The Best Sigma Art Lens (24mm vs 35mm vs 18-35mm vs 24-35mm)
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- Опубліковано 11 чер 2024
- Review of the wide Sigma Art Lenses for video and photo, both adapted and speed boosted. Comparing the 24mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4, 18-35mm f/1.8, & 24-35 f/2.
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Metabones Speed Booster Ultra 0.71x: geni.us/A5uQHXZ
Metabones Speed Booster XL 0.64x: geni.us/fYHFge
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - The Lenses, Adapters, & Exclusions
1:49 - Sharpness Tests in 4K Video & 6K Photo
2:49 - Sigma 35mm at f/2 vs 18-35mm at f/2
4:19 - Sigma 24-35mm at f/2.8 vs 24mm at f/2.8
5:03 - Sharpness Test Final Results & Surprises
7:06 - Chromatic Aberration & Distortion Results
9:14 - Quick Lens Flare Comparison
9:25 - Focus Accuracy & Parfocal vs Varifocal
10:08 - Adjusting Speed Booster to Make the 18-35mm Parfocal
11:03 - Continuous AF for Video, Face Tracking, & Focusing Noise
12:14 - Focus Breathing Comparison
12:46 - APS-C vs Full Frame Limitations & Vignetting
14:16 - 24-35 vs 18-35 & Speed Booster XL vs Ultra
14:52 - Size, Weight, & Filter Diameter Differences
15:13 - Conclusions: Choosing the Right Lens
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what I love about your channel Gerald is that you make videos that nobody has ever made that camera gear heads would love some bonus clean crisp information on. keep it up man. big appreciation from Brazil
Thanks, David! I really appreciate that. Cheers!
Gerald, I love your in depth reviews. I've been looking over these exact lenses to use with my Canon 80D for a UA-cam studio and I've been struggling with choosing between them. I've watched many videos but yours is the first to show them objectively side by side. Also filming this video with the winning lens sold me! As a side note I totally love your intro. I've shared it with others and played it many times. It put a smile on their faces as well as mine:D Great job and thanks for all your efforts.
I picked up the 18-35 the week it was released, and never looked back. I would occasionally stress over what I'd do if I ever decided to go full frame (video), because I enjoyed the 18-35 that much.
Same here! I got it as a replacement for my Nikon 35mm that I've lost painfuly and I'm happy with it since than
The 18-35 works great on video from 27mm on Full Frame. Had it and loved it,although now that i moved to Full Frame my Sigma 24-35 is my favourite,It's so good
@@billzidis2656 do they have them for Sony? Im only seeing Canon ef mounts
LOVE these videos! The most in depth reviews around. Great stuff per usual Gerald, thank you.
Thanks, Paul! 😃🙏
Wow, I am so grateful for the amount of effort and information that you put into every single one of your videos! I recently purchased a GH5, and have been contemplating which lens(es) to purchase. So many of your videos have helped to guide me in that decision making process! Thank you for all of your incredible efforts and top-shelf content!
Exactly what I needed!! Needed to choose between 18-35 and 24-35 for full frame video. Thank you!!!!!!
Can you use the 24-35 APS-c on full frame. You would have to zoom in?
Love the format of the review, and the review as well. Also congratulations on how you have embraced what you really are as a person with a channel, just being your self.
Thanks a lot. Really appreciate that. 😃🙏
This video is golden. Thank you Gerald! All your videos are amazingly informative!
Great to see the comparisons in one place!
Greatest content for comparing 18-35 to other compartive lenses. Great job!
Thanks, Carlo!
Great review! Been eyeing these lenses for a while, and appreciate the additional input. Thank you!
Thanks, Carl! Cheers.
I've had the 18-35 for 4 years originally for my 70D and have still found it very useful @35mm on full my frame 6D and now SonyA7iii. At one point I was considering selling but after watching this...nah. Keeping this bad boy. Your videos are always informative. Rock on
Thanks a lot Gerald, very informative, clear and thorough. Well done!
its almost 2020 and I've been searching for a solid glass for my aps-c camera and so far, nothing beats the 18-35mm even though it's many years old
This is quickly becoming my favorite UA-cam channel. I don’t own any Sigma lenses, and yet I watched this entire video.
