Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART vs Canon 35mm f1.4 II 

SHE IS A MIND READER I WAS LITERALLY RESEARCHING THESE TWO EXACT LENSES

"You just can't seem to wrong with a Canon Lens, even though you have to mortgage your house to be able to buy one". I have always loved Canon Cameras and lens. Great video as always, Thanks, Paul Milovich

Love the fact that you actually respond with the people who enjoy your style and passion.. :)

Julia has those kind of therapeutic voice

I live for her "Hey everyone"

I have been struggling with my Sigma 35 mm focussing inconsistency from last one year!! I wish Sigma would make a mark 2 version of this lens because it's very problematic to use this lens in a dynamic environment especially in a wedding where one can end up missing an important moment with this lens!!

I think i would get the sigma in this cace. I always try to get canon prime lenses but I have seen some beautiful shots taken with the sigma 35 with some of my friends and I think that for the price point it has, it is quite good.

Nice video but I this that Sigma might have been a dud or needed a micro adjustment on your camera. Its supposed to be super sharp from everything I have heard. You mention at the 6:05 mark that it wouldn't be an issue on the EOS R and you're right, so when are you switching to the R? :) Eye AF is sooooo much better than focus and recompose on a DSLR. Way more keepers too.

Apart from sharpness, there is a difference in skin tones as well.

The model your working with here is excellent. Very natural. I loved how she responded to you saying sit on the steps. All her expressions are so real . I prefer the full length as a pose to upclose. Would a tripod make any difference? We adapt our Canon lenses to Sony mirrorless. Great vid Thanks ps the Canon glass seems to likes complexion and skin texture more than Sigma.

With nearly a 1000$ difference I would go with sigmas shortcomings for sure. But I’m also poor 😂

For less than half and almost as good the sigma is the way to go, i got one for my 90D and im loving it.

I’m also using a 5D mark iV I recently bought a Tamron 35mm f1.4 but it turns out the focus wasn’t accurate. So I fiddled around the AF micro adjustment settings and the lens sharpness is insane. So I recommend for people who are getting 3rd party lenses to try play around your micro adjustments setting after buying it

The price of the Canon is not justified (Canon thinks it's Leica!), especially since it contain even more plastic than the first version. The Sigma has better micro-contrast and nicer black and white tones. The new Tamron 35mm 1.4 is also a serious competitor for the Sigma.

Finally someone make this comparation 🙌🏼

The Sigma is a solid lens and a whole lot cheaper. The canon is weather sealed and the 35 1.4 II is one of their best lenses. It really comes down to budget and set up honestly.

€800 vs €1800 :) But make no mistake, the Art series do make some of the best portrait pictures. Specialy when you put it on the EOS R.

Back focusing is always a big issue for the art lens it will make you miss a lot of shots and consume a lot of time not to mention frustration of having missed one of the best moment .

I have the sigma and I’m about to get the eos r! Can’t wait to see the results on a mirrorless!!

I started out with Sigma and once I got Canon L lenses, I wouldn't shoot with Sigma if you gave them to me for free. 35 year photographer here.

I bought the canon 35 1.4II after watching your video when you bought it and I love it so far. No hate towards Sigma really but I know I can always count on an L series. I have a shoot today and it’s the only lens I’m bringing with me.🤘

I think the canon's glass is a bit sharper overall in the center and the sharpness area in the center is wider than the sigma. This is why in F/4.5 the background on the canon lens is sharper. That means the sigma lens has a much shallower focus field than the canon which is more useful for professional work in daylight portraits etc. However for night time work, having both lenses wide open, I'd prefer the canon for that case.

I love my Sigma art lenses. They never disappoint and are FAR superior in contrast and resolution to any second hand Canon-L glass I own and can afford. Sure, there's the new Canon L stuff which might have the edge but costs THREE to FOUR times as much where I live. Sigma ART is where it's at. I do use mirrorless so there are no focus issues in my case.

The lower Sigma sharpness could be focussing error. Pretty much every other reviewer reports the Sigma as being tack sharp.

