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Mar 10, 2019 14:48:54 #

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Chris T wrote:

I think Sigma updated the 50, though, Blurry … oh, no - maybe that was Tamron - with the 45 f1.8 - which some say is the best nifty fifty - EVER made … high praise, indeed …

I'm all for f2, or f1.8 - wherever available - as it always strikes me the f2.8 lenses are way too slow …

Yeah, I am big on fast lenses also, love being able to isolate subjects, don't do a lot of low light stuff, but do have a 20/1.4 for night skies and landscape.

Mar 10, 2019 15:00:27 #

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Blurryeyed wrote:

Yeah, I am big on fast lenses also, love being able to isolate subjects, don't do a lot of low light stuff, but do have a 20/1.4 for night skies and landscape.

20 f1.4, huh, Blurry? .. is this a Sigma, or a Canon?

NM, Blurry … just saw it in your lens list … my - you have a lotta fast lenses, there, huh?

No Canon 50 f1.2L, though - huh?

Mar 10, 2019 15:22:12 #

Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL

I own the 24-35 f/2 Art. It is a wonderful lens for low light situations and is handy for travel in that it eliminates the need for a 24, 28 & 35 primes and of course the need to change lenses on the fly. I use it primarily in museums, cathedrals and dimly lit interiors of any kind. It does weigh 33.2 ozs but is of course it is lighter than carrying 3 primes. I usually limit my ISO to about 6400 with my D750 just as a general practice but I have never encountered noise at that level. I believe you could push it to greater levels without problems but 12,800 is a little high for my camera. I purchased mine as a refurb from the Sigma Outlet for $750. It is an elegant lens that has a very smooth zoom and the weight seems to balance perfectly on my D750. Good luck and enjoy your new lens.

Mar 10, 2019 18:54:40 #

pshuster72

I've had this lens for my Canon 5d MK IV. Very solid lens, sharp details, great colors. It is true that the zoom is backwards, but if that's a deal breaker for you, that's about the only complaint that is justified. It is a heavy lens. The main issue that I've personally had with it has been more of a user error issue. I think that I've used it in the wrong situations where I probably needed to dial up the aperture, instead of having it at f/2.0. Highly recommend it.

Mar 10, 2019 22:37:30 #

tomcat

MT Shooter wrote:

I have that lens and its the best full frame, fast zoom on the market, and the fastest full frame zoom period. It does suffer from the lack of zoom range though. And its about the same size as most 24-70mm F2.8 zoom lenses. If the limited zoom range isn't an issue, the F2 capability is worth is for indoor wide angle shots.

The zoom range will be fine for me because it's a 24-28-35mm lens, 3 in one. I need the F/2 is the main reason I am wanting it. Thanks for the vote of confidence.

Mar 10, 2019 22:53:08 #

tomcat

billnikon wrote:

