Nice rock photos, Tim. I would've also used this lens for my concert
photography (which I haven't done any of in a long time, sadly), but I
already owned the 31 Ltd. From what I've seen, I suspect I would've
been better off with the Sigma.
But for street photography, f/1.4 is silly IMHO; I usually shoot f/2
or f/2.2 with the 31 Ltd to achieve appropriate subject separation. If
I open up more I often don't have enough of my subject in focus.
Keep on rockin', Tim.
—M.
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On 27 September 2012 23:36, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh, I’ve had that lens for years; I totally love it. It’s kinda big
> and heavy, and the wide-open depth of field is totally laughable; far
> from the easiest lens to work with. But it definitely has some magic.
>
> Bought in Tokyo actually, an amusing story: http://goo.gl/QnDsO
> Slide show (big PDF):
> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/10/07/Sigma-30mm-f1.4.pdf
> Good for rock & roll, if you can get close to the stage: http://goo.gl/uSoXA
> Recent PESO: http://goo.gl/0tbmB
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 24 September 2012 22:45, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I think Sigma makes a 30mm F1.4. Dont know if its any good or
>>> comes in a Pentax AF mount or not.
>>
>> It's a pretty nice lens. Used it on a friend's Canon a bit, and have
>> seen great sample pics from Pentax cameras. There's nothing to hate
>> about it, and at least Sigma were nice enough to make the lens Pentax
>> still hasn't (after some 10 odd years of APS-C digital cameras).
>>
>>
>> —M.
>>
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