Both lenses looked really nice. Hard to tell any difference. Some photos looked nicer on the canon and some with the sigma. Its to bad so many of the shots were not in focus. I guess we can see how much a mirrorless camera with eye autofocus really does help. Thanks for sharing the photos.

I have the sigma 35 and my wife has the canon 35 coincidentally. I just wanted to say although my Sigma 35 isn't perfect, it's still a killer lens. Easily my favorite lens that I own.

Since buying the 5D IV, I have been looking for a fast prime, this came down to the Canon 35mm 1.4 L, Sigma 35mm 1.4 or the Tamron 35mm SP. This channels reviews of these lens have been helpful in my choice to go for the Canon lens. My brother 's wedding is coming up in the summer 2023, which I will use to photograph the guest, plus can't wait to try some night time photo shoots. Finally I would like to say thank you, Julia for the great reviews.

Tamron 35mm f/1,4

Sigma all day ❤

I missed that EF 35 ii. It's the best lens I know. I traded it with the RF 35. The RF is noisy, slow, not as sharp, as bright, or as pop than the EF. But I hate adapting lens to the point it feels like a tele. Fortunately the size, the macro and the I.S is what makes it as worth as the EF 35 ii.

OMG I've been waiting for this video for years now. Really loved it, it was so good to see the difference of sharpness and focusing, many people say the Sigma focus is amazing, but when we compare like that we see that's not always the case

I can always count on Julia having the video I'm looking for.

Julia, i love your channel and style in photography, thank you for making photo related content in this high quality :) About the lens... i saw a few images with slightly missed focus, even with the really precise middle focus point. I'm using a 5d4 body myself, and i had all the issues you can possibly imagine with these lenses. Actually the 3rd copy of my 50mm Art worked properly. (the first copy was missing focus more what you can fix at home with the usb dock, the second one, even after calibration gave me shots with missed focus, sometimes it produced front focus, and then, in a really similar situation, i was backfocusing...) unfortunately, for both sigma and tamron lenses on DSLR-s, the usb dock is a must. on the positive side, if you spend that small amount of time to calibrate your lens to your camera body, it will gives you an amazingly reliable performance and the peace of mind! i had the 50mm ART, and i got the 35mm as well a few days ago, this weekend i'm gonna finetune that too, really worth a few hours just to make sure you have the AF right, and then, you don't have to worry about any focusing issues!

I shoot Sony, but just discovered your channel when researching the Sigma and I love your videos!

Katya is an amazing model and these photos are beautiful! Can’t wait for the tamron comparison!

One little thing you forgot to mention: With Canon you will get consistent quality control. With Sigma, traditionally, its a matter of luck. If you hit the lotto you will have a great lens for a much more affordable price; if you don't, you will spend the rest of your days sending it back to Sigma. That has been my experience from since before you were born.- Service wise, I think that for off brand lenses, Tamron is a much better proposition and if you can afford it, don't even think about it, stick to your name brands.

Very worthwhile comparison Julia. Lots to consider when comparing the image rendering and the economics of the two lenses.

Hey Julia. Great video as usual, and nice of you to mention the focus point. Gotta say I prefer the Canon. I've never had much luck with Sigma lenses being consistent, so I stay away from them these days and stretch the budget to the L series. Cheers. David

I would love to see a 2020 update using the EOS-R and the Sigma to see how the focus works!

After looking at your post-processed images, I have to ask, have you ever tried any fuji camera with the classic chrome film simulation? I think you would enjoy it immensely.

The photos were great regardless of lens. The review was really helpful. Can the Sigma sharpness and under exposure be made equal to the Canon lens by adding OCF?

I have the sigma lens 35mm f1,4 - and it's not soft at all.

I like the canon better because the color rendition and tonality is nicer, the highlights don't clip as much and I prefer the low contrast look

As a sports photographer often working outdoors I would be interested in construction. I know Canon 'L' lenses are often designed for harsh outdoor conditions.

