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Sigma 16mm f/1.4 or just keep the Canon 22mm f/2

Started 2 months ago | Questions thread
Larry Rexley Senior Member • Posts: 1,238
Re: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 or just keep the Canon 22mm f/2

Icagel wrote:

In my eyes those two lenses are very different. I was thinking about 16mm, but 16mm is not wide enough and 22 is more versatile focus length for portraits than 16mm. If I would consider to change 22 f2 than I would take Viltrox 23 f1.4. It is not as sharp as sigma, but it has his own look and very versatile as 22mm.

I find the 22mm focal length to be a very useful 'sweet spot', and really would love a good 22mm f1.4.  I have read many reviews of the Viltrox 23mm f1.4 and based on those I do not think it would be any better than the Canon 22mm f2 lens for my purposes.   I use the Siggy 16mm f1.4 as I have no other close options, but would prefer something a little less wide for all around-night shooting.

My favorite options on canon crop would be 9 (laowa) to 13mm (viltrox but not for efm), 22-23mm, 50-56mm and 300+mm. I do not see much usage of 16mm and 32mm (I have). On FF I would take 16mm, 35 and 85mm primes and some telephoto.

Makes sense to me too.  Of all my lenses I use the Canon 32mm f1.4 the least, even though it is optically the best lens on the mount!

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