The 19mm and 30mm Sigmas are extremely sharp. They beat the 18-55 lens easily and have great color. Rather than re-posting photos from other threads, I'll give a link to my Album of Sigma 19mm images, which I'll try to keep updated as I add more photos. https://www.talkemount.com/members/dbmiller/albums/sigma-19mm-f2-8/
Just got one! Lovely evening out with the roommates. View attachment 25865 DSC00666 by FA43LTD, on Flickr View attachment 25866 DSC00688 by FA43LTD, on Flickr View attachment 25867 DSC00671 by FA43LTD, on Flickr
Looks like the Sigma 19mm 2.8 could very well be a great lens for low-light close-quarters wedding reception photography...
In lieu of Year of The Snake, a local store had 3 snakes for customers to get a free photo with. I like this one not for composition but more for the reactions on the faces you can see. 19mm is great for tight space photo Ops, i'm right in the action.
been fighting with myself re the 19mm since I got the 30mm, the fight is over,thanks to your photos the 19mm will be ordered from Amazon tomorrow
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Love my Sigma 19. Took it to my 8-year-old son's basketball game today, and it performed admirably. Shoot-around: View attachment 31851 DSC01237 by Amin Sabet, on Flickr Water break: View attachment 31854 DSC01271 by Amin Sabet, on Flickr
Perfect lens/length for around the house family moments as well View attachment 31860 DSC01281 by Amin Sabet, on Flickr
I don't know if I have a bad copy but I have issues focusing with my 19 Sigma. I'm about to return it. Here's one sample image. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonic-petar/8553393778/" title="Untitled by petar.antonic, on Flickr"> {} "800" height="531" alt="Untitled"></a>
Can you further describe what you mean by "issues focusing"? Manual or Automatic? Is the lens hunting for focus in low light? If so, is your camera updated to the latest firmware? Is the lens hunting for focus in bright light? You might have a bad copy of the lens. But check the camera's firmware anyway. Do you think you are focused, but the pictures are blurry? The lens has no stabilization, so check for camera shake due to low shutter speed. Those are the first things that come to mind.
Autofocus...and yes, hunting for focus and when it appears to have focused, the part of the image that should be in focus is not....I'll go back and check the shutter speeds but don't think it was that. Light was adequate, indoor and outdoor. Camera was last updated couple weeks ago with 1.01(?) software...
Well I am a newbie man and I have heard many times that a 19mm is not good for portraits. At the same time I see a very nice image and I am tempted to ask though, why not crop the head now and produce a nice portrait?
