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Canon 35 f1.4 or f2 walk around Asia night time

Started Mar 30, 2015 | Discussions thread
quokka Regular Member • Posts: 250
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Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ($900 at BHphoto)

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Canon 35mm f/1.4 ($1480 at BHphoto)

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Canon 35mm f/2.0 IS ($550 at BHphoto)

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At f/4 and above, they are all about the same.

I expect that Canon's 35mm f/1.4 would provide better subject isolation at large apertures within the centre of the frame simply b/c the resolution is so poor away from the centre.  This could be very useful for street photography.

Canon's 35mm f/2 IS and Sigma's 35mm f/1.4 look very similar to me within the common range.  The Sigma has amazing resolution wide open.

The Sigma is ~2x the cost of the the f/2 IS, and Canon's f/1.4 is ~3x the cost of the f/2 IS.  For this massive difference in cost, I view the differences in optics small; furthermore, if out and about at night in dark alleyways - I'd go with the f/2 IS.  But that's just me.

Quokka

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