Sigma 40mm ....

[christilou]

I've driven myself mad over the last few weeks! I started to think about the Sony Zeiss 50 1.4 ZA as I have a 35mm and a 55 at the moment at its supposed to have a nice bokeh ..... just can't quite get past the Sigma 40 for the moment though. Waiting to see if there are any good deals about in November. I did like the Batis a lot but it missed eye focus at close quarters more often than I would like and sometimes the bokeh could be a bit busy.

 

[Pixl10]

I’m interested, what did you end up getting? I’m tempted by the 50 1.4 Zony.
i have 20/28/85. Looking for something between 28 and 85. I tend to shoot at 40-50 mostly. Mostly candid available light photos of my kids and dog.)
Thanks

 

[christilou]

I’m interested, what did you end up getting? I’m tempted by the 50 1.4 Zony.
i have 20/28/85. Looking for something between 28 and 85. I tend to shoot at 40-50 mostly. Mostly candid available light photos of my kids and dog.)
Thanks

Ha, still dithering. I was hoping for a good Black Friday deal but seems they are not discounting this particular Sigma ...... I'm wondering if there's a reason that not many people are using it. Perhaps it really is ridiculously heavy ? Don't see any deals for the Sony 50 1.4 Zeiss either at the moment. Not going anywhere or doing anything much at the moment so I'm not really in any hurry.
I probably shoot much the same subjects as you. Indoors 35mm is too wide and the 55 that I have is too tight.

 

[bdbits]

Not to make matters worse, but pretty strong rumors came out over the last few days of a 35/1.4 GM lens coming Real Soon Now.

 

[christilou]

Looking at the 50mm 1.4 ..... the only deal is £100 cash back if you buy in the next month. Looks like a nice lens though. Having watched an unpacking video of the Sigma 40mm on youTube I can see just how large it is so I'm trying to look at the alternatives.

 

[Biro]

Not quite 40mm... but I really like my Samyang 45mm f/1.8. Small, light and sharp. Normally, it's $399 but can be purchased right now for $299.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1478738-REG/samyang_af_45mm_f_1_8_fe.html/overview

There's one for for sale on this site by JonathanF2 for less than that.

 

[robfactory]

I have a Voigtlander Klassic 40 F/1.4 and it is ridiculously small and light.
I've owned it for about 8 yrs now and it's always in my bag. It is manual focus, but you can get a techart adapter for it.
If I'm correct @Ad Dieleman used to own it too.

 

[Ad Dieleman]

If I'm correct @Ad Dieleman used to own it too.

Correct. Classic it was concerning its image quality, needed a lot of stopping down for really sharp results. Didn't like the handling either, but that's personal. Small and light it is.

 

[christilou]

Actually, to be honest, I haven't had a Christmas or birthday present for quite sometime and I'm looking to redress the balance ..... particularly as my dearest has invested in a rather expensive supercharger for his MX 5 this year ......soooo I'm looking at the sigma 40mm or the FE 50 1.4 ZA .

 

[Ad Dieleman]

Actually, to be honest, I haven't had a Christmas or birthday present for quite sometime and I'm looking to redress the balance ..... particularly as my dearest has invested in a rather expensive supercharger for his MX 5 this year ......soooo I'm looking at the sigma 40mm or the FE 50 1.4 ZA .

I get it. Order both. You can always sell off later. That'll teach him.

 

[bdbits]

If balance is the goal, given the price of a supercharger kit, I think he owes you at least a couple of lenses.

 

[unlo]

all the way