nehemiahphoto wrote:
I have to say, I have been using mine outside of testing, and I've decided I really like it. It's a very smooth, modern rendering that draws no attention to itself, balanced though slightly warm palatte (colors and contrast need a bit of liking to my preference), bokeh and onion rings are great except in very specific circumstances, and easily the closest thing to an RX1 (factoring in size). Build and haptics are superb. This is exactly the combination that I (and many others) have been hoping for with a premium mid-speed line of glass it seems. The terrific axial CA correction (leagues beyond the RX1, FE 35 or Samy) is a god send for stuff like this, which I often shoot. Sigma killed it. And, I'll be trying a 65/2 soon. ...Show more →
I got this 35/2 shirt and the lens cap holder from Sigma's Japan online store earlier Ordered the XL size shirt as I was assuming the sizes might smaller than e.g. European, but it is slightly larger than I expected. Still works out fine for me but L would have probably been a perfect fit. Still too cold to use the t-shirt except as underwear but I'll use it when it gets warmer.
Looks like 35/2 and 65/2 shirts are still available in S (little stock left), XL and XXL but M and L are sold out and will not be available anymore. 24/3/5 shirt is still available in all sizes.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I have to say, I have been using mine outside of testing, and I've decided I really like it. It's a very smooth, modern rendering that draws no attention to itself, balanced though slightly warm palatte (colors and contrast need a bit of liking to my preference), bokeh and onion rings are great except in very specific circumstances, and easily the closest thing to an RX1 (factoring in size). Build and haptics are superb. This is exactly the combination that I (and many others) have been hoping for with a premium mid-speed line of glass it seems. The terrific axial CA correction (leagues beyond the RX1, FE 35 or Samy) is a god send for stuff like this, which I often shoot. Sigma killed it. And, I'll be trying a 65/2 soon. ...Show more →
I told you guys before kidding!
we had enough info before the lens is even here.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I have to say, I have been using mine outside of testing, and I've decided I really like it. It's a very smooth, modern rendering that draws no attention to itself, balanced though slightly warm palatte (colors and contrast need a bit of liking to my preference), bokeh and onion rings are great except in very specific circumstances, and easily the closest thing to an RX1 (factoring in size). Build and haptics are superb. This is exactly the combination that I (and many others) have been hoping for with a premium mid-speed line of glass it seems. The terrific axial CA correction (leagues beyond the RX1, FE 35 or Samy) is a god send for stuff like this, which I often shoot. Sigma killed it. And, I'll be trying a 65/2 soon. ...Show more →
JVJL wrote:
Very nice. How's the focus breathing ?
I can only report its there, and it's easily noticeable as there's definite "cropping" of the frame as you move from infinite (widest) to MFD (narrowest/most focus breathing), but thats not something I really ever look for, so can't intelligently tell you it's severity. Sorry.
Thank you for the feedback. That's helpful. I'm waiting for my 35 GM, which seems fantastic for stills, but has bad focus breathing making it less suitable for video. The 35 1.8 has decent breathing but rendering seems worse than this Sigma. My videography skills are not worthy of cine lenses at this time.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I can only report its there, and it's easily noticeable as there's definite "cropping" of the frame as you move from infinite (widest) to MFD (narrowest/most focus breathing), but thats not something I really ever look for, so can't intelligently tell you it's severity. Sorry.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I have to say, I have been using mine outside of testing, and I've decided I really like it. It's a very smooth, modern rendering that draws no attention to itself, balanced though slightly warm palatte (colors and contrast need a bit of liking to my preference), bokeh and onion rings are great except in very specific circumstances, and easily the closest thing to an RX1 (factoring in size). Build and haptics are superb. This is exactly the combination that I (and many others) have been hoping for with a premium mid-speed line of glass it seems. The terrific axial CA correction (leagues beyond the RX1, FE 35 or Samy) is a god send for stuff like this, which I often shoot. Sigma killed it. And, I'll be trying a 65/2 soon. ...Show more →
I'm shooting with the 30/1.4 DC DN ... and I must say that this I series renders very much like how I feel about the 30/1.4. So, where folks on the APS-C for it's crop factor penalty on DOF (i.e. 45 / 2.1), it seems very much in line with the I series ethos. Makes me think the 30/1.4 DC DN is the forerunner to the I series ... so, I'm glad to see the I series bringing more goodness to the table, and in a way that seems consistent in its rendering ethos.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I have to say, I have been using mine outside of testing, and I've decided I really like it. It's a very smooth, modern rendering that draws no attention to itself, balanced though slightly warm palatte (colors and contrast need a bit of liking to my preference), bokeh and onion rings are great except in very specific circumstances, and easily the closest thing to an RX1 (factoring in size). Build and haptics are superb. This is exactly the combination that I (and many others) have been hoping for with a premium mid-speed line of glass it seems. The terrific axial CA correction (leagues beyond the RX1, FE 35 or Samy) is a god send for stuff like this, which I often shoot. Sigma killed it. And, I'll be trying a 65/2 soon. ...Show more →
The One to rule them all (well, still waiting for the verdict on the GM) ...
Yeah, and the 65 has less LoCA, looking in the upper right. The vignetting helps mask it somewhat in the FE 55 shot, but it's definitely there. The Sigma seems more well behaved in that regard.
Teo Rey wrote:
Looks like a lot less vignetting on the 65!
It's not clear the Sigma is sharper. It looks that way but these images are taken at the same distance so the magnification at the plane of focus is different.
The Sigma has less LoCA (and less vignetting). The Sony seem to win the popular transition zone contest.
Hmm... Until I can make a direct comparison I'll just keep the The Samyang 75/1.8. As usual that depends on what we (or I in my case) want from the lens and the Samy75 does surprisingly well this far!
My take: colour, bokeh, fall off and tonal grading all go to the Sigma. This image illustrates the rapid bokeh onset of the FE55, dulling and cooling of primaries, distant tree handling, LoCA in the big tree. Landscapes are not its forte for these reasons. The 65/2 is impressive here.
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smpetty wrote:
The 65 is significantly sharper and more contrasty centrally (top of the near post).
For me I could live with either lens for sharpness but the new Sigma lens has so much less axial CA and better bokeh in the transition zone that I have a pretty clear and strong preference of the Sigma.
Your posts of all these impressive images now have me second-guessing my pre-order of the 35 GM, especially when I could pick up the Sigma 35i and 65i for less than the GM.
Ordered the XL size shirt as I was assuming the sizes might smaller than e.g. European, but it is slightly larger than I expected. Still works out fine for me but L would have probably been a perfect fit. Still too cold to use the t-shirt except as underwear but I'll use it when it gets warmer.
on the APS-C for it's crop factor penalty on DOF (i.e. 45 / 2.1), it seems very much in line with the I series ethos. Makes me think the 30/1.4 DC DN is the forerunner to the I series ... so, I'm glad to see the I series bringing more goodness to the table, and in a way that seems consistent in its rendering ethos.