Sigma Art 35mm or 50mm 14 for Nikon for Everyday Shooting
Introduction
The Sigma 35mm F1.iv DG DN Art is a designed-for-mirrorless companion to the company's first Global Vision lens, the 35mm F1.iv DG HSM Fine art from 2012. It's available for both the L-mount shared by Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, as well as for Sony Eastward-mount and will work on both full-frame or APS-C cameras.
Its 35mm focal length and bright aperture make it well-suited to weddings, events and street photography, where its smaller, lighter design relative to adapting the 2012 version to mirrorless cameras is a definite plus. And it has potential every bit a video lens equally well, although with a caveat which we'll hash out presently.
Available from mid-May 2021, listing pricing is set at $899.
All images edited in Adobe Camera Raw thirteen with adjustments limited to white balance, exposure, highlights, shadows, white and black levels. Sharpening and dissonance reduction at ACR defaults.
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Handling | Autofocus and focus breathing | Image quality | Conclusion | Samples
Key specifications:
- Mount: Sony E-mountain and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount
- Focal length: 35mm (52.5mm with APS-C crop)
- Aperture range: F1.4 - F16
- Stabilization: No
- Filter thread: 67mm
- Close focus: 0.3m (eleven.viii")
- Maximum magnification: 0.19x
- Diaphragm blades: xi
- Hood: Included
- Weight: E-mountain 640g (ane.41 lb); L-mountain 645g (ane.42 lb)
- Optical structure: xv elements in 11 groups (ii SLD, 1 ELD, one FLD, two aspherical)
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| ISO 800 | 1/2000 sec | F1.iv | Sony a7R 4 Photo by Hashemite kingdom of jordan Drake |
The 'original' 35mm F1.4 Fine art from 2012 was designed for use with D/SLR cameras, whose sales at that point still dwarfed those of the fledgling mirrorless market. It was subsequently modified for compatibility with E-mount and Fifty-mountain mirrorless cameras too, but this compatibility came at the expense of increased weight and barrel length, to account for the decreased flange-back distance of the mirrorless systems.
By dissimilarity, the new lens is designed specifically to take advantage of the shorter flange-back distance of mirrorless cameras.
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| ISO 100 | 1/640 sec | F4 | Panasonic S1R Photo by Dan Bracaglia |
Information technology'southward not quite the night-and-day departure we saw with the recent Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art, but it's notwithstanding quite noticeable. Compared to the earlier versions of the 35mm F1.4 Art lens, this new model has shrunk by 8mm (0.3") in length, and shed a non insignificant 110-115g (three.9-4.1 oz) in weight.
As well as the earlier lens, which remains available every bit of this writing for a discounted price of $799, the new 35mm F1.4 DG DN has several other straight competitors. The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN and 35mm F1.2 DG DN for example are available for both Eastward-mount and Fifty-mountain. And for Sony shooters, the excellent Sony Fe 35mm F1.four G Primary lens is definitely worthy of consideration.
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| ISO 100 | 1/thousand sec | F1.4 | Panasonic S1R Photo by Dan Bracaglia |
Sigma's 35mm F2 is more consumer-friendly, with a slightly less brilliant aperture and weather condition-sealing only at the lens mount, but it'due south smaller, lighter and at $639, costs about a third less.
The Sigma 35mm F1.two, meanwhile, is a lot larger, weighs about twice as much and at $1499 costs around two-thirds more than than the F1.iv. But you lot also get an fifty-fifty brighter aperture with shallower depth of field and a quick HSM autofocus drive.
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| ISO 100 | 1/2000 sec | F3.two | Panasonic S1R Photo by Dan Bracaglia |
And for Sony E-mount shooters, the Gold Accolade-winning Sony Iron 35mm F1.4 GM strikes us as most-perfect if you can stretch to its $1399 price-tag. Its focal length and maximum aperture are identical, but it'southward nigh 20% lighter, 16mm (0.half dozen") shorter, focuses significantly faster and matches or exceeds the Sigma's paradigm quality in all respects.
