Sigma 321954 85 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Canon Mount Lens - Black

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The Sigma 85mm Art is up against several lenses in it’s same class, considered alternatives. Although Canon doesn’t have an identical f/1.4 equivalent, there are still options that it can be weighed against: While the Canon 85L wasn’t designed for peak sharpness, it has an almost ethereal fade from sharpness to blur. The “bokeh balls” do have more of an ovular characteristic to them compared to Canon’s circular appearance. Both have a soft transition due to their wide apertures and the difference is negligible. It is an excellent lens and good value ( considering that AF-S is 700 Euro more , respective 400 Euro for the AF-D version. Note : this Sigma 85f1.4HSM is not really a 85mm lens it is shorter than both Nikon 85f1.4G AFS and Zeiss 85f1.4ZF2.

rob the point is that you repeatedly posted false information: "But no adapter allows Eye-AF that I know of" ... which was completely wrong. SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | ArtEye-Detection AF. The SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is compatible with the Eye-Detection AF,which is capable of hi…The day you find a lens where the stars in the corners are just as round and sharp as those in the center, and the stars don't have red and blue halos... that's the day you've found a good lens. In general autofocus is fast and reliable. Eye AF works like a charm on my a7RIII. For portraiture I have absolutely no complaints. If you have the “Which 85mm should I buy?” question on your mind, I hope that this article shows you the way. First of all we again see that f/1.8 lenses can never beat f/1.4 lenses in any point. I often get asked: “Is it worth buying an f/1.4 lens?”. My answer is a big yes.

On the Canon 35/1.4 DPreview claim the lens is the best on the market but appear to have only tested one other 35mm lens (Sigma art) and DXOmark score the Sony 35 above the Canon.In our guide to the best 85-135mm portrait lenses you can find a lot more portrait lenses, native and adapted. Conclusion Good Of course my sample might be a little less sharp in the corners, or Jannik and Bastian tested above average samples of the 85GM. Because professionals palm cameras by the lens with their left hand. Why do you think large lenses have tripod mounts. It's not difficult to hold.

Login to access your dashboard, watch tutorials, submit photos for critiques and and get recognized for awards.The big difference is that the in-camera AFMA calibration is very limited. You can only enter one value (for one focal distance). My Canon EF 135/2.0 for example needs very different AFMA values depending on the focal distance. By heart, the AFMA values change from around -10 at 3m to 0 at 9m. The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is the new lighter sibling of the famous and enormous Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG HSM Art. This new lens has the following specifications: Canon's offering in this category is the fastest you can get, with a maximum ƒ/1.2 aperture, but you'll pay for the privilege. Performance wide-open is slightly soft, but overall, the Sigma seems to match it - though the Canon is just slightly sharper at smaller apertures such as f/5.6. CA tolerance is excellent, there's slightly more corner shading, and the Canon distorts slightly more on full-frame. It's L-series, glass though, and you do get what you pay for: weather sealing and overall build quality, specifically. This lens have a second perfect point.. after his fabulous sharped to at ultra high aperture the second point is the...look, yeah ! cause this magic lens is incredibely massive, the longer is the same than his largeur, the uv's screw is 77mm and nobody can't ignore the sensation of stronger and power of this magnific lens !

after I got this lens I decided to sell my Canon 85LMk2 because I never liked the ergonomics of the huge 85L lens (although I loved its IQ). Lenstip and DXO have rated it the sharpest 85mm lens ever created, beating out even the legendary 85mm F1.4 Zeiss Otus, which isn't something that wetake lightly.” The above images are SOOC JPEGs and you can see that there is also a bit of a color difference between the Canon & Sigma images. You’ll notice that Sigma produces more of a contrasted image with darker shadows and truer skintones, while the Canon appears to have more of a faded color look, even though both images were shot at f/1.4. Skimming through the juxtaposed images in the article you will see a similar characteristic among the images. 14-image Brenizer Panoramic Stitch – 1/8000th of a second, f/1.8, ISO 100The lens balances well on my Sony a7RIII, although it’s not a light lens it is very light for what it is. Well, the fact that the Sigma seems noticeably better than the Otus is going to create a bit of fanboy grief. We were almost led to believe that Zeiss made a lens where all stops were removed and they came up with something that noone could every surpass. I’ve used the Nikon 85mm D and 85mm G for 3 years, and I can personally say that this lens is most probably the best lens I’ve ever used. The results also show us that lens is very sharp at all aperture values. No C/A issues and stays sharp at larger f-stops. There is a certain finesse to this specific Art lens that you don’t find in the others, and maybe it’s the size speaking here, but the 85 Art is truly in a class of its own. Weighing in at 39.9 oz, Sigma’s new release is heavier than both its predecessor, the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM, and the Canon 85mm f/1.2L. With 14 glass elements contained within this beast, its weight is no surprise, however, this may deter folks from purchasing it considering the Canon equivalent is more compact and weighs in around a not-entirely-significant 3.74 oz. less.