is sigma 18-35/1.8 art still a "go-to" lens?

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robfilms

Veteran
i have a canon system for mostly stills and a panasonic system for mostly motion.

(i have sold panasonic stills and canon motion to clients but general i use my cameras in the above fashion)

my friend has a canon mount sigma 18-35/1.8 art that they are willing to part with.

(my friend is leaving canon and heading to sony)

would those who know and use the sigma 18-35/1.8 art still consider it a "go-to" lens in their kit?

does anyone also use the lens for stills or is it mainly motion?

likes/dislikes about the lens?

thanks in advance for the sharing.

thumbs up.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
Great lens, I have seen a lot of good work done with it. I recently attended the opening of the new Sigma Cine Space in Hollywood and played with the still and Cine versions. Sigma is bringing it.

No IS.

AF is not as good or fast as the Canons.

Get the extra USB dock and you can play with focus adjustment parameters.

If you are more of a Cine shooter, you'll love it. If you are more a documentary, run & gun shooter like I am, I need that extra speed and accuracy with DAF. I just picked up the Canon 24-105 IS II USM. I almost bought the Sigma 24-105, it's sharper than the Canon but the Canon is lighter and has better focusing so had to go with the Canon. I discovered that EF-S lenses don't play nice with shooting DCI 4K Cinema RAW Light on my C200, I get really bad vignetting in the corners which somewhat gets cut out when you crop the DCI for UHD but it's still there. So I am switching to all FF Canon glass with the C200. EF-S lenses for stills and footage with the 80D.
 
norbro and puredrifting-

yup, i saw the sale notice in this morning's b&h email.

i have seen used at a similar price point.

clearly the sale is a decent value.

my question is whether it is a really good lens.

talking heads on sticks?
talking heads without sticks?
pickup b roll?
following subjects even without is?
working with adapters on m43 along with crop eos sensor?

again, thanks for the sharing.

thumbs up.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
It's definitely worth it...forgot to also mention that the focus ring is a bit stiff too (IMO), but it breaks down over time.

It's an especially popular lens for MFT and cropped EOS sensors...has that pretty useful range although some may always want a bit wider or a bit more reach.

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There is no other f/1.8 zoom lens on the market...it's one-of-a-kind.

(The closest you'd get is with the Tokina 14-20mm f/2.)
 
It's a great lens. Main downside for me is no IS if you are
going handheld. Also I am a Sony shooter so no AF for me
like I get with the Sony lenses. It is really good but also
a bit heavy as you'd expect a 1.8 zoom to be. Also
for the record there is another 1.8 zoom, the Sigma
50-100 companion to this lens. Anyways, the 18-35
is prime quality. Great 'wider' interview lens (I often
use one camera with it around 28mm and another camera
with a lens around 85mm) for my interviews. B-roll it's great
but obviously a 'wider' lens and you might need another lens
if you really want to punch in for 'detail' shots.
 
thanks all for the feedback.

i'm in.

it will be in my hot hands by the weekend and i'll see what i can get accomplished.

thank you all for playing along with my "one foot in and one foot out" attitude about gear.

ugh.

it's not you.

it's me.

ugh 2x.

thumbs up.

rob
smalltalk productions/nyc
 
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