Sigma 18-35?

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

Is the Sigma 18-35 worth the price tag? Thats my question and also should I get a 1.4 prime over it? Or would the quality of it be good enough to match a prime almost (I know primes are still way better then)

Also how would a cine 35mm t1.5 DS stack up to it?

[Barry~~]

Well, right now the only pro lens (over 500$ price tag) I have is the Sigma 18-35 F1.8.

Before I bought the lens, I did a lot of researches and all the reviewers said the quality is very good (Comparable to prime lens or GM, L series lens) (Some video creators also use this lens as well)

 

My thoughts of the lens:

 

Benefits:

Very good quality, chromatic aberration isn't too much of an issue

No moving focus rings

The lens quality itself is extraordinary (Made out of metal, feels very, very nice)

 

Downsides:

Autofocusing is audible (Not too much with external Mic)

Autofocusing is not the best in the world (A bit slow... faster than some old STM lenses I'll say(like 18-55))

Very Heavy

Only APSC compatible (unless using crop modes on FF Cameras)

Some distortion can be observed (excepts 24mm)

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

1 minute ago, Barry~~ said:

Well, right now the only pro lens (over 500$ price tag) I have is the Sigma 18-35 F1.8.

Before I bought the lens, I did a lot of researches and all the reviewers said the quality is very good (Comparable to prime lens or GM, L series lens) (Some video creators also use this lens as well)

 

My thoughts of the lens:

 

Benefits:

Very good quality, chromatic aberration isn't too much of an issue

No moving focus rings

The lens quality itself is extraordinary (Made out of metal, feels very, very nice)

 

Downsides:

Autofocusing is audible (Not too much with external Mic)

Autofocusing is not the best in the world (A bit slow... faster than STM lenses I'll say)

Very Heavy

Only APSC compatible (unless using crop modes on FF Cameras)

Some distortion can be observed (excepts 24mm)

The downsides that you make are not my concerns I use a Canon M50, I never used the internal mic on my camera and if I do I will cut out the audio.

I dont mind of having a heavy camera. And Distortion is the only tiny problem.

[Barry~~]

4 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said:

The downsides that you make are not my concerns I use a Canon M50, I never used the internal mic on my camera and if I do I will cut out the audio.

I dont mind of having a heavy camera. And Distortion is the only tiny problem.

Yes, and that was the reason why I bought the lens, not using the mic itself in the cam and distortion can be fixed.

Though the weight can be a bit of problem for me...

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

9 minutes ago, Barry~~ said:

Yes, and that was the reason why I bought the lens, not using the mic itself in the cam and distortion can be fixed.

Though the weight can be a bit of problem for me...

not for me.

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

1 minute ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said:

not for me.

Would buying a nd fader with it be a good idea?

[Electronics Wizardy]

31 minutes ago, RTX 2070 Max-Q said:

Would buying a nd fader with it be a good idea?

Do you need nd filters? Do you have too much light? If you have too much lens you need a nd filter normally as you don't want to have a short shutter speed for video, and don't want to stop down the lens too much(past around f8-11) as it gets less sharp

[RTX 3070 I7 11800h]

2 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you need nd filters? Do you have too much light? If you have too much lens you need a nd filter normally as you don't want to have a short shutter speed for video, and don't want to stop down the lens too much(past around f8-11) as it gets less sharp

Yeah, I do because just did a long exposure today (I do video and photos) And I couldn't close down my 15-45 enough to still be sharp and get that glossy river with the exposure time. So I said to hell with it and closed down to f40. Started driving back to my house realizing that pinhole lenses are super not sharp and they are around f50. Editing I realized I screwed up but I still had some other nice pictures to go with luckily C :. I also like shallow depth of field. Also im hitting the limit again better stop for now : D