If you are bothered by chromatic aberration, pincushion distortion, or the lack of stabilization, wait and save up for the Sony 50mm f1.4 G Master on E-Mount or the Panasonic 50mm f1.4 S Pro on L-Mount.
It’s a sturdy lens that focuses quick and delivers beautiful background bokeh. Unedited Edited Who Should Buy It?īuy the Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art if you want a bright, well-built nifty fifty for an affordable price. From this, you can make a decision for yourself.
So we have a section in our Extra Image Samples area to show edited and unedited photos. They’re not showing what the lens can do. The problem then becomes that anyone and everyone can do the same thing. Further, lots of folks will post reviews and show lots of editing in the photos. Extra Image Samplesįrom day one, The Phoblographer has been huge on transparency with our audience. The corners weren’t sharp until f2, so the lens does need to be stopped down a bit for sharp subjects on the edge of the frame. Subjects at the center are sharp wide open, but that sharpness does drop off. Directing the lens at the sun without a hood will produce soft blooms of light with colorful ghosting spots. Lens flare, thankfully, isn’t too sterile. With most subjects, it’s not noticeable, but any lines placed toward the edge of the frame will have a slight bend to them. The Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art has a bit of pincushion distortion, bending lines placed on the edge of the frame in. The new lens also has weather-sealing throughout the barrel - while that was uncommon in 2014, that’s now consistent with Sigma’s mirrorless Art optics. This focusing system is driven with magnets rather than gears, which improves speed and lowers noise. It’s the first mirrorless Art series lens to gain what Sigma calls the High-response Linear Actuator or HLA autofocus. The Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art overhauls the outdated 2014 DSLR lens with several significant changes.
The lens and camera body were a temporary loan generously provided by LensRentals. I paired the E-Mount variation Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art with the Sony a1. Focus breathing crops in on close subjects.Pincushion distortion and softening are visible at the edges.Some noticeable chromatic aberration in specific scenarios.Much more affordable than first-party lenses.I’m giving the Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG DN Art four out of five stars. But others may be better saving up for the higher price optics. The question is - are those quirks worth embracing for the lower price point? For some photographers, yes.
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