A high-quality 85mm wide-aperture lens is the holy grail for a wide variety of photographers, offering the ability to create sharp portraits with backgrounds blown to smithereens. However, such a lens is rarely cheap, but Sigma's offerings frequently undercut first-party brands, including Sony. Can their new 85mm f/1.4 Art keep up with Sony's own 85mm f/1.4 G Master? This great video review compares the two to find out.
Coming to you from Manny Ortiz, this excellent video comparison compares the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM and the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lenses. No doubt, you will get great performance out of both lenses (and Sigma still works with Sony Eye AF), but the Sigma offering is about a third cheaper than Sony's own, plus it is significantly more compact and about a half of a pound lighter thanks to its redesign from the older version, and that sort of savings can absolutely make a noticeable difference over the course of a long day using such a lens. Certainly, both lenses are quite spectacular, and either one should meet the needs of the majority of photographers. Check out the video above for Ortiz' full thoughts on each lens.
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When Sigma lenses go on a diet I will start to pay attention. Big and heavy does not appeal to me. I make an exception for my Canon 400 2.8
Pay attention then, they did go on a diet with this lens.
Old vs New version:
https://dustinabbott.net/wp-content/gallery/sigma-85mm-f1-4-dn-review/0…
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And, since we know how well you pay attention, they are also lighter. smh :)
The Sigma has huge distortions and the image is not rectangular. The image is then manipulated by software to become straight again. What is the point of having such a lens that is compromised in the beginning.
Doesn't matter when the adjusted image still out resolves most other lenses.