Yeah the full frame / resolution is certainly demanding on the lenses. I forgot - didn't you have that 50mm prime or were you just talking about possibly getting that? I bet that would make for some really sharp images. I'm thinking of getting the USM version... mainly for it's 1.4 aperture.. I've been really into shallow dof lately. Mmmm... :)
That Tokina does look pretty decent. I have somewhat of the same feelings about Tokina and Tamron that you do about Sigma, but just because the few lenses I've been exposed to by them were pretty cruddy. I think they all make lenses ranging from crappy to great. Even Canon.
I think it depends on the specific lenses really though. Some companies have really gotten some lenses perfected while some of their others even in the same price range just don't hold up. I've got two sigmas (the 17-35 and the 105mm 2.8 Macro - both EX series) and they've both been great to me. As I've said before, the 17-35mm is not the sharpest but I've gotten many great shots with it regardless. The 105mm is SUPER sharp. It's a great lens (except the autofocus mechanism is a joke and mostly useless. Haha)
Don't be afraid of the cleaning!!! Just get the Eclipse fluid and the Type 3 Sensor Swabs. It used to be a lot scarier when people had to craft their own devices for this but with these things it's really easy and quick. I have been using them for quite a while and have not had any problems.
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Date: 2006-03-16 08:27 pm (UTC)That Tokina does look pretty decent. I have somewhat of the same feelings about Tokina and Tamron that you do about Sigma, but just because the few lenses I've been exposed to by them were pretty cruddy. I think they all make lenses ranging from crappy to great. Even Canon.
I think it depends on the specific lenses really though. Some companies have really gotten some lenses perfected while some of their others even in the same price range just don't hold up. I've got two sigmas (the 17-35 and the 105mm 2.8 Macro - both EX series) and they've both been great to me. As I've said before, the 17-35mm is not the sharpest but I've gotten many great shots with it regardless. The 105mm is SUPER sharp. It's a great lens (except the autofocus mechanism is a joke and mostly useless. Haha)
Don't be afraid of the cleaning!!! Just get the Eclipse fluid and the Type 3 Sensor Swabs. It used to be a lot scarier when people had to craft their own devices for this but with these things it's really easy and quick. I have been using them for quite a while and have not had any problems.