Well, rate this lens with a rating of 4.3 and rate Nikon’s plastic toy with 4.6!!! When all sites rate this Sigma lens as the best 50mm Autofocus ever made!!! I would say this review was done over the knee.
Nikos C
September 30, 2020 5:32 pm
could you like please have a test from 3 sigma art 35 vs 40 vs 50?
Fred Manthey
May 25, 2020 10:06 am
When are you going to retest the Zeiss Otus 50/1.4, since you were not satisfied with the example you had ? Thanks !
Ashraf Ahmed Khan
May 18, 2018 12:31 am
Sir, What if I pair this lens with my Canon Rebel T6 (1300D) ? What results can I get ?
Yizchal
February 17, 2018 1:44 am
You’re a bit hard on lens reviews, aren’t you? 4 Stars for a lens like this? How about YOU design one at this price point and then we can compare what you can do?
polizonte
February 3, 2018 7:53 am
One of the sharpest lenses I have owned and sold. Didn’t mind the weight, focus, etc. but a $949 lens should at least have a mount gasket. My inexpensive, not weather sealed 60mm f/2.8 G has traveled with me to Maine, Colombia and Aruba, and closer to home, taken a few kayak trips. My Micro, nowhere as sharp as the Art at normal/non-macro distances, has never had a dust problem. I do not purposely expose my equipment to the elements but after one week in dusty Aruban “outback” ( a family member born and raised on the island ), with no lens changing during our visit, signs of sensor dust appeared in my photos @ f/8. If an aftermarket gasket were available or if Sigma were to offer to retro fit one, I would buy another 50mm Art.
Tirupati Rao
August 26, 2017 6:37 am
Hi ! Excellent Review !! Is it a good all round lens ? Can you suggest for me which is the best walk around lens for my Nikon New D850. I have 70-200 f2.8E FL ED lens.
Duffy Doherty
March 20, 2016 9:37 am
Hi Nasim, Somewhat along with Daniel I am confused about some of the Imatest graphs. The Sigma 50mm F/1.4 Art shows at 3000 or above from F/2.8 through F/5.6. Now if you look at the graphs for the Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8G, it shows the nikon at or above 3000 from F/2.8 through F/11, and F/4 through F/5.6 at 3500 or so and F/8 at maybe 3350 or 3400? Now, back in the Sigma review you say “the Zeiss Otus reached the most impressive score over 3200, which is a record-breaking result in our lens testing experience.| I have both the Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8G and the Sigma 50mm F/1.4 Art. Both are terrifically sharp lenses, but the Sigma is astonishing! Clearly to my eye it exhibits superior sharpness to the Nikon. (Not to mention DXOMark, but they show the Sigma is far sharper) How are we supposed to rely upon your lens reviews and the related Imatest graphs? I value your opinion, insight and testing. I am troubled by these anomalies however. Thoughts? Duffy
Daniel
February 18, 2016 12:17 pm
Hi Nasim,
you state, that the imatest result of 3200 (Otus) is a record, have you overlooked the Nikon 50mm F1.2 or did you test that lens later? According to you, the Nikon 50mm F1.2 AI-S has peak sharpness of 3600. Is it true, that it is sharper than the Otus in midframe or are there some differences in the measuring process?
Daniel, I apologize for the misinformation, but at one point a year or so back, I changed the way I measure data with Imatest (I posted about that in a couple of reviews) – I no longer use Lightroom and use DCRaw for RAW file conversions. Because of this, the scores have changed. Otus is still the sharpness king, but I have not yet updated some of the reviews with the newer numbers. I am planning to do that later this year.
Thanks a lot, I am looking forward to the new comparable numbers. It would have been amazing, if the old, simple and compact design was sharper than the Otus. I’ll look for your posts about the changes in measurement, maybe that will enable me to compare those numbers.
