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Archive 2019Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
p.19 #1Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
TheDeadTexan wrote:
I want to get it, but with black friday around the corner I feel I should at least wait and see if some places have any worthwhile deals.
I did some quick research this past weekend (I just bought a refurbished 28 Art) and it seems like Sigma's standard Black Friday deal is $100 off. There's also Greentoe. I believe someone here said they got one for about $1270.
As to the box, I don't know, but I suspect not. I've bought refurbished lenses and cameras from Canon, and refurbished monitors from Benq, and none had the original box. I suspect that's to combat profiteering. Accessories were always included, though.
Edit: well, my refurbished 28 Art just arrived and it's in the original box. Color me surprised.
Sarpedon wrote
It's 90 days. Wish it was longer but they're returnable.I did some quick research this past weekend (I just bought a refurbished 28 Art) and it seems like Sigma's standard Black Friday deal is $100 off. There's also Greentoe. I believe someone here said they got one for about $1270.
As to the box, I don't know, but I suspect not. I've bought refurbished lenses and cameras from Canon, and refurbished monitors from Benq, and none had the original box. I suspect that's to combat profiteering. Accessories were always included, though.
Edit: well, my refurbished 28 Art just arrived and it's in the original box. Color me surprised.
Nov 05, 2019 at 08:30 AM
p.19 #2Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
I'm surprised at the minimum focus distance of this lens. I didn't realise it was this short until today
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Nov 09, 2019 at 02:45 AM
p.19 #3Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
Sarpedon wrote:
I want to get it, but with black friday around the corner I feel I should at least wait and see if some places have any worthwhile deals.I did some quick research this past weekend (I just bought a refurbished 28 Art) and it seems like Sigma's standard Black Friday deal is $100 off. There's also Greentoe. I believe someone here said they got one for about $1270.
As to the box, I don't know, but I suspect not. I've bought refurbished lenses and cameras from Canon, and refurbished monitors from Benq, and none had the original box. I suspect that's to combat profiteering. Accessories were always included, though.
Edit: well, my refurbished 28 Art just arrived and it's in the original box. Color me surprised.
I’m probably going to be selling my 35 1.2, which may surprise many as even I find it to be one of the best lenses I’ve had both technically and image-wise. So why am I selling it? I realize more and more that 50mm is the focal length I feel most natural with. I have my 50 1.4 ZA which, when checking my LR metadata, is the lens I use more than any other. So I’m going to patiently wait for the Sigma 50 1.2, keep using my 50 1.4 ZA with my A7r iv, and have just ordered the SL2 and Summicron SL APO 50 to see how it compares (I used to shoot the original SL with the Summilux SL 50). So there will be a pristine 35 1.2 coming up for sale very soon
Oh, and if anyone in the NY/NJ/Philly area wants to meet up to compare the two systems at some point, feel free to contact me and hop on over with a few SD cards and we can take both the SL2 and a7r iv out for a spin with their respective 50s.
TheDeadTexan wrote
Sarpedon wrote
It's 90 days. Wish it was longer but they're returnable.As to the box, I don't know, but I suspect not. I've bought refurbished lenses and cameras from Canon, and refurbished monitors from Benq, and none had the original box. I suspect that's to combat profiteering. Accessories were always included, though.
Edit: well, my refurbished 28 Art just arrived and it's in the original box. Color me surprised.
I’m probably going to be selling my 35 1.2, which may surprise many as even I find it to be one of the best lenses I’ve had both technically and image-wise. So why am I selling it? I realize more and more that 50mm is the focal length I feel most natural with. I have my 50 1.4 ZA which, when checking my LR metadata, is the lens I use more than any other. So I’m going to patiently wait for the Sigma 50 1.2, keep using my 50 1.4 ZA with my A7r iv, and have just ordered the SL2 and Summicron SL APO 50 to see how it compares (I used to shoot the original SL with the Summilux SL 50). So there will be a pristine 35 1.2 coming up for sale very soon
Oh, and if anyone in the NY/NJ/Philly area wants to meet up to compare the two systems at some point, feel free to contact me and hop on over with a few SD cards and we can take both the SL2 and a7r iv out for a spin with their respective 50s.
Nov 16, 2019 at 09:17 PM
p.19 #5Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Figures I just opened my files from today and I’m already having second thoughts - maybe I should just learn to see in 35mm
Figures I just opened my files from today and I’m already having second thoughts - maybe I should just learn to see in 35mm
Nov 16, 2019 at 11:19 PM
p.19 #6Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
That's a much better attitude 😂
saxguy wrote:
Figures I just opened my files from today and I’m already having second thoughts - maybe I should just learn to see in 35mm
saxguy wrote:
GabrielPhoto wrote
Nov 16, 2019 at 11:32 PM
p.19 #7Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
Ok. so when I woke up this morning I had to really think about this (I could buy a lot of things with the money saved from the SL2/APO 50) and I started playing around with one of the photos I took yesterday. We were out in the city, so it was just a casual shot using Eye-AF. The first is the whole image, the second is the crop I made in post. I'm not going to get into the whole crop vs full image discussion, but the crop is definitely tighter than a 50 mm equivalent. I just made some quick adjustments to the image. I've included links to the full size images as well. Maybe I need to just spend more time with the lens. It really is incredible.
