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

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geru Senior Member • Posts: 1,409
Re: Sigma 16mm f/1.4 or just keep the Canon 22mm f/2

MyM6II wrote:

geru wrote:

ScentedOrange wrote:

Hey everyone, I currently take alot of landscape, but also love to carry my camera around for some street and travel photography. I love my Canon 22mm for its low light performance but I was wondering if it would be worth having the Sigma for the extra bit of light it would let in. Of course alot of photos would be in the daylight, but I don't really want to put the camera away when walking around outside at night. Would it keep my ISO down much lower?

The Sigma lens would provide you 2 stops more light wide open

There is only one stop between f/1.4 and f/2.0. πŸ˜‰

OOPS, I knew that, brain freeze that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it..

for example you'd be able to drop from ISO 3200 to ISO 800 and get the same exposure/light.

ISO 3200 to ISO 1600

The disadvantage is that the Sigma is much heavier and larger making it more obvious if used for street photography. I don’t have the Sigma so can't comment on differences in photo quality.

I agree. Two very different lenses. I love the 22mm. It's my most used lens.

But the 16mm is also very nice. It is an excellent party / family gathering lens and also very good for landscapes. But it is much larger and heavier. So for street I would take the 22mm.

So it is impossible to recommend only one. I would say: Get both ! πŸ˜„

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