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Pros:Rendered already at full aperture, microcontrast, pleasantness of the blur, from f/1.6-1.8 it already becomes stellar.
Cons:It's a landline and you're stuck at 35, but you know this before you buy it.
Opinion:As I have already written, excellent lens, soft blur, and excellent rendering at full aperture. Already from f/1.6-1.8 you can feel a change of pace and increase microcontrast and sharpness. It already starts well at full opening, then it goes further. The autofocus is quick, even though it's not a sports lens. Put on sale (even if I'm not 100% convinced) because in the end I use it on the go and I need more versatility (a zoom, but I'll definitely lose quality)
Cons:A bit of loss of yield at full opening, but nothing special
Opinion:I bought this lens to match it with my Sigma 85 Art, what can I say, it's a fantastic lens, I don't understand how you can say that it weighs so much, of course the Sony is lighter but I can also shoot with one hand with this lens, it has a fantastic rendering and a very pleasant blur. Maybe at F1.4 it doesn't perform at the top as at F2 on my A7RV but nothing special, it's fine like this.
Cons:Considerable weight and bulk, electronic focus
Opinion: As a Sigma FP owner on which I mount all my vintage lenses, Leica summicoron, Voightlander and dies planar for Hasselblad, I felt the need to have at least one modern lens that fully resolved the sensor, and I wanted to choose this lens basically for two reasons: the 35 was the only focal length that I didn't have on the other systems and I wanted a sigma to give continuity to the kit and reward this brave little Japanese company. On sigma fp it's big as a lens and sure it is unbalanced but as you may know there are various knobs and cages available. I foresee its use with plate, visor, underneath knob, side knob and safety strap. For now I have had the opportunity to try it with even very bad and very strong lights to do excellently managed. The autofocus seems fast to me but I'm not experienced. Manual focus, on the other hand, leaves me with some perplexity, for someone like me who comes from solid metal optics the idea of an electronic focus and therefore does not exactly correspond to the movement impressed by the photographer on the ring for me is a limitation of these lenses. It was much nicer and more sensible to have a physical fire. I can give you a thousand examples, but if you are following two subjects in relation to each other, the classic example the bride and groom at the altar, you must know that a certain turn of the ring corresponds to the focus on one of the two, so as to quickly pass and return to the subject that you want to emphasize. With these lenses it seems impossible to me. Of course, in a posed portrait there won't be this problem but as far as street or other situations are concerned, especially in TA, for me it's a limit and I wonder if it was mandatory to have it or if it was a constructive choice. Apart from this and the aforementioned cap, a problem that can be solved with 20 euros of filter, however, it is not a drama, the lens is good and I think it will become my main lens and indeed, I would like to be rich enough to have the 14, or 14-24, 50, 85 and a zoom. But since I'm as poor as poop for now I'll keep this and make it suffice
Opinion:A really crazy optic. Well done, with an incredible qi. High sharpness across the entire frame from wide open. Fast and quiet autofocus. The only flaw is the focus by wire: I don't use it much in manual, but when I need it I feel the lack of a linear focus. Apart from that, however, I fell in love with it. I really like the fuzzy and it's quite creamy. I don't have any chromatic aberrations or particular defects to report. In short, a really successful optics in my opinion.
Pros:sharpness, contrast, microcontrast, aperture ring
Cons:weight
Opinion:Fantastic lens, used at 1.4 excellent, closed from 1.6 is a love, perfect for the portrait set, distorts less than I thought. It is an art with a capital A that gives excellent images and a bokeh not too digital. The only drawback are weight and size, from the moment in which for L-mount is the only alternative, at home Sony there is the 35 1.4 gm that costs more but is smaller and weighs less. Put on sale to switch in full to the 24-70 2.8 homonymous or Panasonic, but then I gave up because of the extra stop, especially for one like me who considers the 35mm the focal length "right"
Opinion:I gave 9 as an overall rating but in the cost/performance ratio I would have given 10 laude. I start from the aspects that least convinced me. The AF is a bit uncertain but for a static photograph it's fine. And anyway even the camera could have its concurrence of guilt being a Sony A7RII whose AF is certainly not a lightning bolt of war. Lens that with the hood engaged becomes a bit bulky and the weight that is felt but having an f/1.4 aperture could certainly not be a feather. Being an ART the construction is impeccable, in the hand you have the feeling of solidity. Excellent diaphragm ring decliccabile for those who need to make videos. Very appreciable the lock button of the hood. Very good, even at the corners, the sharpness at TA that improves a lot by just closing the diaphragm. As for the blurry reminded me a lot of the Canon 35 L first version but with less aberrations. Perhaps it does not have the poetic rendering of the Zeiss Distagon but, all in all, the blurred is very enjoyable. I've had it for a week and for now it's welded to the camera. For lovers of the focal definitely a lens to have.
