Sigma 85mm F1.4 Dg Dn Art For Sony E-Mount Cameras

I’ve been using this lens on my Sony full frame camera for about a week now, mainly for portraits and a bit of low light work, and it honestly impressed me more than I expected. The first thing I noticed is the build. It feels solid straight away, but not overly heavy like some older f1.4 lenses I’ve used before. It strikes a really good balance where it feels premium without making the camera setup tiring to hold for long shoots. The materials feel high quality and the mount is sturdy, so I don’t see this wearing out anytime soon. Handling is actually one of my favorite things about it. It doesn’t feel front heavy on a mirrorless body, which makes a big difference when you’re shooting for longer periods. I was expecting it to be bulkier, but it’s surprisingly manageable for what it offers. The controls are also well thought out. The aperture ring feels great to use and having the option to make it smooth for video is a nice touch. I didn’t think I’d care about the lock switch at first, but it’s actually useful because I’ve accidentally knocked aperture rings on other lenses before. The custom button is a bonus and works as expected. Image quality is where this lens really stands out. Shooting wide open at f1.4 is completely usable, which isn’t always the case with lenses this fast. It’s sharp, and the background blur looks clean and smooth without any weird artifacts. I also didn’t notice any major fringing, even in harsher lighting situations, which was a nice surprise. If I had to point out one downside, it would be the lack of image stabilization. On my Sony body it’s not really an issue because of IBIS, but if your camera doesn’t have that, you’ll need to be a bit more careful when shooting at slower shutter speeds. Overall, this feels like a very easy lens to recommend. It gives you that high end look with strong build quality and great performance, without going into the price range of some of the native options. If you shoot portraits or anything in low light, this is definitely worth considering.

This is my favorite pirtrait lens for my Sony a7 IV! I love the sharpness and the fast AF! Oh, and the bokeh that comes from it is dope!

Pros: Image quality out of this thing is beautiful. Bokeh rendering is stunning. So creamy. This lens is sharp wide open. Looks great. Flaring/ghosting is super well controlled for an 85 1.4 lens. It's definitely a step up from the older sigma art 85 1.4 in just about every way. I love that they are including aperture rings on their newer lens, and they're implementation is really pro. Cons: While lighter than the OG Sigma 85 1.4, this lens is definitely still heavier than the new GM 85 1.4 II. You will notice it. Now the biggest con to this lens, and it is still barely a con for most photographers and videographers, is going to be the AF speed. Don't get it twisted, this lens focus' really well in most situations. It's only when you have fast moving subjects or a subject wearing glasses where you start to see the difference between this lens and modern first party Sony lens'. Based on my experience, I would say this lens actually probably focuses about on par, or maybe a little bit better than the original Sony 85 1.4 GM, but is noticeably slower than the Sony 85 1.4 GM II. If you are shooting portraits, landscapes, still life, or lifestyle then you'll never notice these limitations. But once you start trying to shoot athletics, sports, kids running around, you will start to notice your hit rate drop a bit. In Summary: Technically the Sony 85 1.4 GM II has superior image quality. In reality, you will not notice the difference ever. This lens is very sharp, and actually performs better than the original GM lens that was incredibly popular for years. Unless you are planning to shoot sports with your 85mm... which I've done, but there are better lenses for that specific job even if the new G Master is capable of keeping up... then I can totally recommend this Sigma Art lens. I've included a few sample images I took when this lens first came in.

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This lens looks so good! It's a very sharp lens with smooth bokeh. Bought for shooting in darker conditions so having f1.4 is perfect. Used on a Sony FX6 and FX3 and the performance is exceptional. Better than the Sony lenses we use. Autofocus is spot on and performs very quickly. Colour rendition is excellent and grades very well in Post. Having a switchable click on the aperture is very useful too and it can be set to Auto aperture if needed.

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85mmGM2と比べると周辺の解像度で差を感じてしまうところではありますが、逆に言えば中心付近の解像度に関しては遜色が無いと思いますし何より価格差がすごい、。FE 85mm F1.8も異常なコスパの神レンズなのですが、あと数万円プラスでこれが買えるなら最初からこっちを買っていいんじゃないかなと思います。