Sigma Art 35mm 14 for Nikon Dc Vs Fx
Introduction
The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Fine art is a designed-for-mirrorless companion to the company'due south get-go Global Vision lens, the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art from 2012. It'due south available for both the L-mount shared by Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, as well as for Sony E-mount and will work on both full-frame or APS-C cameras.
Its 35mm focal length and vivid discontinuity 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 information technology has potential as a video lens as well, although with a caveat which we'll discuss shortly.
Bachelor from mid-May 2021, list pricing is set at $899.
All images edited in Adobe Camera Raw 13 with adjustments limited to white balance, exposure, highlights, shadows, white and black levels. Sharpening and dissonance reduction at ACR defaults.
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Fundamental specifications:
- Mount: Sony Eastward-mount and Leica/Panasonic/Sigma Fifty-mount
- Focal length: 35mm (52.5mm with APS-C crop)
- Aperture range: F1.4 - F16
- Stabilization: No
- Filter thread: 67mm
- Close focus: 0.3m (11.8")
- Maximum magnification: 0.19x
- Diaphragm blades: 11
- Hood: Included
- Weight: E-mount 640g (1.41 lb); Fifty-mount 645g (1.42 lb)
- Optical construction: xv elements in 11 groups (2 SLD, ane ELD, 1 FLD, ii aspherical)
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| ISO 800 | ane/2000 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R Four Photo by Jordan Drake |
The 'original' 35mm F1.iv 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. Information technology was subsequently modified for compatibility with E-mount and L-mount mirrorless cameras as well, but this compatibility came at the expense of increased weight and barrel length, to account for the decreased flange-dorsum distance of the mirrorless systems.
By contrast, 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's not quite the night-and-day difference we saw with the contempo Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Fine art, merely it's still quite noticeable. Compared to the earlier versions of the 35mm F1.4 Fine art lens, this new model has shrunk by 8mm (0.iii") in length, and shed a not insignificant 110-115g (3.nine-four.ane oz) in weight.
Every bit well as the before lens, which remains available equally of this writing for a discounted price of $799, the new 35mm F1.4 DG DN has several other direct competitors. The Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN and 35mm F1.ii DG DN for instance are available for both E-mount and L-mount. And for Sony shooters, the excellent Sony FE 35mm F1.4 Chiliad Master lens is definitely worthy of consideration.
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| ISO 100 | 1/1000 sec | F1.4 | Panasonic S1R Photo past Dan Bracaglia |
Sigma'southward 35mm F2 is more consumer-friendly, with a slightly less bright aperture and atmospheric condition-sealing only at the lens mount, simply it's smaller, lighter and at $639, costs almost a third less.
The Sigma 35mm F1.2, meanwhile, is a lot larger, weighs nearly twice every bit much and at $1499 costs around two-thirds more than than the F1.iv. Merely yous also go an even brighter discontinuity 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 past Dan Bracaglia |
And for Sony E-mount shooters, the Gold Award-winning Sony Atomic number 26 35mm F1.4 GM strikes the states every bit near-perfect if you can stretch to its $1399 price-tag. Its focal length and maximum aperture are identical, but it'due south nigh twenty% lighter, 16mm (0.6") shorter, focuses significantly faster and matches or exceeds the Sigma's image quality in all respects.
Compared to...
| Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN | Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Sony 35mm F1.four GM | |
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| Cost (MSRP) | $899 | $639 | $1499 | $1399 |
| Mount(south) | Sony Due east / Leica L | Sony E / Leica L | Sony East / Leica L | Sony E only |
| Optical structure | 15 elements, 11 groups | x elements, 9 groups | 17 elements, 12 groups | 14 elements, ten groups |
| Aperture blades | 11 | 9 | xi | 11 |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes, mount-gasket only | Yep | Yes |
| AF drive | Stepping motor | Stepping motor | Hypersonic motor | XD linear motor |
| Minimum focus distance / max magnification | 0.30 m (11.viii″) / 0.19x | 0.27 m (10.6″) / 0.18x | 0.30 grand (11.8″) / 0.20x | 0.25 chiliad (9.8″) / 0.26x |
| Filter size | 67mm | 58mm | 82mm | 67mm |
| Diameter x Length (no hood) | East-mount: L-Mount: | E-mountain: L-Mount: | E-mount: 50-Mountain: | 76mm x 96mm (iii.0" x 3.8") |
| Weight | East-mount: Fifty-mount: | Both mounts: | E-mount: L-mount: | 524g (18.5oz) |
Handling
The Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Art isn't quite every bit compact and lightweight equally we might have expected, given that information technology'southward designed specifically for mirrorless. Compared to the original DSLR-oriented 35mm F1.four, its barrel bore is virtually duplicate and its weight has only dropped by around xx-25 grams (0.7-0.nine ounces). As noted in the previous section, the size and weight advantage versus the mirrorless variant of Sigma'southward older design is rather more than noticeable, however.
