price of this lense is pretty awesome already, and i got an open-box for even cheaper $. very happy with it. large aperture makes need for flash is not always necessary. perfect for pix of kid around the house. a bit on the heavy end, but that is just an indication of quality lenses.

solid feel; good price

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This lens must weight as much as my Nikon D40 and is excellent for taking candid photos of my 16mo old son. This is the best investment I could have made for my Nikon D40. Since is has HSM, it works with the Nikon D40 which needs to have the motor in the lens.

Huge optics

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Sigma's 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM is a useful prime lens for the D-SLR owner with a cropped format APS-C type sensor. Essentially it takes on the role of prime standard lens, effectively offering 45mm (1.5x), 48mm (1.6x) or 60mm (2x) - depending on which camera you use it with.

I wasn't even looking for a new lens when I stumbled on a review of this one while enjoying my Canon

Great build quality; perfect focus; fast and quiet

There isn't a 20mm 1.4 at the same price level

It seems the primary design priority for the Sigma AF 30mm f/1.4 EX DC was to achieve the highest possible center resolution without caring too much about the rest. The border performance of the lens is just so-so at f/1.4 and only good when stopped down.

Originally published October 2005. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The first high-speed "normal" lens for digital SLRs with APS-sized sensors, this 30mm f/1.4 is Sigma's first nontele lens to incorporate elements of SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass.

This is a great lens, lets get that out there. Someone mentioned that it is a photographer's lens, and I agree wholeheartedly. This lens is PERFECT for indoor shooting, people shots, and as a general walk around lens.

Sharpness where it counts, light weight (this is relative), focusing accuracy on my copy, and great bokeh; If you get a good copy you will love it

None worth complaining about; it vignettes (correctable and typical for this type of lens); has some CAs (shoot RAW if you care about it); and people complain about corner sharpness; but if you are trying to get corner sharpness at f/1.4 your probably just shooting brick walls and test charts

Sigma 30mmf/1.4 EX DC HSM is currently the only non fish-eye fixed focal lens in Sigma's arsenal that was designed from grounds up for APS-C type cameras. The lens has a reduced imaging circle and while it can in theory be mounted on a full-frame of APS-H type cameras, the lens will vignette...

There is really no beating a prime lens for low light photography. Even the fastest zoom lenses are never faster than F2.8 (aside from the two very impressive and very expensive Pro level zooms from Olympus that are F2.0) and such, the best bet for dim rooms and night shots is a real quick prime...

First and foremost, the headline feature of this lens is the exceptionally fast 1.4 aperture; Wide open you will be able to shoot with shutter speeds 4 times faster than even the quick zoom lenses with their 2.8 apertures, The image quality is very good all things considered.

As expected, the lens is a bit soft wide open, the problem is really only apparent however towards the edges; It is however well within acceptable tolerances, The focus on my example back focused by a few millimeters at a distance of about a foot and a half.

Ett bra objektiv om man vill fota mycket i dåliga ljusförhållanden och klarar sig med en brännvidd på 30 mm.

Mycket ljusstarkt (F1,4; Ger bra kvalité i alla ljusförhållanden så man slipper dra upp ISO; Kompakt och litet objektiv med gedigen konstruktion; Personligen föredrar jag att fota med min Sigma 30 mm än tex Canon Ef 50 F/1,8; inte bara för att det är ljusstarkare utan gör att jag finner att 30 mm är

Fast brännvidd; något vissa kan tycka är jobbigt; Svårt att autofokusera i svagt ljus; man måste hitta en ljuspunkt att fokusera på; Brus i höga ISO