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Sigma 35mm f/1.4 - Fourth Times a Charm? Also Sigma Q&A

Started May 16, 2014 | Discussions thread
Al Downie Senior Member • Posts: 1,407
Re: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 - Fourth Times a Charm? Also Sigma Q&A

Hombre de Maiz wrote:

Many here are in Sad denial also. They think it wholly normal that it is Incumbent on the user to get the lens to focus well. They will point to the inclusion of focus adjustment ON Some Canon bodies as proof that it is a.problem inherent to the EOS mount. When I tell them that every single One otthe 15-odd Canon EOS lenses I have Owned have focused accurately out of-the box I am told that it must be a stroke of luck. Denial, and more denial...

I agree, and am also a bit bewildered by the tolerance of some people who still rave about the lens, despite acknowledging its focusing 'idiosyncrasies'. It's supposed to be one of the best 35mm lenses ever made - supposed to 'blow the competition out of the water' - supposed to be a 'Canikon killer', and it costs the best part of a thousand pounds, but apparently you can only use it for EITHER landscapes OR for portrait/documentary work; not both at the same time.

Others seem to be simply blinded, or hypnotised by the hype. I've seen several images which contributors have offered as demonstrations of how amazing the lens is, and most of them seem to be front-focused!

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