Good morning, TechnologyMafia! I bought yesterday Sigma 18-35f1.8 + MC-11 and Sigma USB Doc for Sony A6000. I am very happy. But you need to take the time and do the calibration, I advise, I spent 6 hours today to adjust the lens to a millimeter. To make the lens sharp at all focal lengths, correction via USB Doc is required. As someone is lucky, who immediately with the packaging is an excellent lens, and who needs a little adjustment. By the way, you TechnologyMafia lens a little misses on the focal length of more than 2m and infinity, a little correction and everything is fine! Autofocus works. All perfectly! I want to share information and problems with which you will meet with 18-35 and other big lenses including even Sony: 1. The lens is large and it overlaps the AF illumination, so more than half the frame, including the middle of the frame, overlaps the lens shadow. Therefore, the AF backlight will not work. 2. The lens is large and the flash will not work either, a shadow is formed in half the frame. You need an external flash. 3. If you buy an external flash, the flash will also not work AF backlight, on all mirrorless cameras like Sony a7 *, a6 * 00 it does not work! It's a pity.
love your videos man! I just got into photography about a month ago and I'm already hooked! I have an a6000 and about 10 vintage lenses. I also have this lens and the 55-210 zoom.
Same here man, your videos inspires me as newbie in photography to take lots of pictures and keep learning...thanks and keep up the good work!, u have all my support!
I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate your videos. I had my first son just over 6 months ago, which caused me to have my initial camera fever. I upgraded from an older point and shoot to the Sony A6500 with the Sigma 30 mm F1.4 lens to start off with, and bought the Sony Carl Zeiss 55 mm F1.8 for portraits a couple weeks ago too. Regardless I just wanted to say I greatly appreciate the time, effort, and quality you put into all your videos. I was a Mechanical Engineering major but love how to mix in practical application with sample shots. Keep up the good work!
Did you end up keeping this lens??? I was torn between many options (incluiding de Sony 35mm f1.8) but ended up going for this gorgeous sigma 18-35. Though certainly big and heavy, for me the image quality and minimum focus distance made it worth it. I'm loving the combo so far!
I have both. With the latest firmware on the MC-11, autofocus on the Sigma 18-35 is very good except for the autofocus noise. I use the Sony more because it's lighter, silent AFC and smaller.
Hi TechnologyMafia, I know this is an older video, but any idea how the LA-EA3 works with Sigma 18-35 e-mount version with the latest firmware on the a6400? Thanks!
Working pro for 30 years. Dozens of lenses over the decades. The Sigma 18-35 is simply the sharpest zoom I've ever owned, and it is actually sharper than many primes. It really is like having a "bag of primes." The autofocus can be wonky, but I managed to get my copy to focus just fine using the micro adjustments in my (Pentax) bodies. Others may need to go even further with the Sigma USB Dock. BTW, it focuses perfectly every time using manual or live mode (many reviewers have noted this). Buy it!
Thanks so much for this comparison. It was SOOOOO helpful. My roommate has this sigma and I was debating buying the Sony for my camera as I can borrow his anytime. But this concludes that I will buy the Sony for myself. Thanks so much.
I didn't find many videos comparing the SEL35mm f1.8 vs FE28mm f2 and I am pretty torn between the two. Any chance you can do a review or give your take on the two? Many thanks and as a Sony a6500 shooter, I greatly appreciate all your videos, keep up the awesome work 👏
So, I'm between Sigma 30mm 1.4 and Sony 50mm 1.8 (just because the Sony 35mm is far too expensive for my budget) and I don't really know what to do. I mean, I really like the Sigma, but I'm a bit scared because the missing OSS. Does it means that I will have to use a tripod everywhere I go? I use an a6000 so I don't have in body OSS... And I really wouldn't like to carry my tripod always with me.. Please someone help me!!
Good review. I use the a6500 with the 18-35 Sigma for woodland and landscape with the La-ea3 adapter. I am extremely pleased with its performance. But not a good combo for travel or fast action. The only e mount aps c which is comparable in sharpness and iq is the 24 f1.8 Zeiss, which is also a superb lens. Keep up the good work!
Hi, nice video, thanks for this comparison. I have a question that I already posted in another video but it wasn't answered. Did you switch off the in-camera auto corrections and the auto lens correction in Lightroom? Since the Sony raw files have correction info embedded (if that is activated in the Sony camera used for taking the photos) the files you are watching in Lightroom are not what the lens is producing optically. If the auto correction is activated the Sony already has kind of an editing and that would heavily influence the comparison. I think either you have to switch off all auto corrections for the Sony files or you have to use Lightroom correction settings for optimizing the Sigma files too. Thanks again and kind regards!!!
Overall, Sigma 18-35 or Sony 18-105? and if you HAD to travel with only one lens what would it be? I have the Sony 18-105 now and while the focal length and auto-focus is useful, I miss the bokeh/low-light and possible sharpness the Sigma 18-35 can provide. Thanks in advance as always! You are the sony lens authority! haha.
The 18-105 is a more versatile lens. If I had to choose only one, that is the one I would pick. The 18-35 is sharp and great in low light, but falls short in auto focus, for video (due to focus noise) and is bigger, heavier, and more limited. If you take a portrait at 35mm F1/.8 and compare that to a portrait at 105mm F4, you would be surprised at how good the 18-105 will look.
