Sigma Art 85mm lens (canon fit) thoughts please

[David Jones]

Hi everyone,

have any of you got experience with this lens please?

I have the offer of buying a new one for under a grand and want to know your thoughts before i splash the cash.
Best
Dave

 

[macvisual]

This may help you David, seems over 20 personal reviews along with many image samples, hope this helps.

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art : Specifications and Opinions | JuzaPhoto

User opinions, specifications and photos taken with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art, tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2016. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabili...

www.juzaphoto.com

Regards;
Peter

 

[David Jones]

Thanks Peter.

 

[GordonM]

The photography unit at Cambridge University Library (I work at the library) use Sigma 50mm & 85mm f1.4’s for photographing books. We’ve got a pretty large budget - if there was better they’d be using them!

 

[SFTPhotography]

The photography unit at Cambridge University Library (I work at the library) use Sigma 50mm & 85mm f1.4’s for photographing books. We’ve got a pretty large budget - if there was better they’d be using them!

There isn't any better range of primes for any 35mm digital system than the Sigma ARTs.

 

[woof woof]

Sony could and do give them good competition and arguably better them at times. The latter Sony lens releases have been pretty spectacular.