which 50 1.4 Canon or Sigma?

[erno james]

I just bought the Canon f/1.4. Here's the excuse I used: my kid (Jr High) signed up for a summer photography class at the local college and needed a DSLR. Rather than renting one, my 7D became a loaner. My 24-70 USM and 20-200 f/4 IS USM were too big for those little hands, so i "HAD" to buy a smaller lens. At least that's what I told the wife. I am pretty happy with this lens; it makes my camera feel like a toy in that it is so lightweight now. I am heading to the "O.C." this weekend for the sawdust festival and the Pageant of the Masters. I am going to take just this one lens as my walk-around and see what I can do with it. I've never travelled with just one lens, so this will be a first.


I cannot speak to the Sigma, but I am sure both will produce fine images. I shot this one in the backyard using the Canon f/1.4 a couple of weeks ago.


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[deltasun]

Can't speak for the Sigma as well, but you can see the versatility of the Canon 50mm f/1.4 through these 2 shots (posted in 2 other forums here also). It can be soft for effect in one and tack sharp in another.