Hi Pav !! First of all, thanks for the great content you do for us. Got a question i need help with. I am looking to buy a prime lens for mainly portrait photography. At this point i've been thinking on a 85mm, but i found it a bit tight and sometimes i'd like a few environmental photos as well. So, been thinking on the Sigma 35mm f1.4 dg dn or Sigma 50mm hsm which i am abit affraid of it's autofocus performance not beeing a dn. Could you please help me decide ? Or if you have any other suggestions i am listening. Many thanks
Thank you! I always find 85mm too tight and 35mm too wide for portrait. I love Sigma 50mm HSM and it still does work pretty well on modern cameras but you have other options available in this price range. Sony 55mm Zeiss is great. It's hard to advice which lens is right for you though, you can only decide.
Autofocus is OK but it can be fooled a lot. I have that same problem so it's off to manual focus. Heck, when I did photography in the past with manual cameras like the Nikon F2 or Canon FTb, it was all manual and I had the greatest success in getting things in proper focus. Don't let automation override you. Relying on automation is crippling.
But what does it specifically improve on over the original Sigma 35 mm 1.4. I own the original and don't see a significant enough Improvement to upgrade. What are your thoughts? I'm aiming for the G master instead of upgrading to this new Sigma and looking for improved AF tracking
I have both here right now and the new version is marginally sharper. It is smaller, tiny bit lighter and you do have focus hold button and de-clicked aperture ring. AF performance is pretty much the same on a7III from both. DG DN lenses has got new designed, quieter focusing mechanism so technically it is better - in real life, hard to tell the difference.
@@PavSZ technically better, but real world little difference- exactly what I was getting from the reviews. Appreciate the response!! I am completely satisfied with the original and will be looking to move to the GM when the time comes. 👌
I had old one and returned it because of severe purple fringing. Thinking of buy newer model but concerned about have that fringing again. Did you encounter that ?
how old was old? HSM lens for DSLR cameras? All current wide aperture primes (with very few exceptions) show chromatic aberration. It is NOT uncommon. It varies from lens to lens how much of the colour fringing you get but it is fairly easy to fix in post.
I checked Dustin Abbott review and he said he haven't seen any chromatic aberration, maybe there is inconsistent copies in pre production? Also how is the chromatic aberration in this lens compared with the Sony GM f1.4 and the Sigma 85mm DG DN?
There is definitely chromatic aberration visible. It's just the same as with all modern premium lenses wide open. I'd say that it is noticeable but not distracting or impossible to fix in post.
Great Video!!! Just a Question. Does this lense work with the sony alpha 7iii ? it says its specialy designt for mirrorless cams but does it work with Fullframe cameras like the 7iii aswell. A answer would be awesome. Cheers Dude .
Hello, I'm from Indonesia I am very impressed with you... You are very experienced in trying various camera lenses and I want to ask you about the best lenses for wedding & pre-wedding photos according to your experience, including lenses : "Sigma 35mm DN DG, "Samyang 35mm FE II or "Zeiss 35mm ZA please provide the best lens solution for me to use when working in the world of wedding photography,... I hope you can help me with the answers... Thank you :-) 🙏
only you can answer your question. It should be based on your budget, your experience, your preference (weight, look, functions etc.) I personally would go for Sigma out of these three but I have and I use Sony 35mm f1.8 FE because of its size. I have reviewed it here on my channel (Samyang as well)
Hi Pav, great video, I subscribed :) So you didn’t see big problems with CA, ghosting, etc. like Gerald Undone and some other reviewers? I think about buying one but kind of hesitate because of the negative experience of some. But maybe they just got a bad copy of it. Thanks for an answer and greeting from Switzerland! Keep it up
The only real problem this lens suffers from is focus breathing. Gerald's review was absolutely unfair with his opinion. This is without any doubt a premium lens capable of great results. My samples speak for themselves
@@PavSZ Thank your for the quick answer! I´ve also heard that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks most of the time. Will buy one and see for myself very soon :)
@@Ateyaaa YES! My favourite lens of all time!! I was actually shooting with it a moment ago! Here is my review of it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w2v-gRUg-Kk.html
I have seen a few images taken by a Tamron f2.8 at night or some sony non G or GM branded or some old lens no one talk about and they are just jaw dropping... everybody wants "THE GM" like it's the magic lens but it's the magic photographer who makes the difference. Love your videos. Cheers.
