I know you mentioned prime lens but have tested the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 or their 50mm f1.4?
Looking for my first prime, not sure which
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I know you mentioned prime lens but have tested the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 or their 50mm f1.4?
Don't worry too much. Just get the one you can afford for now. There will be other lenses that you will buy later. You should limit your question to: "Which prime lens can I afford NOW".
No prime lens will be good for everything, that's why zooms were made for, with the quality and aperture drawbacks.
I second Marcel, start with a zoom (which you already have), add a prime (35 or 50 will do you good for the price) and take it from there.
I went with the 50mm f/1.8G because I could zoom in and out with my feet, and it sat nicely between the 35mm & 85mm.
Eyes on the 18-35mm f/1.8 Sigma now, but just can't justify the cost for how much I might use it
The 28mm f/1.8G is second on the list though and it's closer to my NAS savings
I went with the 50mm f/1.8G because I could zoom in and out with my feet, and it sat nicely between the 35mm & 85mm.
Eyes on the 18-35mm f/1.8 Sigma now, but just can't justify the cost for how much I might use it
The 28mm f/1.8G is second on the list though and it's closer to my NAS savings
I like bokeh, and the ability to shoot in low light. Plus, everyone says the clarity and sharpness is very nice on these lenses. The 50 and 35 will be for urban settings. I rarely do portrait. But I do like landscape. I doubt I'd have it mounted while out walking in the country until I had a specific shot in mind. I'm rapidly gaining respect for the 18-140 and I'm looking for filters for it. I'll find out what I think about the 50 tonight. A package came and that should be it.
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I've done some reading on this lenses. And it appears to be highly regarded. But, out of my price range for awhile.
Horoscope Fish
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Indeed... Between the two, the 35mm *will* show more CA.
It's an easy thing to correct in ACR or Photoshop, and probably Lightroom as well, but I agree with you here, the 50mm definitely has less CA than the 35mm.
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Normally it won't show up on a web sized image unless it's really really bad. Open up your Raw file in a Raw editor and look at it at a 100% crop.
I did that already. And didn't see any. I thought I might have missed something is all! I hope I won't see any with the 35G I have on the way either.
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
CA occurs when different colors in the spectrum can't focus at a common point and so it doesn't show up in every shot; it rears its ugly head on boundaries that separate dark and bright parts of the image. Your images in this thread don't have sufficient points of contrast to manifest noticeable CA.
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