Sigma 24-35mm F2.0 Art DG HSM Lens for Canon

Let me start off by saying, virtually every Sigma ART lens that I’ve owned over the last 10 years, has had excellent build quality, and this one is no exception. The 24-35 has arguably one of the smoothest zoom rings that I’ve ever tested (albeit the range is very limited). The focus ring is just like every other Sigma ART series lens, relatively smooth but tightly assembled (a positive). The image quality is great, and the video AF is smooth with the right settings. I’m using this on an R5, and have no issues. I did notice a weird wobble when digital IS was turned on. I have yet to check the firmware version, but will do so once I receive the Sigma dock. Overall, this is a fantastic value even at the full $1k retail price. You essentially have three well built, and optically great prime lenses all in one. It is hefty at almost 1 kilogram and is just as long as my Canon RF 70-200 2.8 L IS when you consider the EF-RF adapter. The zoom range is limited but I typically don’t shoot wider than 24mm and if I need more reach on the long end, I use crop mode to get me to 56mm. Overall, I’m super happy with the results in both photo and video. This is truly a forgotten gem in the EF mount space.

Came on time and new. All I can ask for

This is a five star lens IMHO so far. I purchased the Nikon version. I just received it last week and already took some pictures on my Nikon D700 and still waiting to test it on my D810, which i'm sure will really knock my socks off (it already has)!. I attached a few photos I took, some at F11 stopped down of the city, and a few wide open, all on my D700. Many more will be posted over time, please see the comments section for a link to my album of Sigma 24-35 photos. They were edited to my liking using Lightroom / Photoshop, nothing of which an amateur couldn't accomplish in less than five minutes.It is a heavy lens but not too heavy. If you have a 24-70 with stabilization, or 24-120 -ish, it's about that size and weight. About the same size and weight of the Sigma 24-105 f/4 Art (which I own too). I bought this lens just because I wanted those focal lengths in a prime for landscapes, street, concerts, environmental, weddings, events, and general messing around. I wanted nice Bokeh and a little more wide open than what a standard zoom would give me. Hoping it may make a good astro-photography lens, but I found one review I found claims it is ... but has a lot of coma (star streaks) in the pictures. I will have to try it sometime and get back to that comment once I'm out of the city at some point (I have to drive at least two hours). Not that is my main objective or even my fifth objective with this lens ...Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but the guy who voted two stars because of zoom rotation, come on! It's not like there's much zoom anyway! Another commented on bokeh and saying it was "Zeiss Like" which I agree isn't far from the truth. Granted it isn't the 35mm 1.4 Art or 24mm 1.4, but for the price and performance I don't think it can be beat if it fits what you're looking for. Also I would keep an eye on the price. I just happen to be looking seriously and was hesitant of pulling the trigger on another $999 lens. A day or two later there was a flash sale for $799 new for one day and that sealed the deal. Now that I have it though I would say it is definitely worth the grand. It's icing on the cake if you can wait and find it cheaper ...There is no weather sealing on the lens. There is also no stabilization. Not that it needs any stabilization, which would make it unbearable and unnecessary at these focal lengths and highest possible F-Stop ...My practice shots have been spot on without any micro adjusting needed on my D700. I just unpacked it from the box and popped in on the camera where it has stayed. It comes in a decent nylon case.Landscape, Weddings, events, kids, street, general photography ... the sharpness, bokeh, and distortion (lack of), fast auto-focusing, physical build, one-of-a-kind zoom (F/2) .. I don't think it's possible to go wrong. I highly recommend it.

I'll start by saying that I am a professional portrait photographer. This is my only job, and I rely on the reliability of my equipment in order to provide for myself. This lens caused me so so so much grief. I purchased it after falling in love with the 50mm Art. Which is the sharpest lens I have ever shot. I brought this with me to photograph a wedding and 100% of the shots taken at a distance greater than 4 meters were out of focus. The lens didn't front focus, or back focus, but simply nothing in the photo was sharp. I tried to manually adjust the lens myself using the sigma dock, and I basically waisted 4 hours of my life trouble shooting. Because I purchased the lens and then didn't photograph the wedding for a few weeks, when I noticed the problem, the lens was already past amazon's return policy date. I called them directly and tried to explain everything that was happening, which was hard to explain to a "non camera person" in the first place. It was escalated and the supervisor approved my return even though it was past the date, but I found out only after I had shipped the item that it is subject to up to 20% restocking fee, based on what their return department states. I feel as if I waisted a ton of time and money with this failed investment, and even lost a handful of professional wedding portraits that I was really banking on. I hope that the copy I got was a dud, and that this doesn't happen to you, but I will certainly not be repurchasing this "zoom prime" lens and will try the 24mm prime instead. I will go as far as to say that this was the worst piece of equipment I have purchase thus far in my photo career. To take a photograph at f/11 and to have zero things be in focus is honestly mind-blowing.