Hi Nathan,
Thank you very much for your time and clarity of advice.
It's a pity I'm totally confused as to which lens to purchase!
I'm also interested in the 24mm 1.8 macro... it's difficult having an
allegiance to an obscure brand such as Olympus here in Adelaide,
Australia... you cannot just go into a shop and try them out on your camers.
Thanks again, at least I know the 30 1.4 is good.
Regards
John
Hi John,
I cannot honestly say that I see a huge quality difference between
the two lenses. Both are excellent, including at the widest
apertures. The Leica may be slightly better at f1.4 but the Sigma is
certainly no slouch. It is by far the best Sigma lens I have ever
owned, both in terms of performance and build quality (as opposed to
all the Sigma zooms I have ever tried, which all felt flimsy). I like
Leica glass and am willing to spend the extra, but I would not
hesitate to recommend the Sigma.
And thanks for the kind words about the pictures in your other post.
Cheers,
Nathan
On 17-apr-2008, at 14:03, john adam architect wrote:
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> Mmmm leica glass arrrrrggggghhhhhhh [homer]
> So don't hold out... was there much difference between the sigma
> 30mm 1.4
> and the Leica 25mm 1.4????
>
>
> It works fine. The pictures of my daughter in this set were taken
> with this combination, at f2 or f1.4:
> http://www.fotocycle.dk:80/paws/?page_id=126
>
> I have since replaced the Sigma with the 1.4/25mm Summilux from
> Panasonic/Leica, but that was not due to any unhappiness with the
> Sigma 30. I just wanted Leica glass.
>
> Nathan
>
> On 16-apr-2008, at 20:53, john adam architect wrote:
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>>
>>
>> Hi y'all
>> Has anyone got this combo: Sigma 30mm 1.4 on the E3.
>> Does the E3 support HSM?
>> How fast slow is auto focus?
>> What is there experience of the lens at 1.4?
>> Thanks
>> John
>>
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