Canon 35mm f1.4 v.s. Sigma 30mm f1.4 head to head - DSLR FILM NOOB

http://www.dslrfilmnoob.com/ I often recommend the Sigma 30mm f1.4 as a good crop sensor camera lens for people on a budget. But how does it stack up against the Canon 35mm f1.4 lens.

At around $1300 to $1400 new, the Canon 35mm f1.4 lens is a big investment, so much so, that I often recommend saving that money and buying 3 mid range primes instead.

The Sigma 30mm f1.4 on the other hand runs about a 3rd the price at around $400. So is the price difference worth it?
I think that depends on your mind set. The Canon 35mm f1.4 looked better (to me) in many of the shots as far as over all sharpness is concerned and the sigma 30mm f1.4 did have some slight vignetting in a few of the shots.

But I guess the question remains, is the Canon 35mm f1.4 $900 better then the sigma 30mm f1.4?

I think you will probably have to vote with your dollar.
Take a look at the footage and decide which lens works best for your budget.

If you've made your choice,

You can pick up the Canon 35mm f1.4 here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009R6WY?ie=UTF8&tag=dfn0c-20&link...

And the Sigma 30mm f1.4 here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007U0GZM?ie=UTF8&tag=dfn0c-20&link...

Equipment used in this video:
Canon 7d and t2i
Canon 35mm f1.4
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Sigma 24mm f1.8
CPM FILM TOOLS Rig
Sennheiser G2 wireless mic
Flowers & a Bass Guitar

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[alcoholicmonkey1980]

The canon 35mm and Siggy 30mm are more for filming? How are the still picture performance?

[onelonedork]

@alcoholicmonkey1980 both preform well for photography, but the canon 35 does preform better.

[Air50HE]

@alcoholicmonkey1980 if you only do filming, the samyang 35 1.4 might be an alternative. but you'd have to focus manually and, i think, also set the aperture manually.

[onelonedork]

@Air50HE I should have a test comparing the 3 lenses in a few weeks.

[particlelight]

Which camera was used with which lens? I'm thinking the color differences are attributable to the camera rather than the lens. I've got a 550d and a 60d, and the colors are different. 60d cheats yellow and 500d red. Kinda like your example. If I had to guess I would say the sigma lens was on a 60d and the canon on a t2i/550d. Am I close?

[onelonedork]

@particlelight I rotated the sigma and canon 35mm between my 7d and t2i through out the shoot.

[wwfera00]

the 30mm looks more sharper when hes looking between the cameras

[larsla23]

I think its a great video and really helpfull, however I´ve a question, was the white balance set with the canon or the sigma lens?, maybe thats what causses the low color difference seen in the video.

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[feelda303]

Sigma looked a bit sharper but it could have been manual focusing issue.

[hollow205]

great vid. PLEASE so one like this about the dif 50mm's. This vidz is EXACTLY wht ive been lookin for. great work

[Niklasbrock]

@nickbrickett Couldn't agree more. Just added it to my setup, and i am very happy with it!

[nickbrickett]

I've owned the Sigma 30mm for 4 years and so far it's been my favourite lens. Infact, many other lenses have entered and exited my kit, while this one is firmly at home in my kit bag. I'm a live event/gig photographer and it's proved its worth in low-light environments time after time. If you're considering this lens, go for it; you really won't regret adding it to your setup.

[digigen]

seems like the sigma makes stuff look thinner?

[Smalskin]

Does the camera vibrate with the sigma?

[GanEdenVideo]

Considered the Samyang 35mm F1.4?