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Sigma 50mm F1.4 ART DG HSM Lens for Canon

Item: Sigma 50mm F1.4 ART DG HSM Len...
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39% of users say that: Product helps, is my favorite, works perfectly, was fine. Lens is amazing, is great, is tack sharp, is awesome. Bokeh is great, is amazing, were better, is wonderful. Image are created, is incredibly sharp, are tack sharp, looks fantastic. less than 1% of users noticed that: Ca on was too extreme. Amazon is my most frequently used retailer. Weight of the lens is largely irrelevant. Af on the 50l was far more inconsistent.

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positive 295

love • like • better • sharp • helps • very sharp • fine • phenomenal lens • awesome • great • is my favorite • works perfectly • was fine • back to life • focused fine • live mode • extremely sharp • crisp • produces sharper images • does work • wonderful • really is a must • is easy to get around that issue • is the 50mm • more than i have • is solidly built • works well overall • was exactly what i hoped • was great • absolutely phenomenal in the beginning • was up to date on software • hold that sharpness well • is good • weighs a hefty 1.8 pounds • look really bulky • is more manageable • is hard for me to use any other lens • built better • is usually my go to lens • is nothing short of beautiful • stay in my arsenal of lenses • supports the a99 ii • best • is the best out of the 3 • very sharp.2 • barely ever gives me anything • larger and heavier • doesn't feel cheap • smooth • doesn't feel chunky • focuses fine • has some real focusing issues • does focus • pure gold • was totally worth the wait • ’s all tradeoffs • was packaged well • had to replace my canon 50mm 1.4 • crazy • did need a few adjustments • about twice as big • more noticeable • is a cake walk • 6 stars • easily my go to lens • so worth it • completely in love • has amazing bokeh • is tack sharp from 1.4 • truly is designed for creating artistic images

negative 91

heavy • is heavy • having awful focusing issues • is an a mount not an e mount • took me almost a week to get focus corrected • was unusable • misses focus over half the time • is very disappointing • nothing like other lenses • doesn't have weather sealing • heavy weight • had focusing issues • was very frustrating • back to me within a few days • was gone • enough to get the shots • hasn't left my camera • noisy when focusing • fix • worse for f2.8 • really are heavy • can be especially annoying • is a shame • isn't a do you even lift bro • sucks carrying this lens • really unpleasant hiking • haven't ever needed • rebuilt and shipped back • inferior • isn't up to my standards • quite heavy • last leg after 4 years of abuse • does not.(more on this later • missed focus • is absolutely unexceptable • easily removed in stills • can be a bit inaccurate • is just another example of times • is not a pro lens • a heavy monster • a bit heavy • in for calibration • simply isn't a reliable lens • is not weather sealed • just didn't cut it • just not the lens • would not af properly • only issue • at f2 or higher • a little heavy • was a minor investment • was time for me to finally move off my old free paper • is not waterproof • as heavy • definitely beats the nikon's 50mm 1.4g crap • is almost never in focus wide open • never quite happy • was not available on cameras • is expensive • not a light lens • was garbage at the time • simply beats the pants off • had focus issues • on a few paid assignments • is plastic • don't look back • downside • super easy • becomes a little off • defective

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positive 267

great • sharpest • best • amazing • favorite • very sharp • is amazing • better • awesome • is great • fantastic • is tack sharp • wonderful • is awesome • is the best lens • excellent • is extremely sharp • love • incredible • is incredibly sharp • good • impressed • is crazy sharp • happy • perfect • is just so beautiful • is way better • just fine • ended up buying • sharp • stellar • very happy • was way off • is very sharp • focused absolutely perfectly • repeatedly with no issues whatever • was set at infinity • i reach for in my bag • 1000 • is unbelievable smooth • silky • excellent subject isolation • is simply incredible • incredible smooth natural skin tone • shot every l series • so impressed • well-built • heavy • low chromatic • happy and pleased • good quality • pretty big • super excited • is $500 less than competing • has detail to beat the band • long time • easy to focus • has incredible depth of field • sharper • equates a 75mm effective focal length • is the bomb • enjoying shooting • received it yesterday • focused just great • performed perfectly • excellently sharp • so sharp • won't focus fine • is very nice • is super sharp

negative 42

is heavy • is already pretty expensive • absolutely horrible focus issue • does not fit my sony a7s ii • ended up being used • is too expensive • does not support the entire set of focus points • only uses the 79 phase detection af sensors • totally disappointed • bad ass • has major focusing issues • can't wait • very heavy • focuses properly most of the time • gets left behind • heavy • blew focus far • can't auto focus well • not a pro • has serious issues focusing issues • hardly ever comes off my camera • has serious focussing issues • bad • broke off and shattered • wonderful things • has me not even picking up my canon 100mml 2.8 macro • is the inconsistent focus • cap slips easily • isn't about 2-3k • without using that particular lens • required no adjustments to calibrate • may not focus accurately on nikon body • complaints • perfect • is not magic • very serious • slightly disappointed • is not working • is very heavy • did not need a single bit of afma • was not out

bokeh

36 7

nice • is great • is amazing • beautiful • gorgeous • nice creamy • very impressed • amazing • pleasing • awesome • were better • creamy • is wonderful • incredible • looks like film almost • has great • sharpness • detail above • is better than advertised • is 2nd to none

