Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC samples

TOUGEFC · 11-14-2011, 03:53 PM - **2 Likes**

Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC

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f/1.4

Adam · 11-17-2011, 11:03 PM

Fantastic pics- thanks for posting the samples!

TOUGEFC · 11-20-2011, 03:49 AM

Thanks Adam

f/1.4-

**Rondec** · 11-20-2011, 04:17 AM

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TOUGEFC · 12-05-2011, 05:12 AM

f/1.4

kshapero · 12-27-2011, 08:18 PM

Just got this lens. Yipee!

rkdmagic · 12-28-2011, 11:44 PM

Those pics in the 1st and 2nd are really nice. Sharpness!

Hank101 · 02-01-2012, 01:48 AM - **1 Like**

It is my favorite portrait lens.

sheld · 02-01-2012, 02:02 AM

South Padre Island, K-x in camera HDR, Sigma 30mm at F/2, ISO400. I think the main exposure was 1.3sec. I wanted a short enough exposure so that the ocean waves would not be totally blurred out, so I needed the larger aparture of the Sigma 30mm. But I wanted the image to be sharp, so I stopped down to F/2, where the Sigma gives pretty good results, even at the edge of the frame.

kshapero · 02-09-2012, 08:49 PM

A quickie at 6400 ISO 3.5 at 1/60 sec.

JohnBee · 02-09-2012, 08:59 PM

Wow these look even better than I was expecting.
Anyone care to comment on the bokeh aspect of this lens?

Nick Siebers · 08-29-2012, 09:09 PM

It gets a little rough some times, JohnBee. Unpredictably so, but regularly falls short of a 50/1.4, say. In fact I trimmed most of the OOF areas off this shot fo rthat reason:

Wompa · 09-12-2012, 03:19 PM

Okey, let me ask. Should I buy one? Im thinking about the Limited 35/2.8 or is this lens "better"?

Nick Siebers · 09-12-2012, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Wompa

Okey, let me ask. Should I buy one? Im thinking about the Limited 35/2.8 or is this lens "better"?

Well, Wompa, that depends. :-) For low light situation, the Sigma gives you two extra stops,but with very thin depth of field. It is very sharp in the center of the field, but less so at the edges. For taking pictures of people I would prefer the Sigma. If you want to get up close, though, the DA 35 macro is very nice too. It isn't my favorite lens for people pics, though. (I actually liked the DA40 better for that, when I had one.)

SpecialK · 12-16-2012, 08:18 PM

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	f1.7 f5.6 f2 f6.7 f3.5 f1.4 f1.4 f1.4 Last edited by SpecialK; 11-02-2014 at 09:10 PM.

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Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,650	Letter puzzles Siblings

12-27-2011, 08:18 PM	#6
kshapero Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 437	Just got this lens. Yipee!

12-28-2011, 11:44 PM	#7
rkdmagic New Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 6	Those pics in the 1st and 2nd are really nice. Sharpness!

02-01-2012, 01:48 AM - 1 Like	#8
Hank101 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Taichung Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6	It is my favorite portrait lens.

02-01-2012, 02:02 AM	#9
sheld Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Austin, TX Photos: Albums Posts: 164	South Padre Island, K-x in camera HDR, Sigma 30mm at F/2, ISO400. I think the main exposure was 1.3sec. I wanted a short enough exposure so that the ocean waves would not be totally blurred out, so I needed the larger aparture of the Sigma 30mm. But I wanted the image to be sharp, so I stopped down to F/2, where the Sigma gives pretty good results, even at the edge of the frame.

02-09-2012, 08:49 PM	#10
kshapero Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Florida, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 437	A quickie at 6400 ISO 3.5 at 1/60 sec.

02-09-2012, 08:59 PM	#11
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Wow these look even better than I was expecting. Anyone care to comment on the bokeh aspect of this lens?

08-29-2012, 09:09 PM	#12
Nick Siebers Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,165	It gets a little rough some times, JohnBee. Unpredictably so, but regularly falls short of a 50/1.4, say. In fact I trimmed most of the OOF areas off this shot fo rthat reason:

09-12-2012, 03:19 PM	#13
Wompa Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sweden, Västerås Posts: 25	Okey, let me ask. Should I buy one? Im thinking about the Limited 35/2.8 or is this lens "better"?

09-12-2012, 09:16 PM	#14
Nick Siebers Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,165	Originally posted by Wompa Okey, let me ask. Should I buy one? Im thinking about the Limited 35/2.8 or is this lens "better"? Well, Wompa, that depends. :-) For low light situation, the Sigma gives you two extra stops,but with very thin depth of field. It is very sharp in the center of the field, but less so at the edges. For taking pictures of people I would prefer the Sigma. If you want to get up close, though, the DA 35 macro is very nice too. It isn't my favorite lens for people pics, though. (I actually liked the DA40 better for that, when I had one.)

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