Sigma 35 1.4 Art for Canon
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Page 1 of 3 Show Review by Klaus Schroiff, published September 2013
 IntroductionAt photokina 2012 Sigma announced a new "Global Vision", which divides their lens portfolio into 3 categories: "Contemporary", "Art" and "Sports". These product lines don't apply to existing Sigma lenses, but any newly developed lens will be assigned to one of them, giving a rough guidance about the intended purpose of a lens.The first lens that carries the "Art" tag is the 35mm f/1.4 DG. Sigma already has some experience in building fast prime lenses, a market segment that has not seen much contribution from 3rd party suppliers in the past. Just like their other full frame primes, the EX 50/1.4 and the EX 85/1.4, the new Art lens competes with the original manufacturer's products. Since we're looking at the EF-mount version of the Sigma lens here, the direct competitor is obviously Canon' own EF 35mm f/1.4, a highly regarded lens, but also a rather expensive one. Retailing at just more then half the price of the Canon, Sigma now offers a more affordable option to Canon shooters but is it also as good ... or even better ?
Sigma's new vision not only leads to new categories, but also a new product design. However, unlike a few years ago, where they simply changed the coating of the EX lenses, Sigma this time obviously started from scratch and came up with a result that is very impressive and totally different from what we've seen from Sigma in the past. In fact, the 35/1.4 is built and designed so well, that several experienced photographers we showed the lens to had trouble believing they were looking at a Sigma lens ;) Parts of the lens tube are made from metal, including the focus ring (which also features the usual rubber ring to provide better grip). However, some parts also seem to be made from plastic, for example the body part containing the distant scale and also the lens hood, so there's a bit of material mixture. Nonetheless, the lens really feels like a premium product. The focus ring is nicely damped and operates smoothly.
Because of an internal focusing (IF) design, the physical length of the lens remains constant at all focus settings and the front lens does not rotate during focusing. So, using a polarizer is no problem. The lens features HSM, which is Sigma's version of an ultrasonic drive. Typical for many HSM lenses, the AF is virtually silent and very fast - although recent Canon designs still have an edge in this respect. The AF accuracy was very high on the tested sample.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Canon EF 기재사항Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens mixes a comfortable focal length with an especially fast design. 배송시 총중량: 0.95kg 제품 상세 정보
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Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM A Canon review: A Prime Example of Lens DesignIntroduction One of the sharpest lenses, mounted on Canon, ever measured by DxOMark websiteThe Sigma 35mm F1.4 scored 17 P-MPix for sharpness and an overall DxOMark score of 30.3 putting it at the top of both of these rankings for a 35mm lens. Taken individually, among the 35mm lenses available for Canon virtually all measures, show the Sigma as the equal or better of the group, its score positions it as one of the sharpest lenses tested by DxOMark on Canon mount. Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM |
