City: US, Pasadena
Thee sharpest lens I have ever used. I read reveiws of how it compares fo canon L glass and on my canon 80D I can confirm that this is a sharp and fast lens. More detail than my 100mm canon macro lens
So this is my first professional lens I have purchased. I did a lot of research when getting this lens, and I am not disappointed. The sigma 35mm art lens is a amazing prime lens. Since I have a Canon 80D Camera(Which is a APS-C) The lens is more of a 56mm lens, but that is what I was going for. I’ve been meaning to replace my canon 50mm F/1.8 lens for a while now and this lens is it.Your can take amazing portraits with this lens, with the subject coming in very sharp and smooth. If your getting this lens, your probably going to be using the f/1.4. For low light situations, which is what I use it for. You won’t make a mistake buying this lens. I think everyone should have this lens for the camera bag.
All the great reviews on this lens is true. This has been permanently attached to my Canon 70D since I bought it last month. I do want to make people aware of a compatibility issue with Canon 70D. When I use the center AF point between F1.4 ~ F2.8, pictures are almost always out of focus. If I change the AF point to the one right above (or right below) the center point, pictures are tack sharp. Many Canon 70D users have reported similar problem with various fast lenses. I just took my camera into a Canon service center. They will check the camera, but they wouldnt take my Sigma lens in to check the combination. I will update this review once I get it back from them. This only happens in viewfinder mode. Live view (using LCD) shooting has no such problem. No knock on this lens as Im giving 5 stars to this fabulous lens. Just want people who are considering the Sigma 35mm+Canon 70D combination to be aware of this "minor" annoying compatibility issue. I said "minor" because at F1.4, I almost never use the center AF point anyway. Focusing with center point then recomposing at F1.4 mostly will throw the pictures out of focus (at least with my skill level). When used wide open, I shoot mostly my kids indoor and focus on one of their eyes, and that is almost never at the center of the viewfinder anyway.
First of all, buy this lens. You will be so glad that you did... and I already have some pretty solid lenses at my disposal (Canon 50/1.4, Siggy 85/1.4, Canon 100/2.8is, Canon 70-200/2.8isii), but this one is easily my (current) favorite. I love the look of 35mm lens on FF (5d3). I have a young daughter and she is starting to move a lot and quickly... it really helps to have some sort of reference (landscape, surroundings) in the pictures, and it gives them a much better look and feel to just the close up, tightly-shot ones I would normally take of her with my other lenses. This lens is incredibly sharp, and it focuses extremely fast on my Canon 5d3. The bokeh is very creamy and dreamy, and I actually like the look of it by comparison to the bokeh from my Canon lenses. As for Nikon, I have a friend who shoots with a Nikon D600 and he sold his Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G in favor of this lens because he could sell his Nikkor for more than this Sigma cost, AND he actually preferred the look of this Sigma lens. He said it was all around sharper and the pictures he took with it were just more appealing to him. The only negative that I can think of is that $900 is a lot of money, but I couldnt take a star away for it because it EASILY performs like a $900 lens (or even a lens that should be $1500). By comparison to my Sigma 85mm f/1.4, this lens seems a little more refined and perhaps a hair better quality (the 35 mostly looks newer and sleeker), but I would say the 35 is also a hair sharper and faster to focus... but the 85 is still king for portraits. :)
This lens is amazing. Seriously! I bought it for my business, but also kinda for our Disney World trip ;) It takes some amazing photos! Only thing is, the corners get REALLY dark and the little lens hood doesnt stay on very well. Picture quality is awesome though!
Time and time again, Im just blown away by the images this lens produces. The colors are right where I want them to be, theres detail where the focus mark is that I can dig down into, and the AF is fast and silent. Im incredibly happy with this lens, and love what Sigma is doing lately in the lens market. I bought this lens to help me out with a few events where I wanted that classic 35mm look. Fortunately, the agility of the AF mechanism of this lens (coupled with the brains of the 5D3) means that I can stick the focus on a particular persons face, and using AI Servo, I can track that spot even if the person moves or I quickly recompose. The lens itself has a really good feel to it, and the manual focusing ring has just the right amount of resistance to it, where you dont feel like youre just slinging plastic around. The lens hood locks on with a very tight connection, and so far I havent seen any sort of glitches or lock-ups that one might worry about with a third-party lens. Well see how this handles down the line, and if Ill need to purchase the USB dock. I cant think of a single reason to drop the extra $400 on the Canon 35L over this. Ive used both, and would prefer this one even if it werent cheaper. Really hoping they make a sweep of the entire commonly-used primes line, because itd be nice to get a similarly-appointed 85mm without spending first-party prices.
I bought this pre-owned, but the description said it was basically like new. Got it in the mail before I left on my trip and yes! Pretty much brand new! Plastic wrappings were still on it and not a scratch! It works wonderfully with my 5DMIII and works tack sharp like everyone else has said it was (compared to my experience with the Sigma version for Nikon which didnt end well and caused me to just want to get rid of all of my Nikon gear). Just need to use it for 2+ years to see if it will stay sharp for that long, as I saw some reviews saying they start getting soft photos after a while. Crossing my fingers and hoping that wont be the case!
Just got my Sigma 35 1.4 this week. Like a lot of people on here I read some of the professional reviews and thought to myself there is no way that the Sigma 35 1.4 was sharper then the Canon 35 1.4 L. I was looking for a Lens in the 35 prime size to add to my wedding photography arsenal. I have used the 35L many times. Great little lens. Even better once stopped down to 2.8. I am absolutely blown away by how sharp this Sigma 35 is wide open! Just as the professional lens review websites have stated. Tack sharp at 1.4. Only slight improvement at 2.0. Build quality is excellent! Focusing, although the canon L is slightly faster, is quick and absolutely silent and precise. CA is very well controlled. If I have any complaint, as stated in other reviews similar to the Canon 1.4 the vignetting is obvious at 1.4, much less at 2.0 and gone by 2.8. I still cannot believe how sharp this lens is at 1.4! Cant wait to see what Sigma comes out with next
Before I took the plunge and bought this lens, I was a total Canon snob. I didnt think that there was anything superior to a canon lens. Before purchasing this, my favorite lenses were the Canon 135mm f/2L and the 50mm f/1.2L. I love how creamy and beautiful the depth of field was on both lenses when shooting wide open. And, to me, both were very sharp. But, after receiving the Sigma 35mm and doing some micro adjustments, I realized that this lens FAR surpasses any Canon lens I own. It is SHARP. Holy crap its sharp. Ive used a lot of different lenses and this lens produces the sharpest and most visually pleasing portraits. I tend to shoot at f/2 for portraits with this lens, but even when I open it up more, its still super sharp. If youre on the line about buying a Sigma over a Canon, dont be. Definitely buy this lens right now. From now on, I will be looking at Sigma ART lenses before I even think about buying another L series lens. Super happy with this purchase.
I have only just started taking my camera off automatic and experimenting with lenses when I had children. So this is an amateur review. I have been looking for a great portrait lens to capture my forever moving children, and this is it. I own several canon lenses now, and this is my first Sigma. Its by far the most superior lens I have in my collection. I honestly didnt know that a lens could take such a crisp photo. The colors are vivid, the bokeh is beautiful, the focus is fast, smooth and accurate. It performs very well indoors. What I feel this lens has done is taken my photography to another level. I absolutely love the photos it produces. Just as well, people have been asking me left and right to take their holiday photos and newborn photos since I started using this lens. I highly recommend it.
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