Hulum
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I recently bought my first standard lens. I heard the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 was better than the Canon 50mm f/1.4. I was excited and couldn't wait to take sharp photos in low light conditions.
But when I started to use f/1.4 I noticed none of my pictures were completely sharp. Yes, I know the DoF is extremely low/short at 1.4, but there should still be a sharp spot in focus. It's like there is a white blury layer on top of the lens.
The Canon lens produces noticeably brighter images too.
If you compare the two lenses you will notice. I know the Sigma's bokeh, focus ring, and weight (i like heavier lenses for better hand held pictures) is better, but for me sharpness and brightness is the most important.
Please check out the link below, it's a side by side comparison of the canon and sigma, you can clearly see that the canon's pictures are far more sharp and less "white blury".
canon 50mm f/1.4 vs sigma 50mm f/1.4 Photo Gallery by Peter Dumont at pbase.com
I took it to the store, and they checked the focus at the lab, and they said the focus was absolutely acceptable, nothing was wrong.
Here you can see the test photo , it is cropped. 50mm, f/1.4, 1/200s, ISO 100, One meter distance. And in my opinion, it's not really sharp.
I am really not sure whether to try to return it (careful use for 3 weeks), or just be happy with it. It's more expensive than the canon too (about 100$)! Hope you have some advice - experience, maybe I had too big expectations for this lens? Maybe it performs better than the canon at higher apertures?
But when I started to use f/1.4 I noticed none of my pictures were completely sharp. Yes, I know the DoF is extremely low/short at 1.4, but there should still be a sharp spot in focus. It's like there is a white blury layer on top of the lens.
The Canon lens produces noticeably brighter images too.
If you compare the two lenses you will notice. I know the Sigma's bokeh, focus ring, and weight (i like heavier lenses for better hand held pictures) is better, but for me sharpness and brightness is the most important.
Please check out the link below, it's a side by side comparison of the canon and sigma, you can clearly see that the canon's pictures are far more sharp and less "white blury".
canon 50mm f/1.4 vs sigma 50mm f/1.4 Photo Gallery by Peter Dumont at pbase.com
I took it to the store, and they checked the focus at the lab, and they said the focus was absolutely acceptable, nothing was wrong.
Here you can see the test photo , it is cropped. 50mm, f/1.4, 1/200s, ISO 100, One meter distance. And in my opinion, it's not really sharp.
I am really not sure whether to try to return it (careful use for 3 weeks), or just be happy with it. It's more expensive than the canon too (about 100$)! Hope you have some advice - experience, maybe I had too big expectations for this lens? Maybe it performs better than the canon at higher apertures?