Body only. The 15-85, 50 1.4 and 70-300 non-L will have to suffice for now.
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Body only. The 15-85, 50 1.4 and 70-300 non-L will have to suffice for now.
The 15-85, 50 1.4 and 70-300 non-L will have to suffice for now.
Strangely enough, I don't have a particular itch for a particular lens at the moment. I willing to listen to suggestions to change that.
koffiejunkie
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Strangely enough, I don't have a particular itch for a particular lens at the moment. I willing to listen to suggestions to change that.
Try the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 - even the old one. You'll be itching all over
Try the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 - even the old one. You'll be itching all over
Hmmmm...that's worth a revisit. Looked at it a while back, but was worried about the apparent back/front focus issues many experienced. With MA that shouldn't be an issue.
koffiejunkie
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I had lots of focus issue but that was my body (7D was faulty). Before that with the 50D I didn't have any issues with the 30mm f/1.4. Sold it to a colleague when I got my 5D3, and he says it hardly ever comes off his camera. Loves it and no focus trouble.
There's a new model out, which, if Sigma's other recent primes are anything to go by, should be something pretty special.
There's a new model out, which, if Sigma's other recent primes are anything to go by, should be something pretty special.
I think the new model supports the Sigma USB dock, which will allow you to calibrate the focus at different focusing distances (I think about 4 discrete ranges), which should be sufficiently accurate. That, combined with the global focus microadjust in the the body should be able to get the lens close to perfect for phase-detection AF. So if you are overly worried about focus issues, go for the new model.
The other thing to consider is the 70D's dual-pixel live view focus. This mode will not suffer from your typical lens/body focus mismatch, since final focus is confirmed with contrast-based autofocus. From the reviews, though, it appears that this "hybrid" focus mode slows down when you select a large number of AF points (or large area?), so there will be a "worst case" where focus issues on the 70D could potentially affect you (i.e., hybrid focusing being too slow, versus AF error in phase-detect AF). But I suspect that is quite unlikely --- when shooting with such a large aperture, I usually use a single AF point anyway, so I guess my point is that a 70D owner can safely buy either the old or the new 30 mm f/1.4 without having to fear AF issues.