I love my Panasonic L10but what I miss is shooting with a shallow depth of field, pretty bokay lens. The
Panasonic 14-50mm f2.8-3.5
that's my standard lens is a great overall lens, but it always seems that everything is in focus. I just can't seem to separate the subject from the background. It's wonderful for eye-candy shots like this,
but not so good for portraits, close-ups, etc. What I really want is super fast, sharp lens, but between what I want, and what I can afford, is a great divide. In this case I really want a
Panasonic 25mm f1.4 
that is way out of my budget, and what I can afford is the
Sigma 30mm f1.4 EX DC HSM
, which is about $800 cheaper.
My first impression of the lens is that it's well built, slightly heavy, but not unwieldy. The focus is quick, locks in easily. Maybe not as quick and quiet as a Canon prime, but very good nevertheless. I loved shooting it wide open to get shots like this:
Fully wide open, its very soft, but stopped down a bit to f2.0, it produces a nice crisp shot of the subject while still keeping it shallow enough to soften the background.
It's a little better at longer distances than close-up, this shot is at f1.4, focused on the far right just past the AC unit on the wall.
Overall, I am really happy with the purchase, it seems like a solid lens that offers very good performance and at a good price point. I have a shoot on Friday and will be testing it further then. In the mean time, more cloud eye candy:
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