minitrialer Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hi, Can anybody tell me anything about the Sigma 30mm 1.4.I am looking for an all round lens (Not zoom) and it has to be good for portraits, landscape, sport, urbanscape etc etc. Is there a better lens at the same price, or am I best off with that?Cheers (P.S have looked else where but want a true opinion from a real person, not someone who got payed to write it. A true honest trials rider opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Hi, Can anybody tell me anything about the Sigma 30mm 1.4.I am looking for an all round lens (Not zoom) and it has to be good for portraits, landscape, sport, urbanscape etc etc. Is there a better lens at the same price, or am I best off with that?Cheers (P.S have looked else where but want a true opinion from a real person, not someone who got payed to write it. A true honest trials rider opinion!It's probably OK for trials. If you're using it on a crop dSLR then it might be a bit too long to be ideal, but it wouldn't be terrible. It's probably a bit long for landscapes too. Equally you'd want something longer for portraits. For just general photos though, it's probably pretty good, have you googled for reviews for that particular lens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Campbell Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 A prime is not really an ideal all round lens I know you said not zoom but why is that?Something like this: Sigma 18-50mm F/2.8 would be far better in my opinion. The 18mm end will be great for landscapes, urbanscapes and close in sport. The 50mm with F/2.8 will be great for portraits. It's the next lens on my list probably next month i'd imagine.If you really must have a prime then it looks like a great lens I've not used it but if it's anything like my 50mm Canon F/1.8 it'll be great.hope that's of some use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minitrialer Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ok thanks so far. Ok, if it wasn't for portraits as well, what about the 10-20?That's around the same price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Campbell Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 The 10-20 is fantastic but it is very very wide, also a zoom. Can you be more specific about your needs? Do you not like the idea of the 18-50? It's about the same price as the 30mm and cheaper than the 10-20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minitrialer Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I have seen them all on ebay for about the same price so price isn't an issue. Well I can't really be specific. I will be purchasing a few lenses soon. They need to cover all of my needs. I will be covering a wedding(with a D50 and a D70) so I will need something wide, and then something for general shots. I do a lot of sports photography and a lot of landscapes. I also quite like urbanscape type shots. However i don't do it anywhere near as often. I liked the 30mm because also it was a fast lens. I am also tempted by an old 50 1.8 off an old 35mm slr. As long as it would work (I don't care about Auto-focus; don't use it)Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Campbell Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Ah, i'd be wary of the 10-20 if you're taking photos with people in, it has some distortion at the edges which can be quite unflattering (giant heads/feet etc). BUT it is fantastic for landscapes and such like.Personally I would combine the 10-20 with the 18-50 + possibly a 30 or 50 prime. But that's basically what I have anyway, only my 18-50 is the canon 18-55 kit lens and isn't amazing.The 10-20 is good for landscapes and city stuff also not bad for some sports but it's fairly slow. A fast short zoom with a low f stop all the way through the zoom would be a good idea especially for the wedding where you may not get time to change to the lens you want to use as the moment you're shooting may have come and gone by then. The sigma is aparently very good and I know a few guys on here use them as an all round lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) an 18- 50 will get you what you want. if not buy the canon 50 f1.8, great little portrait lens, then buy a fisheye for trials. ( peleng from ebay is a great choice if you can live with manual focusing)for land/urbanscapes you may want to buy the sigma 10-20. you will want the lens with the least barrel distortion so go look at some reviews. barrel distortion is when the corners of the picture lean towards the centre and you will probably dislike this. if its not an issue the sigmas an awesome lens. Depending what sport you want to shoot you may be best with a telephoto. I dont know what kind of portraits you want but a canon 70-200 L f4 would be awesome at 70mm for tight portraits and great for any telephoto work. Edited May 20, 2007 by chrishayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 barrel distortion is when the corners of the picture lean towards the centre and you will probably dislike this.Erm nah, that's just the effect an ultrawide can give...Barrel distortion is when straight lines have a small amount of curve. (Not desirable in a rectilinear lens) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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