Oh hon, I didn't buy the Sigma 30! What I usually do is rent lens for my shoot from CRC. I rented the Sigma for 16 days for my entire trip (costs about $170) but it's not my thing. I have tried the Canon 35mm f/1.4L before as well, it's not a bad lens, I'd consider that as an alternative if I were to need a wider angle lens. Meanwhile, a full frame with a 50mm (or approx 28mm on a 1.6x crop sensor) would be just nice. :)
I'm not 100% sure about this - correct me if I'm wrong - but the Sigma 30 works like an EF-S lens and therefore would be 30mm on a 1.6x body (plus it cannot be used on a full frame camera). The 35mm is an EF lens, which means it can be used on both an FF camera and a cropped body. Meaning, if I use any camera other than the 5D or the 1D series, the 35mm would be equivalent to (35*1.6) 56mm. Sorry it may seem a bit too mathematical, but that (35mm) or the 28mm (approx 45mm on a 1.6x body) would be just nice. So this is saying that if I continue using my cropped camera.
If I were to be using a full frame, I'd stick to the 50mm or the 85mm (which is almost the equivalent of a 50mm on a 1.6x body = approx 80mm).
Don't know if you'd get this but yeah, the 30mm would have been too wide a lens for my style of photography.
oooooh okay (: i'm considering either the sigma or the canon for my wishlist ( haha ) and i heard about some issues about the sigma... guess i'll stick to the canon :P
Oh, but the canon's mega expensive! But if you read my comment above, you should be able to tell that if you upgrade to a full frame, you most prob can't use the Sigma anymore! Fiona (electrofever.lj, if you know her) uses a Sigma too and actually, it's a fantastic lens. One of my other friend, Jolene, takes AMAZING food photos with her Sigma too. But they both use a Nikon so that might be different. I haven't heard of any problems with the Sigma, I think it's a good lens to have, it's affordable and a great choice if you're not intending to go full frame anytime soon. :)
haha yeah most L lenses are crazily expensive :/ i'll keep your comments in mind; to be honest i'm not too sure if i should go full frame straightaway ( because my olympus is... failing me in terms of noise performance ) (:
Oh you're using an Olympus? Well, get a Canon first, because you have to use a Canon body anyway! Yeah, I'm only going full frame because of the perspective it offers. If you use a film SLR, you'd get what I mean. ;)
oh and just curious, what made you choose the sigma 30 1.4 over the canon 35 1.4L?
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Oh hon, I didn't buy the Sigma 30! What I usually do is rent lens for my shoot from CRC. I rented the Sigma for 16 days for my entire trip (costs about $170) but it's not my thing. I have tried the Canon 35mm f/1.4L before as well, it's not a bad lens, I'd consider that as an alternative if I were to need a wider angle lens. Meanwhile, a full frame with a 50mm (or approx 28mm on a 1.6x crop sensor) would be just nice. :)
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If I were to be using a full frame, I'd stick to the 50mm or the 85mm (which is almost the equivalent of a 50mm on a 1.6x body = approx 80mm).
Don't know if you'd get this but yeah, the 30mm would have been too wide a lens for my style of photography.
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