with knowledge and understanding, poison is nullified.

if i really want, by now also donno how many L already.

most people poisoned by bokeh la but look at the best photos in the world, they're not bokefied photos.

talk to the pros, you'll see that they find bokeh is like an "Easy way out" on things. no challenge wan, take photo background blur. imaging couple pay you to snap photo in Paris, you want to f1.2 all the way blur out all the background ah?

try going for competition or stock photo - you're never penalized for the lack of bokeh creaminess, unless it's distracting. but you often get penalized, or even considered fail when there's not enough detail or lack of DOF.

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Added on November 30, 2010, 1:53 pmnope.

both didnt have BG, I think it would have been better with a BG on. I think the 24-105mm felt better on it than the heavyweight 24-70mm but I guess its something you've got to get used to because the owners seem comfortable with them

what prime lens would you guys recomend for my 550d? i already have a 50mm 1.8, i want sumthin around 30mm with f/1.4

Now that you mentioned it.. I was shooting my collegue with Eiffel tower (the hourly bling thing) in the background at night. Her comment was like "WTF is that bunch of round balls behind her?"

I think w/o BG.. the 550D balances the best with lens weight (not too long ones la) around 400-500grams.

Luxury approach --> 35L
Kiasu approach --> Siggy 30mm
Average joe approach --> 28mm f/1.8/ 25mm f/2

Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 is priced similar to Siggy 30mm f/1.4 or maybe more expensive than Siggy...

U already stated your choice.......

My friend commented on Christmas tree bokeh: "Why did you photoshop the Christmas tree with the colored round balls?"

Moral of the story: Bokeh-ness may not work all the time

tamron or tokina doesnt have 30mm f/1.4 do they? i just dont know which brand to get. is there only sigma?

There are some sigma 30 f/1.4 owners here, i'm sure they can tell you how wonderful that glass is

why not get sumthin around 30mm with f/1.4 then... I think th Sigma one would be a good choice or if your uncertain, look into different primes (just to compare, maybe you would like this focal length too), the 85mm f1.4 / f1.8 ones seem nice

all this lense talk makes me wanna buy a UWA

your question answered edi by the owner of sigma 30mm 1.4..




This post has been edited by ComradeZ: Nov 30 2010, 03:07 PM

buy buy buy! no problem if you starve later, atleast you'll be happy with UWA

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Added on November 30, 2010, 3:22 pmSigma 30mm f/1.4 or if cash isnt an issue Canon 24mm f/1.4L would be nice

This post has been edited by waggygee: Nov 30 2010, 03:22 PM

but cheapest UWA more than 1k and i dont touch my baby nowadays, although in 3 days time i will cause im going SG for 6 days

if you cant afford UWA, there is a budget alternative, stitch several pics together then PS to add some distortion

UWA poison

i've heard some people say the the siggy at f/1.4 is not sharp =s if that so. i will have to push it up to f/1.8 then it would be pointless to get f/1.4 that canot function

The Siggy main issue (others are liveable) is that there's a high chance of front/back focussing so shooting charts are critical before paying.

Other than that... my 2 cent comparing with the 50mm f1.8 (since u got that as well)

- Focus muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh faster, waaaaaaaaaaaay less hunt at low light
- No Transformer sound
- Center sharpness wide open similiar to f/2.2 of the 50mm.
- More prone to purple fringing compared to 50mm f1.8

These are just some shots @f/1.4.










This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Nov 30 2010, 04:09 PM

I've never seen a better example of poisoning...

Siggy f/1.4 is Canon EF 50mm f/1.4?