Sigma 35/1.4 --anyone interested or own it already?

[mike_halliwell]

<p>Thanks for these Robert. Very nice!</p>

<p>UK pricing is currently £630 Sigma v £1150 Nikon. Seems like there's no contest.</p>

<p>The Sigma appears to be the much, much better lens, so why someone would choose the grossly more expensive Nikon, even if miraculously made the same price, is a mystery. I buy lenses to take pictures, not worry so much about re-sale value. Brand loyalty doesn't make better pictures.</p>

[eric_arnold]

<p>in this case, if you're paying almost twice as much for the nikon, reselling at 80% of value is still a loss, since the resale price is still about 40% higher than the sigma's base retail price (not MSRP) to begin with. so that's petty much a non-starter as arguments go.</p>

<p>definitely need to see more pics but the sigma is looking like it's worth the money. could be a game-changer for the reasons i said before: nikon can only sell the lens in F-mount, while sigma can amortize its R&D and production costs across several product lines: nikon, canon, sony, pentax, m4/3 -- thus keeping consumer cost lower than OEM manufacturers. if they can maintain quality control--something which has been an issue for nikon the past 2 years--sigma could be a serious player in the FX/hi-end glass market.</p>