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

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The Tamron 85 is great, but absolutely a different class of 85. If you desire both crazy DOF and creamy bokeh, you may not be able to "settle" for anything less than a 1.4. A great feature is that this lens is also eligible for Sigma’s mount conversion service. So you don’t have to sell your lens if you’re thinking about changing systems. Additionally, it is compatible with the Mount Converter MC-11. This combination lets the photographer use the Sigma EF-mount lenses on Sony E-mount mirrorless camera bodies. You can get full lens performance, including autofocus, auto-exposure, and in-camera correction technology. With an equivalent focal length of 136mm and an equivalent aperture of F2.2, this lens can be used on an APS-C camera. Even with its slightly longer focal length, it does still fit into the focal range that's often used by portrait photographers and the fast aperture does allow for it to be used in low-light situations as well. However, its size, weight and price makes it worth considering 85mm F1.8 lenses instead. Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM Art headline features

Since the Samyang lenses are manual focus, I personally prefer not to use them. I wear glasses and I don’t trust my eyes, and I’m also not very fast at focusing with manual lenses. Anyway, for this lens I’ve used Canon 5D Mark III’s 100% manual focus feature to focus on the subject. This was a most surprising result for me: the Samyang is really sharp after f/1.8. Great lens for the price, but just not one for me. Sharpness is outstanding everywhere in the frame from wide open, a very impressive performance! Bokeh The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art replaced the Viltrox 1.8/85 in my camera bag. The Sigma traveled with me through the alps and always finds its way into my camera bag whenever I go outside.

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Canon will have better focus consistency and has the addition of is which is likely to be a very effective is. In the second part of the review, Trotti puts the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens up against the Canon 85mm f/1.2L II USM lens. She uses both on a Sony a7 III and a Canon 5D Mark IV. The key takeaways were:

It’s perfect if you are looking for the dreamy bokeh effect on your portrait shots. It takes the cake for impeccably sharp wedding images. Especially ones shot in dark venues where artificial light disturbs the moment’s natural intimacy. For these distinct occasions, this lens is perfect for you. The AF motor system employs a stepping motor which is optimized for both phase detection AF and contrast AF. Not only does this provide a smooth shooting experience only possible with a mirrorless camera, such as face/eye detection AF, but it has also made the lens body itself much smaller, as the focus lens has been made small to better suit a stepping motor. Furthermore, by making the most of the in-camera aberration correction functionalities, SIGMA was able to concentrate on the correction of aberration that could be handled by the optical system alone, which further contributed to making the lens smaller in size. The 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is SIGMA’s new “ultimate portrait lens” for the mirrorless age. And with it, SIGMA proposes a whole new world of possibilities provided by this “85mm F1.4 lens for everyday use,” thanks to the unprecedented level of portability, free from size- or weight-related limitations.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.

Overall the two more modern lenses seem really similar in the final rendering, to the extent that maybe in real world the differences will be Sunstars have never been high on Sigma’s priority list and the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 is no exception. The eleven not perfectly aligned aperture blades result in rather fuzzy sunstars with 22 rays. This is a portrait lens though, so complaining about sunstars is a bit unfair. ComaTo decide between the two you should decide whether the higher weight and higher price are worth the difference in bokeh rendering. 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. The Sigma Art line was designed for artists who value unbeatable expressive performance over compactness and multifunction. As expected, the Sigma Art series offers premium image quality with a maximum aperture of f/1.4. This feature delivers distinct sharp and crisp photographs in darker venues. The bokeh of this lens is very well behaved and seldom distracting. It doesn’t have the undercorrected SA look of the GM 1.4/85, but still the bokeh of the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is very smooth The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art shows some optical vignetting, but does a better job than most of the competition. The Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM does a better job here though. Sharpness Infinity