The F/1.4 50mm SIGMA lens continues to be a bundle of pure joy. I still wouldn’t say I’ve entirely mastered its use, as I find myself having to take more exposures with it than I normally would to get good results, but the results I do get are often stunning. Take a look at some of my most recent shots.
Ah, escarole and bean soup. I love the way you can control the depth of field by adjusting the aperature far more creatively than with the kit lens.
The only thing I did different on this one was adjust the F stop. Totally different effect on the picture.
Even one of our pedestrian Chinese stir-frys looks quite exciting through the new SIGMA F/1.4
I really like this particular wok shot.
Tasty results.
The tower of Barbecue Ribs. Full sunlight, ISO 100, F/5, at 1/500th of a second.
Mmmmm. Meat.
Oh boy, if it weren’t so hot, I’d just dive right into that escarole soup.
There’s nothing like a love affair with a new lens, is there? My 50mm lives on my camera and only comes off when I swap it out for my new 35mm prime. The clarity can’t be beat, especially for the price.
Very nice! The photography is beautiful. A new lens is always a lot of fun, but in this case I think it’s more the photographer mastering his tools. Nice job, Jason.
My 17-55mm f/2.8 lives on my camera. The versatility is wonderful but it’s a little heavy. I might have to dig out my lightweight 50mm again.
Chad
Holy rack o’ ribs, Batman. That IS good food porn.
Gah… So. Beautiful!
Why do you have to go and raise the bar in the midst of a recession? Now I’m going to have to buy a new camera…
Excellent food porn. Fantastic photographs and you made me to buy new lens….my sony seems to be outdated.
thanks for hot food!
hm….now I’m going to have to seriously reconsider getting a new camera for my birthday.
I loved my Nikon 50mm f1,4 on my Nikon D80, it was almost permanently affixed. Unfortunately when I stepped up to the D300 the larger sensor size caused the focal point to be much further than with the D80 and the 50mm became useless for food blogging. What I was really after was a prime lens with macro capabilities but I have not yet found one. I compromised and got the Sigma 18-50mmm Macro that has a constant aperture of f.2.8. I is a great lens and highly recommended for blogging since it is wide enough to take shots of rooms and buildings as well as close up details.
Wow. I can only dream of taking photos so delicious.