Compared to...
| Sigma 35mm F1.four DG DN | Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN | Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Sony 35mm F1.iv GM | |
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| Toll (MSRP) | $899 | $639 | $1499 | $1399 |
| Mount(s) | Sony E / Leica L | Sony E / Leica L | Sony Due east / Leica 50 | Sony E only |
| Optical construction | xv elements, 11 groups | 10 elements, 9 groups | 17 elements, 12 groups | 14 elements, 10 groups |
| Aperture blades | 11 | 9 | eleven | 11 |
| Weather sealed | Yep | Yeah, mount-gasket only | Yes | Yes |
| AF drive | Stepping motor | Stepping motor | Hypersonic motor | XD linear motor |
| Minimum focus altitude / max magnification | 0.30 m (11.8″) / 0.19x | 0.27 m (10.6″) / 0.18x | 0.30 grand (11.8″) / 0.20x | 0.25 m (ix.eight″) / 0.26x |
| Filter size | 67mm | 58mm | 82mm | 67mm |
| Diameter ten Length (no hood) | Eastward-mount: L-Mount: | E-mount: L-Mount: | E-mountain: L-Mount: | 76mm ten 96mm (3.0" x 3.8") |
| Weight | East-mount: L-mount: | Both mounts: | E-mountain: L-mount: | 524g (18.5oz) |
Handling
The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art isn't quite equally meaty and lightweight as we might have expected, given that it's designed specifically for mirrorless. Compared to the original DSLR-oriented 35mm F1.4, its barrel diameter is near indistinguishable and its weight has only dropped by around 20-25 grams (0.7-0.9 ounces). As noted in the previous section, the size and weight advantage versus the mirrorless variant of Sigma's older design is rather more noticeable, yet.
Balance of the E-mount version on our Sony a7R Four body is fairly good. It'southward a little fleck forepart-heavy, largely because while its weight hasn't fallen much, mirrorless bodies tend to be a bit lighter than DSLRs. But regardless, we didn't find the pairing uncomfortable to shoot with. With that said, it might prove a fleck ungainly with smaller, lighter bodies like the original Sony a7/R.
On larger 50-mount bodies like Panasonic's S1 and S1R, the Sigma 35mm balances really nicely: y'all may notice it a flake front-heavy on the more petite S5, just in full general, the well-sized grips on Panasonic's cameras help make this lens feel a fleck less heavy than information technology is.
Build quality is good, as we've come up to expect from Sigma'due south recent prime number lenses. The magnesium alloy-bodied 35mm F1.four feels very rugged, with a well-constructed, premium feel. Its physical controls – and particularly the large, nicely-damped, buttery-polish focus band – reinforce that feeling.
As well as the focus ring, there are five other controls. An aperture ring allows you to dial in your chosen aperture direct, and an unlabeled switch on the right side of the lens barrel can exist used either to lock the ring in its Auto position or, thoughtfully, to lock information technology out of the Motorcar position so you don't accidentally devious across F16 into auto style.
The 'Car' position on the aperture ring volition control aperture, well, automatically if you're in Program Auto or Shutter Priority modes, for example, but will simply pass off aperture control to a photographic camera command punch if yous're in Aperture Priority or full Manual control.
On the left side of the barrel, acme to lesser, yous'll observe a focus mode switch, an autofocus lock push and a "Click" switch. This last can be used to de-click the aperture ring for smoothen, stepless aperture control. As for the AF lock push, it'due south customizable and can be inverse to provide for various other functions, although the precise option on offering will be dependent upon your camera body.
At that place's no in-lens image stabilization, though this isn't an especially mutual feature on 35mm primes (Canon and Tamron offering exceptions here). The Sigma does include comprehensive sealing against grit and moisture. In all there are 11 seals, and these protect every switch, band, button and join between components, likewise equally the interface between lens mount and camera body.
