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What is a 35mm 1.4 lens good for?

A 35mm f/1.4 prime lens is a go-to favorite for wedding photographers, street photographers and photojournalists alike. Empowered by its very wide aperture, it’s a great story-telling lens that is able to be utilized with great effect in a wide range of situations.

Is Sigma 35mm worth it?

This Sigma lens is ideal for photographers looking to get an optically excellent lens at a great value. It’s great for any photographer who needs a fast 35mm lens for a full-frame camera, such as for weddings, events, and portraits.

Is Sigma 35mm 1.4 stabilized?

Main Features. Sigma’s 35mm fixed lens is equipped with a fast f/1.4 maximum, and f/16 minimum aperture. It has quiet, quick Hypersonic Motor (HSM) focusing with manual override and a 0.3m (one foot) minimum focal distance – no image stabilization is included.

How good are Sigma lenses?

Regarding image quality, images taken with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens have excellent sharpness, contrast, and color transmission. There’s also no discernible distortion. In fact, the image quality easily beats out the Nikon 58mm f/1.4G and Canon 50mm f/1.2L. That’s quite a feat for a third-party lens!

Is Sigma better than Tamron?

Sigma lenses are more expensive, they are better built and they are overall superior to Tamron in how the “sports” or “Art” lenses (as Tamron’s SP (Special Performance) designations), but anyway, Tamron has better electronics, has sharper zooms and no way water or dust can enter in a lens unless you pour it yourself in …

Is the Sigma 35mm 1.4 sharp?

The Sigma 35mm ƒ/1.4 DG HSM produces surprisingly sharp results, even when used at its wider apertures, though it must be stopped down slightly for maximal sharpness. Mounted on the full-frame Canon 1Ds mkIII, the lens produces images with a sharp center but significantly soft corners when used wide open at ƒ/1.4.

Does Sigma Lens have image stabilization?

8-4.5 DC OS HSM lens is one of just a few from Sigma to include image stabilization (which Sigma brands as OS for optical stabilization), a technology that counteracts camera shake to cut down on blur. The 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM is a compact telephoto that brings optical stabilization to this zoom range for Sigma.

Is Sigma 35mm a wide angle lens?

Now, SIGMA is proud to offer the first lens in an all-new product line: the 35mm F1. 4 DG HSM. This wide-angle F1. 4 lens can offer: shallow depth of field along with superior low-light and hand-held performance.

Is the Sigma 35mm lens any good?

This Sigma is as good optically as the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L and Nikon 35mm f/1.4 G, but its mechanics seem to be the poorest of any other 35mm f/1.4 lens I’ve ever seen.

Is the Sigma 35mm F1 4 the same as the Zeiss?

Not quite as heavy and bulky as the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 though, which is built like a tank with its thick metal exterior. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 features a 67mm filter thread, which is the same as the one on the Nikon 35mm f/1.4G (the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 is the only lens in the group that has a 77mm filter thread).

What is the filter thread on the Sigma 35mm?

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 features a 67mm filter thread, which is the same as the one on the Nikon 35mm f/1.4G (the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 is the only lens in the group that has a 77mm filter thread). Also, the small plate with the letter “A” shows that the lens belongs to the “Art” category of lenses that I mentioned earlier in the review.

What type of autofocus does the Sigma 35mm HSM have?

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens, like all of Sigma’s best lenses, uses HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) AF. Autofocusing is internal and very quiet, making a light shhhh sound with some clicks being audible to the photographer if shooting in a quiet environment.