Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM 'Art' real-world samples gallery
Published Apr 17, 2014
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dpreview staff
The 50mm F1.4 DG HSM is Sigma's latest fast normal prime for full-frame cameras, and one of the most hotly-anticipated lenses of the year. It's a completely new design from the older 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, with 13 elements in 8 groups, and a minimum focus distance of 40cm. But how does it perform in real-world use? We've been using the lens for a couple of days and put together a gallery of samples. We've concentrated on large-aperture shots to show sharpness and bokeh, but have also included several taken at smaller apertures.
View our Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM 'Art' real-world gallery
There are 31 images in our samples gallery. Please do not reproduce any of these images on a website or any newsletter / magazine without prior permission (see our copyright page). We make the originals available for private users to download to their own machines for personal examination or printing (in conjunction with this review), we do so in good faith, please don't abuse it.
Unless otherwise noted images taken with no particular settings at full resolution.
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