Anybody wants a Canon 50mm 1.8?

[MohaimenK]

Thinking of getting rid of it to get the Sigma 1.4 instead. Any thoughts?

 

[sleist]

I use the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 (Nikon mount) Much better that my 50 f/1.8 and I imagine you'll find it the same for you. Bokeh is MUCH nicer - less nervous. Heavy lens for a fifty though, but not too bad.

 

[MohaimenK]

Yeah the YouTube review was awesome. Showed how the bokeh lost it's roundness with the canon 1.4 but with the sigmas design the roundness was there with the smaller aperture. Image quality was superb with the sigma as well and very sharp.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

I was going to get the Canon 50mm 1.4 ( which I used to have but wasn't using and sold to put towards some other purchases ) now my fastest lens is a 2.8 and I want something atleast a stop or two faster for ambient light purposes but also for bokeh effects. After examining my options, I went with the Tamron 60mm f/2 Macro. One stop faster, just a tad longer, and also a true macro which is something I don't have in my arsenal ( I have tubes ). Since I don't use super fast portrait lenses too often, I wanted to get a lens that could cover a few uses. I hear the Tamron can have slow focus at times, but the Canon 50mm 1.4 was never super fast ( not a true ring USM like the 85mm 1.8 is ) and I assume the Sigma is the same ( was never impressed with Sigmas "HSM" AF speeds. ) The Tamron has 7 blades and I think the Sigma has 9, so it would be assumed that the Sigma has more "round" bokeh than the Tamron, but the Tamrons may be satisfactory as well ( I haven't received mine yet to test.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

I should also add that part of my decision was because the Tamron is only $389 right now after a $100 rebate.

 

[Dao]

From what I read from technical lens review site, the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 performs very good with a APS-C camera. But not as good with a Full Frame / film body because of the border performance.

However, if you are mainly use it for portrait shots with blur background most of the time, softer broader may not affect that much at all.

 

[MohaimenK]

This is the review I was talking about. I like this guy's reviews. They're very entertaining. Check it out

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Duh, I forgot you shoot 5Dii when talking about tamron.

 

[sleist]

The lens is well reviewed in the Fred Miranda forum as well.

FM Reviews - 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

This lens is not perfect, but it's a lens that you buy for the character of the image it can produce. Whether or not that's worth the premium you're spending for this glass depends on what/how you shoot. To me, it was a good choice.