You should compare it in RAW, without any post processing! P.S. Once I had A6300 + MC-11 + Sigma 18-35 and there were focus errors. Almost everytime the Sigma back focused, it should be calibrated and after that, you will have consistent sharp results!! P.S.2 I love your lens reviews after all.
I would like to see a comparison of the sigma 18-35mm f1.4 with the Sigma 30mm f1.4 and the Sigma 60mm f2.8 which are super Sharp lenses.. love your videos
Wow, this is an awesome review. It just so happens that a few days ago I decided I might want to pick up that Sigma lens. I thought the idea of a very sharp zoom lens with such a wide open aperature would be very useful. But I already own the Sony 35mm f1.8, and also a 7artisans 25mm f1.8. I was kind of hoping the Sigma would be considerably better all around compared with the Sony. But after seeing this, I realize that in reality, the difference in quality between the two doesn’t justify the $1000 price tag. I think I’d be better off picking another lens completely, like maybe the Sony 18-105, or a Robinson 50 and 80mm f1.8 for the same price total.
I know you like to shoot wide open but my 35mm is significantly sharper stopped down slightly to f2.0 or better still f2.2 which is still fast and produces nice bokeh. It also reduces the purple fringing which is pretty severe at f1.8. I'm not knocking Sigma, I have the 30mm f1.4 and 60mm f2.8 and like them both but for me the A6000 with the 35mm F1.8 on it is the ultimate combination.
Both are excellent lenses but it's usually the 35mm that I pick up, it's smaller and lighter and just 'fits' the A6000 better - the Sigma is possibly better optically but I prefer the Sony. I've not used either with a gimbal but I would imagine the Sony is better balanced with the camera.
THANKS for making this comparison! It is a fair battle of lenses and I was very interested to see how they both perform. I own Sony 35/1.8 (which I bought with the help of your videos) and I am loooooving it! It's worth every penny. And I am planning on getting Sigma combo 18-35mm + 50-100mm f1.8. So it was very interesting to watch this comparison. I have only one question for Sigma - why the heck they don't make these wonderful fast zooms in E-mount??? Is it technologically not possible? Once again - thanks for the video!
Hi there! I have been watching your videos for a long time and love how your channel has grown! Well Done! - If i could ask a request, I would ask that you review a Zhyongi Lens Turbo ii (speedbooster), with some manual lenses! The Speedbooster increases your field of view by x0.72 and adds a stop of light to your image. (effectively producing a near identifical image to that produced on a Full Frame). They have a wide array of adapters (FD-NEX) , (EF-NEX) and so on.. Would love to see some comparisons with the optics from such combos. All the Best! FieldNotes Studio
FieldNotes Studio WOW! You lost my at hi there. Lol 😂. I'm new to the world of dslr's. Now that I'm getting more involved with photography and videography. I'm find a whole other world. I did get lost on what you mentioned. Speed boost. Is there a video explaining it?
It depends - I guess my experience with the LA-EA4 made me lose faith in the LA-EA3's abilities. The MC-11 is a cool adapter because you can adapt Sigma and many Canon lenses, so i view it as a dual-purpose adapter.
Nice and pretty informative. Thanks. I'm naive in photography. I'm using canon 80D. I want to buy one sigma 18-35mm 1.8. Would you please tell me this 18-35mm measured in APS-c scale or in full frame. I mean if APS-c then it's 18mm would be considered for full frame as 28.8mm and vice versa .
Nice video! Seems like a killer lens but the size, price and weight are not ideal for travel. I think I will settle for the 30mm 1.4 and 19mm 2.8 to compliment my sel50f18. Kitlens will be my go to videp lens.
Thanks! I've worked in banking for 11 years, but quit in January to move to Texas. I am about to take my Series 7 exam in about a week for my new position.
I would rank them: Sigma, SEL50F18, then the FE50mm. 30mm is more usable than 50mm, Sigma is sharper. The FE 50mm is a pretty bad lens from what I read, but the slow and loud autofocus is enough to not make me want to buy that lens.
0:42. Before and after getting out of the pool. I'm sorry. That was a terrible joke. Well anyway, how about a Sony E mount 50mm f1.8 vs the Sigma EF 50-100 hsm art lens?
louman-eightyfour a lot of people seem to ask for comparisons of primes to zooms- will you help me understand why? I feel like they're for different things, I use mine for different things at least. I recently picked up the 50-100 and it's wonderful. But 3.3lbs and huge. Any 50mm prime will be way smaller, and that's one of the great things about them, in my opinion.
Hi, I own Sony a6000 and planning to buy this sigma 18-35mm. Since the alpha mount to e-mount is 100 bug less than EF mount to e-mount, should I go with alpha to e ? Is there any disadvantages it has over with ef to e mount ?
I buy them all. I cycle through a collection in a month or two. I will keep some lenses, and sell the ones I dont love. As for why, it's a fun hobby and it allows me to develop photography skills.
That's great, i'm weighing up between renting and buying lenses and cameras and the cost of renting is around 1/3 of buying outright so it really doesn't make sense when you can buy and sell it back
Stabilizations lack? The 35mm sony has stabilization, so it works great for video. The Sigma 18-35mm has no stabilization.
