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bmannon Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 Besides the wider aperture of the Sigma is there any reason to chose one of these lenses over the other. I am wanting one for a 'normal' lens on a D1X. May 17, 2008 at 07:06 AM

blackfeather Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 ...I would definitely go for the Nikon 35 f/2....I have one and it is excellent. I have read some "back focus/front focus" situations with the sigma...I like the idea of getting a lens, putting it on the camera, and everything works normally right off the bat. May 17, 2008 at 11:15 AM

MichaelBarkley Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 I bought the 30mm f/1.4 for my D1x. Here are some sample shots: All on D1x. f/5.6: f/11 at a guess: f/1.4 - I missed the focus f/8 I think: f/8+ (sorry about the dust!!) My opinion: this lens is fantastic - great HSM, very sharp in the centre of the image - VERY sharp! I had a pic somewhere showing that off, but I cannot find it. It is softer at the edges, but to be honest I only count on test charts so much. This is a lens which hasn't been off my D1x for 3 weeks now. I love it! And f/1.4, yes, win! I am definitely considering an 85mm f/1.4 now! (my bank says NOOOOOOOOOO!) Do not hesitate to ask any questions. Remember f/2 is a whole stop slower than f/1.4. Mike PS - do remember that these are web quality images, about 200-400kb. They do not represent the quality of the final TIFFs which are 30MB. May 17, 2008 at 11:42 AM

SteveS Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 My vote is for the 30 1.4. F1.4 vs 2 is one stop. I just got this lens today. I must say I am impressed. Heres a 100 percent crop at 1.4 out of camera jpeg from D300. I am a raw guy and forgot to switch to raw. But the Jpeg is good never the less. May 17, 2008 at 03:03 PM

mfletch Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 I have both. The plan was to sell the 35/2 after getting the Sigma. As it turns out, the 35 resolves sharper images with more pleasing color. Aside from some occasional flare(I don't have a hood for it), it's the most impressive lens optically that I have. But sometimes there is just no substitute for a f/1.4 lens. My Sigma stays on the D1H. It is a great low light combo. If you need the wider aperature or you plan to use it on a D40/60, your choice is easy. You say you just want a normal lens on the D1x, I would go with the 35.(Though I still consider a 50 normal) May 17, 2008 at 03:05 PM

turnert Online Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 Don't overlook the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4, unless autofocus is critical. ~Ted May 17, 2008 at 03:09 PM

louis fusco Offline Image Upload: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 if you need sharp, get the 35, if you need the extra stop get the 30. May 17, 2008 at 03:55 PM

bmannon Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 louis fusco wrote: if you need sharp, get the 35, if you need the extra stop get the 30. that is good to the point information! May 17, 2008 at 04:01 PM

SteveS Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 Just got the 30. 1.4 Sigma today. Great lens. No time yet to do anything good. But here are a few test shots. May 17, 2008 at 07:35 PM

AKHarvey Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 Please don't mob me for linking to "him"... http://www.kenrockwell.com/sigma/30mm-f14.htm ..but I think this is quite useful. Personally I'd go for the Nikon. Adam May 17, 2008 at 09:06 PM

bmannon Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 I actually like reading his site! AKHarvey wrote: Please don't mob me for linking to "him"... http://www.kenrockwell.com/sigma/30mm-f14.htm ..but I think this is quite useful. Personally I'd go for the Nikon. Adam May 17, 2008 at 09:37 PM

Brandon Mizar Offline Image Upload: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 I shot 80% of a wedding last night with my 35 and the shots came out great. I cannot wait till we get updated primes. May 17, 2008 at 09:46 PM

bmannon Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 on which body? Brandon Mizar wrote: I shot 80% of a wedding last night with my 35 and the shots came out great. I cannot wait till we get updated primes. May 17, 2008 at 10:09 PM

AKHarvey Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 So do I, but it can be dangerous to admit that around here My vote is still for the Nikon. My SIgma was very jittery when focusing at distance (although admittedly it was a macro lens), it would hunt for ages before locking on. I'm also sure flesh tones were a bit too yellow through it, never really tested it out though. Also worth considering is that if you sell either the Nikon will recover a lot more of its original cost. I've sold Nikon lenses for 80% of the price I paid, Sigma were more like 50%. Adam May 18, 2008 at 08:32 AM

bmannon Offline Buy and Sell: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 Well thanks to everyone for thei replies, I will eventually get the Nikon, but it will have to wait a little bit now because I picked up a 17-55, the 35 will definatly make it into the bag as a walk around though. May 18, 2008 at 03:34 PM

Brandon Mizar Offline Image Upload: On 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 I used the d3. May 18, 2008 at 06:55 PM

whyhan Offline Image Upload: Off 30mm f/1.4 or 35mm f/2 turnert wrote: Don't overlook the Nikkor 35mm f/1.4, unless autofocus is critical. ~Ted I second this May 19, 2008 at 01:24 AM

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