Upwardly front, in that location's a 67mm filter thread. This is both the aforementioned size used in the SLR-oriented lens from 2012, and also a mutual size that should prove like shooting fish in a barrel to discover at an affordable price.
It'due south also worth noting that the L-mount variant of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN supports the visitor'southward optional USB dock, which tin can exist used both to update firmware as necessary, and to tune the speed/sensitivity of the focus ring to your tastes. Every bit of this writing, no equivalent dock accessory is available for Sigma's E-mountain lenses, but firmware can exist also updated via the camera for both E and L-mounts.
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Autofocus and focus breathing
The Sigma 35mm F1.4's autofocus is driven by a stepping motor, but since it has to motion merely a single focusing element, focusing speeds are reasonable and focus transitions in video are very smooth. However, stills shooters used to faster, more modern linear motor speeds may be disappointed by acquisition and continuous focusing speeds.
Macro focusing is possible to a respectable minimum distance of 30 cm (11.8"), which is sufficient to provide a maximum magnification of 0.19x (one:5.4).
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| ISO 100 | ane/8000 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R 4 Photo by Chris Niccolls |
If you adopt to utilise AF to arrive the ballpark and then fine-tune focus manually, you lot'll be pleased to hear that direct manual focus is available at all times merely by rotating the focus ring, with no need to flick switches first. Of course, yous can also disable autofocus entirely with the focus mode switch if you lot want to forego AF birthday.
The only significant bad news on the focusing front will be of relevance to videographers, rather than still shooters. Unfortunately, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN exhibits quite heavy focus breathing, which gives the impression that you're zooming in and out as the focus altitude is adjusted. The good news for video shooters, at least and so long as you lot tin can live with the focus breathing issue, is that AF is very quiet.
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| ISO 320 | i/threescore sec | F1.four | Panasonic S5 Photo by Barney Britton |
And in fairness, Sigma'due south strongest E-mount rival, the otherwise-superb (and much more expensive) Sony 35mm F1.four Chiliad Master as well shows meaning focus breathing, albeit not quite equally strongly equally in this lens. Only it still feels like a bit of a missed opportunity for Sigma to differentiate itself from its rival, and is something of an Achilles' heel on the video front.
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Image quality
Since the launch of its Global Vision program in 2012, Sigma has built a reputation for great image quality. Every Global Vision lens is individually checked for optical defects on a custom-made, in-house testing rig, and that coupled with excellent optical designs has seen some of its lenses outperforming even outset-party drinking glass. In nigh respects, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN doesn't disappoint either, with only a couple of minor concerns and very impressive sharpness fifty-fifty when shooting wide-open.
Sharpness
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| ISO 100 | 1/1600 sec | F4 | Panasonic S1R Photograph by Dan Bracaglia |
When focused in the center of the frame, the Sigma 35mm F1.iv delivers great particular and even the corners are just very slightly softer wide open up. At that place'south a slight haze to the image, or loss of contrast, wide open, but stopping down merely slightly to F2.8 is sufficient to get a beautifully abrupt image across the whole frame. Tiptop sharpness is reached by F4.
Alternatively, focusing in the corner does assist slightly if that'south where you most need sharpness and you lot prefer to shoot wide-open up rather than stopping downwardly a little. Put another way, any edge softness that you meet wide open up in brick wall shots focused at the middle is likely irrelevant if you utilize a mod mirrorless system and place your AF point at the precise location of your off-heart field of study.
Bokeh
The 35mm F1.4 DG DN'south 11-bladed aperture yields nicely-rounded bokeh not but wide-open up, but even as y'all end down to F4. And that bokeh is very clean, as well, with no visible onion ring or soap bubble effects. Sigma has come up a long way in ensuring that bokeh that does not appear busy fifty-fifty at the macro level in recent designs, and information technology shows; viewing the image in its entirety below, the out-of-focus background appears pleasingly smooth.
