Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art : Specifications and Opinions

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Max-Photo-Parker

sent on 30 Giugno 2025

Pros: Build quality, image quality, autofocus, colors, tropicalized, sharpness, price.

Cons: nothing because weight, dimensions and impossibility of mounting filters are already known at the time of purchase.

Opinion: I got this interesting and unusual lens because I was enticed by the mid-year promotion offered by Sigma Cambodia. this 14mm was sold NEW for 450 dollars and so I gave it to myself. What can I say? Simply fabulous! Built like all the Art, sharp like all the Art. unlike many Art for reflex cameras this one is tropicalized and its autofocus is absolutely perfect on both my D850 and D6. Having in my hand, for the first time, such a short focal length I have the opportunity to do my street with different, new eyes, perspectives and angles. the sharpness is very high over the entire frame, the colors are really beautiful, the autofocus is perfect and (which surprised me) ? the resistance to flare is portentous! It is also tropicalized! of course, weights and dimensions are not negligible but on machines such as the D6 and D850 it is manageable and usable to the maximum. The only peculiarity I noticed (at least my sample) is that it underexposes a bit. a third or even half stop but I don't consider it a defect in the most absolute way. in short, I'm super satisfied!

Robertoita3000

sent on 15 Novembre 2023

Pros: F1 optics! Solid and excellently constructed, it gives great quality shots.

Cons: Weight, for the rest, if used correctly nothing.

Opinion: After a long time I found it on offer "new" at 600 euros. I had wanted this lens for a long time, it is the fundamental lens for those who love, like me, night photography, its F1.8 aperture allows me to keep the ISO low and not to lose a lot of details caused by digital noise, I use it on the Canon 6DMK2. If you want even more detail, just close the aperture to F 2.0\\2.2 and you're done. Reading the other reviews and I wanted to add that, the front and back caps are perfectly airtight, at least in my view.

user96437

sent on 09 Novembre 2021

Pros: All

Cons: Don't have it

Opinion: In one word, stratospheric. One of the few lenses that really makes a difference wherever it's mounted. A crime to limit it to only specialized areas. A masterpiece that Sigma has been careful not to promote. Had it come out of other famous brands, in addition to costing three times, it would have been on everyone's lips for years. It matters little, lucky who has it. He will stay with me as long as I feel like photographing.

Francesco Lo Gullo

sent on 07 Aprile 2021

Pros: Brightness, sharpness, construction.

Cons: The cap is a little dangerous for the lens and a little flare.

Opinion: A lens built very well and the quality of what you pay you see, very sharp and bright manages to satisfy with flying colors those who love night photography and astrophotography, the weight in my opinion is in the norm and not exaggerated, then being a 14 mm offers a large corner of field, the only flaw the cap where you have to be careful at the moment of closure not to scratch the magnificent rounded and protruding lens. Difficult to overcome, I find it a precious lens to always take with you.

Lupaccio58

sent on 29 Settembre 2020

Pros: It's an Art, there's little to add

Cons: The usual cinesoid caps, for those who do not know them are in line with those Zeiss

Opinion: Due premise: I do not get off the mountains, I am not one that impresses easily, I come from the Nikon 14-24 and the Distagon 15 mm. This is well established, as far as I am concerned I can safely say that the 14 Art is by far the most amazing super-enlargement that has happened to me in my hands. I also own the Art 20 and 24 of which I am very satisfied but on the 14th... Well, the 14 seems to be built on Mars! Heavy but not bulky, all in all it wields quite well, it sports an enviable sharpness even at TA, it is a well of light that allows you to safely shoot in prohibitive conditions. Materials and construction of excellence, can certainly be called a definitive lens. The maf must be absolutely calibrated with the dock and once adjusted on the 4 distances it no longer moves and is of surgical precision, with good peace of the day those who say that you have to go back to adjusting it from time to time. Lens made to last and to be used with extreme satisfaction also and especially with megapixels. Proudly made in Japan and you see, except for the caps I imagine to be Chinese.... Vote 10 cum laude, and it couldn't be otherwise!

Gianniischia

sent on 21 Novembre 2018

Pros: All

Cons: Not having it

Opinion: I do not know what to say is an almost perfect optics, arrived recently and from the first tests has a sharpness from fear on my d850, zero distortion, flare the right,} but tried with the sun in the frame, almost zero aberrations. The only flaw in the manual focus. It is not accurate if reference is made to the indications of the barrel. Sharpness already to 1.8, I want to try it for the stars. Delighted with the purchase, a bit pricey it is true, it is heavy, but it is stratospheric. On my Front-back focus nothing. Perfect. I'm testing it in various situations the focus is quite fast but in some cases just a small shift and changes, is very sensitive. Fairly balanced on d850, as soon as I have more time placed quache landscape of my beautiful island. Voto10.

