Hire Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM | A (Nikon)

Our thoughts

'Sigma’s award-winning 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art lens isn’t small or light, yet it excels in terms of its optical performance and features a specially developed algorithm that ensures accurate, quiet and smooth focusing. The quality of out-of-focus areas at wide apertures is exquisite. It’s a lens that lends itself to isolating subjects and emphasizing them in the frame, with quite astonishing sharpness from corner to corner between f/2.8 and f/11. It lacks weather sealing and optical image stabilisation, but these are omissions you’ll be prepared to live without for the outstanding results it produces.'  

The details

Utilizing know-how and the latest design technology accumulated through past developments, the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM | A is a high performance, large diameter lens that has been further developed to satisfy photographers demands for superb image quality. Designed with a focus on sophisticated optical performance and abundant power, it achieves the highest resolution in the focus point and astonishing rendering performance even near the edge of the image. It is perfect for astronomical photography and also creates attractive bokeh in portraits and indoor shooting. Moreover, with a minimum focusing distance of 40cm and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:5.6, there is less variation in aberration at different shooting distances.

The lens delivers high rendering performance throughout the entire focusing range. HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures a silent, high-speed AF function and the lens also boasts a 9 blade rounded diaphragm which creates an attractive round bokeh at large-aperture settings. The Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting and provides sharp and high contrast images even in backlit conditions.

Furthermore, the lens firmware and adjustment parameters such as focus can be updated with the use of the Sigma USB Dock.