Oh, Sigma...I wanted you to be cr*p!

Yep, the Sigma is pretty good. I had the same experience...


A Boy and his...thing by dixeyk, on Flickr

low light, high ISO and while the AF wasn't speedy it did focus on what I wanted.

 

You guys have more love for it than I do, I personally put it back in the box right after trying it, and it hasn't come back ever since, and probably won't.
AF was very slow when I tried it, and though IQ is definitely there, my legacies do at least as well when I critically focus them.

Your portraits are excellent.

 

Since I use MF most of the time the lack of speedy AF doesn't bother me. I had no expectations that it would be particularly good and while I did have a GX1 to compare to there are so many things that I prefer the NEX for that I find that it's hard for me to to be nostalgic about it. It was cheap and for the money I paid it was well worth it. That said, the fact that the Sigma has nice IQ doesn't hurt. I don't use it very often but it's nice to have when I want it.

 

I did something a bit crazy today. I am not one usually given to impulsive purchases and don't even own an NEX yet. But I actually ordered both the Sigma 19mm and 30mm in E-mount from Amazon.com today. That's because each is, at least as I type this, on sale for $149. I keep hearing about the image quality offered by these two lenses, even if reports about auto-focus speed vary in terms of how bothersome it can be. The truth is I have been eyeing the NEX 6 ever since it was announced and if I'm honest with myself I know I'll own one before long. So, given the price of the Sigmas, I figured I can't go wrong. Plus I have kind of commited myself to getting the NEX 6. If it's a few months before that happens (and it might not be that long), fine.

 

Now that's commitment! Hope you get your 6 soon...