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Hi from Brazil! I have just bought a 35mm 1.8 and notice that when changing aperture size, the lens makes some noise. It's not loud but as it's my first prime lens, I don't know if this is normal. Is it normal? Thanks for your videos and user's interactions, I am learning a lot with both.
I have the Sigma 18-35 1.8 A mount and use a Sony LAEA3 adapter.....I had the Sigma 18-35 1.8 Cannon mount with the SIgma MC11. I am using the Sony A6500. Here is what I found...... As this video shows, focus with the Canon mount and the MC11 is not up to accurate and fast focus. It is good...don't get me wrong.....but after selling the Canon mount and the MC-11......and buying a Sigma 18-35 Sony A mount lens and the LAEA3, things got way better. The combination of the LAEA3 and the SIgma 18-35 Sony A mount lens, really turns up the focus capability. Much faster and more accurate. I will be buying soon the Metabones Sony A mount to E mount Speedbooster Ultra. I hear good things about that adapter and the Sigma A mount version of the 18-35. I love my LAEA3 and my LAEA4 Sony adapters.....the 4 is great for using the old Minolta autofocus lenses. But from some of the reports I have been reading, the Metabones A to E Speedbooster really turns up the image quality and the abilities of this lens to perform.
Steve smith wow man thank you for this detailed input. I have the sigma for a mount and I'm considering exchanging for the sigma to canon and using an mc-11 adapter (it seems like a lot of people do this). What are the benefits of the mc-11 vs the other adapters for video and photography?
Could you compare Sony lenses with similar parameters SAL vs. SEL? It seems, SAL is much cheaper, e.g. SAL 35mm 1.8 costs $160, while SEL 35F1.8 costs about $450. Does it make sense to buy SAL lenses + original Sony adapter?
Andriy Biloshapko I reviewed what is the best all-around Sony A mount, the 16-50 F/2.8. The lens is great, the adapter isn't- especially in video mode where it limits you to f/3.5 or slower.
If you have a A6300 or 6500, then you can use the LA-EA3 adapter which doesn't have that aperture limitation. Works great for me on the A6500 (where the IBIS also helps). Though it doesn't support the more advanced AF-features, and AF in video seems to only use CDAF :( Some testing shows it to be about as sharp as some of my best primes (Sigma 30mm 1.4, Samyang 12mm), at least in the center, however the edges are not as good as the best primes
Karthik R The Sony is better. The Sigma 30mm f/2.8 is an old lens that was replaced with the 30mm f/1.4, which is great. I compared those two a while ago.
I sold my Sigma 18-35 mm. I cannot emphasize enough that it wasn't a "sharpness" issue at all. Period. It's SHARP, SHARP, SHARP! I sent it back to Sigma because the focusing wasn't functioning. They returned it quickly but the focusing was only improved, but not really fixed, per se. I was using it on a Canon 80D, which I also sold; the Canon's "out-of-the-camera" images were just unacceptable, in my opinion; color, exposure, were a big disappointment. Imaging required continuous use of menus to "get it right," and I just got tired of using it. When it was right, it worked very well. BUT (big but) out of the box, my new Sony A6000 did so much better. I use the kit lens, the Sony 35mm f1.8 fixed-focus and my favorite, 18-105mm f4. (I shoot on "i-green" mode) I'm an older shooter, and I still remember my 35mm film days with fondness, but I would never go back. This Sony A6000 is THAT GOOD! (image quality reminds me of the quality of a friend's images he gets out of his Canon5D Mk.III- no foolin') For a crop-sensor camera, it's GOOD. Love the videos. You're one of the few Sony guys out there.
Awesome comment - I have heard similar stories from others. The calibration tool with the SIgma lens mount is pretty limited, and I understand how frustrating it must be to keep sending the lens to Sigma. Although if I am honest, I trust Sigma way more than Sony product support, which is embarrassingly terrible.
For my purchases of tech items I always read the "negative comments," where someone had noted a very bad experience w/Sony service. Therefore, I went to Best Buy instead of mail order/online @ B&H in NY. BestBuy's price was $599.00 for camera w/Kit lens, 16-50mm. I had to pay tax of about $50. And as a precaution, I bought Best Buy's warrantee. My additional Sony lenses I've gotten at Best Buy, also. I still want a full-frame camera, but honestly, when I magnify images on iPhoto, the Sony's are pretty close to FF 5D MkIII. With the release of Canon's 6D Mk.II, I expect to see a precipitous drop in 6D MkI prices. It's getting cheaper. Originally it was $2099/camera body only; now its $1300/body, and that wonderful 24-105mm "L" lens is down to $6-700, from over $1100. Thanks for the vids. Could you do one that covers the "over-heat" problem on the A63-6500's?
Sorry for the necro bumb but... Sony's costumer support is so bad that you cant even mention it when posting a review of an item to sony's website. Support is a big part in choosing what to get, if you cant add that and do an unbiased review, what good is a review site to begin with?
does the Sony 35mm make a sound when zoom or auto focus? and the link for the Sigma 18-35 it says style Sony does that mean i dont need an adapter to go with my sony a6000?
