Just got the fresh, new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 for Canon mount and it is awesome. AF is spot on, and sharpness is great wide-open at f/1.4 when compared to other wide aperture lenses. Most importantly, it does not suffer halation (dreamy looking softness) wide-open in high-contrast situations like the Canon equivalent. I have the nifty fifty (Canon 50mm f/1.8), but it hunts in low-light, unlike this Sigma, which can focus in all but most difficult situations. It's a major trip when you can hand-hold, focus and capture, in low-light... bar type lighting.

Shot wide-open at f/1.4




Here's what it can do with cars... all but the last image shot wide-open at f/1.4 for that shallow depth of field.










f/5.6


f/1.4... handheld, with very little daylight.

 

lovely

 

those are really good. i just picked up a 50mm f/1.8 and i love it.

a bit off topic but what lip is that?

 

Enjoy the nifty/thrifty fifty. Great lens for the money.

The lip is Varis. Expensive POS! That could have been another lens! What was I thinking?

 

i bet you were thinkin your car is teh secks with it on there. sell it to me if you dont want it

 

wash those mirrors!

 

Those are live bugs. Goddamn bugs was just swarming. But the car is dirty. The shallow DOF hides the dirt quite well... just look at the side skirts...

Testing out the low light abilities...

 

Awesome pictures esp last 2

 

I hate that about the nifty.

The Sigma sounds like a nice addition.

 

wow...amazing shots...especially the last two..

 

Yeah, you'll definitely hear more about it, since Canon refuses to update their primes. This Sigma has been heavily corrected, and has the latest coatings. I don't know if you've seen pics of the Canon 50mm f/1.4, but wide-open in high-contrast scenes, it has halation issues.

 

sorry to thread jack but i think my can 50mm is still up to par

 

Well, that shot was at f/5. The Sigma is sharper than the Canon 50mm f/1.4 and f/1.8 wide open, or at similar wide apertures.

Stopping down, of course, performance should be a wash. But you can shoot f/5 and smaller with most lenses, as most lenses will hit their stride performance wise, by then. The praise of lenses comes from wide-open, wide-aperture performance.

 

oh i think i see what your sayin, that the sigma outperforms the canon when its set at f/1.4?

 

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the Sigma and Canon f/1.4:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...5&changemode=1

Looks like the Sigma outperforms the Canon on sharpness, CA, and contrast at all apertures.

Remember, the Sigma is a brand new design, with the latest coatings, and was just released less than 1 week ago in the US.

The Canon is at least 10 years old, and was originally intended for film only.

 

Nice shots..but I love my 80 dollar f1.8

 

that is a very nice lens, but obviously at a cost. i'm not at that stage where i find myself using primes more than the zooms. on that note, how much post processing on those shots above?

 

i wish i wouldve known about this before i bought my canon one then

 

That looks nice. How much is it going for? I might skip the canon 50mm 1.8 and go one step up.. the canon 1.4 would've been too much to justify at this point but if its redesigned and less expensive I might get it