Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art DG HSM Lens for Canon

I was so excited for this lens because i saw such amazing reviews and I researched a lot before purchasing it, but it was legit nothing like what i expected. My high hopes for this lens went down the drain and maybe it’s because i had a bad lens. The lens looked brand new but the lens had some weird issue whenever I was in certain lighting it would over bright it or lessen the brightness. Even when i changed my IOS it still did the same thing, if my ios was low it would make the image lower and if my ios was high it would brighten it even more. Also the vignetting in the photos was nice for some photos but eventually it just got very irritating and started ruining my images, even when i went to photoshop & lightroom to fix the vignetting it was just impossible to fix it. Anyways if you want to purchase this lens, purchase with caution and if you love the a lot of vignetting then by all means this is good for you. I returned it because it seemed like i wasted 700+ dollars on a lens which wasn’t even worth it.

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I really wanted this lens to work for me. I’ve been pining over it and took a chance on buying it. But unfortunately it doesn’t do the job. Auto focus is really bad; about 3/4 of my shots were out of focus which made me really not confident during a client shoot. When this lens hits, it hits hard and the shot is so sharp. But this only happens 25% of the time. I was weary of spending the extra money on the Canon 35mm, but I’m going to have to. This lens is a lot cheaper for a reason - it just isn’t reliable. In addition to the bad auto focus, the Sigma also completely blows out highlights. I found myself having to significantly underexpose in order to achieve a normal looking sky. And the light flares it catches aren’t nearly as beautiful as what a Canon would catch. Really hate to leave this bad review, but I hope it helps someone who is deciding between the Sigma 35mm vs the Canon 35mm. My advice: spend the extra money on the Canon!

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