Here are some user comments you may be interested in.
Sigma 24-35mm f/2.0 Reviews
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Most Helpful Positive Review 64 customers found this review helpful Not as sharp as the 35 prime but close I jumped in and bought this limited zoom as since I have had my 35mm Art I don't want to put another lens on my camera. I felt this could tie me over till the new 24-70mm's on the horizon get reviewed (with Nikons weeks away and Sigma Art version rumoured to be coming soon). I bought a sigma 50mm prime to go with it so I have more of the range covered. I did some test shooting today against my Tamron 24-70 VC and my sigma prime at 35mm. On the same manual setting... Most Helpful Critical Review 65 customers found this review helpful Razor sharp and absolutely useless This is going to sound harsh, but I'll begin by saying that the Sigma 24-35 f/2 for the Nikon F-mount is one of the sharpest and most intriguing lenses that I have ever used. My frustration with this lens, though, is really with Sigma's ridiculous quality control philosophy. I say it's a failed philosophy because they've designed a system that puts the burden on the end user to callibrate the focus using the USB dock. What's even worse is that they've tricked con... Reviewed by 24 customers
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Sort By: Filter By: Results: 3 customersStars Filter: 2 Stars 1/16/2017 Better skip this one By Jim I bought this as a low light indoor lens for events and family gatherings. After putting it on my Nikon D750, I noticed it was slow to autofocus and was front focusing. Using the Sigma dock I also bought, I adjusted the focus at 35mm. Better but still not as fast or sharp as my 24-120 f4 Nikon lens. I also added some AF adjustment in camera with little effect. I decided for such a small focal range, the lack of sharpness was not acceptable and returned both items. I was able to get a sharp focus using live picture and manual focus - but who has time for that when you're snapping photos at a party? Was this review helpful to you?3 8 8/7/2016 Razor sharp and absolutely useless By Ralph R. VERIFIED BUYER This is going to sound harsh, but I'll begin by saying that the Sigma 24-35 f/2 for the Nikon F-mount is one of the sharpest and most intriguing lenses that I have ever used. My frustration with this lens, though, is really with Sigma's ridiculous quality control philosophy. I say it's a failed philosophy because they've designed a system that puts the burden on the end user to callibrate the focus using the USB dock. What's even worse is that they've tricked consumers into believing that this is an acceptable business model by including the dock as a free included item as a way to justify the fact that they aren't putting any significant effort into focus calibration at the factory. I rejected my copy within two hours of use because the lens focused so inconsistently, that it would have taken days of testing to bring it to acceptable levels. If you have the time for this kind of effort, then I'm sure the lens will render beautiful pictures for you. I, for one, refuse to pay one-thousand dollars for a lens that does not focus correctly right out of the box. Was this review helpful to you?65 48 8/22/2015 Sigma 35-24, not the Sigma 24-35 By Matt VERIFIED BUYER There is no such thing as the Sigma 24-35 lens, in real life it's the Sigma 35-24. They built the lens backwards. And as such, I think we as photographers should call it such, the Sigma 35-24.As amazing of a lens as it may be, it's backwards. The 35mm is on the left, and the 24mm is on the right. We as photographers should start writing it out that way too.It's such a great lens. I'm so disappointed Sigma could think flipping the zoom around wouldn't be that big of a deal. Why? What is going on in the designers mind that would make them think, Oh, naw. The photographers won't care if we make left right, and right left. They won't even notice.Maybe it's a left handers lens. Maybe they built this lens for left handers like me thinking we are somehow creatives and would like it. Sigma, if you're listening, I'm a left hander, and I don't like driving on the left side of the road in America as much as I don't like retraining my muscle memory for one lens.Every zoom lens I own has the wider focal length on the left, and the more zoomed in focal length on the right. Why would you think that flipping this would just somehow fly under the wire. Zooming is built into our muscle memory. This is how we catch instantaneous moments and candids. We react and respond. Using the backwards zoom on this lens feels like riding my bike with my hands crossed on the opposite handlebars. It feels like writing a small essay limited to gripping the pencil with my toes. This lens is not the Sigma 24-35, it's the Sigma 35-24. And I petition you to correct your listing as it is misleading.*did I somehow get a prototype?

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Thanks Bill for the review sources. I have 2 Sigma Art lenses, the 135 and the 50. Both of them developed focusing issues, but it did not bother me very much because I knew it was an easy fix for me. The 50mm was 3 months out of warranty, but Sigma repaired it at no charge since I had not had any problems in the prior 5 years that I owned it. The 135mm was only 2 months old and it developed a focusing problem too, and I had thought for a while that it was the camera until I tested it on all of my bodies. The point is that I will send them back to Sigma in a heartbeat because I don't want to screw around with that ridiculous "camera tuning" feature. I tried that one time on a rental 85mm lens and it was too stupidly complicated to have to tune for each camera and then tune for separate distances. And that technique was not reproducible and I had to do it prior to each shoot. So I made my mind up that it was Sigma's problem and I let them handle it. It took Sigma about 2 weeks to calibrate both lenses and they are so sharp that I have to put bandaids on my eyes......lol

As for the 24-85mm lens, I need that f/2 speed because of the low light that I shoot in. I currently have an 18-35mm and it's really bad in low light. It is such a slow lens that it creates a lot of noise at f/3.5. When I use the 50 and/or 135, the ISO values drop to 3000-4000 and the images are so much clearer. I have seen a lot of positive comments from other UHH'ers so I'm going to my local camera shop to effect a trade of the 18-35 for the 24-35. Thanks for your time that you spent researching this for me. I appreciate your comments. Tom

Mar 11, 2019 06:37:51 #

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Chris T wrote:

Bill … you've got Ralph R.'s negative Review, in there, twice - had you realized?

I wonder if the 35-24 guy, at the end - wrote this, with his pencil in his toes. Do ya think, Bill?

At least that pencil was not up his (you know) like your post. I was just being helpful, thought the OP ought to know. Your post is nothing more than tripe.

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