Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame lens

see also:

• Canon EF lenses
• older Sigma 85mm f/1.4 full frame lens
• Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art full frame lens
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM lenses
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS lens
• Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens
• Samyang / Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 lenses
• wide aperture 85mm field of view portrait lenses

• 85mm f/1.4 full frame AF lens in various mounts
• announced 2016
• optically the best 85mm lens available but its a massive lens!

• 85mm f/1.4 full frame AF lens
• no weather sealing
• 86mm filter
• HSM AF with full time MF
• 9 rounded blades
• 14 elements in 12 groups incl. two FLD elements and one element with anomalous partial dispersion and a high refractive index
• close focus 0.85m
• 95mm x 126.2mm long
• 1130g
• $US1199

• https://www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Sigma-85mm-F1.4-Art-lens-review-New-benchmark
• https://petapixel.com/2016/10/17/review-sigmas-85mm-f1-4-art-lens-exceeds-expectations/
• https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sigma-85mm-f1-4-art-lens
• https://www.ephotozine.com/article/sigma-85mm-f-1-4-dg-hsm-art-lens-review-30206
  • Sharpness is almost universally excellent but even better at f/2.8-4
  • very low CA
  • almost zero distortion at 0.13% barrel
  • flare resistance is generally excellent and backlit images not a problem
  • bokeh is lovely
• https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/01/lensrentals-com-review-of-the-sigma-85mm-f1-4-art-series-lens/
  • weird 86mm filter thread
  • big and heavy
  • focus is good and fast when compared to the slow Canon 85L
  • marginally sharper and closer focusing by ~5“ than Canon and Nikon pro lenses