Thanks so much! That's awesome to hear. 😃🙏
I have to say, I'm a really big fan of my sigmas. I like them a lot more than my native Sony lenses. Quality glass, good autofocus. Only lacks IBIS (but my camera has it so I'm good)
This is so thorough. I'm a beginner (like 1 week into filmmaking and still confused about what gear to invest in). I learned so much about how to make decisions.
Damn I love you crazy Canadians. You, Conspiracies & DPreviews. Always watch whatever it is you fellas put out.
Thanks so much! I'm glad you do. Appreciate you. 😃🙏🍁
&BigHeadTaco!
Thank ya!
Except Trudeau I love all Canadians.
You really can’t go wrong with any of Sigma’s Art lenses! I’ve been using the 24mm almost exclusively for the last 6 months and I’m constantly amazed by it.
True! They offer a lot for their price. Great lineup.
Loved the Lost In Translation reference! Yourself and Caleb from DSLR VS are far and away my favourite guys laying it down on UA-cam. Everyone else is annoying AF. Thanks for all the amazing comparison videos!
Great video thank you. I really don't get the people that dislike videos this thorough and well made. Deserves ZERO dislikes! Anyway, keep it up big boy!
Thank you very much! Appreciate that. Cheers!
Awesome video Gerald!
Made up my mind to give the 24-35mm lens a try. :)
Love the Art lenses but was really on the fence with that one (compared to getting the prime versions)
(The fact that it keeps the aperture constant through the zoom range is great as well.)
Thx again :)
Cheers, Piotr! Thanks.
That's one comprehensive test. Great review of some great lenses. And you make those lens flairs look really good. That 18-35 seems to be a very popular lens for video, and now I know why. Thanks for the review.
Thanks so much! Appreciate that. 😃🙏
I really appreciate the Lost in Translation intro :)
Also, another great video!
Thanks, Bryan! 😃🙏
Extremely helpful! Need more of these ind of videos
Thanks for the time you put into this and the knowledge you brought with it. Very informative and informing my next purchase. Pro photographer for 20 years.
Awesome, balanced video as usual. :) What would you recommend between the Sigma 35mm f1.4 and Sony 35mm f1.8 for photography?
I got my 18-35 for $555 brand new on ebay during a promo they were running. On my G7 and G85 with a Viltrox EF-M2 speedbooster, its just so nice. Cool to see it do so well in this comparison. Solid info!
Dude I love your videos man! You are the man. Thanks so much
Thanks, Steve! Appreciate it.
I was a huge fan of the 18-35 Sigma, I used it both on my T7i and my E-M5 Mk II. I've since switched to the Sony A7 II though. and changed my go to lens to the Zeiss 55 1.8, I do miss the Sigma sometimes though.
Nice review Gerald! However at 11:14 it seems 24-35 has apparent focus breathing, did you mistakenly mixed it with 35 1.4? Thank you!
Very enlightening video, the definite review I would say. Had to give it thumbs up 3 times. Now comes the hard part: I have to decide! Thanks from Greece, Gerald! :)
Dang Gerald that's a ton of research
So very much appreciated 💯
regards, Rick
Thanks, Rick! Cheers!
ITS Testing, Not Research. But I love geralds Videos too👍
@@geko9425
Research:
The investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts
but thanks though ;-)
Regards, Rick
@@rickvestuto No Problem. I am working in R&D, and know whats Research and whats not today. Definitions are sometimes Just words.
This was extremely helpful!
Great video Gerald!
What camera did you use for the video?
Very interesting! I love my 24mm 1.4 art but kinda wish i would have gone telephoto for the versatility. Great review as always!
I think this covered every scenario 🤗
Amazingly detailed video. Very helpful
Thank you very much! 😃🙏
Awesome description! Makes me a happy 18-35 owner :)
Sigma never ceases to impress me. I have the 16mm f/1.4 DC DN lens for my a6400 and I absolutely love it. I do most of my video work in low light and it is always a beast. Great review and great info as always Gerald!