Kit lenses seem to get a bad rep. Based on your reviews, the best i've seen with side by side images, the kit lens does very well, especially for the hobbyist, not pro shooter. For example you conclude the kit lens was good and "not blown out of the water" in your "Sony 16-50mm Kit vs 16-70mm Zeiss Comparison." I feel like for a lot of people, a rank novice like me, i'd be just spending money for no reason buying some of these lenses. even the video "Zeiss 16-70mm vs Sony 18-105 G Lens" you say you "though the Zeiss would be the clear winner it wasn't." Not sure that sony is considered a "kit lens" but point is some of these Sony lenses seem to get a bad rap especially the kit lenses. As a novice, watching your reviews though, often the fancy name lenses don't seem to offer much more for the added price.
Absolutely agree with your comment. I think a lot of it is marketing trying to get people to buy expensive photography gear so that their pictures look better, when in reality it is better to practice with your existing gear anyway. A lot of it, frankly, is "pro photographers" pushing expensive gear with false justifications. Very few reviewers are honest enough to tell you that zeiss zoom lenses arent worth it.
SIGMA 18-35 @30mm vs SIGMA 30mm F1.4 DN DC Contemporary!
It would be very nice !! :-)
Good morning, TechnologyMafia!
I bought yesterday Sigma 18-35f1.8 + MC-11 and Sigma USB Doc for Sony A6000.
I am very happy.
But you need to take the time and do the calibration, I advise, I spent 6 hours today to adjust the lens to a millimeter. To make the lens sharp at all focal lengths, correction via USB Doc is required.
As someone is lucky, who immediately with the packaging is an excellent lens, and who needs a little adjustment.
By the way, you TechnologyMafia lens a little misses on the focal length of more than 2m and infinity, a little correction and everything is fine!
Autofocus works. All perfectly!
I want to share information and problems with which you will meet with 18-35 and other big lenses including even Sony:
1. The lens is large and it overlaps the AF illumination, so more than half the frame, including the middle of the frame, overlaps the lens shadow.
Therefore, the AF backlight will not work.
2. The lens is large and the flash will not work either, a shadow is formed in half the frame. You need an external flash.
3. If you buy an external flash, the flash will also not work AF backlight, on all mirrorless cameras like Sony a7 *, a6 * 00 it does not work!
It's a pity.
love your videos man! I just got into photography about a month ago and I'm already hooked! I have an a6000 and about 10 vintage lenses. I also have this lens and the 55-210 zoom.
Nice! Welcome to the fun world of photography!
Same here man, your videos inspires me as newbie in photography to take lots of pictures and keep learning...thanks and keep up the good work!, u have all my support!
on the same boat. I bought the a6000 and you have the best videos for it. Just got into photography and your support has been immense!
I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate your videos. I had my first son just over 6 months ago, which caused me to have my initial camera fever. I upgraded from an older point and shoot to the Sony A6500 with the Sigma 30 mm F1.4 lens to start off with, and bought the Sony Carl Zeiss 55 mm F1.8 for portraits a couple weeks ago too. Regardless I just wanted to say I greatly appreciate the time, effort, and quality you put into all your videos. I was a Mechanical Engineering major but love how to mix in practical application with sample shots. Keep up the good work!
That's awesome. Thanks for the comment and congratulations on the baby!
You should have thrown in the sigma 30 mm f1.4 DN vs the Sony 35 mm
awesome comparison. I sold my 18-35 and have both the sigma 30 and Sony 35 both very sharp. the bulk and adapter was just not worth it
I agree with you, the bulk is not great. I am finding that I am not bringing my camera with me as much with the Sigma attached.
Funny you say that because I'm taking my 6300 and 50-100 everywhere with me :) It's just fun, and I really love those portrait lengths.
Did you end up keeping this lens??? I was torn between many options (incluiding de Sony 35mm f1.8) but ended up going for this gorgeous sigma 18-35. Though certainly big and heavy, for me the image quality and minimum focus distance made it worth it. I'm loving the combo so far!
I have both. With the latest firmware on the MC-11, autofocus on the Sigma 18-35 is very good except for the autofocus noise. I use the Sony more because it's lighter, silent AFC and smaller.
Your videos are very thorough and detailed. Loved the comparisons.
Thanks for the compliment and for watching!
Thank you! Just get Sigma 18-35. Much better than sony 35 1.8 iq, video autofocus is very fast (not as sony but very suitable for all my needs)
Hi TechnologyMafia, I know this is an older video, but any idea how the LA-EA3 works with Sigma 18-35 e-mount version with the latest firmware on the a6400? Thanks!
Great review thanks, thats what i was looking for
Working pro for 30 years. Dozens of lenses over the decades. The Sigma 18-35 is simply the sharpest zoom I've ever owned, and it is actually sharper than many primes. It really is like having a "bag of primes." The autofocus can be wonky, but I managed to get my copy to focus just fine using the micro adjustments in my (Pentax) bodies. Others may need to go even further with the Sigma USB Dock. BTW, it focuses perfectly every time using manual or live mode (many reviewers have noted this). Buy it!
