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I know you did this a LONG time but I have to let you know how valuable these videos are. I love when you (plural) spitball and just chat about the gamut of aspects and let the conversation just unfold naturally. Thank you for your magnificence!

The guy in the backseat shooting was working so hard,he deserves credit :],great video ,good team good clear info, thankyou .

Did you forget the blonde Chelsea on the trip back.

thank you for demonstrating us that professional equipment not necessarily have to end up in professional results.

Is a $950 lens slightly better than a $120 lens... yes. I just saved you over 18 minutes.

The 50mm 1.4 was the first non kit I bought. It's funny when you zoom in the Sigmas bokeh is better but when you zoomed out you could not really tell the difference between the two images. So $300ish vs $1000ish, my first reaction was Sigma no thanks, and after this video I feel the same.

What happened to the model on the drive back? In the trunk or buried back there?

16:50 The home alone moment where they realise they left their model at the shoot. :)

I love your methodology of real world and lab results. It's the exact info people like us need to make decisions on gear. I can't even use these lens but it was still very informative. Thanks for your great videos!

This video helped me settle on which lens I want/need, and now I'm watching it again with my girlfriend, because she is considering getting her own nifty fifty (we don't live together so we can't share most of the time). This video is also helpful for showing how to behave around models, and how to make them perform better. Thanks, Northrups!

Awesome location, beautiful model, and great review. I had a great time with you guys last week. Oh and by the way, I'm officially a stunner!

I’m just now getting around to watching this one because I am researching 50mm lenses. Got a weird vibe. Tony was a champ, but there was some tense chemistry coming from Chelsea Northrop. I think model Chelsea sensed it too. At first I thought she wasn’t at all photogenic, but when Tony got behind the camera she came alive.

Well done, this feels like we're tagging along in person on one of your shoots - thanks for the outing.

You should probably Micro Adjust the 24-105mm because my copy is Tack Sharp.

Tony & Chelsea, ultra professional as always. It's always a joy to watch you shoot.

Who the hell has fake sheep?!

I appreciate this video, great one as usual but I don't agree with what u said at 10:36 The Canon 24-105mm F4 is a very sharp lens, I use both prime and zoom lenses, and this lens do a great job even for makeup portraits at studio. And by the way on this pic the focus was on the side of her hair not her eyes :)

15:41 Yep, I tried to shoot a concert manually focusing with a 50mm F1.8. Out of 500 photos, 50 were in focus and only about 10 were somewhat good.

Nice job on the 1440 and 4k options for the video. Mmmmm, delicious pixels.

Cool video I like the fact that your trunk has illuminated or glow-in-the-dark emergency release...

Great job guys, on the whole production of this one!

really smart how you fast forward the ending annotations... i actually wanted to click one when something caught my eye...

You two are so entertaining to watch! Love it, learning at the same time! Thanks guys.

I am reluctant to call my 24-105 L terrible, although I've heard people say it's worse than a kit lens as far as sharpness goes which I find hard to believe! Nice review, I really want this lens.

Great video, really enjoyed it and love this format, really interesting to see the process you go through and get a good range of examples of the lenses!

I just bought a 1 year old Canon 50 f1.4 from a local guy. I had watched this video before and, while I really would love the Sigma, I fell this Canon 1.4 is a lot of bang for the buck (I picked it up in excellent condition for $250). Maybe someday I'll get the Sigma, but for now I'm having a lot of fun with the Canon.

The first prime I invested in was the 1.8. Loved the shots (for a nubie) but the build quality was horrible. It fell apart at a friends wedding. I then went to the 1.4 and did not know until now why some parts of a subjects face were out of focus. Thanks! Last year I picked up the Canon EFS 17-55 f/2.8 and use it as my carry around lens. I've been extremely pleased with it. Two things: 1 - really love your ride, and 2 - Chelsea your right on with your Rob Base quote below :-).

Sorry, i am just a bit confused. The eye photo comparison shows Sigma for both photo, but in red they are both Canon. The first comparison between Canon & Sigma both in red, but the computer data shows both as being Sigma.

Thank you Tony, Chelsea and crew. I found this video very informative and helpful.

Tony is like Billy Bob Thornton in appearance. Or it's BB who looks like Tony.

Congratulations for the video. Your work really rocks! The model have a wonderful face, and the pictures reveal a special kind of the purity that exist in the Model! Congratulations! And God Bless you All !!

Great video. The review was excellent and it was great to see some of the video setup you guys use. Seems like Justin has one of the best jobs in the world.

Great location, lens, model, and people to work with.

Awesome video. Really liked the extra production on this one

KZfaqs 4K compression is terrible as soon as anything on screen moves. But it is good to see more 4K content becoming available.

I ordered the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART with all the outstanding reviews of it on KZfaq. Can't wait to use it during the Rose Parade in Pasadena Ca. Jan. 01, 2017. Been using the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 in the past a lot so this is gonna be more interesting.

This isn't really for the video,but still you gotta do some color grading...... Even more so that it's uploaded in 4K.

Awesome video, relevant information ten years later!