Yeah, that's a fantastic lens. I use that one too. Love it! Cheers!
Great review, thanks.
now this is a very good comparison
The 18-35 is a must own lens, especially for a first time upgrade from a kit lens. I use my to do video's, which with the Sigma 18-35 is amazing!!!! I use it with my Sony A7III as well as my Canon EOSR, and its fantastic on both! Again, I get really great video results with the lens!!!!
Gerald Undone, What would you recommend for newborn images? Sigma 18-35mm or the Sigma 35mm? I have a Nikon Mount D800E. Or maybe the Nikon 35mm f1.8. Ugh decisions.
Thank you! Very helpful indeed! 👌🏻
I am excited for this video!!
You could write a book on the nerdier aspects of photography/videography and I think many of us would buy it.
Thanks, yesterday I was asking my self these same questions.
Thank you for investing your time and energy on the tests, review ans youtube video.
You're video is awesome: I love the characteristics break down and competition and how thorough you were! As a tip, I'd say you could relax a bit and allow more humor in. I've never seen a filmmaker go into such details in a comparison, though; which I found super helpful - thanks! 😄
I struggled with the 24-35 vs the 35mm when I went to full frame but ended up going with the prime as it like the extra stop of DOF for stills. I actually ended up selling all of my APSC lenses when I upgraded but kept the 18-35 and still use it for video for both cameras. I don’t think I’ll ever find a great enough reason to part with it.
you keep the 18-35 for video on full frame? isn't that lens only for APS-C?
@Jacob Ballard Films what is the APS-C mode?
@Jacob Ballard Films i know that and find it quite useless using a lens on Full Frame when you can't use the whole zoom area.
Works great with the 4k crop on the EOS R.
Thanks for the review! I am nikon fx and bmpcc og user and have bought nikon 16-35/4 and sigma 18-35/1.8 with 0.7 sb. I recently found the existence of 24-35/2 and am trying to find reviews for decision to move over to that. This review is helpful for my decision making❤.
This is the best overkill I have enjoyed. Thanks for doing my homework!
wow this is an awesome test and one i have wondered about for a while. How primes stack up against zooms with the same focal length. I dont know if you do already, but I'd love to see you continue this across manufacturers as well. Is the voigtlander 35 f1.4 better than the sigma 18-15 @35 f/1.4? So many combos!
Thanks, Ryan! And yeah, that might be a fun test. Thanks for the suggestion.
Best intro on YT. He’s crazy
I just picked up the 20mm f/1.4 Art as a gimbal lens on my EOSr. Shooting 4K gets me close to 35mm with the crop and it is sick.
This settles it! I'm getting that *24-35mm*
I have a canon t7i. I’m mostly aiming to do fashion photography/editorials, occasional birthday, graduation, and weddings. Which lens do you guys recommend?
would you be able to hear the 24-35 focus sound with an on-camera shotgun?
I have the 20mm and it’s my ace in the hole for Apsc!!
Hi Gerald! what camera and lens are you using to film yourself in this video?
Gerald how would I go about adapting a Sigma 18-35mm lens with a Nikon F mount to a Sony E mount body. Any help is welcome. I'm totally lost here.
That's an extremely detailed comparison. How much time did you spend doing this video? WoW .
Had the 18-35,loved it. Now with Full Frame the 24-35 is a magic lens. 24-35 F2 and 70-200 Sports is 2 lenses for all
what do you think of using the sigma 24-35 with canon speed booster on red komodo over the 18-35. i can also use it on the canon r5c or s1h?
Wow perfect timing.. been thinking of getting a sigma 18-35
I just rented one for my z50 and its amazing.
Question: I wanted to take a bunch of lenses(35mm,50mm,24mm) for my sony a7iii. I shoot commercial Videos and sometimes Portraits too. Should I be taking manual lenses(Rokinon/Samyang) or native Sony(or Sigma ART) lenses? This dilemma arouse from an uncertainty of whether I would stick to Sony in the future or change my body brand for an upgrade. Taking a manual lens would make me carry the glass for ages, which the native mostly would not. What do you best suggest? You could either answer, or probably make a video about it =) !