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| ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R IV Photo by Jordan Drake |
True cat's eye effect is an consequence, though, yielding football-shaped (or for non-Americans, rugby ball-shaped) bokeh, and non just in the corners just almost to the center of the frame at F1.iv.
Stopping downwardly helps, but cat's eye is ever a factor with this lens. Depending on your tastes and field of study matter, information technology tin can either lend a dynamic look to your images or you may feel that information technology's busy and distracting.
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| ISO 200 | ane/1600 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R IV Photo past Jordan Drake |
Flare, ghosting and sunstars
Sigma includes an upgraded plastic, petal-style lens hood in the bundle with its new 35mm F1.4, and it features both a very nice, partly rubberized barrel and a more secure button-locked bayonet attachment.
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| ISO 100 | 1/25 sec | F16 | Sony a7R IV Photo by Chris Niccolls |
Lens flare is very well controlled, but with the sun in or near the frame, you can nevertheless get quite a flake of ghosting. Sunstars are quite well divers when stopped downwards, providing a dainty outcome and then long as you can live with the ghosting that comes hand-in-manus with them.
Longitudinal chromatic aberration (fringing)
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| Click or tap through to meet just a flake of fringing on the chainlink fence on the center-left portion of the frame. ISO 100 | 1/8000 sec | F1.four | Sony a7R 4 Photograph by Chris Niccolls |
The 35mm F1.four DG DN Fine art is prone to a piddling bit of longitudinal chromatic aberration, also known every bit LoCA, although this is common for nearly lenses of this type (and its performance is far better than the original 2012-era 35mm F1.four Fine art lens for D/SLR). Where information technology appears, LoCA presents as magenta fringing in front of the focus airplane, and greenish fringing backside information technology, and these colored fringes can be catchy to get rid of in mail service-processing.
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Conclusion
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Given that the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art is available on 2 competing lens mounts, our last thoughts depend to some extent on which mount you're shooting with.
Of course its paradigm quality, AF functioning, handling and build are essentially identical on both mounts, simply the competition on each mountain differs, and E-mount shooters have access to Sony's truly excellent 35mm F1.4 Thou Master lens, admitting at a college price-tag than Sigma'southward rival.
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| ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F2.8 | Panasonic S1R Photo by Dan Bracaglia |
Both E-mount and L-mount versions of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 are very sharp lenses, and in nigh respects can deliver great image quality fifty-fifty when shooting wide-open. Although there are issues with ghosting and cat's heart, in many situations you'll be able to work around these.
And while information technology's possibly a tad front-heavy on smaller bodies, handling is otherwise splendid. We're fans of the lockable aperture ring, silky-smooth focus ring and rubberized, lockable lens hood in particular.
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| ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F8 | Panasonic S5 Photograph by Barney Britton |
A bigger business organisation is the Sigma's small autofocus performance, especially when compared to Sony'due south very swift-focusing G Master lens if you're an East-mount shooter. And videographers volition likewise want to bear in mind its meaning focus animate, although that's also an issue for the Sony lens to a somewhat lesser extent.
If y'all're an L-mountain shooter, the Sigma 35mm F1.four represents a very nice option for achieving a shallow depth-of-field and overall good paradigm quality while staying on a reasonable upkeep. The Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN is likewise worthy of consideration, but you'll take to spend a lot more and piece of work out your biceps for the benefits it can bring.
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| ISO 100 | ane/4000 sec | F2 | Panasonic S1R Photo by Dan Bracaglia |
But for E-mount shooters, we recall the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM represents an fifty-fifty better option thanks to its smaller, lighter body, faster AF, lack of ghosting and lesser cat's eye and fringing; if you can stomach the essentially higher price.
If information technology's simply beyond your budget, though, there's certainly plenty to like in the well-baked results delivered by the Sigma, fifty-fifty when shooting wide-open.
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Sample galleries
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E-mount version with Sony a7R IV
L-mount version with Panasonic S1R / S5
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