about this lens and Sigma's poor QC, but I must have received a great copy because the images have been fantastic. My friend has an L series lens and when photographing the Humber Bridge at night, the Sigma outclassed it in sharpness. So I am very happy and especially with delivery time from Amazon ; )
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