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I love this lens! I took it to Zion National Park as soon as I bought it and I found the focal length worked great for both portraits and landscapes. The f1.4 aperture wonderful in both low light situations and for creating that shallow depth of field. Would recommend to anyone with a Sony DSLR!
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This lens is a great companion to an E-mount camera. The picture is sharp and bokeh is nice. The build quality is tank-like, even better than the 19mm 2.8 that Sigma also produces. The only real complaints I have are the barrel distortion and minimum aperture. The first is easy to correct in post, but it's difficult to get a deep DoF from this lens as it only stops down to f/16. On the flip-side, this is a VERY fast lens. Not only is the maximum aperture huge, but the transmissive quality of the lens elements is very high. On my first day of shooting I was surprised that my NEX-6 picked such a high shutter speed and tight aperture, while still choosing ISO100. According to DXOMark, only 1.8 stop of light is adsorbed by this lens, which is stellar. It might be worth tossing an ND filter in your kit, however. Overall, it's a great lens for the money, as long as you're not bothered by shallow DoF when close up.Read full review
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Try this lens before you spend $$$$$...esp if you have a e mount below the A7 line...like a6000. You will love this thing....sharp and the 1.4 is CRAZY with low light....with a crop its 45mm but really good. I also have a 60 2.8 a good one too...but not as good as this. Sigma really is outstanding. Works great with Sony gear, fast AF etc.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
This is my second sigma lens I've purchased and it is amazing. It's incredibly sharp, the autofocus does a very good job( 7/10 ), focus ring is very smooth, it's very well built and looks amazing on my a6000. Manual focusing might be frustrating first, but once you get the gist of it you'll be fine. The bundle is totally a huge deal, mostly because of the small sling bag, and the filters that come with it that will help you mostly in very bright days. The tripod does the job for a quick trip with only carry-on luggage, and the monopod is very cool too. Totally worth the money.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
The lens is quite sharp and sensitive, no complaint in that department. But its noisy in video mode, makes a slight ticking noise audible in the camera mics. Also the autofocus is a bit ragged compared to the Sony 18-105 I have which is precise and quiet, trouble-free. The Sigma tends to start out unfocused, you have to push the shutter button to get it to focus when you first turn on the camera. However, for darker scenes where you'd use separate sound recording anyway, this lens is perfect. If you're looking for better bokeh, for me its a wash between these two lenses as you can simply stand back a bit with the 18-105 and zoom in (despite max f-stop of f4) and get comparable bokeh. The camera (a6500) is so sensitive that you really don't need the extra stops to get a clean image in my opinion. Still, its a very clean image in a much smaller package, and I will keep the lens.Read full review
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