Sony has spoiled me with Eye AF 🙃 But I’m really wanting to get a Leica rangefinder and just take it old school for a bit. Great video!

I am a Sigma user due to both price and performance. I recently picked up the 35 1.4 art and love what I am getting from it! I am waiting for summer in Chicago to get some outdoor portraits and test the bokeh more. BTW I love your work and enjoy your videos! You could be a model too! lol.

Hey Julia, I can currently get a good deal on the Canon 35mm 1.4 L II for like 1100 bucks. I'm torn between that or the Tamron version. The Tamron version seems better than the sigma. But I can't compare it to the canon version properly. Personally I just think there's something about that Canon L look (Might be biased, lol). What would you do in my situation? Opt for the canon one? Also, comparing the Tamron to the Canon 35 II might be a great video idea for you. ;) Can't find any solid comparison video. I think you'd nail it!

Sigma make wonderful glass. I have several lenses incl 85mm 50mm 70-200mm used on both my 1DX and 5DS

Great model, what was the video filmed on, amazing quality. I bought the sigma because its a bokeh God, but I concede the Canon is much sharper and better focusing in lower light.

What made you choose the Zeiss 35mm 1.4 over the sigma for you Sony a7iii? Great video!

Dont know if youre actually doing this but as it kinda looks like: focussing and recomposing with half-pressed shutter will shift your perfect focus a bit. Ignore me if you knew that. Its just very strange for me to see in times of hundreds of AF points or eye-focus.

Great review! Would you mind uploading a few of sample RAW images for us to look at up close?

Great video Julia. Thank you for comparing both lenses. And thank you for pointing out the that sigma lens needs to be calibrated and updated to as well. That last shot you took with the model with the light on her face was amazing.

Great job, Julia! Loved Katya with that beautiful torso and great abs. For me, this comparison makes the choice in which lens to choose very difficult in that both had strengths and weaknesses, although the Canon seemed to be a bit better overall. I liked the Canon colors more, but when a lens is as sharp as the Canon, then sometimes for portraiture, its greatest asset could be its greatest flaw in that people don’t want every minute blemish to show up in their photo. I’ll wait for the RF 35L to arrive on the scene, but here, for the price, I’d go with the Sigma. I wonder, though, how the Canon RF 35 macro would fit in here, as well as the Canon EF 35 f2 IS?

Cool! both 35mm f1.4 love this comparisons. Great shots as always

you deliver it just like a beginner would like to be shown. thank you

Thoughts on the 35mm RF compared to these two? 1.8 vs 1.4s, but would be nice, haha. Great chill video as always Julia!

considering the price of a lens, sigma is better. Especially if you do not compare as in the video. If you don’t know who can’t be distinguished without paired photographs. And the difference - if any - is not adequate for the price

Wow, very nice content. I love it.

I think the autofocus is quite off especially on the Sigma. Perhaps it would be better to compare using thee DPAF with its eye-detection?

I see when angles change sometimes pictures with Sigma have better ilumination and that's why looks sharper in some pictures, but Canon is by far better.

You seem to jerk the camera when you take the photo. I see the lens tilt up slightly. This could explain some of the oof’s.

Great video as usual. Personally I can not see using a 35mm for portraits. Your subjects are usually very beautiful looking people and even with the distortion of the 35mm they still look great. My experience with “non-models” has been horrible with 35mm. Even in your one shot where your model’s shoulder is closest to the lens it looks gigantic. The effect is less when doing full body shots and the 35 does come in handy but up close is not something I would work with.

I didn't use the sigma till now that I have an eos R, total different lens! with my 5D Miv it was too inconsistent and unreliable for paid shots

in my opinion, sigma showed the best result in some situations; in a blind test I would hardly have identified a winner

Great video as always! I see that you switch back and forth between the Sony and Canon. Is this more for video variety or do you still love the Canon and hate to put it down compared to the Sony?

Colours from the Sigma is slightly cooler too.

I was actually wandering what you meant by Canon Frodos and Sigma Frodos for a while until I finally figured it out.