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image

26 3

beautiful • are created • amazing • is incredibly sharp • are tack sharp • looks fantastic • many • even better than before • look better • are just beautiful • attached taken during civil twilight • great • are beautiful • is a pretty extreme high contrast situation • are very very nice • were... ok • no-where near as sharp • sharp • excellent • extremely crisp

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sharpness

23 3

amazing • still stunning • is incredible • central • wide open • more sharpness • can't be beat • less • extends through a broad range of f/stops • can't complain • was incredible • is outstanding • consistent • is even better than i expected • extreme • decent • is amazing • was unbelievably good • are excellent for commercial use • is one of the few characteristics of a lens

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focus

18 6

fast • accurate • is very fast • incredibly sharp • is as fast • is fast • quiet • zero problems • never have to worry • sharper • is fast and silent • was spot on • remained spot on at varying distances • feels buttery smooth • is quick

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lense

19 3

favorite • can,'t be beat • i upgraded from a d750 to a d850 • was noticeably sharper • are breathtaking • lot of times with 50mm • are so good • wonderful • are heavier • great • lot • huge fan • canon 85mm f/1.2l mark ii • fast • do a guerilla shoot • remarkable • sharper

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quality

18 2

better • great • amazed • like • are second to none • is a 5 • impressed • reduces • clarity • is good • amazing • very painterly • good • super sharp • sharp • is great

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sigma

19 1

add • amazing • were further away • was superior in sharpness • outperformed • has another winner • improves • has set the bar • does suggest adjusting the lens • is sharper • ended up • has their mount conversion service • can change you mounts • done some amazing • is just plain better.- • no questions • will more readily expose specular highlights • is still a hot commodity • well done

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picture

15 4

best • come out completely different • very well focused • very sharp • beautiful • shot 300 • crisp • were amazing • are very sharp • few • in raw • great • amazing • working in photoshop • upload some

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color

beautiful • great • seem to just pop • are very eye pleasing • is fantastic • are absolutely gorgeous • dazzled • sharpness • are great • richer • are rich • rendered subtly • are rendered perfectly • are just great • is warm • are perfect

photo

11 2

sharp • many good • is crystal clear • see • couple • superb • amazed • very sharp • appears sharper • crisp quality

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this lens

10 3

love • sharp • highly recommend • really love • would still purchase • see • absolutely love

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autofocus

9 3

performed little better than expected • is whisper quiet • lightning fast • works fine • lags • low light • good 50mm • best • is incredibly fast

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build quality

11 1

impressed • great • is amazing • outstanding • heavy • excellent • smooth manual focus • speak for itself • was very nice • is excellent • is tremendous

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8 3

extremely loud tamrons • is instantaneous • nearly silent • spot on accurate • perfectly • is quick • is very fast • precise

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camera

6 5

to be honest • full frame • calibrated • canon 5d • is right • balances well

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image quality

10 1

fantastic • excellent • demanding • stunning • will be looking at • speak for itself • is much better • remarkable • much improved

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results

great • tack-sharp • consistent • produces very nice • very happy • are so worth • fantastic • sharp • were brilliant • awesome

best 50 • sharpest 50 • brought the 18 • canon 50 • fast • awesome • is too wide • fast 50 • highly rated

price

6 1

fantastic • just consider • can't beat • hefty • worth every penny • good

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focus ring

6 1

is mostly very smooth • smooth • stays taut • is really thick • is also very grippy • nicely damped

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review

great • enough good • mixed • were good • many • stellar

weight

consider • $950 • very impressed • impressive • is not a big deal • no complaints

auto focus

4 1

is quick • is pretty responsive • is faster • was spot

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aperture

smoothly adjust • pretty penny.1.4 • sharp • is somehow smoother

dock

4 1

make adjustments • adjust focus • fine • best focusing lens

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this thing

4 1

is just amazing • love • is amazing • pulls focus so well

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art

35mm • sigma 135mm • works great • canon l junkie • is just amazing

everything

is perfect • works smoothly • fluidly • good • is just awesome

shot

3 2

really great • amazing • are all gorgeous

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adjustment

3 1

were good • few • miss rate

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vignetting

2 1

is a bit strong • completely gone by f2.chromatic

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build

very solid • just screams quality • excellent • is remarkable

contrast

great • high • has a very good • are perfect

size

3 1

large • bokeh • right

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portrait lens

best • nice 75 • excellent

open

sharp wide • wide

aberration

3 1

chromatic • very slight

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focusing

3 3

bit disappointed • is slower • found the opposite

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Sigma 50mm F1.4 ART DG HSM Lens for Canon

Below you'll find product features often mentioned in user reviews. Features are split up by positive and negative sentiments.