Yes -- I use 16-35mm GM lens on Sony A7R III and 90% of the time I'm either at 35mm or in crop mode to get 52.5mm equivalent. I have an RX1R which also has a 35mm lens and because of it small size, it is so much fun to carry around. Great for street/casual photography.
I have 35 MM 1.4 DG DN L mout it's focus motor create noise when using auto focus lumix lens is best for l mount I am waiting lumix 35 1.8 lens l mount. auto focus alo not good.
i'll make a video about it one day. I film myself with Nikon Z6 and Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art Dg HSM. Old Interfit (twirly bulb) daylight balanced key light and 2 Came-TV RGB 4ft tubes in the background
I had zero issues with sharpness of this lens but I guess it is easy to miss the sweat focus spot if you go pass the minimum focusing distance but that will apply to all the lenses
A topnotch lens optically but the design leaves much to be desired. It's larger, heavier and uglier than all its competitors. I like the direction Nikon is taking with the compact f1.4 primes although the image quality is superior on the Sigma.
I hope they do in the near future. But before that they need to release the long overdue 135mm f1.8 dg gn. L mount still lacks a mirrorless option. Fingers crossed for one from Sigma or Samyang soon
I've got the DSLR version of the lens. I mount it on the Canon EOS 70D. As a crop sensor DSLR, it turns into a 56mm lens. Exceptional lens and super sharp. Although on the crop sensor DSLR, it's still a very fast lens and because I'm fortunate enough to have a DSLR that smacks the AF bang on every time, the Sigma line of lenses is built for the Canon EOS. I will NEVER invest my hard earned dollars on a Canon lens. Why?? Sigma is Canon's biggest competitor and at a fraction of the cost, why would I??
yes, Samyang are very budget friendly and you get what you pay for and GM seriously overpriced. I said this in my video. 55% more for GM lens that just cannot be physically any sharper - is it actually 55% better than this Sigma?
Hi Pav, I found it interesting that you're a 50mm photo guy, who prefer 35mm for video. It got me thinking that it has to do with framing and 16/9 video crop of the 35mm? I tried to setup my camera on a tripod and compared 35mm and 50mm in the same scene, it turns out, 35mm 16/9 isn't that much wider than 50mm, if you focus on the center/ height of the scene. drive.google.com/file/d/1dFc_QooQFg_GdxcF8nET4NK6Ss7WMbM3/view?usp=sharing I think we could say a 35mm for 3/2 photo is roughly equivalent of a 44mm f1.7 when shooting 16/9 video? Perhaps that's why you prefer the 35mm for video, it's really not all that different from 50mm for photos..
Interesting! (can't open your link 😕 ) I've been using 50mm as my main focal length for 20 years now and I just feel at home with it. I know the distance I need to be away from my subject for the right framing without looking through the camera. 35mm feels like that to me when filming. For photography 35mm is just not tight enough most of the time to me. Don't get me wrong, I could switch to 35mm today full time and I'd make it work, it's just 50mm feels more natural for me
@@PavSZ Hmm, I'm not sure why you can't open the link, it worked for a couple of other people, but I emailed it. As I see it, 35mm in 16/9 is like a 44mm with a bit more added in the sides.
It`s always a super lens half the price of another super lens. That`s because it`s no superlens at all. It`s bigger, heavier, has more ca and poor quality control. It seems sharper but it isn`t. It`s just a hard bluish rendering typical for sigma. I have the GM now and it`s way better and easily worth the extra.
@@PavSZ Better physical design, lighter, more compact, sharpness (especially close focus sharpness, the GM decisively better), out fo focus background transition and less busy bokeh. The premium price you pay for the GM is worth it. Also not to forget, the linear-type AF motors of the GM are a class of their own, the Sigma just can’t compete in the AF department against the GM.
