Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM Art lens

[ricleo]

Exactly.... and anyone that complains this is even expensive ( its not ) is a fool.

yes...the price is very reasonable for a modern 24mm f1.4.... so reasonable that i bought one even though I don't really have a need for it

all bro cactibin's fault!

 

[Errz]

yes...the price is very reasonable for a modern 24mm f1.4.... so reasonable that i bought one even though I don't really have a need for it

all bro cactibin's fault!

Poison him back!(FE35F1.4) :bsmilie:

 

[cactibin]

24mm on APSC is 36mm. Luckily I got this first... lol. However, somehow my instinct is still telling me to get the FE35 1.4

 

[ricleo]

24mm on APSC is 36mm. Luckily I got this first... lol. However, somehow my instinct is still telling me to get the FE35 1.4

hehe get the FE 35 1.4.... using 24 1.4 on crop is diff from 35 1.4 on FF

that said, you shld get a FF canon too to use the 24 1.4 on.... its fantastic on FF!

 

[cactibin]

Wah! Ricleo bro, u r super poisoning me with FE35 1.4 and Canon FF... Mai La. Haha!

 

[ricleo]

Wah! Ricleo bro, u r super poisoning me with FE35 1.4 and Canon FF... Mai La. Haha!

hehe i am sure the 150-600 will perform even better on a FF... crop is nice for the extra reach, but when u can get nearer by foot, the FF IQ can't be beat

of cuz muz poison more!

 

[daredevil123]

Wah! Ricleo bro, u r super poisoning me with FE35 1.4 and Canon FF... Mai La. Haha!

Curious, have you guys tried the sigma 35 art? That one is even more poisonous...

 

[cactibin]

Curious, have you guys tried the sigma 35 art? That one is even more poisonous...

I owned this briefly. It's very sharp.
But wait till u tried the 24 1.4, u be amazed. Haha

 

[ricleo]

Curious, have you guys tried the sigma 35 art? That one is even more poisonous...

I owned this briefly. It's very sharp.
But wait till u tried the 24 1.4, u be amazed. Haha

haha yes i had the 35 1.4 previously... v sharp. i wld say sharper than the current sony Zeiss 35mm F1.4.

the 24 art I think performs better than the sigma 35 art! AFs faster too

 

[ricleo]

my default test scene for lenses

Sigma 24 ART at F1.4. Canon 5D3.
s5D3_0310 by ricleosg, on Flickr

edge to edge sharp by F2.8
s5D3_0311 by ricleosg, on Flickr

very nice on the A7S as well!
sDSC00619 by ricleosg, on Flickr

 

[cactibin]

Ricleo, what adaptor u use on a7S? May I know?

 

[ricleo]

Ricleo, what adaptor u use on a7S? May I know?

I use the TechArt adaptor. aperture control works but af not too accurate hehe. I use mf for a7s

 

[cactibin]

I use the TechArt adaptor. aperture control works but af not too accurate hehe. I use mf for a7s

Oh can AF also ah? How much u bought? From eBay? How's the built?

 

[ricleo]

Oh can AF also ah? How much u bought? From eBay? How's the built?

prices should have fallen now. that time when i bought it was about 100usd less than the metabones original. now there are many 3rd party alternatives. commlite seems good and reasonbly priced.

yes can AF hehe... but AF works slowly but quite accurately for most original canon lenses. 3rd party lenses on the other hand like sigma and tamron AF doesnt really work.

build quality is not bad actually. fits nice n tight

 

[cactibin]

prices should have fallen now. that time when i bought it was about 100usd less than the metabones original. now there are many 3rd party alternatives. commlite seems good and reasonbly priced. yes can AF hehe... but AF works slowly but quite accurately for most original canon lenses. 3rd party lenses on the other hand like sigma and tamron AF doesnt really work. build quality is not bad actually. fits nice n tight

Icic. I got only sigma lenses. Guess only Can MF.

 

[Dfive]

Curious, have you guys tried the sigma 35 art? That one is even more poisonous...

35 Art is very good, as is the 50 Art.... i have no need for the 24 Art... a 24 f1.4 was made for photo journalist as a workhorse lens - weather sealing is important and Sigma are not.

I'll stick with my trusty Nikon.

 

[alfie]

Sigma 24/1.4 art for nikon mount is in stocks at your regular camera shops. Just got mine from tk at s$10xx

 

[cactibin]

Congrats on ur new toy 😉

 

[dniwkh]

35 Art is very good, as is the 50 Art.... i have no need for the 24 Art... a 24 f1.4 was made for photo journalist as a workhorse lens - weather sealing is important and Sigma are not.

I'll stick with my trusty Nikon.

I don't really get the point. You can live without weather sealing with other lens but not 24mm? Don't try to rationalize too much... I paid for the nikon 35mm f1.4G. It was a year after I finally convinced myself the sigma 35mm was better and I sold my Nikon 35mm to get the sigma.... I know how you feel when another manufacturer comes out with a lens that cost half the price but performs better. You tell yourself hey there is weather sealing but at the end of the day, weather sealing dont really mean that much. At least not to me.

I am really glad sigma is doing what they are doing now. I believe nikon/canon has to cut prices on some of their primes which is good for all of us.

 

[dniwkh]

Sigma 24/1.4 art for nikon mount is in stocks at your regular camera shops. Just got mine from tk at s$10xx

my regular shop wants $109x for it.... I though the canon version was $106x when it came out..