The one thing that I can't figure out, though, is why eye AF grabbed focus on my Mom, when my daughter was closer to me. I had to use Sharpen AI to fix the focus on my daughter's eye in the cropped versions, but at a little over 21MP (cropped photo) it's still a decent file for printing.
Full image: https://www.flickr.com/gp/150364525@N08/134644
cropped image: https://www.flickr.com/gp/150364525@N08/A8n559
The one thing that I can't figure out, though, is why eye AF grabbed focus on my Mom, when my daughter was closer to me. I had to use Sharpen AI to fix the focus on my daughter's eye in the cropped versions, but at a little over 21MP (cropped photo) it's still a decent file for printing.
Full image: https://www.flickr.com/gp/150364525@N08/134644
cropped image: https://www.flickr.com/gp/150364525@N08/A8n559
Nov 17, 2019 at 07:26 AM
p.19 #8Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
DSC03707 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr
DSC03678 by Carlo Alcala, on FlickrNov 17, 2019 at 12:47 PM
p.19 #9Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
What a lens, what a lens, even at wide open aperture...FYI, vignetting effect was applied here.
Devonney in the front yard
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Nov 17, 2019 at 03:33 PM
p.19 #10Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
Surprisingly, it's a decent food photography lens
Nov 17, 2019 at 04:13 PM
p.19 #11Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
What a lens, what a lens, even at wide open aperture...FYI, vignetting effect was applied here.
My crystal ball says that you held the camera vertically with the battery side up.
What a lens, what a lens, even at wide open aperture...FYI, vignetting effect was applied here.
My crystal ball says that you held the camera vertically with the battery side up.
Nov 17, 2019 at 05:38 PM
p.19 #12Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
More fun with the 35mm 1.2
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Nov 17, 2019 at 07:55 PM
p.19 #13Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
GabrielPhoto wrote:
More fun with the 35mm 1.2
Fantastic!
More fun with the 35mm 1.2
Fantastic!
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:02 PM
p.19 #14Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
saxguy wrote:
Fantastic!
Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
GabrielPhoto wrote
More fun with the 35mm 1.2Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:05 PM
p.19 #15Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Fantastic!Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
I'm looking forward to it! When are you going to be evaluating the Sigma 50 1.2?
How, exactly, did you get that shot - completely zen jumping model or something...unexplained?
saxguy wrote
GabrielPhoto wrote
More fun with the 35mm 1.2Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
I'm looking forward to it! When are you going to be evaluating the Sigma 50 1.2?
How, exactly, did you get that shot - completely zen jumping model or something...unexplained?
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:07 PM
p.19 #16Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Fantastic!Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
I can visualize a variant of that photo where the model would be holding those two lenses in his hands. But then any hope of levitation would be lost
saxguy wrote
GabrielPhoto wrote
More fun with the 35mm 1.2Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
I can visualize a variant of that photo where the model would be holding those two lenses in his hands. But then any hope of levitation would be lost
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:16 PM
p.19 #17Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
I think just one would do..
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:28 PM
p.19 #18Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
Does anyone know of another lens hood that will fit? I was walking around NYC yesterday and would have loved a hood more like the 85 GM or 135 GM. I’m not really into street photography but carrying this lens around in high volume areas makes me want to keep anything and everything away from the front element.
Nov 17, 2019 at 08:29 PM
p.19 #19Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
saxguy wrote:
Fantastic!Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation funI'm looking forward to it! When are you going to be evaluating the Sigma 50 1.2?
How, exactly, did you get that shot - completely zen jumping model or something...unexplained?
Oh you bet I will get my hands on one for sure to test it!
Here is behind the scenes...not so magical in real life
GabrielPhoto wrote
saxguy wrote
GabrielPhoto wrote
More fun with the 35mm 1.2Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
How, exactly, did you get that shot - completely zen jumping model or something...unexplained?
Oh you bet I will get my hands on one for sure to test it!
Here is behind the scenes...not so magical in real life
Nov 17, 2019 at 09:47 PM
p.19 #20Sigma 35mm f/1.2 Art E Mount Lens Image Thread
vdo1 wrote:
Fantastic!Thank you!
Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation funI can visualize a variant of that photo where the model would be holding those two lenses in his hands. But then any hope of levitation would be lost
hahaha that would have been awesome
GabrielPhoto wrote
saxguy wrote
GabrielPhoto wrote
More fun with the 35mm 1.2Is part of my real world review featuring the 35mm 1.2 and 105mm 1.4 as well. Just decided to have some levitation fun
hahaha that would have been awesome
Nov 17, 2019 at 09:48 PM