Great video! A comparison between the Sigma 30mm 1.4 and this Sigma 18-35mm 1.8 @30mm most especially would be nice. 😊
Thanks you! great review. I'm now thinking of buying this cool sigma lens.
Thanks so much for this comparison. It was SOOOOO helpful. My roommate has this sigma and I was debating buying the Sony for my camera as I can borrow his anytime. But this concludes that I will buy the Sony for myself. Thanks so much.
Bro also bring the video comparison tests of these lenses....
Because the sigma is for a full frame canon does the mean that at 35mm it's more like a 50mm?
Hey Mate your video comparison are good!
PLease keep going!
Great video dude I just bought this lens can’t wait to test it with my canon M50 any advice on focusing?
I didn't find many videos comparing the SEL35mm f1.8 vs FE28mm f2 and I am pretty torn between the two. Any chance you can do a review or give your take on the two? Many thanks and as a Sony a6500 shooter, I greatly appreciate all your videos, keep up the awesome work 👏
Glad you compared these two!Thanks!!!
So, I'm between Sigma 30mm 1.4 and Sony 50mm 1.8 (just because the Sony 35mm is far too expensive for my budget) and I don't really know what to do. I mean, I really like the Sigma, but I'm a bit scared because the missing OSS. Does it means that I will have to use a tripod everywhere I go? I use an a6000 so I don't have in body OSS...
And I really wouldn't like to carry my tripod always with me..
Please someone help me!!
Sebastian Del Castillo i sold my 50mm n keep the sigma 30mm..
Good review.
I use the a6500 with the 18-35 Sigma for woodland and landscape with the La-ea3 adapter. I am extremely pleased with its performance. But not a good combo for travel or fast action. The only e mount aps c which is comparable in sharpness and iq is the 24 f1.8 Zeiss, which is also a superb lens.
Keep up the good work!
Hi, nice video, thanks for this comparison. I have a question that I already posted in another video but it wasn't answered. Did you switch off the in-camera auto corrections and the auto lens correction in Lightroom? Since the Sony raw files have correction info embedded (if that is activated in the Sony camera used for taking the photos) the files you are watching in Lightroom are not what the lens is producing optically. If the auto correction is activated the Sony already has kind of an editing and that would heavily influence the comparison. I think either you have to switch off all auto corrections for the Sony files or you have to use Lightroom correction settings for optimizing the Sigma files too. Thanks again and kind regards!!!
Another great review. Thank you.
Overall, Sigma 18-35 or Sony 18-105? and if you HAD to travel with only one lens what would it be? I have the Sony 18-105 now and while the focal length and auto-focus is useful, I miss the bokeh/low-light and possible sharpness the Sigma 18-35 can provide.
Thanks in advance as always! You are the sony lens authority! haha.
The 18-105 is a more versatile lens. If I had to choose only one, that is the one I would pick. The 18-35 is sharp and great in low light, but falls short in auto focus, for video (due to focus noise) and is bigger, heavier, and more limited. If you take a portrait at 35mm F1/.8 and compare that to a portrait at 105mm F4, you would be surprised at how good the 18-105 will look.
TM, other reviews have said that external mics catch the AF noise greater than the camera's internal mic. What is your response?
I agree - the noise comes from the lens, and because the lens is so long, a shotgun mic such as a Rode videomic will pick up more of the noise.
You should compare it in RAW, without any post processing!
P.S. Once I had A6300 + MC-11 + Sigma 18-35 and there were focus errors. Almost everytime the Sigma back focused, it should be calibrated and after that, you will have consistent sharp results!!
P.S.2 I love your lens reviews after all.
Thanks for the tips and support! I never post-process pictures for reviews.
Wait.. mirrorless needs mfa too? Gosh
I would like to see a comparison of the sigma 18-35mm f1.4 with the Sigma 30mm f1.4 and the Sigma 60mm f2.8 which are super Sharp lenses.. love your videos
18-35 is my favorite Sigma I have tested. Then the 30mm, then the 60. All are great, sharp lenses, but they are for different purposes.
There is no Sigma 18-35 f1.4 ....unless you've heard something new ?
Wow, this is an awesome review. It just so happens that a few days ago I decided I might want to pick up that Sigma lens. I thought the idea of a very sharp zoom lens with such a wide open aperature would be very useful. But I already own the Sony 35mm f1.8, and also a 7artisans 25mm f1.8. I was kind of hoping the Sigma would be considerably better all around compared with the Sony. But after seeing this, I realize that in reality, the difference in quality between the two doesn’t justify the $1000 price tag. I think I’d be better off picking another lens completely, like maybe the Sony 18-105, or a Robinson 50 and 80mm f1.8 for the same price total.
I know you like to shoot wide open but my 35mm is significantly sharper stopped down slightly to f2.0 or better still f2.2 which is still fast and produces nice bokeh. It also reduces the purple fringing which is pretty severe at f1.8. I'm not knocking Sigma, I have the 30mm f1.4 and 60mm f2.8 and like them both but for me the A6000 with the 35mm F1.8 on it is the ultimate combination.
I have noticed that as well, good tip!
I`m in a battle between sigma 30 1,4 and sony 35 1,8. Which one would you recommend on video gimbal work on a6500 (stabilization is not an issue).
