Is this lens best suited for photography work or Video work ?
223904
I would say its better suited for photography. That particular lens is very slow. Unless you're outside or lighting the subject, you'll have to bump the ISO of the camera.
223905
I use this lens when I travel and want to reduce the weight of my gear. I haven't tried to shoot video with this lens, sorry I can't help you there.
1813091
While the lens will work for anything, if you are going to shoot weddings for a living you need something faster for shooting with available light or really good strobe units in which case this lens would be fine.
1381524
Like any tool, it depends on what you want to use it for. This is probably the best lens out there for wide angle, night sky photography (although the 35mm 1.4 is very good too), and will be good for a wide variety of applications. Either one will do well in low light, but since I usually take photos of people, I have a preference for the 35mm. Either lens, when used in bright light, loses a lot of their advantages unless you intentionally place your camera in aperture priority mode and keep shooting in wide apertures.
1650133
While this lens performs well in a fairly wide variety of situations, I would recommend the Nikon 35mm f/1.8 af-s dx or the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 af lenses for portraits. Either of those will give you much better performance in lower light situations and they are both very sharp lenses. As I said, the 18-55mm is a great lens but if you want to focus exclusively on portraits, go with one of the others instead. I actually prefer the 35mm over the 50mm. Just my two cents though.
1346885
Yes, I have to agree with Henry. The 50mm f1.4 is more versatile in the long run. The single most useful point being that, depending on your camera model, you have in effect anything from a 65mm f1.4 to an 80mm f1.4. This falls ideally into the portrait lens range. It's a lens that I still use frequently, especially when using a film body. Both are first rate lenses with excellent sharpness & contrast, but I think that you'd find that the 50mm f1.4 would be used more often..
1135870
The short answer is; absolutely not. This is a specialty lens best used for portraiture, low light shooting or to isolate a subject that is close by. It really excels at all three. The zoom is far more versatile as a walk around lens where you will probably use it cranked to its widest most of the time.
824636
This is a very nice lens and will work very well for all of your shooting. Just understand, it will feel a bit heavy hanging around your neck. Though the quality of your photos will be worth it.
1773174
If you are shooting full frame the new Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART lens would be a better lens for architecture. If you are shooting crop-sensor then the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 ART lens would be a very good bet.
1186461
I use this lens primarily for architectural photos. But I imagine it would be ok. It's not the fastest lens in its class, so if stopping action in low light is an issue, you may want to consider that.
361230
I use this lens almost exclusively when I shoot video...it works great and especially in low light situations.
2131312
I've never used it for Video but for sports action and wild life, it's plenty fast. Any f/2.8 is a fast lens. You might also do a little research on the new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8. It's also a very good lens with excellent reviews.
143448
I am very happy with the lens - its clarity and color quality are impressive. The lens could be used for those purposes. As others have stated, this is likely not the lens best suited for portrait photography or telephoto - I use the 180mm more for flowers, insects, or other subjects that you want a close picture of.
1953232
No. The poor quality of this lens will not produce sharp, clear, impressive wow type photos. My opinion is to save up for a better quality lens.
311833
I have shot a bunch of 24p video interviews (using a Nikon D7100 & external HDMI recorder) and this Sigma lens, and have seen zero flicker. Frankly, the only video "problem" you'll have with this lens is the short zoom range. 18-35 is just not that much of a difference, so be aware of that when setting up. I love the lens though, it frankly produces beautiful shots.
1252559
Probably not. It's a great lens but I think it would work better on a professional camera.
2120239
It will do well for portraits and close-up macro photography with enough light. I do like this lens for what it delivers for its price. It does hunt in low-light though, but if you know its application it is fine.
154675
This lens has had some complaints from pixel peepers regarding edge sharpness, but I use it frequently with my a7r find itTo be an excellent lens for outdoor work. Indoors, within the limits of its inherent speed, the results are equally as good.