I shoot Sony with Leica glass but would love to fill that void for fast/quite wide for auroras without breaking the bank and a Sigma Art lens would be my first choice. I can’t believe they will change the connection end if you need that -that is so service oriented/customer friendly. Thanks for your video!
Thanks for the comment Sarah :) glad you found the video useful! They really do create some interesting lenses like the 20mm f/1.4 or 14mm f/1.8 which might be ideal for auroras. Not sure about the service being available everywhere, but here’s the link to the UK info about mount changing: www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/mount-conversion-service/
My sigma art 18-35 1.8 apc lens works well with my M50 (fitted with viltrox adaptor). It is like having a bag of prime lenses. It is one of these lenses which makes your arms sore at the end of the day, but produces dazzling results. Although the lens doesn't have image stabilization, the M50 has digital stabilization for video (which gives professional results or weddings etc). They are an excellent long term investment and my lens cost £800, but is as good as a range of prime lenses costing thousands. Even with the APC sensor, the photos look like full frame. I love bokeh in my pictures and video. It makes them stand apart. No single canon lens will touch it!! Thank you sigma.
I bought Sigma lenses for my Sony. The 24-70 f2.8 and the 100-400 contemporary. The contemporary isn't as good as the Sony equivalent, but it's massively cheaper and lighter. It's great for travel/wildlife photography because you're breaking your back bringing it everywhere and it's easy to hand hold.
I’m really pleased to hear the Contemporary lenses are also kicking booty! For travel packing light is the way to go. I once went on a trip and took my Canon 24-70 2.8. It stayed in my bag most of the trip - just too heavy for holiday snaps! Thanks for sharing your experience with that lens :)
I think that quality construction does not only apply to avoiding or preventing accidental drops but it does also apply to holding a nice gear in hand.
That is an excellent point - not enough people acknowledge the confidence factor that good quality build (and good quality EVFs!) can bring you when you’re on a shoot.
I started using sigma's glass with the well known sigma 17-50 2.8 for apsc. It was a good lens for it's price really. Then I bought the 30mm 1.4 also for my apsc, and I got fascinated with the images i got with it. Soon then, I couldn't resist and bought the 35mm 1.4 and then the 50mm 1.4. Sold the 70D I had and the lenses too, and bought an RP with an adapter. If I could buy one now, I would go for the 24-70, but I will have to wait a little bit for that one. For anyone asking themselves if they are good enough I can highly recommend to try one. They are cheaper, and yet very good quality professional lenses.
Thanks for sharing your experience Sebas =) You're spot on. I would recommend the 24-70 if you're okay with the heft of it. I'll be putting a review on that lens on the channel soon, so watch this space!
Wow thanks for the high praise Capple Productions! You put a huge smile on my face :) I put a bit more effort into this video than my others before and your feedback made it worth it 🙌🏻 As for the fanbase, I’m working on it, but it’s great to have you here and getting to share with likeminded creators.
Sigma lenses are so good even to this day, Nikon still refuses to introduce their DG line up in their full frame Z system, gladly all of their older ART lenses work flawlessly when adapted...their Hypersonic motor is extremely durable and reliable my 8 year old 35mm 1.4 is still kicking
Glad to hear your 35mm 1.4 is still going strong. That lens was a game changer for Sigma and really gave the boot to the other manufacturers. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Great video. In fairness, as someone with both Canon and Sigma glass, I don't think they're as comparable as you do. I mean, sure, if you want to shoot at brick walls and charts while measuring distortion and sharpness the Sigmas more than hold their own, but, do any of us work like that? Especially for video I much rather prefer the look and color rendition of the Canons. EF glass for a softer look, and RF glass for a punchy one. Besides that, I've found the Canons typically are quieter and more accurately focusing, hold tracking better etc. Where do Sigmas shine?...they're cheap, sharp, and robustly built....just a little too sterile to my eye.
Thank for your kind comment Loud&Clear! I agree that they're not comparable when you take into account the more subjective aspects, such as rendition and 'look'. Canon lenses are gorgeous, and some have a lovely warm and enjoyable rendition. As more people moved towards watching videos on their phones, I've found myself tending towards preferring a sharper image (that's why I like the R5C + sigma combo). It's clinical, as you state, so more work in post perhaps when colour grading, but it's a nice sharp, clean starting point. As for focus and tracking - you're spot on. Sigma can't keep up with Canon lenses, and Sigmas are ridiculously noisy when micro-adjusting (some are better than others). If someone needs to record audio 'on camera', then Canon lenses will be the best choice. You make some great points, thanks for contributing =)
It doesn't always play nicely with Canon's IBIS or digital IS. I think it's to do with the communication between the RF lenses being superior/faster and communicating better with the camera. Basically, yes - it's not as good as a Canon lens' IS but still better than no IS at all.