Both are excellent lenses but it's usually the 35mm that I pick up, it's smaller and lighter and just 'fits' the A6000 better - the Sigma is possibly better optically but I prefer the Sony. I've not used either with a gimbal but I would imagine the Sony is better balanced with the camera.
comparison vs phone and the situations in which the Sony would make a significant difference
Sigma 50-100mm?
Haha one day.... :)
Alias TheGroove check my channel for a review of that lens
Any reason you don't use your a6500 for more of your pictures?
I dont have an A6500. I took all of the shots with my A6300, since my wife has stolen the A6000 as her vlog camera.
ahh thank you!
for the next review with a low F stop like this will you throw in some low light photo/video if you can? thanks!
Haha I always forget! Yes. Thanks for the reminder!
Which one is the overall better, value for money between Sony 35mm f1.8 + sigma 16mm f1.4 and sigma 18-35 1.8 + Mc 11
Great video, thanks!
THANKS for making this comparison! It is a fair battle of lenses and I was very interested to see how they both perform. I own Sony 35/1.8 (which I bought with the help of your videos) and I am loooooving it! It's worth every penny. And I am planning on getting Sigma combo 18-35mm + 50-100mm f1.8. So it was very interesting to watch this comparison. I have only one question for Sigma - why the heck they don't make these wonderful fast zooms in E-mount??? Is it technologically not possible?
Once again - thanks for the video!
Hi there! I have been watching your videos for a long time and love how your channel has grown! Well Done! - If i could ask a request, I would ask that you review a Zhyongi Lens Turbo ii (speedbooster), with some manual lenses! The Speedbooster increases your field of view by x0.72 and adds a stop of light to your image. (effectively producing a near identifical image to that produced on a Full Frame).
They have a wide array of adapters (FD-NEX) , (EF-NEX) and so on..
Would love to see some comparisons with the optics from such combos.
All the Best!
FieldNotes Studio
FieldNotes Studio WOW! You lost my at hi there. Lol 😂. I'm new to the world of dslr's. Now that I'm getting more involved with photography and videography. I'm find a whole other world. I did get lost on what you mentioned. Speed boost. Is there a video explaining it?
Shouldn't the autofocus perform better when u use the a-mount version of the Sigma with the LA-EA3 on your A6300? Great video BTW. As always.
It depends - I guess my experience with the LA-EA4 made me lose faith in the LA-EA3's abilities. The MC-11 is a cool adapter because you can adapt Sigma and many Canon lenses, so i view it as a dual-purpose adapter.
Nice and pretty informative. Thanks. I'm naive in photography. I'm using canon 80D. I want to buy one sigma 18-35mm 1.8. Would you please tell me this 18-35mm measured in APS-c scale or in full frame. I mean if APS-c then it's 18mm would be considered for full frame as 28.8mm and vice versa .
Nice video! Seems like a killer lens but the size, price and weight are not ideal for travel. I think I will settle for the 30mm 1.4 and 19mm 2.8 to compliment my sel50f18. Kitlens will be my go to videp lens.
I love your uploads. btw, What do you do for a living?
Thanks! I've worked in banking for 11 years, but quit in January to move to Texas. I am about to take my Series 7 exam in about a week for my new position.
I think the sigma looks sharper and a little bit more contrasted.
I would love to see a test of the Canon EF-S 55-250 STM + Sigma MC-11
Do the Zeiss 24mm f1.8 and compare it to the Sigma 30mm f1.4 please
The 28mm from Sony (FE) is (if I recall correctly) much cheaper and much more flexible down the road. Why not throw that one into the mix?
Hi! Can you help me to do choose the best lens! I think about this 3 lens ,Sony FE 50mm f/1.8, Sigma 30mm f/1.4, Sony 50mm f/1.8 ! Which is better?
I would rank them: Sigma, SEL50F18, then the FE50mm. 30mm is more usable than 50mm, Sigma is sharper. The FE 50mm is a pretty bad lens from what I read, but the slow and loud autofocus is enough to not make me want to buy that lens.
0:42. Before and after getting out of the pool.
I'm sorry. That was a terrible joke. Well anyway, how about a Sony E mount 50mm f1.8 vs the Sigma EF 50-100 hsm art lens?
louman-eightyfour a lot of people seem to ask for comparisons of primes to zooms- will you help me understand why? I feel like they're for different things, I use mine for different things at least. I recently picked up the 50-100 and it's wonderful. But 3.3lbs and huge. Any 50mm prime will be way smaller, and that's one of the great things about them, in my opinion.
Have you compared this sigma to the Sony kit lens already??
Lol no, but that wont be very exciting. The sigma is MUCH sharper and faster.
TechnologyMafia I’ll take your word for it :)
the sigma 30mm f1.4 is my favorite lens and I have the 35mm Sony. .
Both are great. Sigma 30mm F1.4 was rated THE SHARPEST e-mount lens available a while ago.
What lens was used to film this video?
Hi, I own Sony a6000 and planning to buy this sigma 18-35mm. Since the alpha mount to e-mount is 100 bug less than EF mount to e-mount, should I go with alpha to e ? Is there any disadvantages it has over with ef to e mount ?
Depends on what A to E mount you buy. I think the MC-11 is a better adapter overall.
