offtraildog wrote:
I agree with the sentiment about the handling, ergonomics and IQ with the Sigma 35/2. It balances nicely on the A7C. I love the smoothness of the bokeh and the sharpness is good enough for me. I posted some initial shots taken with the 35/2 yesterday on the Sigma i images thread and I do not need anything faster than F2.
I have owned faster (24/1.4, CV40/1.2, 50/1.4) and sold them once I realized I rarely used them wide-open.
I rarely shoot the CV40 wide open and often stop the Sigma 35 f1.2 down. DOF is too narrow on the subject and the degree of blur on the background is not much different. With these wide-ish FOV lenses, you aren't really going to obliterate the background and the quality of blur is really what matters most.
Where f1.4 does matter is for the light gathering...things like weddings where you're shooting in low-light indoors and really don't want noise. In these cases, the difference between ISO 3,200 and ISO 6,400 start to matter. If you're only busting out the camera when the light is good, then F2 is fine.
