And now Sigma have released the new 50mm Art. Looks interesting.
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Finally, a lute in a review.
Sony mount version is in stock
https://www.amazon.com/Sigma-50mm-1-4-Lens-Sony/dp/B07B9S8DN6/
New about Sony mount version
SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art and SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for Sony E-mount are scheduled to start the shipment in May, 2018.
Sigma are nothing if not consistent in the new Art series, a consistency that has me very excited and confident in any of the other rumored lenses coming down the pipe.
This 50mm just about has it all. It focuses very quickly and is deadly accurate, the bokeh is creamy, comatic aberration or even ghosting are a non-factor and the contrast is near perfect.
http://petapixel.com/2014/09/04/review-sigmas-50mm-f1-4-simply-stunning-stunningly-simple/
From gallery at http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/sigbura/2014/0424/index.html
Extracting lots of detail and texture, and showing the sweet spot of a full-frame lens by virtue of its APS-C size, the Foveon sensor can be expected to make Sigma’s latest Art lens sing − and vice versa. ...
I have to say that when I see the tremendous “pop” of the Sigma DP3 Merrill and its 50mm lens wide open at f/2.8, I’m left wanting more f/1.4 images.
Well, I consider those cameras interesting only for IR photography. Other than that: too far behind the leaders in IQ.
This lens is now available in SA-mount, too - opening up the exciting possibility of a combination with the Sigma SD1 (Foveon) camera.
Photographers looking for a fast 50mm lens that combines durability with excellent image quality will find Sigma's 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens should meet their expectations.
http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/lenses/full-frame/sigma-50mm-f-1.4-dg-hsm-art-lens
The 50mm f1.4 ART delivers very good to excellent image quality across the board, even when mounted on a 36MP full-frame body with the aperture opened to f1.4. Its performance matches or even surpasses the performance of Canon's or Nikon's best standard lenses.
http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Sigma_50mm_f1-4_DG_HSM_Art/
As the Sigma Art 50/1.4 DG HSM is designed to be used on DSLRs from Canon, Nikon and Sony, here it will be a very attractive choice outperforming the previously available selection from the camera manufacturers.
http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=160&catid=40&Itemid=2&showall=1
Sigma's latest 50mm is one of the very best lenses. It's impressively sharp wide open, with none of the 'haze' or 'glow' from spherical aberration that's normally associated with this kind of fast prime. Stopped down, it just gets better; we've been shooting with it mainly on a 20MP Canon EOS 6D, and it's impressively sharp right across the frame at apertures from F2.8 - F11. Indeed it seems pretty clear that the Sigma will continue to give excellent results on higher resolution sensors for some time yet, and is likely to be utterly untroubled by the D800's 36MP sensor.
From what I can see, without having tried it, this lens strike me as a little cold (and sharp as hell, no doubt). I quite like the look of the 18-35 and 35mm art lenses, but I would go with my 60mm makro-planar over this most days of the week, but then again, I have no urge to shoot at f1.4 nor any need for AF.
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM is a fast and tack-sharp lens, both in the center and at the edges of the frame, with virtually no evidence of chromatic aberrations and very little distortion.
http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sigma_50mm_f1_4_dg_hsm_review/
Sigma have created a lens which performs well in terms of sharpness and other optical attributes, for a fairly reasonable price.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/sigma-50mm-f-1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-review-24892
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