Thank you so much Fred :) glad you enjoyed it. That’s an interesting point you raise - I absolutely do think the recent third party offerings from Sigma, Tamron and co frightened Canon into protectionism. They’ll probably sell less cameras with this policy 🤷♂️
you mean only new RF system, Canon does protect it just until he releases enough their own RF lenses. Anyway, with the new EF-RF adapter with or without a control ring, you can even use EF-S lenses and other lenses that can only be used on APS-C chips as well as on the new mirrorless full-frame cameras, which is amazing! So more options, not less ;)
I shoot with the R6, the lack of quality/affordable primes had me look at 3rd party. I use the ART 40 & 105mm for my portrait business and it’s top notch. I would stack the 105mm against the RF85mm 1.2 any day that the CLIENT can’t tell the difference. We get too obsessed at specs when most clients have NO clue, they just see a nice pic. Bokeh means nothing to them.
I've heard some great things about both those lenses, though they are absolutely MASSIVE! You're absolutely right about clients not caring as much as we do (if at all! - they just want good quality content and as little fuss from you as possible). Thanks for the insight and useful advice for everyone! =)
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I have the same setup, and 18-35 that I mount on the R6 for indoor dark conditions.
I was able to test the 50-100 on the R6 and my X-H2, GREAT lens!!!!
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@@MichaelFrederickPhoto Yes, the 18-35 is so good that because of the crop I want to buy an R5 to get 24 mp. So sharp with an aperture of 1.8 for 500e that you put it on an R body, there is no lens. The only question is whether I need 24 mp or is 9 mp enough with R6.
Just wanted to ask if the autofocus on the Sigma 24-70 works on the Canon R5C. Autofocus doesn’t work on my Tamron G2 lens and am looking to replace it.
Hey, thanks for the question - the Sigma EF 24-70 AF works fine for me on the Canon R5 C with both the control ring and ND adapters. This is in video and photo modes. It's not as good as on the 28mm 1.4 but a world apart from the 18-35 which is all over the place with a talking head shot.
Hey RW, thank you so much! This comment made my day :) To be honest even if they made an RF version I’d still have the EF ones so I can use them with my variable ND adapter. Having the choice would always be better, though so it would be better if they could make it for the RF Mount. I was talking to some chaps at my local camera shop and they were also baffled by Canons attitude 🤷♂️ I’ll get cracking on the next video! ;)
OK, you have 28mm f1.4 and that with 40mm and 105mm F1.4 are the best of Sigma Art lenses. 105mm F1,4 has a bit of cult following as it is a unique focal length and it is difficult to find a portrait prime lens like the 105mm F1.4,.
Even some of the pre "art" lenses were bloody good as well. I'm still using a 50mm f/1.4 , fabulous if you take the time to micro adjust it , and a 105mm f/2.8 macro. Available for a song these days.
Thanks for the insight Anthony. Great to hear more about it from someone with more knowledge on it :) do share any other lenses you found great from that line up - cheap and brilliant lenses need to be celebrated more!
At the time I was using 3 lenses from Sigma: 28mm 1.4, 18-35 1.8 and 24-70 2.8. Whichever you can’t see me holding is the one I shot on! (I can’t remember which I used at the time).
EF-RF adapter with or without the control ring - but the control ring is sooo amazing and usefull, I would go fot it! Aaaaand the bonus - you can mount on new full-frame mirrorless cameras thanks to this adapter also EF-S lenses used before only on APS-C cameras. Now you can use these lenses also on full-frame!!!
5 reasons why I use sigma: 1) I love the images they produce 2) they are priced right 3) they are sturdy and well built 4) the 105 is great for self defense 5) they keep me in shape and strong
😂 The 105 for self defence ... to quote Boris the Bullet-dodger: "Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work, you can always hit 'em with it."