Nicoladavidefurnari

sent on 06 Ottobre 2018

Pros: Impeccable already to TA.

Cons: Weight and price But the quality you pay.

Opinion: Really incredible lens, razor sharp to TA, the only flaw in the really important weight that therefore involves stands and heavy heads to hold the entire structure. Lens that from the maximum on sensors with an adequate pixel count. The high price is the cost to pay for such a bright wide angle. Ultra quiet and fast Focus. The ART series is amazing, nothing to envy with the Nikon home Lenses.

Meniero

sent on 26 Novembre 2017

Pros: Silent and fast autofocus, plastic and soft bokeh, excellent sharpness already in the center from the largest openings that becomes uniform from f / 2.8 onwards, tropicalized construction, robust and elegant, very low distortion and fall of light

Cons: Weight (1.1Kg) and overall dimensions, backlit, minimum diaphragm at f / 16

Opinion: I come from two Canon EF14 / 2.8 and a Tamron 15-30 / 2.8 this lens seems on another planet, it is really impressive positively below on all aspects. It 'sa small masterpiece of optics that have it or not have it makes the difference in a kit of a professional photographer or advanced amateur photographer. Vignetting is visible logically at f / 1.8, but just close one stop to eliminate it almost completely. You deserve sensors from at least 40Mpx

Gabriele Bartolozzi

sent on 08 Novembre 2017

Pros: Extreme sharpness even at TA, distortion absent to be a 14, flare and aberration control, construction, lightning strike AF is imperceptible, USB dock, f1.8, great packaging and accessories

Cons: We know them before buying it: it does not come out ready to pack, it's calibrated with the dock, it's heavy and big (but if you want the quality ...)

Opinion: I come from a Nikon 16-35 VR and a Samyang 14, what do you say? The resolution of this Art to 1.8 if they also dream about it f11. Optically represents perfection: distortion absent for a 14, really impressive that all lines, even the neighbors are perfectly straightforward, flare and aberrations absent. The AF is lightning and silent, of course it becomes accurate after having fine tuned it with the dock. The construction is superior to the original optics, not much of a lot. It's heavy and big that the d800's illuminator Af is eclipsed. CAPOLAVORO, only 14 f1.8.

MicheleCT

sent on 07 Settembre 2017

Pros: Risks, no aberrations or astigmatism

Cons: Coma up to f4, high weight

Opinion: I bought it to replace a fake Samyang 14 f2.8 accidentally. A unique lens of its kind. Also on a resolute sensor (Sony 42MP in my case) is incredibly resolving already at full opening. Negligible distortion. Comparing with sacred monsters like the Samyang is overwhelming. At night there are no signs of astigmatism or chromatic aberrations of any kind (unlike the Samyang at full opening). The real and unique problem remains the coma: the stars are linear to the edges, to the rays of rays. The problem is reduced to f2.8 and disappears almost to f4, but it can be improved with accurate focus. However, it is better than any other lens I have tried this (or almost) focal point at f4. Weight is the only real problem for those who have back problems.

Gianluca Lombardi

sent on 17 Luglio 2017

Pros: Sharpness at TA, excellent, fast focus, chromatic aberration and low distortion, excellent, tropicalized construction

Cons: Weight, minimum diaphragm f16

Opinion: The lens is solid and in the hand it feels. The building is impeccable, the materials are cared for and there is no fault on the barrel. It's a professional lens, and you notice it immediately. It's aesthetically beautiful. The frontal element is very large and the green-blue coating is noticeable by looking at it frontally. Obviously, no screw-type filter can be fitted, and the back does not allow the use of gelatin filters. At f1.8 breaks the hair (at least on my 5D Mark III). I did not have to make any adjustments to the focus. Significant vignetting at f1.8, significantly improves to f2.8, from f4 onwards fairly constant, disappears to f11. Minimum and well-controlled flare. Clarity at f1.8 is impeccable in the center and discreet on the edges. F2.8 is already excellent everywhere. From f4 onwards it's really stellar. From this point of view, the lens is amazing at any opening. Fantastic. F1.8 is coma, and it's obvious, but nothing that makes the photos unusable. There areOr lenses that make f4 worse (Canon 16-35 f4 IS). At f2.8 coma is minimum, at f4 disappears. RnArchitecture is minimal and optimally controlled. Distortion is easily correctable and not excessive. Now like now, the only problem I see is weight, but I'm a bit "sensitive" to this topic, and I'm sure that for other users this is not important. In the end, lens recommended. If you want to read the full-scale miniaturization and download the RAW test, I opened this forum discussion: https://www.juzaphoto.com/topic2.php?l=en&t=2412303