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shooting what?
On what body?
the distortion depends on the lens
On what body?
the distortion depends on the lens
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50mm will be a little restricting on a crop sensor if you wanted to take photos of groups of people. What lens are you currently using, if so you should be able to tell what focal length you mostly shoot at, and then get the closest prime to whatever that is for you?
Also, how much have you got to spend? Canon's f1.4/f1.2 L primes are top notch but quite expensive. I'm currently using the 24mm f1.4L II and it's a cracking lens. As far as the cheaper ones go, they are as follows..
20mm 2.8 USM
24mm 2.8
28mm f1.8 USM
35mm f2.0
50mm f1.8 USM
85mm f1.8 USM
100mm f2.0 USM
Also, how much have you got to spend? Canon's f1.4/f1.2 L primes are top notch but quite expensive. I'm currently using the 24mm f1.4L II and it's a cracking lens. As far as the cheaper ones go, they are as follows..
20mm 2.8 USM
24mm 2.8
28mm f1.8 USM
35mm f2.0
50mm f1.8 USM
85mm f1.8 USM
100mm f2.0 USM
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I've been looking at the 30mm f1.4 recently as well, it seemed quite cheap and I was almost planning on buying it up until I started to read some in-depth reviews and test shots. It's cheap for what it is but the general consesus seems to be that you may as well go for the 28mm f1.8 unless you REALLY need the 30mm and f1.4. They're very similar, including the price as well.
The whole Sigma "EX" thing is a bit of a con sometimes, often they can be some of the best lenses in the category (50mm almost being on par with the L - other than f1.2 to f1.4) but other times they can be significantly worse off than the canon range.
The whole Sigma "EX" thing is a bit of a con sometimes, often they can be some of the best lenses in the category (50mm almost being on par with the L - other than f1.2 to f1.4) but other times they can be significantly worse off than the canon range.
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Naaawwww, Siggy 30mm f1.4 is a good lens. The only negative thing that I can say about it is that when manually focusing the focus ring feels a bit gritty, but I am really nit picking here. It's a good lens, sharper than the Siggy 50mm f1.4 wide open too.
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I'm loving the sigma 24mm f/1.8 - but I'm a sucker for close focus. For me, it comes down to subject separation - and I love the rangefinder-like bokeh that the wide angle gives me.
I don't like buttery-smooth backgrounds, though, I find them soulless. The sigma allows me to operate with such a short distance to subject that obtaining background separation at f/2 is easy.
If I were you, have a look round on flickr for the various lens owners' clubs. You'll soon see a lens whose images - even the bad ones - jump out at you, and whose characteristics most closely match your shooting style.
I don't like buttery-smooth backgrounds, though, I find them soulless. The sigma allows me to operate with such a short distance to subject that obtaining background separation at f/2 is easy.
If I were you, have a look round on flickr for the various lens owners' clubs. You'll soon see a lens whose images - even the bad ones - jump out at you, and whose characteristics most closely match your shooting style.