Tony & Chelsea, I'm a big fan of you from Asia. This is educated and this video makes me feel like being in a oversea trip with you for one day :D

One thing I like your video is that the price of tested gears is very up-to-date. Many videos just have the MSRP, which in most cases is useless.

I'm very much a prime user and owned the Canon 35mm 1.4 L, 50mm 1.2 L, and the the best lens Canon has the 135mm f/2 L but why the hate on zooms? The Canon 24-105 f/4 L is a tack sharp zoom lens at a great affordable price for full frame users. It is a jack of all trades and a master of none, but it does the job very well. In fact, when I was an employee of one of Canada's largest camera retailers, I tested the Canon and the Sigma 24-105 options side-by-side on a 1Dx and the results were extremely different. I love Sigma lenses, I won't hate on them, but I am just being honest. I think the Sigma 35mm 1.4 and 85mm 1.4 lenses are some of the best they have ever made. I just hate to see people that own the 24-105 f/4 L think that they can't take good images because it's "inferior". The best camera and lens are the ones you have with you.

BRB. Just bought a random glass lens from the dollar store. Gonna tape it on my Sony and compare results to a Zeiss. Keep checking for the 20 minute video explaining which is better and why!!!!

I once criticised your videos but lately, I really enjoy them. Thanks

I love the way this video went hope to see more in the future

Ok , just to say thanxs to you guys!! i keep an eye on you everytime i can and u always have something fresh and new to offer, not just the same boring test i always see in the internet, and u keep improving in editing and in audio too, and Chelsea is so... Chelsea. Keep up guys!!! Greetings from Andorra!!! *and u are totally right about the crop factor issue!! that's why professional cinema lenses are measured in T stops.

Point 1: most lenses, zoom and fixed, are just not tack sharp when wide open. Point 2: every lens needs to be calibrated to the body, assuming you have a high-end camera that allows for that feature. This is critical to getting the best results from your lens at any f-stop.

Great vid as usual, you should mention that the Sigma is not weather sealed. I love mine, but not taking it out in the rain.

Just discovered your channel, your voices... I do not know why but, are quite enjoyable to listen, and the effect of using music when you are talking at the end, inside the car. Is nice.

Did Tony smoke something, he seems a little silly in this one. I don't mind they are still great!

Hi, i am a penal lawyer with more than 15 years of litigation experience and Aldo a photography aficionado who just finished a forensic photography course, i have a Canon 550D and i'm trying to decide

I am using sigma 18-35mm 1.8 ART and this is the best lens I have ever had

Chelsea and Tony great video and model advise. The sigma looks amazing. You couldn't have asked for a better day to shoot with the overcast.

guess i shouldn't have traded in the kit lens for a 28-105 f4L... lol

I have this lens . Along with some cheaper lens . Hands down this lens is fantastic ! I also do very little color correcting with this lens .

I have and had all 3 of these lenses (sold the 1.8), still have the Canon and Sigma 1.4A, I even compared it to the Canon 1.2L which belongs to my cousin. The Sigma is the winner out of all 4.

I think Chelsea is a WAYYY better model, not just looks, she just can pop into model mode in an instant

Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video, I learned a TON from watching it! You answered many of my questions about primes vs zooms. Kudos for your digital photography book, too. I've learned a ton from it, as well.

I got the 1.8, and i dont like it. But as a rookie, it's pushes me to fight for great sharpness, and move around so i really experience the angles. I gonna need the 1.4 at some time tho. not the sigma. but gonna buy the 35mm art soon. Thanks for sharing the video.

try carl zeiss 24-70 on sony guys, just found it so damn sharp with a great bokeh/blury background.

I don't use 3rd party lenses,even if they were sharper. Iv'e had trouble with them in the past i only use the L lenses now.....in the past 13yrs iv'e never had a problem with them!

Wonderfull model, looks almost as Maria Sharapova.

Isn't this Sigma more of a competitor for the Canon 50mm f1.2L? That would be a more interesting comparison I think.

DigitalRev stated: the 1.4 is not really better than the 1.8 only in built quality but not in picture quality. And the half-stop (or two third?) is not worth the extra money. So I only would choose between the Canon 1.8 or the Sigma or Canon 1.2 which is a beautiful lens.

Did you do a Micro focus adjustment for each lens? I have the Canon 50mm f/1.8 and it was giving me slightly soft images, but I went into the Canon settings and changed the MFA and am now getting amazingly sharp images out of that little lens

you are great photographers and a perfect couple.

I know that it's completely off-topic, but I just hate the shutter shound of my 5D3... The 60D I've got just sounds so much better!

That canon 50 1.4 seems like the best bang for the buck. The hair light/kicker made a huge difference. There was good separation from the background as a result. Looks like chelsea caught a wiff of someone passing gas in the car at 17:05

Nice job on the vid production. If you weren't specifically doing a 50mm lens comparison, would you have gone with the 85mm or 135mm on the head shots?

I really liked this video! Lots of great tips and I like that you showed all the products you use.

Best Videos I have found - TY Tony Northrup!!

Love the 4K - this is sharp and brilliant on my NEC PA 271W

I'm becoming addicted to your videos. Great stuff!!