This is an excellent video :)
Nice nice, Love it jus got my sigma 35mm 1.4 for a7iii, love it. had 18-35mm for gh5 and it was good too.
Great video. I currently have the Pana-Leica 12-60mm f2.8 that I kept from my GH5, and now using it on my BMPCC4K. So, would you still recommend I pick up the Sigma 18-35?
Yes, but you'll need a speed booster, so factor that into the budget as well. After the 0.71x reduction is applied, you'll end up with 13-25mm f/1.3. Much better for darker scenes, just not as long as the 12-60mm. And you'll get mechanical focusing, which is easier to pull than the electronic stuff.
Gerald, with the 18-35 and an MC-11 adapter will the A7siii let me shoot at full frame?
I love the 24-35mm! Parfocal and focus breathing are most important to me. However, B&H always has crazy sales on the 18-35 before Christmas.
The Sigma 40mm is also a sweet lens; I've tested the cinema version.
Would you ever lens test the Sigmas against the Rokinon Cine DS lenses?
I definitely could, but right now I only have the 24mm, which gets destroyed by the Sigma on anything wider than f/4. The 24mm Rokinon is notoriously soft on big apertures.
Love my 18-35, although like you said the autofocus has weird results. If they announced an 18-35mm II, I'm pretty sure I would pre-order!
This was so flippin helpful, I already have the 18-35 but was getting pressure from friends to get a prime. Boom, dont need to (right now anyways ) lol Thankyou!
I just sold my Sigma ART 24-35 f2 two weeks ago... truly an outstanding lens... I simply wasn't shooting indoor concerts/shows as much which is the only reason that I sold it.
is the bokeh perfect round?
Gerald Undone gettin' it done. Keep up the amazing work Mr. Undone, your technical acumen and speed speaking super powers (faster than pouring boiling hot maple syrup on pancakes) offer up a fantastic learning value for time spent watching. Keep up the quicksilver Canuckian Cartesian commentary.
Haha. Will do!
I enjoyed this comment and the alliteration therein. 😃🙏
@@geraldundone Alliteration is one of life's great pleasures, and a moral imperative.
Excellent and thorough video Gerald. Regardless the results, Sigma has been killing it since the introduction of Art lenses.
It would be great to see some episodes comparing Sigma with first-party lenses.
Also, I second a 50-100mm review, maybe vs 50mm, 85mm and 70-200 (from Canon and Nikon).
Thanks, Bill. Appreciate your kind words and suggestion.
i have a Canon R8. What sigma lens i can use with this camera for photos? Thanks.
Got the 24-35 a few weeks back, very happy with it so far
Nice to hear. It's a terrific lens!
Hi Gerald. I’m a bit confused with the focus breathing test. When you do the autofocus test on the 24-35 lens i looks like, there is quite a lot of focus breathing. But during the focus breathing test there is very little. How is this possible?
speed booster is expensive... so 18-35mm FTW! GREAT REVIEW btw!
Do you know if the 18-35mm on the Pocket 6K or URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is parfocal?
I love sigma 18-35 so much the cons its just loud motor af and the weight. But the result of this lens very crispy on apsc
great, keep going ❤
Do you know if I can get AFC in the Panasonic S1 if I pair the sigma 24-35 with the MC-21 adapter?
So glad I sold my 18-35 and 50-100 months ago. Just couldn't deal with the weight and AF issues. These days I'm kinda debating it, now that I've moved to mirrorless with their Focus pPeaking aids. However, the old 17-50 EX DC OS HSM has been my most reliable for years irrespective of DSLR/mirrorless or Canon/Fuji. My next event though, I will probably do my usual 2 body setup with a prime only 22mm f2 and a 35mm f1.4 and a 50mm f1.4.
Hey Gerald, so i used the bmpcc4k, metabones XL and sigma DC 18- 35 there's a bit vignetting in 4k dci ...but in UHD is way less. my question is if i use the Sigma DG 24- 35 will the vignetting disappear in 4k DCI? what would you suggest?
