12-18-2016, 04:21 PM
Yeah, that sums up my issues with the lens nicely. As great as it is, I wouldn't prefer it over a set of Art f/1.4 primes (because of f/1.4 alone), maybe not even over Nikkor f/1.8 primes. And personally I'd be fine with just two primes in my bag, 24 and 35mm, never really found much fun in 28mm.
It happens that I reviewed the lens at the same time as the Tamron 15-30 VC. Whenever I went shooting with both in my bag, I usually grabbed the Tamron first (and had to force myself to use the Sigma, too, to get some sample shots). That's maybe the even bigger competition: a decent UWA zoom with fast aperture. The difference in DOF between f/2 and f/2.8 isn't that dramatic, while the Tamron offers way more flexibility with its bigger zoom range.
-- Markus
It happens that I reviewed the lens at the same time as the Tamron 15-30 VC. Whenever I went shooting with both in my bag, I usually grabbed the Tamron first (and had to force myself to use the Sigma, too, to get some sample shots). That's maybe the even bigger competition: a decent UWA zoom with fast aperture. The difference in DOF between f/2 and f/2.8 isn't that dramatic, while the Tamron offers way more flexibility with its bigger zoom range.
-- Markus
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