I know you did the Sigma 30mm, but can you do a comparison with the 30mm F1.4 Art DC HSM vs the Sony 35mm F1.8?
I have done it. check out my older videos!
Pls make a review & comparasion Sony E 55-210mm OSS .. thx :)
Hello. Can you please make a video of sigma 18-35mm with mc11 vs sony 16-55 2.8?
How do you get your hands on the amount of lens you have? Do you rent or buy and why?
I buy them all. I cycle through a collection in a month or two. I will keep some lenses, and sell the ones I dont love. As for why, it's a fun hobby and it allows me to develop photography skills.
That's great, i'm weighing up between renting and buying lenses and cameras and the cost of renting is around 1/3 of buying outright so it really doesn't make sense when you can buy and sell it back
hey . I want to buy the 35mm Sony lense for my a6000 but I am thinking of the stabilisations lack. what is your view about that ?
Stabilizations lack? The 35mm sony has stabilization, so it works great for video. The Sigma 18-35mm has no stabilization.
Hi from Brazil! I have just bought a 35mm 1.8 and notice that when changing aperture size, the lens makes some noise. It's not loud but as it's my first prime lens, I don't know if this is normal. Is it normal? Thanks for your videos and user's interactions, I am learning a lot with both.
It’s normal
What is your preferred Lens or lenses for video?
Hi, did you shoot tripod or freehand?
he used a tripod and OSS off :)
I have the Sigma 18-35 1.8 A mount and use a Sony LAEA3 adapter.....I had the Sigma 18-35 1.8 Cannon mount with the SIgma MC11. I am using the Sony A6500.
Here is what I found......
As this video shows, focus with the Canon mount and the MC11 is not up to accurate and fast focus. It is good...don't get me wrong.....but after selling the Canon mount and the MC-11......and buying a Sigma 18-35 Sony A mount lens and the LAEA3, things got way better.
The combination of the LAEA3 and the SIgma 18-35 Sony A mount lens, really turns up the focus capability. Much faster and more accurate.
I will be buying soon the Metabones Sony A mount to E mount Speedbooster Ultra. I hear good things about that adapter and the Sigma A mount version of the 18-35.
I love my LAEA3 and my LAEA4 Sony adapters.....the 4 is great for using the old Minolta autofocus lenses. But from some of the reports I have been reading, the Metabones A to E Speedbooster really turns up the image quality and the abilities of this lens to perform.
Steve smith wow man thank you for this detailed input. I have the sigma for a mount and I'm considering exchanging for the sigma to canon and using an mc-11 adapter (it seems like a lot of people do this). What are the benefits of the mc-11 vs the other adapters for video and photography?
Could you compare Sony lenses with similar parameters SAL vs. SEL? It seems, SAL is much cheaper, e.g. SAL 35mm 1.8 costs $160, while SEL 35F1.8 costs about $450. Does it make sense to buy SAL lenses + original Sony adapter?
Andriy Biloshapko I reviewed what is the best all-around Sony A mount, the 16-50 F/2.8. The lens is great, the adapter isn't- especially in video mode where it limits you to f/3.5 or slower.
If you have a A6300 or 6500, then you can use the LA-EA3 adapter which doesn't have that aperture limitation. Works great for me on the A6500 (where the IBIS also helps). Though it doesn't support the more advanced AF-features, and AF in video seems to only use CDAF :(
Some testing shows it to be about as sharp as some of my best primes (Sigma 30mm 1.4, Samyang 12mm), at least in the center, however the edges are not as good as the best primes
But would like to see you give a good SAL 16-50 another chance with a LA-EA3, against the native e-mount zooms, and maybe the Sigma 18-35.
at the end end of the day... Which one do you prefer?
Will you get the a6500? I think the IBIS and TouchScreen to focus might be quite convenient.
Not until the prices drop to the $800 level. That will be after the A6700 comes out :)
TechnologyMafia when do you expect the a6700? Also, the a6500 barely made the a6000 and a6300 prices drop. :(
Excellent comparison! Do you have any used lens to sale for Sony E-Mount?
No, not at the moment.
I'm confused between the SEL35f18 and the Sigma 30mm f2.8 DN......can you help...??
Karthik R The Sony is better. The Sigma 30mm f/2.8 is an old lens that was replaced with the 30mm f/1.4, which is great. I compared those two a while ago.
TechnologyMafia thanks for the response, love your work...keep it up...!!
The sigma is the best lens hands down
I promised myself never to buy the 18-35mm monster lens, so why am I even watching this video? haha
plse do areview of viltrox speed booster adapter for sony e mount
Thanks ))
Hmmm how about make a video if it's smart to adapt into A mount lenses along with LA-EA3. Didn't you have that adapter before?
I had the LA-EA4, and I was disappointed.
Oh ok, now that you have the a6300, I think the LA-EA3 would be great for it because it uses the body's AF system.
Do not forget about chromatic aberrations on Sony 35 1.8 @ 1.8
They arent too terrible though. I usually shoot it at F2 or F2.2.
TechnologyMafia I shoot in small room. Even 1.4 is not enough on crop sensor k
18-105 g lens vs sigma 18-35 ?
sony 35mm f/1.8 VS samyang 35mm f/2.8
The most use that 'dancedance revolution' game has seen in years.
