12-07-2017, 12:03 PM
Sony 35/1.8: Compact size, good enough performer, not that expensive. Probably would be my go to lens if I were shooting Sony APS-C.
Sony 35/2.8: I don't think I'd pay that much for this lens. How much better would it be compared to Sigma 30/2.8? Had the sigma for a few years and the only part I didn't like was how it forced me to be a good photographer because I couldn't cheat with shallow DOF. I had to compose really carefully and slow down. Made me a better photographer for sure but sometimes I wanted to cheat.
Sigma 30/1.4: I'd be between this and Sony 35/1.8. This one is a bit brighter but Sony has image stabilization (Sigma doesn't, you are mistaken). Sigma is slightly larger, around the same as my 55/1.8 so I don't think it's that big of a deal. Sony is absolutely featherweight though. Tough call, I'd flip a coin and ignore the result and get the Sigma.
Zeiss Loxia 35/2: Not cheap, completely manual, not lightweight (heavier than any of the above). I'd pass.
Samyang 35/2.8: Cheaply made copy of Sony's 35/2.8ZA. Probably not better than your Sigma except for the weight. Ignore this.
Samyang 35/1.4: No experience. I saw one and it seemed alright but you'd be paying up for a FF lens.
Get the Sigma. Or stay where you are... with your Sigma.
Sony 35/2.8: I don't think I'd pay that much for this lens. How much better would it be compared to Sigma 30/2.8? Had the sigma for a few years and the only part I didn't like was how it forced me to be a good photographer because I couldn't cheat with shallow DOF. I had to compose really carefully and slow down. Made me a better photographer for sure but sometimes I wanted to cheat.
Sigma 30/1.4: I'd be between this and Sony 35/1.8. This one is a bit brighter but Sony has image stabilization (Sigma doesn't, you are mistaken). Sigma is slightly larger, around the same as my 55/1.8 so I don't think it's that big of a deal. Sony is absolutely featherweight though. Tough call, I'd flip a coin and ignore the result and get the Sigma.
Zeiss Loxia 35/2: Not cheap, completely manual, not lightweight (heavier than any of the above). I'd pass.
Samyang 35/2.8: Cheaply made copy of Sony's 35/2.8ZA. Probably not better than your Sigma except for the weight. Ignore this.
Samyang 35/1.4: No experience. I saw one and it seemed alright but you'd be paying up for a FF lens.
Get the Sigma. Or stay where you are... with your Sigma.