Yeah, it should. XL for 24-35 is fine. For perfect 18-35, you need the Ultra. But if you're fine with the amount of vignetting with the XL, then no biggy. Pretty easy to fix in post too.
Hi! tell me pls) Im use 18-35 with metabones 0.71 and gh5 , its a realy great setup, but sometimes i need more long lens. How much the quality/sharpen/color will deteriorate with sigma 24-70? (if i use both lens on
maximally open aperture (1.4 and 2.0 with booster)
i love your videos Gerald, Keep up the Good work
i have a question though, for Video work only and price is not a problem, which Sigma Art lens is better, the crazy 40mm ? or the 24-35 ? frankly (yes only Full Frame)
The 40mm is better in terms of optics. And the 28mm is better too. They both cost 50% more, but outperform the others in the lineup.
@@geraldundone so they are Worth the higher price, thanks a lot for the answer
@@Kondamny You're welcome. Here's my video on it if you haven't seen it: ua-cam.com/video/z0YRD-Bv9Pw/v-deo.html
Best one for car photography?
Any tips for getting the 24-35 and the metabones XL to stick at an aperture? I find mine can change randomly when I shoot it on the pocket4k 😭
THOUGHTS ON 20mm f1.4
I don't understand English but I can translate, from what I observed in your tests 18-35mm is the best lens in sharpness, it has the best color gamut, is it better than 24-35?
Interesting video and got me wondering about few things: so in an MFT mount the 18-35 with 0,71x booster compared to 24-35 with 0,64x booster is pretty much the same in focal length and image quality, but the latter fixes the parfocal issue? Did you happen to notice any quality difference with a full frame prime being used with an MFT mount with 0,71x booster compared to the 0,64x?
Thanks! Yeah, it's pretty close. The 18-35 is a bit wider, which some people might enjoy. And I do think you lose a bit of sharpness taking the bigger lens (24-35) and reducing it even more with the 0.64x. The results are good, but the 18-35 with the 0.71x is a bit better in my opinion, and you can adjust the speedbooster to address the parfocal. It's what I settled on and am using now. Good question!
Is it true the 18-35 has a full-frame equivalent viewing angle of a 29mm-53mm lens?
Yeah!!! I love this lens and I done even own it yet.
Sigma 18-35 + GH5 + Speedbooster has been the choice I made for almost all of my Gear Acquisition Syndrome episodes.. it's just that beautiful. The only real contender I own right now is the Z6 + Z 35mm 1.8 S prime, and that system gets considerably more expensive when adding media and accessories.
Nice! Thanks for sharing, Tommy.
Which one would be best for portraits?
Great video, I thought straight away the 18-35mm 1.8 would win. I have owned the 24 and it's a cracking lens. My only problem with it (and this was cos I had canon lenses too) was it was very cold and more magenta than my canon glass. It's also way sharper of a lens than I like. I ended up breaking it and then had an excuse to pick up the excellent 24mm 1.4 ii canon. Which for the money isn't probably worth it.
Thanks man!
Good video and interesting comparison of Sigma lenses. I can only speak to the 18-35mm F1.8, as I own it. I use it exclusively on my Canon M50 with EF-M adapter. It does a wonderful job with video and is capable of spectacular still photos. The key word here, is capable. When it's on, it's on. However, I get inconsistent results with this lens with no logical reason for the inconsistency. Sometimes I get photos that acquire focus to drool over. Still, other times, it's like I placed a soft focus filter on the lens and it's a big let down. Nevertheless, when hiking, this is my go to lens for flexibility and MOSTLY sharp photos. At the same time, it always does a good job on video. Many thanks for taking the time to compare these four Sigma lenses, showing your results with same. Always enjoy your take on the given subject matter.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I think for manual focus video it's near perfect, but the AF for photos is a bit strange at times.
Can you review the sigma 18-35mm with a Fringer adapter for Fuji x-mount cameras, thanks.
yes! I'd want that too!