Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art Lens Review

SIGMA 35MM ART LENS REVIEW

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“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”

— Dorothea Lange

SPECS • • • •

Filter size: 67mm Weight: 665g Elements: 13 elements in 11 groups Optics: Fluorite Coating, special low dispersion, multi-coated.

• Close focus: 30cm • Angle of view: 63.4° diagonal on full frame.

• Min/Max aperture: 1.4/16

FIRST IMPRESSIONS • Very plastic lens.

• Pea sized when compared to Canon’s 35mm.

• Overall not very exciting.

• But upon first few shots – impressive optical quality.

CONSTRUCT • More plastic than metal.

• Still feels rather solid despite being a rather light lens.

• Very little moving parts on the outside – Will probably last long.

• Weather resistant, not weather sealed.

• Made in Japan… if it matters.

AUTO FOCUS • Very good on a Nikon.

• Does not seem to have any problems, even in low light.

• Even the manual focus ring is smooth.

• There are reports of this lens not working on older Nikon F cameras though.

IMAGE QUALITY • Good bokeh at f/1.4.

• Seems to hit sweet spot at around f/2.8 to f/4.

• A good lens even for street and landscape – Works amazingly good even at f/10 to f/14.

THE GOOD • Solid construct, can probably survive a hard knock or two.

• Buttery smooth auto-focus (I have not experienced any issues on my Nikon DSLR till date) • Excellent optics.

• Half the price of Nikon and Canon 35mm counterpart. Amazing value for money.

THE BAD • Weather resistant, but not weather sealed. Keep this lens away from heavy rain and splashes.

• Suffers from a tad bit of distortion. Not a major pain, and probably unnoticeable.

THANK YOU You can find the full review at XLight Photography – http://xlightphotography.com/sigma35mm-art-lens-review/