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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2008 to 2016 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 387 €;
74 users have given it an average vote of 9.1 out of 10.
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Pros:Almost none unless you use it only for pleasure
Cons:Totally unreliable MAF, sharpness only when closed beyond unacceptable limits
Opinion:A lens that potentially returns excellent shots, but in practice it is a lottery. It is good only if you use it constantly in manual if you want the certainty of bringing home the shots, if you rely on the AF greetings. Tested on 5DMKIII and 5DMKIV nothing to do even with micro-adjustment . When you get the focus right, on the other hand, it returns really pleasant colors, saturation, contrast and microcontrast. I smile when I read reviews that talk about "excellent lens" and then say that to have sharpness you have to close at least to f8...... So how should a lens behave in order to be considered poor? be sharp from f16 to f22 and that's it ? I understand both a portrait lens and anything else, but honestly thinking of always shooting with the anxiety of not having the subject in focus becomes very frustrating. resold time zero
Pros:Robust construction, of excellent workmanship, the EX are quality lenses, spectacular bokeh,
Cons:Nothing to say...
Opinion:After several years of dreaming of this lens, I managed to get my hands on a like-new example for Canon a few months ago. What can I say... Thinking back to the various photographs seen by other users, I can only confirm what I saw after shooting. I use it exclusively on Canon 5D MKII and the result is mind-blowing, unique, a perfect combo. Together they give me dream images, with warm colors, as I like them! With the diaphragm totally open, the images produced look like paintings, if you want detail, incisiveness, just close and you're done. This lens is a few years old, but still gives great satisfaction today. Buy it on the second-hand market, now new is impossible to find, but some bargains like new, can be found quite easily. It still holds the price, it is not cheap but worth every euro spent. Advised
Pros:Solid construction, complex optical design with quality lenses, bright, very good bokeh
Cons:AF a bit slow in low light, doesn't work with FTZ on Nikon Z6, but works on Z5 and Z6III, not weather sealed
Opinion:Owner of a Nikon Z kit, I wanted to combine this splendid 50 f/1.4 with the excellent Nikon Z 50 f/1.8 S, in order to have 2/3 of a stop more for half-length portraits and in low light conditions. I bought it second-hand, as new, at a very attractive price and I must say that it is an excellent lens for quality and sharpness of the images even at full aperture, especially in the center. The bokeh is pleasant, the flare resistance good and the chromatic aberrations almost absent. Solid and robust, quite heavy, but compact, it balances well even on Nikon Z MLs. I had been told that the older Sigma generation, to which this lens belongs, would lose AF with the FTZ adapter. True on the Z6 but, surprisingly, mounted on the Z5 and Z6III it focuses without problems and even recognizes faces and eyes! AF isn't a lightning bolt on any Nikon camera (not even the D-series), but it does the job well. The lens hood is included and pretty solid. It is not tropicalized, but with this type of optics I don't need it. I am satisfied with it: vote 9.
Opinion:If you want details close at F8. If you want blurred open, but leave at home a bit of detail engraved and lose something at the edges. Excellent portrait lens and not only, you can do everything and in the long run it has no defects. The blur is pleasant and gradual, even better than other more noble. The construction is solid, it is not a plasticone.
Pros:When it hits the focus it is sharp, with beautiful colors and definition.
Cons:He misses the focus in 50 percent of the shots. On 6D even with micro adjustment mistakes from afar, then adjusting mistakes closely and vice versa. Unable to achieve consistent results.
Opinion:Purchased some time ago as a user of the site... it seemed I had managed to adjust it but this was not the case. It is impossible to obtain an adjustment that makes consistent and acceptable results. It has been lying in the drawer for two years, I do not feel like reselling it in these conditions and to what I understand not even the sigma service center can solve the problem.
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