Balance of the E-mount version on our Sony a7R IV torso is fairly good. Information technology'due south a little bit front-heavy, largely considering while its weight hasn't fallen much, mirrorless bodies tend to be a scrap lighter than DSLRs. But regardless, we didn't discover the pairing uncomfortable to shoot with. With that said, it might prove a bit ungainly with smaller, lighter bodies like the original Sony a7/R.
On larger L-mountain bodies like Panasonic's S1 and S1R, the Sigma 35mm balances really nicely: yous may discover it a scrap forepart-heavy on the more petite S5, just in full general, the well-sized grips on Panasonic's cameras help make this lens feel a bit less heavy than it is.
Build quality is skilful, as we've come to expect from Sigma'due south recent prime lenses. The magnesium alloy-bodied 35mm F1.4 feels very rugged, with a well-constructed, premium feel. Its concrete controls – and particularly the big, nicely-damped, buttery-smooth focus band – reinforce that feeling.
As well every bit the focus ring, there are five other controls. An aperture band allows you to dial in your chosen aperture directly, and an unlabeled switch on the right side of the lens barrel can be used either to lock the ring in its Motorcar position or, thoughtfully, to lock information technology out of the Auto position and so you don't accidentally devious beyond F16 into auto mode.
The 'Auto' position on the aperture ring volition control aperture, well, automatically if you're in Program Auto or Shutter Priority modes, for example, but volition simply pass off aperture control to a photographic camera command punch if you're in Aperture Priority or full Transmission command.
On the left side of the barrel, height to bottom, you'll notice a focus manner switch, an autofocus lock push and a "Click" switch. This last can be used to de-click the discontinuity ring for smooth, stepless aperture control. As for the AF lock button, it'southward customizable and can be changed to provide for diverse other functions, although the precise selection on offer will be dependent upon your camera body.
There's no in-lens image stabilization, though this isn't an particularly common feature on 35mm primes (Canon and Tamron offer exceptions here). The Sigma does include comprehensive sealing against dust and wet. In all there are 11 seals, and these protect every switch, ring, push and join between components, as well as the interface betwixt lens mount and photographic camera body.
Up front end, there's a 67mm filter thread. This is both the aforementioned size used in the SLR-oriented lens from 2012, and also a common size that should prove like shooting fish in a barrel to notice at an affordable cost.
Information technology's besides worth noting that the Fifty-mountain variant of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN supports the company'southward optional USB dock, which can be used both to update firmware every bit necessary, and to tune the speed/sensitivity of the focus ring to your tastes. As of this writing, no equivalent dock accessory is available for Sigma's Eastward-mount lenses, but firmware can be also updated via the camera for both E and L-mounts.
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Autofocus and focus breathing
The Sigma 35mm F1.4'due south autofocus is driven by a stepping motor, simply since information technology has to move only a single focusing element, focusing speeds are reasonable and focus transitions in video are very shine. However, stills shooters used to faster, more modernistic linear motor speeds may exist disappointed by acquisition and continuous focusing speeds.
Macro focusing is possible to a respectable minimum altitude of xxx cm (11.8"), which is sufficient to provide a maximum magnification of 0.19x (1:5.4).
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| ISO 100 | 1/8000 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R IV Photograph by Chris Niccolls |
If you prefer to use AF to get in the ballpark and and so fine-tune focus manually, yous'll be pleased to hear that direct transmission focus is available at all times simply past rotating the focus ring, with no need to movie switches first. Of course, you can also disable autofocus entirely with the focus manner switch if you lot desire to forego AF altogether.
The merely significant bad news on the focusing front end will exist of relevance to videographers, rather than nevertheless shooters. Unfortunately, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN exhibits quite heavy focus animate, which gives the impression that you're zooming in and out every bit the focus altitude is adjusted. The expert news for video shooters, at least so long as you can alive with the focus breathing issue, is that AF is very quiet.
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| ISO 320 | 1/lx sec | F1.4 | Panasonic S5 Photo by Barney Britton |
And in fairness, Sigma's strongest East-mountain rival, the otherwise-superb (and much more expensive) Sony 35mm F1.4 G Master also shows significant focus breathing, albeit non quite every bit strongly equally in this lens. Simply it even so 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 programme in 2012, Sigma has built a reputation for cracking image quality. Every Global Vision lens is individually checked for optical defects on a custom-made, in-house testing rig, and that coupled with splendid optical designs has seen some of its lenses outperforming fifty-fifty first-party glass. In almost respects, the Sigma 35mm F1.iv DG DN doesn't disappoint either, with only a couple of minor concerns and very impressive sharpness even when shooting wide-open.
