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Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Review and Giveaway

Posted by Mark

A few weeks back the local photography store AAB World provided me with the new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 full frame lens to try out. My current collection of lenses that I use with my Nikon D800 are the Nikon 24mm f/2.8, the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 and the Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8. So at 35mm, the Sigma fit snugly between the 24mm and 50mm lens. Actually a bit too snugly because I stopped using both those lenses while I had the Sigma with me.

The first thing that caught my attention with the Sigma lens was the build quality. The lens is a lot larger than both my prime lenses and due to its all metal casing it felt more durable and a lot more solid. The reason I love prime lenses is because they’re so bright and with an open aperture of f/1.4, this Sigma lens is really bright.

I used the lens frequently during the period I had it with me and the 35mm range proved to be very versatile. The physical size of the lens didn’t bother me much and I actually found the larger lens easier to grip and balance the camera with while shooting. Nikon also have their own 35mm f/1.4 lens but costs around KD470 on Amazon. The Sigma on the other hand is selling for KD240 locally (cheaper than Amazon). That’s nearly half the price for what is basically a very similar lens. The lens is also available for Canon cameras.

If you own a full frame Canon or Nikon camera then you’re in for a treat because AAB World want to give away one of these lenses to my readers. The only requirement needed to win this lens is for you to own a full frame Nikon or Canon camera. To get a chance to win this lens just post the model of your camera in the comments below and I will randomly choose a winner tomorrow night using random.org.

Rules: Only one entry per person and please make sure you use a working email since the winner will be contacted by email. If winner doesn’t respond within 24 hours another winner will be randomly chosen. When collecting the prize you NEED to have your full frame camera with you.

If your camera isn’t one of the following you don’t qualify
Canon – 6D, 1D X, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II, 5D, 1Ds Mk III, 1Ds Mk II, 1Ds
Nikon – D3, D3X, D3S, D4, D600, D700, D800

Update: I’ve closed the post for commenting and will be conducting the random draw this weekend.


Jan 30, 2013
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112 comments, add your own...


  1. Guru Hegde says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    A satisfied Nikon D600 owner, would love to have this beast.

  2. Bullfrog says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Canon 5DMkII

  3. Mohammad says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    nikon d800

  4. cajie says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Nikon D800

  5. LoayO says:
    January 30, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    Nikon D600 is hungry for this lens

  6. MAC says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    canon 5d

  7. irataw says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    canon 5d

  8. Ram Baht says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Nikon D800

  9. Usha Ram says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Nikon D700

  10. Tarek says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    Nikon D3

  11. Moazzam says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Canon 5D mark II

  12. Reema says:
    January 30, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Canon 5d

  13. Mohammed Montasser Ali says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II
    http://www.montyyy.com

  14. Anis Nahar says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Canon – 6D

  15. Sundus says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Canon 5D mark II

  16. Haroon says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Nikon D800 and Canon Mark III

  17. Haroon says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Nikon 800

  18. iphoneguy says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Nikon D600

  19. Wessam says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  20. Talal says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    Canon 5D MK III

  21. Fasi Ziaee says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Canon 5D Mark III

  22. Yousuf M Javaid says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    5D Mark III

  23. HeshamDalla says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    Canon 5D Mark III

  24. Chris says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  25. Hyder Ziaee says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Canon 5D Mark III

  26. Momo says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Canon 5D

  27. Mujo says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Canon 5D mark one

  28. Lydia says:
    January 30, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    5D Mark II

  29. ramil sunga says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    canon 5d classic

  30. bashar traboulsi says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    5D Mark III

  31. William Selviz says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    Nikon D600

  32. Morino says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Nikon D800

  33. angelo says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Nikon D800

  34. hani abdullateef says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    i have canon 5d mark II and canon 5d mark III

    will win it i know to make 360 panorama photos on it :P

  35. Yousef says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    Nikon D800

  36. Kareem says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    Nikon D800

  37. Jes Reyes says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Canon 6D

  38. Muneer says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Nikon D800.

  39. Muhammad AlAwadhi says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    NIKON D800

  40. soliman says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  41. Yo says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    Nikon D800