Haha. My wife is a DDR pro.
Hey man, whats ur audio setup???
It should be in the video description. Zoom H1 plus cheap lav mic.
Price of sigma ??
I sold my Sigma 18-35 mm. I cannot emphasize enough that it wasn't a "sharpness" issue at all. Period. It's SHARP, SHARP, SHARP! I sent it back to Sigma because the focusing wasn't functioning. They returned it quickly but the focusing was only improved, but not really fixed, per se. I was using it on a Canon 80D, which I also sold; the Canon's "out-of-the-camera" images were just unacceptable, in my opinion; color, exposure, were a big disappointment. Imaging required continuous use of menus to "get it right," and I just got tired of using it. When it was right, it worked very well. BUT (big but) out of the box, my new Sony A6000 did so much better. I use the kit lens, the Sony 35mm f1.8 fixed-focus and my favorite, 18-105mm f4. (I shoot on "i-green" mode) I'm an older shooter, and I still remember my 35mm film days with fondness, but I would never go back. This Sony A6000 is THAT GOOD! (image quality reminds me of the quality of a friend's images he gets out of his Canon5D Mk.III- no foolin') For a crop-sensor camera, it's GOOD.
Love the videos. You're one of the few Sony guys out there.
Awesome comment - I have heard similar stories from others. The calibration tool with the SIgma lens mount is pretty limited, and I understand how frustrating it must be to keep sending the lens to Sigma. Although if I am honest, I trust Sigma way more than Sony product support, which is embarrassingly terrible.
For my purchases of tech items I always read the "negative comments," where someone had noted a very bad experience w/Sony service. Therefore, I went to Best Buy instead of mail order/online @ B&H in NY. BestBuy's price was $599.00 for camera w/Kit lens, 16-50mm. I had to pay tax of about $50. And as a precaution, I bought Best Buy's warrantee. My additional Sony lenses I've gotten at Best Buy, also. I still want a full-frame camera, but honestly, when I magnify images on iPhoto, the Sony's are pretty close to FF 5D MkIII.
With the release of Canon's 6D Mk.II, I expect to see a precipitous drop in 6D MkI prices. It's getting cheaper. Originally it was $2099/camera body only; now its $1300/body, and that wonderful 24-105mm "L" lens is down to $6-700, from over $1100. Thanks for the vids. Could you do one that covers the "over-heat" problem on the A63-6500's?
What You mean: Sony 35mm 1.8 „fixed focus”?
Sorry for the necro bumb but... Sony's costumer support is so bad that you cant even mention it when posting a review of an item to sony's website. Support is a big part in choosing what to get, if you cant add that and do an unbiased review, what good is a review site to begin with?
do a comparison - Sony35 1.8 v Sigma 30 1.4
Shubham Kundu Check out my videos- I did this comparison a while ago.
I already viewed , awesome😅
does the Sony 35mm make a sound when zoom or auto focus? and the link for the Sigma 18-35 it says style Sony does that mean i dont need an adapter to go with my sony a6000?
No it is for A mount bodies. He mentioned it at around 12:00
No prime lens makes zoom sounds, lol.
I have the Sony 35mm f1.8, and the focus is completely silent. And fast. And sharp. It is a beautiful lens, and deceivingly sharp.
What body are you using? Sony a6xxx with sigma mc-11 adapter?
Love your reviews....but the Sigma was way way sharper in the picture of your wife.
I want him to read me a bedtime story
for canon to sony emount
Rokinon 12mm vs Sony 35mm.
Kit lenses seem to get a bad rep. Based on your reviews, the best i've seen with side by side images, the kit lens does very well, especially for the hobbyist, not pro shooter. For example you conclude the kit lens was good and "not blown out of the water" in your "Sony 16-50mm Kit vs 16-70mm Zeiss Comparison." I feel like for a lot of people, a rank novice like me, i'd be just spending money for no reason buying some of these lenses. even the video "Zeiss 16-70mm vs Sony 18-105 G Lens" you say you "though the Zeiss would be the clear winner it wasn't." Not sure that sony is considered a "kit lens" but point is some of these Sony lenses seem to get a bad rap especially the kit lenses. As a novice, watching your reviews though, often the fancy name lenses don't seem to offer much more for the added price.
Absolutely agree with your comment. I think a lot of it is marketing trying to get people to buy expensive photography gear so that their pictures look better, when in reality it is better to practice with your existing gear anyway. A lot of it, frankly, is "pro photographers" pushing expensive gear with false justifications. Very few reviewers are honest enough to tell you that zeiss zoom lenses arent worth it.
Too bad this lens is monstrous, it would be such a killer hiking zoom.
sigma 16 vs 18-35 :) sigma shoot out
hi ever tried the sigma 18-35 on a6000? can you able to hold it on the body without flexing from the flange? or it should be held at the lens
Yes, I tried it. It works fine, the flange does not flex, although it is a heavy lens.
hahaha - funny intro
You comparing green with rainbow. It's ridiculousness
Indeed.
please give away sony 35 f1.8 lens to me... i loved ur videos :)
hi
Hi again!
The value for money :/ wow