Could it be you like shooting at 28mm seeing as all three of them do that? :D jokes aside, I completely agree. I only own the 18-35 but that lens is just insane coming from a kit lens first and then the canon 50mm 1.8 everyone has. Which I also adore because that is the lens I first really started to learn photography on and it is so much fun to shoot. But the jump in quality from the 50 to the Sigma is nuts. When I first got it I was blown away and still am some 2 years later. Great video. Will be watching more edit: the only thing I don't like about it is the lack of IS as my canon 800d (t7i) doesn't have IBIS either
I always thought I was a 35mm guy, but I think you’re right Richard! 😂 Glad you’re enjoying the lens - I found when stepping up from a kit lens I got a confidence boost that made me think ‘actually, I’m pretty good at this!’. That affirmation it delivers is invaluable. Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience. Glad you enjoyed the video and I’ll catch you here again :)
Thanks for joining us, Jean Pierre :) I use these lenses on my Canon R5C with the official canon adapters. So you’ll need to get one of those adapters for the lenses to work on your R6mk2 - I’d recommend the Variable ND EF/RF adapter as it’s great for video work. If you’re mostly photography then just the control ring adapter will do. Happy shooting! Ad www.canon.co.uk/lenses/eos-r-adapters/
@@NaikMedia ok cool i aready have the canon adapter ... so the only down side its not going to be auto focus ? i will use only for photography ! thansk again ... sorry im french Quebecois !
Votre Anglais est très bon. Ma francais est terrible (desolé!). Mais l’autofocus travail très bien avec l’objectifs de Sigma Art. Je utilise l’autofocus video avec tout mon objectifs de Sigma Art sur le Canon R5C.
@@titusnixon hi Titus, I also bought used 14-24 dg dn for sony full frame. But it makes a small noise when auto focus (whether it is for photography or video). I am curious if this is normal?
hey Rich, great point. I prefer to use ND filters behind the lens as that way I can use a lens hood, and it's much quicker and convenient to adjust and even switch out the filter. I got tired of feeling really awkward as I unscrewed and screwed on filters to my lenses while my clients stood around waiting for me 😅 If front filters work, then you have all the RF lenses are open for use as well (I have front filters for all my RF lenses, but I hardly use them for above reasons!). I couldn't agree more - no sigma RF is a great reason to avoid Canon cameras.
@NAIK MEDIA I get it. I like it too. But you can use HSS and no nd filters with clients with stronger strobe. They do make filters that clip into the R series camera that go behind the RF lens. So there are options. The Sigma 50 1.4 DG DN ART mirrorless lens is superior to the current Sigma EF 50 1.4 Art lens we use in every spec and it is sharper wide open, smaller and lighter according to reviews. But we won't be getting those and is all it takes is for Sigma to change out the rear section of the lens to make it RF. The big thing for me, Is I have EF lenses and don't need RF, but there are a few new DG DN Art lenses I would like which are not produced in EF/RF lenses, but available to other mirrorless cameras. I will migrate to sony over time but at a great expense. I think we all know Canon is going to stick it to us and make us buy RF lenses and eliminate the competition. What happens to Sigma if Nikon and Sony do the same thing? Voting with your dollars is the only thing that will fix this.
@@IAmR1ch Great point Rich. It's a real bugger that the other systems are getting those mirrorless lenses and Canon isn't. It won't be until 2038 that the patent on RF lenses expires, so until then Canon are going to try and make as much money as possible through their own lenses. That's a long time to wait, so the EF adapters are a good compromise for some. I think for photographers it's more of a pain; as you say there are ways to work without ND and those newer Sigma Art lenses would be handy. So for many of them it's RF lenses or nothing. That's worsened by the fact they're relying more and more on processing power rather than optical correction (e.g. the RF 16mm F2.8 and RF15-35mm F2.8). I have no doubt Canon are aware how many of their users are jumping ship to Sony - but as market leader, they don't seem to care. Sad.
Price for performance Sigma produce better glass than Cannon. You get more in return from Sigma glass than you do from Cannon RF glass based on how much you give. The prices of RF glass are not reciprocal, at all compared to how much you pay. I would rather get more for my money than get less for my money , even if it meant I would get glass that has lesser quality but the ART glass, at least in my view, looks better than the RF glasses Cannon has produced so far! So why overpay? … ART definitely has a lethal dog in this fight and Cannon is scared which explains why they offer expensive glass with exclusivity. Well, I work too hard for my money just like anyone else. I’m pro Sigma all the way! I think because Sigma’s main focus is glass it means they know how to do a better job at lesser cost than Cannon because Cannon make various gear. So the implication is that Cannon’s glass department has nothing on Sigma’s 90% workforce !