Like the ambient music while Chelsea's taking the pictures, what song is it?

Just got a used Canon 50mm f/1.4, based primarily on this review here. I need it for night photography, and I'm going to test it tomorrow evening! I can't wait! :-)

On the Len comparisons, you mixed up, is it the sigma lense that is SHARP or the camera,Lense /Camera

I see chelsey focusing and recomposing, doesn't that change the plane of focus? Or did I see it wrong?

Thanks for taking the time to do these awsome videos Tony!

with a extra $600+ I rather buy a canon 50mm 1.4 and take it on vacation instead of sitting at home taking pics of things in my house w/ the sigma -_- lol. ..

Good demonstration .... good advice ... entertaining as always. I am shopping for a 50mm prime at the moment, I expect to buy the mid priced Canon 1.4. Liked the fake sheep, which was a good link to the fake castle.

Thank you all. That for me means that I will save up and buy the Sigma 50 1.4. I know it's not cheap but I plan to have these lenses for the rest of my life so to me it is worth going for the best.

Posting here since I value Tony's tests and expertise, so I apologize if this is in the wrong section. I bought both the 50mm and 35mm Sigma Art Lenses over the recent winter based on all the hype and to save a few bucks over the Canon 50mm 1.2 and 35mm 1.4 ii that my wife/primary shooter uses. (we have many conflicting gigs and fight over lenses). I really want to figure these things out, got the docking station, even returned the 50mm Art for another copy, but continue to prefer the Canon Lenses. My issues are mainly at 1.4-2.0 Apertures in low light/indoor from focusing to sharpness, especially when needing to crop and bring back brightness in post. Anyone have suggestions, input or some specific tests to run. I've been through the trouble shooting procedures and calibration tests from SDP and Grangers videos after using Sigma's resources. Surely I'm doing something wrong? Most shots were on my 5DSR.

thank you guys for the review, I work a lot with High school seniors and I do a lot of sports, I have a 24-70 -70 - 200 85 1.8 17-35 I have been using the 85 for basketball games but I am really thinking of going to the 50 1.4 for in close stuff. I will let you know how that turns out

Good pictures, although sharpness and background blur is not the only thing that make a good picture

Thank you for this effort to make this video material seen by more than once.

Photographer Chelsea should be the model.

50 f 1.8 can deliver something nice from time to time, mostly at 2.8. All true about it, esc. about focusing nightmare. I can go round that rather well, btw. but it a pain when i happens. esc. in public. I can wait to upgrade.. Nice videos..

Sigma is a great brand of lenses. But for film, you need ND filters. I couldn't use the 18-35 recently Xeen is next step up I think.

looks great! Nice review. If I were you, I'd have her in the center of the ark in the beginning of the shoot and shoot at around 100mm to get part of the entire arc and her in the center. her blond long hair and the combo with the grey arc and green BG would be a great model shot. rest the face and have the hand holding the end of the hair or something like that. I'm not a model photographer, I'm a DP but having her in the center and completely separated from everything seems like a good 1 shot to me. all the angles are ehh. Just think about the area and make that one shot count.

Silly question time. Though I started out with a Minolta fully manual in the late 70's, I have forgotten a great deal of the details. Is there a happy medium 'Optimus Prime?' made by Sigma that has a better depth of field, or do they only make high end, as in high dollar equipment?

"EF 50 1.4 USM is a very sharp lens" Are you serious ? Otherwise, really great video, thank you.

Great video. What is strange though is my 24-105 f4 is pretty sharp. Not amazingly sharp but no one is going to look at the photos and think the focus didn't catch. Must have gotten a defect. Actually sharper than a few of my friends' same lens that they ask to borrow mine instead of using theirs. I always thought, "Why are people crapping on the 24-105?" and thought my friends are the ones with the defects.

This should have been a comparison against the 50/1.2 and 50/1.4. The lens want meant to compete against the Otus, 50/1.2, and Nikon 58/1.4. Just bc it's an f1.4, doesn't mean they're in the same class.

around 13:10 the problem with these shots is that either you can expose the subject or the background, how can you find a way to get best exposure for both???

I would buy a canon 85mm prime and a canon 35mm IS prime. Its the same price as the sigma. But you have more range and the sharpness is the same on those lenses.

Tony Northrup I own a Canon 600D/T3i with the 18-55mm+50mm /f1.8. I consider to buy the Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 OS to have a better walkaround lens because the kit lens sucks or I will save some money and get a Canon 70-200mm f/4L. I don't know if the Sigma is actually worth it compared to the Canon L.

I'm having trouble understanding why you test these fast primes at apertures such as f/8 or f/9 or anything other than f/1.4 or f/1.8 ?!

great editing in this video . great info as well . thanks ( :

Hi, i am a penal lawyer with more than 15 years of litigation experience who also just finished a forensic photography course. I have a Canon 550D and i can't decide if i should buy a Sigma 30mm or 35mm f/1.4 in order to be able to capture natural looking (close to 50mm on a full frame) pictures of crime scenes even un low light conditions, so i wanted to ask which one would you recomend.

DEAR LORD!!!! Connecticut is beautiful... I hope they hire me for a job up there soon.