The whole photography community has been enamoured with Sigma 50mm f1.4 HSM DG Art ever since it was announced by Sigma a few months ago. It was slated as being king-of-the-hill 50mm and it has definitely lived up to it's name. The lens has been proven by numerous reviews around the world to the be sharpest 50mm lens available for 35mm and censored DSLR cameras - practically on par with the $4000 Zeiss Otus 55mm f1.4!
Enjoy these few images that were recently taken with the lens. You can download a sample Hi-Res JPG here and the original CR2 RAW file here for you to do some proper pixel-peeping. All images were capture on the Canon EOS 5D MKIII.
This brand new lens is quite the looker - made from Sigma's special Thermally Stable Composite material, the lens is exceptionally well made. The focus ring is buttery smooth and located in the perfect position for accurate manual focusing.
The sharpness of the lens wide open is simply phenomenal. Richard is looking super sharp in this image... :D
A few 100% crops of an infinity shot. Note the class leading center sharpness and excellent corner sharpness.
This lens is perfect for street photography!
Look at that bokeh!!! Bokelicious! Sigma went all out with their lens design with 9 rounded aperture blades.
Close focus is relatively good at 40cm.
The lens exhibits excellent contrast and really makes images 'pop'.
