Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG - A few photos

[ddt0725]

A few were interested in seeing some photos taken with this lens so here are a few from last night and today. EXIF can be seen in flickr, just click on the photo to go to my flickr account where there are a few others posted as well.

These were all hand held (except for the photo of my daughter) so they could have been better if I used a tripod. I have a funny feeling the tripod would have went down if I had it outside today the way the boys were so excited to see snow!!


































Thanks for looking!

Denise

[Todd Ovick]

Denise,


Nice outdoor shots!


Looks like that sigma is "tack sharp," almost to the point where some of the airborne snow looks a bit unnatural (IMO).


Also, looks like it will be an excellent portrait lens.


Todd

[ddt0725]

Thanks! Yes, it is an excellent portrait lens but do to lack of models, it was forced to serve another purpose today just so I could use it. It pretty much hasn

[Jayson]

Great shots Denise. One question, were these mostly wide open or more stopped down to 2.8? I don

[ddt0725]

Great shots Denise. One question, were these mostly wide open or more stopped down to 2.8? I don't have anything to read EXIF data on this computer.


Jayson
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Thanks, Jayson!

Since this was my real first chance to use the lens alot, I was sort of all over the place with settings seeing what this or that would get me from this lens.

To answer your question, for the outdoor shots ...

1st @ 1.4
2nd @ 1.4
3rd@ 2.8
4th @ 3.5
5th@ 1.4
6th@ 1.6
7th @ 1.8
8th@ 2.5

and the second to last shot was @ 1.6 and my daughter was at 2.8

Denise

[Todd Ovick]

Yes, it is an excellent portrait lens but do to lack of models,

yeah, I know that problem ....hehehe!!!

[Kayaker72]

Great pics Denise.

[Jordan]

Wow Denise, these were all very nice photos! Besides a great photographer besides the camera, and the cute subjects (daughter included!) it must have been that incredibly sexy lens you have! Sigma's new 85mm f/1.4 huh? I'd love to have it! I have Canon's EF 50mm f/1.4 and that's nice though....

[ddt0725]

Thank you very much, Jordan! I am enjoying this lens very, very much!


I also have the Canon Ef 50 f/1.4 and it too is a very nice lens! Many of my favorite photos were taken with that lens!


Denise

[Daniel Browning]

I absolutely love this photo. Thanks for posting it, Denise.