Sigma 321955 85 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Nikon Mount Lens - Black

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Sigma 321955 85 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Nikon Mount Lens - Black

Sigma 321955 85 mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Nikon Mount Lens - Black

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In addition to oil-repellent coatings on the front and rear lenses, the mount features rubber sealing for protection against dust and moisture, though it’s not clear if the lens itself has further sealing. Autofocus: HSM (Hyper-Sonic Motor), so it also works on bodies that don’t have a built-in AF drive like the Nikon D3x00/5×00. Manual-focus override is by simply turning the focus ring. Same with the Nikkor, the Otus is Manual Focus only. [+] For those that don’t want to jump into the nitty gritty details, here is a TLDR version of our review: pros

Distance information is relayed to the camera, so the Nikon body can do all the advanced exposure-related stuff with this lens. Same with the Nikkor, but the Otus cannot do that. [+]This is the part that I truly love about the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art. It provides exceptional sharpness with smooth bokeh. Even wide open at f/1.4, this lens works incredibly well. Size (diam. x length): 95 x 123 mm (3.7 x 4.8 in). The lens hood adds another 53mm to a total length of 176 mm (6.5 in.). Much longer and bulkier than the Nikkor at 86 x 84 mm, about the same as the hulking Otus, even wider at the focus-ring. [-]

This asymmetry may not be much of an issue outside the lab, where it could arguably lend itself to some of the character for which the Nikkor is praised. However, the Nikkor also has higher levels of chromatic aberration than either the Sigma or the Milvus. And while low at 7 microns, it’s still somewhat troublesome in a lens designed for portraits. As for vignetting, despite being slightly more noticeable than with its predecessor, the Sigma has the least visible fall-off of the three. In terms of resolving power, it’s one of the best choices that you can find on the market. It can even compete with such alternatives like the Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 Z F.2. At least as important as sharpness, and arguably more so for this class of lens, is the quality of bokeh (appearance of defocused areas within images). The lens scores very highly here as well, with buttery smooth bokeh. It delivers impressively soft edges for bokeh discs, commonly caused by defocused lights or bright spots within images. The ‘onion ring’ effect often seen within bokeh discs is a non-issue with this lens. Bokeh also remains very good when stopping down, helped by a particularly well-rounded 11-blade aperture diaphragm. As far as weddings are concerned, it is definitely an ideal focal length to have for bridal & couples portraits, but consider the limiting circumstances that weddings are burdened with (small rooms, tight & confined spaces, etc.) before purchasing any 85mm. A 50mm should definitely have a place in your kit before leaping to the 85, at least, that’s what we recommend. Here's a recent 85GM shot of architecture for a company I contract to, for a prominent Melbournian builder. This is stopped down to f16, it's smallest aperture, with two 10 stop ND filters for a ~600 second LE:As you can see, Sigma 85mm Art is a big lens compared to other 85mms. This is sometimes an advantage, sometimes a weakness. Customers may think that you’re more “professional” with big lenses, but you may also think that you don’t need to carry this much weight to get good looking photos. Sharpness Tests The only issue I have with the 85GM I forgot to mention earlier, which is a point all Sony haters should be raising -and this comes with my 10,000 images of experience with the 85GM is no manual focus override. 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 guessed the image on the right, you are indeed correct, and it’s surprising isn’t it? Given Sigma’s history in this department, we were pleasantly surprised with this discovery. low-light capabilities

I tested the 85mm lenses with the setup above. It’s not a laboratory test, of course, but I tried to keep everything consistent. Here are the competitors I tested: Due to the wide aperture, this lens is my very best friend in darker settings. It allows me to take beautiful images without introducing artificial light or noise into my shots. This helps preserve the image quality.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. The Sigma 35 and 50 shot were very sharp and contrasty, whilst the 35 Art was the best 35, the 50 Art wasn't as fast focusing or as fast in terms of light input as the Sony 1.8/55, which is smaller, lighter and cheaper. I did notice that the sigma shot just a touch warmer than my Nikon. I figured that would happen because my 35 and 50 which are both sigma also shoot warmer than my Nikon lenses. I like warm images. But did you guess right with those ones?! Ok…Wrap It Up Misty. Nikon 85mm f1.8G vs Sigma 85mm 1.4 ART.

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. This lens has only a single switch to activate or deactivate autofocus. The manual focusing ring on the lens is pretty generous in size at 1 7/8” wide and is composed of rubber with a ribbed texture. The filter thread diameter is 86mm. Handling and Build Quality The high resolving power that covers the entire image from the center to the edges ensures sharpness of the area in focus, and coupled with the significant bokeh effect produced by the F-value of 1.4 brings out the users’ subject in an evocative way. 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.Filter-thread: 86mm. Same as the Otus but bigger than the 77mm standard for many pro-lenses which the Nikkor employs. So expect to invest into new filters with the new lens. [-] Above left: Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Otus, above center: Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art, above right: Nikon 105mm f1.4E 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: As part of the Art line within Sigma's Global Vision series, this lens' is designed to achieve truly notable optical performance and is ideally suited for creative and artistic applications You can use a 50mm lens for both portraits and outdoor scenes. It has a shallow depth of field that’s wide enough for gorgeous landscapes. The focal length works wonders when composing shots.



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