I noticed that you seem to tilt the camera up when pushing the shutter. Are you doing that on purpose? Doesn't that introduce a bit of camera shake?

Hey Julie! Thank you so much for this review!! What do you think about the Tameron 35 1.4 compared to the Sigma?!

good one, you've answered all my questions, but now I must get the expansive one, damn sh...... hahahahaha

Ive reacently heard of people having trouble with their sigma art lenses. It seems like they can occasionally have big problems with back/front focusing, and Some people havent even been able to fix it with a tap in consol. This was news to me.. but aperently this is a problem with sigma.

these pictures are shot at different shutter speeds which can change the sharpness of the photo. maybe use same settings?

Hello Julia, did you have to calibrate the Canon 35 to your camera body?

some DSLRs do have contrast focusing if you switch to live view mode, like the EOS 6D, and you set the focus mode to anything other than quick focus.

Your videos are always so helpful! Many thanks Julia! 😊

Hi Julia! I absolutely love your videos. I am just starting out actually I literally just started doing research. I am 24 and I have had my canon t2i since i was 16 I never learned how to properly use it. I am taking full advantage of this time to learn about portrait photography. I have watched about 10 of your vides in the past 24 hours I love them. Thank you so much for the information. I am trying to figure out what would be the best for lens to start out with would be.

hey! which picture profile do you shoot in? Standard or a custom settting? Thanks!

Canon Rp + sigma 35 mm ? What s your opinions ?

your edits are amazing!

Another beautiful shoot 🖤 also i love sigma lenses

best review of lens comparation!!!!! thanks

I'm enjoying your review and portrait every time. But sigma released new lens on Sony. Which better lens that sigma 1.4 or sigma 1.2 for portrait?

Hi Julia! Awesome video. I’ve never seen a leather harness like the one used in this video. Please share the link!

Sigma art is the unknown hero -great lens

I love your work. I love portrait photography so I watch your channel all the time. I love your post work too but for this model, I like the SOOC photos. Blemishes and all!!

Canon 90d camera .. Sigma art or kit lens 18-135 mm lens which one is best

Hello. I have Sigma 35 and I use MFA to adjust. And now I am happy with results. Tack sharp at f1.4. But sometimes I have OOF photos. Maybe I have a good copy. :)

Hi Julia, what is your favorite fruit?

Aah! Nice added to watch later. Needed this. Shop advised to buy the Canon but everyone I know uses the sigma. So gonna watch it later! Thanks

Nice, Julia.. It's a pity Sigma lenses can't be trusted when it comes to Autofocus. It would be great if you could do a similar shout-out with the canon 35mm f2 IS

What is the leather strap you use to hold the camera? Would love to see a video on the most comfortable ways to wear a camera.

Detailed comparison as it is needed to be.. Great work Julia 🙂 I want to know your views on Canon 77D and Canon M50. What would you prefer between these two camera if I would be using Sigma 50-100 f/1.8 ?

Does the 5d allow you to micro adjust lenses? If so you don't need the dock. Also if you go in live view you get the same mirrorless focusing features. I actually bought a screen viewfinder for my camera for when I want to do that.

Am I the only one who noticed how funny the model's eyes look on the thumbnail? 😂

What stands out to me more so than the sharpness, is the global rendering.....the Canon wins here - the sigma is more clinical. Btw I own both lenses...and my Sigma copy is sharper, almost too sharp....so I use it for product photography

Hey Julia where is the location at the start of the video I’d like to try it out

the sigma looks really soft. I think that the sigma ART series lenses are not super good at very busy photo's. my 50mm f1.4 sigma has a lot more chromatic aberration compared to my 70-200 f 2.8. one thing I really want to mention is the the mount of my sigma lens keeps loosening. this looks to be a decently common problem for the ART series lenses. with a long, narrow screwdriver it's fixed in 5 minutes but it's still a dumb thing to happen to a €800 lens. but at the end of the day its bitterly half the price.

Nice Video! Thanks a lot. Where do you have your camera straps from? I like them, too.

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