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Canon 35mm f/2 IS vs Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art bokeh comparison

Started Oct 21, 2015 | Discussions thread
SarahBK
SarahBK Regular Member • Posts: 184
Comparison of MFD?

Do you still have both lenses?

What I am really curious about is how much closer you can focus with the 35mm f/2 IS. Numbers state the MFD for the Canon is less, but I'd really like a real picture comparison to properly demonstrate just how much closer you can get with it compared to the Sigma. Would you ever consider doing a side by side comparison demonstrating this?

My 24mm-on-a-crop lens is my favourite travel/street lens and pretty much stays plastered to my camera when out and about. One feature that's really proven to be handy is a short MFD which I do find myself making use of quite often - don't always have time for a lens change (to say, a macro). Hence, since I'm considering one of these lenses to serve the same purpose as this lens has once I move to full frame, this issue matters quite a bit to me. Don't think it's much of an issue for many since I cannot find any online source making such a comparison.

I do wonder too however, if despite not being able to focus as close with the Sigma, if shooting at f/1.4 from its MFD would still be capable of producing the same fg/bg separation as the Canon would at its own MFD at f/2? (Meaning, could I simply get away with cropping photos taken with the Sigma wide open and still achieve the same composition as I would have achieved with the Canon wide open? That would be ideal, since with the Sigma I'd obviously benefit from better fg/bg separation at further subject distances because of its inherent f/1.4).

(Side note after reading some of the comments on this thread: You don't need to be a working professional to enjoy or preferentially use wide apertures!)

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