  42. Akram says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    Nikon D800

  43. Lukas says:
    January 30, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Nikon D800

  44. Nader says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Nikon D800

  45. Bordz says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    Canon 5D markII

  46. Myeong says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    nikon d600… thanks for the event.

  47. Marwan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Nikon D800

  48. les says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    canon 5d mark III

  49. Elie says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    Nikon D800

  50. Rania says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    Nikon D800

  51. Beata says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Nikon D800

  52. yousef says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    canon 6d

  53. Rich says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:48 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  54. Emad Aljumah says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    Nikon D800

  55. Rilson says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    Canon Mark II

  56. Subrahmanian says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Canon Nikon D600

  57. Rayan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Nikon D600

  58. Mohamed Hassan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    5D Mark ii

  59. Rajan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    Nikon D600

  60. Henry says:
    January 30, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    Canon 5D Mark 3

  61. Hussein Hammoud says:
    January 30, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Nikon D800

  62. Bilal says:
    January 30, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    Nikon D800

  63. Moudy says:
    January 30, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    Nikon D800

  64. Rami Al Shalabi says:
    January 30, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    I have the NIkon D700. Thanks.

  65. Erick M says:
    January 30, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  66. azur mago says:
    January 30, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    canon 5d

  67. Simon says:
    January 30, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    Nikon D800

  68. azur mago says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    canon eos 5d

  69. Phil Anselmo says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    Canon 5D

  70. Forp says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Canon 5DMkII

  71. Xris says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    5D Mark II

  72. Eric Fabro says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  73. j3k2 says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    Nikon D800

  74. Arnito Pastoral says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  75. rommelsc says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    Canon 5D

  76. Fernan says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    Canon 5D mark 2

  77. Kevin says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    5D Mark ||

  78. bgurl says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm

    canon 5d mkii

  79. Jan Joseph Badua says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:34 pm

    Canon EOS 5D Mark II

  80. Sheikh says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    5D Mark III

  81. Myk says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    Canon 5D Mark II

  82. Bonski says:
    January 30, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Canon 5D MarkII

  83. Fattboa says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    Classic Canon 5D

  84. Kuwait says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    Mark 248am

  85. Adel says:
    January 30, 2013 at 10:44 pm

    Canon 5D2

  86. Neeraj says:
    January 30, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    Canon 6D

  87. Armando says:
    January 30, 2013 at 11:10 pm

    Canon DS1 Mark II

  88. Amjad says:
    January 30, 2013 at 11:21 pm

    5d mkll

  89. Thomas says:
    January 31, 2013 at 12:05 am

    Nikon D800

  90. Chung Truong says:
    January 31, 2013 at 1:35 am

    Nikon D700

  91. Shaun says:
    January 31, 2013 at 4:51 am

    Nikon D700

  92. Roy says:
    January 31, 2013 at 7:31 am

    Nikon D3

  93. Raine says:
    January 31, 2013 at 7:53 am

    Canon 5D Mark II

  94. Nawaf says:
    January 31, 2013 at 8:48 am

    NIKON D3S

  95. JOB REJANTE III says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:21 am

    canon 5D mark II

  96. Luciano says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:34 am

    Nikon D800

  97. Ramy says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:37 am

    Nikon D800

  98. Ayub says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:45 am

    nikon d800

  99. jong says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:56 am

    Nikon D800 ;)

  100. vishal says:
    January 31, 2013 at 10:32 am

    canon 5d mark II

  101. Mohammed says:
    January 31, 2013 at 11:12 am

    Nikon D700

  102. Duaine says:
    January 31, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Canon 5D MkIII

  103. Neil says:
    January 31, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Canon 5DMK II

  104. Minh says:
    January 31, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    5d mark ii. Thanks.

  105. AR says:
    January 31, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Nikon D600

  106. ALD says:
    January 31, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    Nikon D700. Yeah baby!!!

  107. Mohammaad says:
    January 31, 2013 at 5:52 pm

    Canon 5D MkII

  108. Q8-nz says:
    January 31, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    5D Mark III

  109. William says:
    January 31, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    Nikon D700

  110. Hamad.F says:
    January 31, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    Hello,
    Thanks for the review
    Canon 5d mark III
    Thanks.

  111. Mohamed says:
    February 1, 2013 at 12:08 am

    Canon 5d mark iii