... just may be one of the best kept secrets in lenses! While I am saving up for my dream Canon 35mm f/1.4L II lens, I have been using this crop lens on my 5D cameras. It actually works quite well, with only mild vignetting (think artistic), and even that doesn't happen all the time!
Here are a couple of sample shots with this combo (in these both examples with the original Canon 5D). Does anyone else use this lens with a full frame sensor?
Flowers spurting up in our South Texas spring.
Feeling thirsty? Was experimenting with the sharpness/bokeh of this lens.
I'd be curious what some environmental portraiture looked like with this. Of course, on the Zony side we have the Batis 25mm and the Sony 28mm. The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 is also a "better" option than this. But for a cheap f/1.4 lens between 28-35mm if it can remain acceptable sharp on the edges it could be interesting for some people (but then there is also the Tamron 35mm f/1.8).
The Tamron is pretty awesome if the size is okay for you. I tried the mirrorless version of the 30/1.4, you could get about a 1.3x crop with good IQ.
austinschutz wrote:
I'd be curious what some environmental portraiture looked like with this. Of course, on the Zony side we have the Batis 25mm and the Sony 28mm. The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 is also a "better" option than this. But for a cheap f/1.4 lens between 28-35mm if it can remain acceptable sharp on the edges it could be interesting for some people (but then there is also the Tamron 35mm f/1.8).
Here is a shot I did of my wife this morning with the 5D and the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 ART. No cropping. There is light vignetting in the corners, but you can still see through it easily (not the dark, non-see through vignetting). The bottom left corner has lots of distortion (curvature of glass edge I am assuming), but that really doesn't bother me as the subject is sharp.
My wife, eating cereal and watching Netflix on the iPad.