Sharpness
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| ISO 100 | 1/1600 sec | F4 | Panasonic S1R Photo past Dan Bracaglia |
When focused in the center of the frame, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 delivers great detail and fifty-fifty the corners are simply very slightly softer broad open. In that location's a slight haze to the prototype, or loss of contrast, broad open, simply stopping down just slightly to F2.8 is sufficient to get a beautifully sharp image across the whole frame. Peak sharpness is reached by F4.
Alternatively, focusing in the corner does help slightly if that's where you nigh need sharpness and you lot prefer to shoot wide-open up rather than stopping down a little. Put another way, any border softness that you see wide open in brick wall shots focused at the center is likely irrelevant if you use a modern mirrorless system and identify your AF point at the precise location of your off-center field of study.
Bokeh
The 35mm F1.4 DG DN's 11-bladed aperture yields nicely-rounded bokeh non just wide-open, merely even as you stop down to F4. And that bokeh is very clean, as well, with no visible onion band or soap chimera effects. Sigma has come a long fashion in ensuring that bokeh that does non announced busy even at the macro level in recent designs, and it shows; viewing the image in its entirety below, the out-of-focus background appears pleasingly smoothen.
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| ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R Four Photo past Hashemite kingdom of jordan Drake |
Cat's eye effect is an issue, though, yielding football-shaped (or for non-Americans, rugby ball-shaped) bokeh, and not just in the corners simply well-nigh to the center of the frame at F1.iv.
Stopping downward helps, but true cat'south eye is always a factor with this lens. Depending on your tastes and subject area matter, it can either lend a dynamic wait to your images or you may feel that it'south busy and distracting.
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| ISO 200 | 1/1600 sec | F1.4 | Sony a7R IV Photograph by Jordan Drake |
Flare, ghosting and sunstars
Sigma includes an upgraded plastic, petal-manner 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 | i/25 sec | F16 | Sony a7R Iv Photograph by Chris Niccolls |
Lens flare is very well controlled, but with the sun in or about the frame, y'all can all the same get quite a bit of ghosting. Sunstars are quite well defined when stopped down, providing a nice effect so long every bit you tin can alive with the ghosting that comes paw-in-manus with them.
Longitudinal chromatic aberration (fringing)
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| Click or tap through to see but a fleck of fringing on the chainlink fence on the center-left portion of the frame. ISO 100 | 1/8000 sec | F1.iv | Sony a7R Iv Photo by Chris Niccolls |
The 35mm F1.four DG DN Art is prone to a niggling bit of longitudinal chromatic aberration, also known equally LoCA, although this is common for virtually lenses of this blazon (and its performance is far meliorate than the original 2012-era 35mm F1.iv Art lens for D/SLR). Where it appears, LoCA presents as magenta fringing in front of the focus aeroplane, and green fringing behind it, and these colored fringes can exist tricky to go rid of in post-processing.
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Conclusion
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Given that the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG DN Fine art is available on two competing lens mounts, our final thoughts depend to some extent on which mount you lot're shooting with.
Of course its image quality, AF functioning, handling and build are essentially identical on both mounts, but the competition on each mount differs, and Eastward-mount shooters have access to Sony's truly fantabulous 35mm F1.4 G Main lens, admitting at a college price-tag than Sigma's rival.
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| ISO 100 | 1/160 sec | F2.8 | Panasonic S1R Photo past Dan Bracaglia |
Both Due east-mount and L-mount versions of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 are very sharp lenses, and in nigh respects can deliver bully image quality even when shooting wide-open. Although there are bug with ghosting and true cat's center, in many situations you'll exist able to work around these.
And while it's perhaps a tad front-heavy on smaller bodies, treatment is otherwise fantabulous. Nosotros'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 Photo by Barney Britton |
A bigger concern is the Sigma's small-scale autofocus performance, particularly when compared to Sony's very swift-focusing Yard Principal lens if you're an E-mount shooter. And videographers volition too desire to carry in mind its significant focus animate, although that's also an issue for the Sony lens to a somewhat bottom extent.
If yous're an 50-mount shooter, the Sigma 35mm F1.4 represents a very prissy option for achieving a shallow depth-of-field and overall good prototype quality while staying on a reasonable budget. The Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN is also worthy of consideration, merely you'll have to spend a lot more and piece of work out your biceps for the benefits it can bring.
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| ISO 100 | 1/4000 sec | F2 | Panasonic S1R Photograph by Dan Bracaglia |
Simply for E-mount shooters, we recollect the Sony 35mm F1.4 GM represents an even better option thanks to its smaller, lighter body, faster AF, lack of ghosting and lesser true cat's eye and fringing; if you lot tin tum the substantially higher price.
If it's merely beyond your budget, though, there's certainly plenty to like in the crisp results delivered by the Sigma, even when shooting wide-open.
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Sample galleries
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E-mountain version with Sony a7R IV
L-mount version with Panasonic S1R / S5
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