Jacek Jarzabek
June 17, 2015 8:42 am
I’m so excited – I am getting my copy tomorrow (along with 24mm art) – so far, based on the 35mm performance I can tell that this lens will be sharp and I am sure it will have minor focusing issues (I quickly learned to do quick 3-5 shot bursts on d9 or d21 AF-C with 35mm). I think I will not worry about 50mm as much since I usually do manual focus assist anyways and 24mm will be used for landscapes anyways (mostly) – I wonder if bios update will help focusing issues (but lets not forget that zeis is manual focus) – really excided :)
Well, rate this lens with a rating of 4.3 and rate Nikon’s plastic toy with 4.6!!! When all sites rate this Sigma lens as the best 50mm Autofocus ever made!!! I would say this review was done over the knee.
could you like please have a test from 3 sigma art 35 vs 40 vs 50?
When are you going to retest the Zeiss Otus 50/1.4, since you were not satisfied with the example you had ? Thanks !
Sir,
What if I pair this lens with my Canon Rebel T6 (1300D) ?
What results can I get ?
You’re a bit hard on lens reviews, aren’t you? 4 Stars for a lens like this? How about YOU design one at this price point and then we can compare what you can do?
One of the sharpest lenses I have owned and sold. Didn’t mind the weight, focus, etc. but a $949 lens should at least have a mount gasket. My inexpensive, not weather sealed 60mm f/2.8 G has traveled with me to Maine, Colombia and Aruba, and closer to home, taken a few kayak trips. My Micro, nowhere as sharp as the Art at normal/non-macro distances, has never had a dust problem. I do not purposely expose my equipment to the elements but after one week in dusty Aruban “outback” ( a family member born and raised on the island ), with no lens changing during our visit, signs of sensor dust appeared in my photos @ f/8. If an aftermarket gasket were available or if Sigma were to offer to retro fit one, I would buy another 50mm Art.
Hi !
Excellent Review !!
Is it a good all round lens ? Can you suggest for me which is the best walk around lens for my Nikon New D850. I have 70-200 f2.8E FL ED lens.
Hi Nasim,
Somewhat along with Daniel I am confused about some of the Imatest graphs. The Sigma 50mm F/1.4 Art shows at 3000 or above from F/2.8 through F/5.6. Now if you look at the graphs for the Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8G, it shows the nikon at or above 3000 from F/2.8 through F/11, and F/4 through F/5.6 at 3500 or so and F/8 at maybe 3350 or 3400? Now, back in the Sigma review you say “the Zeiss Otus reached the most impressive score over 3200, which is a record-breaking result in our lens testing experience.|
I have both the Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8G and the Sigma 50mm F/1.4 Art. Both are terrifically sharp lenses, but the Sigma is astonishing! Clearly to my eye it exhibits superior sharpness to the Nikon. (Not to mention DXOMark, but they show the Sigma is far sharper)
How are we supposed to rely upon your lens reviews and the related Imatest graphs? I value your opinion, insight and testing. I am troubled by these anomalies however. Thoughts?
Duffy
Hi Nasim,
you state, that the imatest result of 3200 (Otus) is a record, have you overlooked the Nikon 50mm F1.2 or did you test that lens later? According to you, the Nikon 50mm F1.2 AI-S has peak sharpness of 3600. Is it true, that it is sharper than the Otus in midframe or are there some differences in the measuring process?
Thanks und cheers,
Daniel
Daniel, I apologize for the misinformation, but at one point a year or so back, I changed the way I measure data with Imatest (I posted about that in a couple of reviews) – I no longer use Lightroom and use DCRaw for RAW file conversions. Because of this, the scores have changed. Otus is still the sharpness king, but I have not yet updated some of the reviews with the newer numbers. I am planning to do that later this year.
Thanks a lot, I am looking forward to the new comparable numbers. It would have been amazing, if the old, simple and compact design was sharper than the Otus. I’ll look for your posts about the changes in measurement, maybe that will enable me to compare those numbers.
I’m so excited – I am getting my copy tomorrow (along with 24mm art) – so far, based on the 35mm performance I can tell that this lens will be sharp and I am sure it will have minor focusing issues (I quickly learned to do quick 3-5 shot bursts on d9 or d21 AF-C with 35mm). I think I will not worry about 50mm as much since I usually do manual focus assist anyways and 24mm will be used for landscapes anyways (mostly) – I wonder if bios update will help focusing issues (but lets not forget that zeis is manual focus) – really excided :)