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Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG Lens For Nikon Digital & Film Cameras
 
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Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX DG Lens For Nikon Digital & Film Cameras

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  • Sigma's 50mm f/1
  • 4 EX DG HSM is a standard lens that offers high-level brightness and image quality for digital cameras
  • Its SLD and ELD glass elements offer the best correction for chromatic aberrations
  • The glass mould aspherical lens provides high-quality image results at any distance, despite the large aperture
  • The HSM models provide quiet high-speed focusing

Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.4 x 6.9 cm ; 518 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 908 g
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  • Item model number: 310306
  • ASIN: B0018ZDGAW
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 26 Sep 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,747 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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The new advanced lens design corrects various aberrations. This macro lens is specially coated to get the best color balance whilst cutting down ghost caused by reflections from the digital image sensor. This lens provides the utmost correction against lateral chromatic aberration which is a serious problem for digital SLR cameras. Floating Focusing system that enables this lens to photograph objects precisely in entire focusing range.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good image quality blighted by focusing issues, 18 April 2009
By brainleek007 (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM For Sigma APS-C Digital And Full Frame Cameras (Electronics)
This is my first non-canon lens. I was a little apprehensive at first
but went with the Sigma as a lot of web reviews indicated the lens was
sharper wide open than Canon's equivalent. I did notice some talk on
forums about focus issues but figured I would take a chance anyway.

The good points of the lens are its build quality - it feels solid in
your hand and has weight to it. Compared to Canon's 50mm 1.8 there's no
comparison, but then this lens costs about 5 times more so it's to be
expected. It's finished really well AND you get a really well padded
lens case and lens hood in the pack - these items alone explain the
price premium over Canon's 1.4 effort. The focus ring is not 100% smooth
but far from being poor. The AF switch is a little notchy and hard to
flick. Overall though it's good and you feel the lens would give many
years faithful service.

Now, I can't mention image quality without stating that yes, I copped
for a duff copy of this lens where it would focus in front of whatever
the focus point was actually pointing at. I like to do a lot of close up
narrow depth of field work and the lens couldn't cope, nearly every shot
was out of focus - more than 9 out of 10. I did tests using a ruler once
I had figured something was wrong and compared it to my cheapo Canon
50mm 1.8 and the Sigma lens consistently focused about 15mm in front of
where I wanted it to. The Canon nailed every shot and focused precisely
no matter which focus point I used. At close focus distances the Sigma
is yielding a DOF of probably 10mm - if that. As you can see 15mm of
error is impossible to work with on this scale and won't even get you
close to being in focus. So, what to do? I could always stop down and
yes this worked - smaller apertures lead to an increase in the DOF. But
hang on - I paid for a 1.4 lens and damn in I want it to work as one! I
even considered keeping this lens if I could focus manually but in all
honesty I couldn't - it looked in focus through the viewfinder but the
captured image was even more out of focus than the auto focus setting so
I have no idea what the heck was going on there.

And here's the killer - the actual images produced by this lens when
you're not up close and wide open are downright gorgeous - when you have
DOF to burn. Sigma has managed to create a wonderful lens and then gone
and hobbled the thing with dickey focusing. If you only ever used this
lens at distances greater than 5-6ft and closed down a bit you'd
probably never know - but then why invest nearly 4 ton in a 1.4 lens if
you're not going to use its key attribute? I put about 400 shots
through it at a wedding and gave up trying to use it wide open which is
what I bought it for. I went from being pleased with the lens to
thinking it simply can't do what I want within about 30 minutes. I lost
faith in it. Not a nice feeling when you're under pressure to perform
yourself. Anyway, I stopped it down rather than use a back-up lens but
like I said I paid for a usable 1.4 lens and some seriously narrow DOF.

Possibly other reviewers who get a decent copy will flame this review
saying I'm talking twaddle and they never have any focus issues. All I
can do is relate MY experience of the lens to you - I'm quite sure not
every copy will be bad and if you do get a good copy what I've said here
is essentially irrelevant. However, I am returning mine and going for
the Canon 50mm 1.4 whilst making you guys aware of the potential
problems with the Sigma. I was getting fed up of being Canon's be-atch
but it will have to remain that way for a while at least and definitely
whilst they are making the best lenses that work as intended.

If this lens worked correctly it would be a 5* buy. If you're willing to
take a chance and fish for a good copy you could potentially get an
awesome lens. But why bother when Canon can give you one that works
right out of the box for about 50-60 sheets less? Get yourself a lens
hood and still save 30-40 quid.

Because mine was essentially incapable of doing the kind of work I
wanted it to do reliably I am giving it only 2*. A huge disappointment.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid well built lens, great IQ but some shortcomings, 26 May 2009
By K. Lawton (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM For Sigma APS-C Digital And Full Frame Cameras (Electronics)
I've owned this Sigma f1.4 for the past 6 months and taken loads of photos in varying situations.

Good points as I see it:
+This is a great portrait lens on 1.6 crop camera, even in situations you might reach for the flash (indoor birthdays, christmas etc...)
+IQ is especially good in everything other than harsh direct sunlight;
+Colour reproduction is very good, saturated and crisp;
+The bokeh is absolutely outstanding, creating arty portraits with buttery-smooth backgrounds;
+The build is very good, focus ring has no play and is mechanical but quite smooth;
+The overall size and weight impart a feeling of solidity and balance very nicely on Canon's xxD range;

-Focusing wide open is good 90% of the time but I accept that at very close DOF (f1.4 at less than 2 foot) the lens autofocus may yield focus inaccuracies (use f1.6 in poor light and it is better).
-Colours are really good but mild fringing in very high contrast situations;
-Stopped down for landscapes (f8+), this lens is wiped out by Canon's 17-40 and 10-22 across the board for sharpness and overall IQ.
-Have to carry more lens.

Overall it's money well spent if you're after a top portrait and low-light lens.
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