The Best Sigma Art Lens (24mm vs 35mm vs 18-35mm vs 24-35mm)
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 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!
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
Gerald, I love your in depth reviews. I've been looking over these exact lenses to use with my Canon 80D for a CZcams 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.
LOVE these videos! The most in depth reviews around. Great stuff per usual Gerald, thank you.
Thanks, Paul! 😃🙏
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?
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!
Great review! Been eyeing these lenses for a while, and appreciate the additional input. Thank you!
Thanks, Carl! Cheers.
Great to see the comparisons in one place!
Thanks a lot Gerald, very informative, clear and thorough. Well done!
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
Greatest content for comparing 18-35 to other compartive lenses. Great job!
Thanks, Carlo!
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!
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 CZcams. Everyone else is annoying AF. Thanks for all the amazing comparison videos!
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. 😃🙏
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.
I really appreciate the Lost in Translation intro :)
Also, another great video!
Thanks, Bryan! 😃🙏
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! :)
Extremely helpful! Need more of these ind of 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!
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.
Dude I love your videos man! You are the man. Thanks so much
Thanks, Steve! Appreciate it.
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
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.
This is quickly becoming my favorite CZcams 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)
Amazingly detailed video. Very helpful
Thank you very much! 😃🙏
This was extremely helpful!
Thank you! Very helpful indeed! 👌🏻
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.
I am excited for this video!!
Great review, thanks.
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!
Awesome, balanced video as usual. :) What would you recommend between the Sigma 35mm f1.4 and Sony 35mm f1.8 for photography?
Awesome description! Makes me a happy 18-35 owner :)
Very interesting! I love my 24mm 1.4 art but kinda wish i would have gone telephoto for the versatility. Great review as always!
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!
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❤.
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.
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!!!!
Great video Gerald!
What camera did you use for the video?
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 is the best overkill I have enjoyed. Thanks for doing my homework!
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! 😄
Thank you for investing your time and energy on the tests, review ans youtube video.
I think this covered every scenario 🤗
Thanks, yesterday I was asking my self these same questions.
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.
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!
This is an excellent video :)
now this is a very good comparison
great, keep going ❤
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.
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?
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.
Thanks man!
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!
THOUGHTS ON 20mm f1.4
Best intro on YT. He’s crazy
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.
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.
would you be able to hear the 24-35 focus sound with an on-camera shotgun?
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.
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?
Hi Gerald! what camera and lens are you using to film yourself in this video?
Best one for car photography?
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.
Which one would be best for portraits?
This settles it! I'm getting that *24-35mm*
Gerald, with the 18-35 and an MC-11 adapter will the A7siii let me shoot at full frame?
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.
Dude, thank you thank you thank you!
Do you know if the 18-35mm on the Pocket 6K or URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is parfocal?
i have a Canon R8. What sigma lens i can use with this camera for photos? Thanks.
this is 2024 and i just bought the sigma 24-35 for wedding photography, i hope i made a good choice because it arrives in two days
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.
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
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
Gerald nice video, can you make a test of speedboosters on full frame? I would enjoy seeing the results. Hugs
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?
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 =) !
You could write a book on the nerdier aspects of photography/videography and I think many of us would buy it.
I just bumped on your channel because of this video. And my first impression is, you kinda look like the one of the reviewer of the AppleInsider. Anyways, thanks for the review! Will go for the 24mm
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 😭
Do you know if I can get AFC in the Panasonic S1 if I pair the sigma 24-35 with the MC-21 adapter?
I have the 20mm and it’s my ace in the hole for Apsc!!
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!
Do you recommend 35mm f/2 on 90D?
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?
Wow perfect timing.. been thinking of getting a sigma 18-35
I just rented one for my z50 and its amazing.
Great review Gearld, I've the Sigma SD1M which is sigma's own APSC last Digital SLR before moving on to the live view sd quattro's. The 10 year old SD1M with Foveon true colour sensor requires a lot of light plus low ISOs ideally below 400 before it losses out to noise over standard Bayer sensors which have far better low light performance. I already have the 18-35mm art and I like it a lot, in my mind I was thinking the primes should be better 1st because of the 1.4 vs 1.8 aperture and as a general primes are sharper in the normal lens world, however you have convinced me that's not the case so I going to save my money rather than buying prime lens and instead put the £600 I was considering spending on a sigma 35mm 1.4 prime as it is clearly a poorer quality lens when compared to the 18-35 Art, thanks to your a honest accurate review I now plan on buying a new camera instead, the Sigma SD Quattro H camera body for about £1200 with it higher resolution slightly larger than APSC sensor than my current SD1M, this will benefit me a lot more than the dated 35mm prime which was the first art LENS that sigma produced, it looks like sigma has progressed quite a bit since then. Your review was great BTW I'm getting a little slower at taking in information, I find it difficult with a lot of numbers thrown at me so fast. Still you saved me wasting good money and I thank you for that. I've also learned its wrong to always assume primes are better, clearly not the case here, I can even see a much better contrast with the newer 18-35mm which I already have. BTW I only paid £450 from sigma's ebay outlet shop only last year it had now gone up in price as I think all sigma gear in UK. You have made me appreciate that I've made a good purchase I'll work on carrying a flashgun more instead of faster lens. Thank you again you have a new SUB
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.
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.
Is it true the 18-35 has a full-frame equivalent viewing angle of a 29mm-53mm lens?
Any information on how to change the mc11 adapter to allow it to be parafocal?
I bought a 16mm 1.4 when i bought the a6400 and end up always shooting in manual because it was constantly hunting. Every once in a while it would be ok, if I was far enough away... Then I got the 17-50 2.8 for my Canon, used it the 1st time this week & the same thing autofocus was hunting a lot... I mostly do video & from now on, I'm just gonna manual focus everything...
Will the18-35 on a blackmagic 6k camera with a super 35 sensor?
it would depend if you shot full frame or aps-c. if aps-c it's easily the 18-35 if full from it 24-35
Yeah!!! I love this lens and I done even own it yet.