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Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM For Canon EF

Rating 4.5 46 reviews
Manufacturer: Sigma
photodo
16 years ago

REVIEW: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look Sigma's first f/1.4 aperture standard lens, which sports a silent HSM focusing motor.
Pros:
  • Excellent sharpness in the centre at most apertures
  • Low vignetting
  • 77mm filter size is the same as most professional level zooms
Cons:
  • Maybe a little softer than I'd hoped at f/1.4
  • Heavier than any other 50mm f1.4 lens
  • Bigger than any other 50mm f/1.4 lens
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LensTip.com
15 years ago

good value, best 50th i have seen, good useable for studio and on location, you need a little time to focus, thearefore in use, when aperature must be wider than f4
Pros:
  • great bokeh
  • sharp from f 1.4 onwards
  • good contrast
  • no problems wirth autofocus accuracy
  • speed similar to good macros
Cons:
  • CA wide open
  • focus ring does not work smooth
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The Phoblographer
14 years ago

. I truly enjoyed shooting with that lens and if I was in the market for an 85mm prime, Sigma would get my money. An 85mm lens is great for portraits but I, like many other people, find 50mm to be a more useful focal length for everyday shooting.
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slrgear.com
14 years ago

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM review by Yucel

An beauty glamour headshot image taken with this lens @ f9.0 in studio with a Nikon D90 along with some brief details are avail for view here: http://glamourphotography.co/?p=6588 Some may say f9.0 is not a fair test of a fast portrait lens....
Pros:
  • Great Bokeh
  • Very Sharp
  • 77mm Pro Filters
Cons:
  • Large Green Ghost images from highlights wide open
  • sometimes
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Roberts Camera
7 years ago

Now, with the advent of the APS-c cameras, the long popular 50mm focal length takes on double duty as a portrait length lens of approximately 90mm on most of the small chip cameras.
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OpticalLimits
7 years ago

Sigma AF 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM (FX) - Review / Test Report

Unlike other full format 50mm f/1.4 lenses it features a massive front element (77mm filter thread) and it takes advantage of an aspherical element and both aspects are pretty unique design decisions for a 50mm f/1.4 lens.
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