Pros:Excellent sharpness already at f1.4 which already improves to 1.6, color rendering, AF, weight
Cons:Dimension
Opinion:Very good sharpness already at TA that becomes perfect at f1.6, fluid focus ring, jerky aperture ring with the possibility of automatic locking with a button, has a focus lock button (useful). Compared to competitors it weighs little, it is designed for mirrorless sony and does not have the usual problem of having to calibrate the autofocus, which is almost always accurate, fast and silent even in difficult situations. The yield is of an ART lens so a lot of stuff, both at the chromatic level and talking about contrast, vignetting and chromatic aberrations. Used well creates a crazy atmosphere in the photos, I love it! The only """"defect"""" is the size that makes it a bit bulky but for a 35mm like that it's all there! I absolutely recommend it.
Pros:Excellent sharpness and contrast from f1.6, autofocus accuracy, pleasant bokeh in most cases, excellent build quality, presence of aperture ring
Cons:At f1.4 it loses a little contrast (but as mentioned it improves immediately), bokeh a bit chaotic with subjects at certain distances and difficult backgrounds (foliage), the autofocus engine is fast enough but not as fast as other Sony alternatives, it remains a fairly bulky lens
Opinion:The output of this lens has passed a little quietly. If for SLR the Sigma 35 Art was a point of reference, now the 35mm offers are so many that they have made this new lens a "umpteenth" 35mm. But with so many qualities. I start by saying one thing: the few reviews, more than anything else on Youtube, are often misleading. Flourish of tests and comparisons with the full-aperture aperture aperture, where it seems to take them of holy reason in terms of sharpness from the Sigma 35mm f1.2 and the Sony 35mm GM, do not tell the whole truth: this lens already closing a third of a stop (f1.6) becomes very sharp and from f1.8 - f2.0 is incredible. A completely different behavior from the main competitor, which I had, namely the Samyang 35mm f1.4 AF FE (first series, I do not know if the second has actually improved). The Samyang started very soft at f1.4 and slowly improved from f2 and beyond (reaching the sharpness of the Sigma from f4, which I can say having tried them side by side). At f1.4 this Sigma has a sharpness however excellent: in a portrait, in real life, you do not notice big differences between f1.4 and f1.8, if not zooming to 100% (this as far as I can observe at 24 mpx). The blur of Sigma is much softer and more pleasant than that of Samyang. A very pleasant bokeh then, perhaps sometimes with a few double lines too much but still really pleasant. The colors of Sigma are natural, without any color cast. The build quality is premium lens, a pleasure to see and handle. The chromatic aberrations are rather well controlled (in the Samyang that I owned before they were a problem). Having the diaphragm ring available is really convenient. The weight is there but it is still completely manageable. The actual focal length is 33.5-34mm, as there is a moderate barrel distortion, which is perfectly corrected by the lens profile; in certain situations having that extra mm available (at least, on CaptureOne that does not automatically cut images like Lightroom) is convenient. The autofocus I find silent and precise, fast enough. The price in my opinion is also very competitive, considering that the Sony costs almost double.
Pros:embarrassing and moving sharpness even at 1.4, magic blurry, resistance to flare!
Cons:autofocus can be improved, focus ring not really fluid
Opinion:the best 35mm I've ever had on a camera having tried it even for full frame Canon I have to say that this mirroreless version that made sigma is superior compared to reflex versions in terms of sharpness, Flare resistance and weight.... the feeling when you have it in your hand is of a solid and well built lens and also lighter than the reflex version, the shots that churn out this jewel are from the very first lens comparable if not higher than the sony g series in terms of photography.... in T.a it is sharp if it closes slightly it becomes a samurai sword, backlight there are no traces of ghosting and not even loss of sharpness, the blurry that churns out are dizziness, creamy no cat's eye bubbles are circular that seem drawn with compass, very light vignetting and chromatic aberration almost absent ... I think it's the ultimate 35mm lens for mirrorless photography! a must have!