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| Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras | 
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| Brand: Sigma
Category: Photography
List Price: $489.00
Buy New: $409.00
You Save: $80.00 (16%)
New (9) from $409.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 30
Minimum Focal Length: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5.4 x 4.9
MPN: B0007U0H06
Model: B0007U0H06
UPC: 085126300555
EAN: 0085126300555
ASIN: B0007U0H06
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| Customer Reviews:
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 no flash allowed lens October 7, 2008
Wanted a lens for low light no flash situations.Went to northern Europe and took 1250 pics with this lens & Nikon d40. All the museums and cathedrals are NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY. Only had 4 out of focus,the rest were clear vivid & sharp as a tack. Did not experience any of the front or rear focus issues that were posted. The f 1.4 did its work and work it did. No problem autofocusing in low light. So if you have a d40 d40x or d60 this is the lens.Build quality is excellent.Makes a great package with the d40.
Great Lens September 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was a little nervous about getting this lens cause I read a few reviews saying quite a few had forward focus issues. But I have a Nikon D300 with auto-focus fine tuning so I bought it. I tested it right away with a focus chart and it was 100% spot on. Mine is also very fast to focus and usually nails the focus first time. There were a few times, even in good lighting that I had to release the shutter and try again, but about the same as my other lenses except my Nikor 18-200mm, man that thing alway nails the focus on first shot. Anyway, colors look true to life and well balanced. Only slight barrel distortion, pretty much undetectable in most pics.
I gave it a rating of 4 cause there are sharper lenses available. But for this price range and these specs I'd say that it competes well. It feels solid and has a sexy finish (yes I think some lenses look sexy). My Nikor 50mm f/1.4 is a lot smaller and cheesier looking. This lens has a full body feel to it. I have had a larger than normal share of blown highlights, But I expected that from reading other reviews. In P mode I usually just stay 2/3 stops under to avoid this.
Uhmm, guess that about covers everything. I have high expectations of lenses if that helps. I like to see a clean image with crisp lines even when zoomed in at 100% (shooting RAW)
I would buy it again if I broke or lost this one.
I really like this lens September 5, 2008
I really like this lens. I own a d60. It's fast, sharp, and i think fits/balances well with the d60 body. I don't have the front focus problems that so many mention. From what i gather, it seems that all the front focus problems are noticed with the D200 and D300. not sure if that is because of something to do with the sensors of those cameras or what. I'm no professional so take that with a grain of salt. Or maybe us d40 and d60 owners are not as exact in our skills as the d200 and d300 owners and i just don't recognized the flaws of this lens.
Anyway, i've take about a thousand photos on walkabouts so far and the colors look great, the images sharp. This lens has not been off the camera at all since then.
Good luck!
 Inconsistent sharpness makes lens unreliable September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this lens because of all the glowing reviews on here, so I was excited to try this thing out on my D300. At first glance and while viewing the images in camera, they look fantastic, but only after they're uploaded to the computer is when you can find the flaws of this lens. Viewed at 100% it's clearly noticeable that the sharpness consistency of this lens is mediocre at best. As noted many times before here, there's a serious front focus problem and only about 50% of the images I shot were in focus and sharp while in autofocus. As a professional shooter I can't afford to have only half of my images to be in focus, so after trying it out a couple times I had to return it to Amazon.
It's unfortunate that the only Nikon equivalent to this lens (the legendary 28mm f/1.4) ebays for over $4000 sometimes, so I really wanted to like the Sigma, but I have since bought the Nikon 35mm f/2 as the replacement and it's as sharp and reliable as a Nikon lens should be. Even though it's not as fast and wide as the Sigma it's still a better made lens and can be used with more assurance of consistent results.
100% Better Than D50 Packaged Lens August 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this Sigma 30mm lens for low light/indoor-No Flash, and general use photography.
It seems, thus far, to deliver in every respect. I can't complain at all.
Perhaps others have experienced quality control issues with this lens, but I haven't. My sample auto focuses accurately as far as I can tell. I made sure I purchased direct from Amazon. My pics are sharp and highly contrasted. This lens kicks butt on the Nikon packaged lens (18-55mm).
I've taken about 450 photos so far - Indoor and out, in many different lighting situations, and even at times with the built in flash firing, and I can honestly highly recommend this lens.
I have several other lenses, all nikon "D" type, and although they are very good, this lens is just "BETTER".
On the negative side, you are limited to the equivalent of a 50mm focal length in the 35mm film camera format - No Zoom - But for indoors, and low light, and relatively close distance people shots, this lens rocks - believe me.
I did a lot of research before I bought this one, and it paid off. If you're sitting on the fence with this one like I was, and you want the performance this offers for the same reasons I purchased it for, wait no more - buy it ......
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