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Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM Review
The Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM is a lens from the new 'Sigma Art' range. The letter 'A' on the lens barrel stands for 'Art' and this line is designed to create the highest quality artistic images. Sigma claims the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A is one of their best products. Despite the loud statements, the lens turned out to be really worthy of attention, with really good indicators :)
Main technical characteristics of Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A:
| Review Instance Name | The lens barrel bears the following inscriptions 'SIGMA 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A ø67 MADE IN JAPAN 013' |
| Basic properties |
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| Front Filter Diameter | 67 mm |
| Focal length | 35 mm, EGF for Nikon DX cameras is 52.2 mm |
| Zoom ratio | 1 x (this is a fixed lens) |
| Designed by | for digital cameras Nikon FX,
There are also options for:
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| Number of aperture blades | 9 rounded petals |
| Tags | window with a focus distance scale in meters and feet, mark of bayonet mount and mount / fix hood |
| Diaphragm | F / 1.4 to F / 16
The lens is deprived of the aperture control ring, control occurs through the camera menu (analog Nikon G - lens type) |
| MDF | 0.3 m, maximum magnification ratio 1: 5.2 |
| The weight | November 665, XNUMX |
| Optical design | 13 elements in 11 groups:
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| Lens hood | Plastic, bayonet type, LH730-03) |
| Manufacturer country | MADE IN JAPAN (Lens made in Japan) |
| Production period |
Further supplemented by a lens Sigma 35mm 1: 1.2 DG DN Art |
| Price | View on E-katalog |
The Sigma A (Sigma Art) lens range includes the following lenses:
DG
For full-frame cameras (series DG) with mount Nikon F, Canon EF, Sigma SA:
- Sigma 14 mm 1: 1.8 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 16/11, December 2017 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 20 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 15/11, October 2015 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 15/11, February 2015 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 28 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 17/12, September 2018 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 35 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +A, +Pentax, +Cine, 13/11, November 2012 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 40 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 16/12, September 2018 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 50 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +A, +Cine, 13/8, January 2014 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 70 mm 1: 2.8 DG MACRO | | | A (Art), +L, +E, 13/10, February 2018 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 85 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 14/12, September 2016 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 105 mm 1: 1.4 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 17/12, February 2018 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 135 mm 1: 1.8 DG | A (Art), +L, +E, +Cine, 13/10, March 2017 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 12-24 mm 1: 4 DG | A (Art), 16/11, November 2016
- Sigma 14-24 mm 1: 2.8 DG | A (Art), 17/11, February 2018 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24-35 mm 1: 2 DG | A (Art), +Cine, 18/13, January 2015 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24-70 mm 1: 2.8 DG OS | | | A (Art), 19/14, February 2017 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24-105 mm 1: 4 DG OS | | | A (Art), +A, 19/14, October 2013 [AliExpress]
DG DN
For full-frame mirrorless cameras (series DG DN) with bayonet Leica l и Sony E:
- Sigma 14 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 19/15, June 2023
- Sigma 15 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art) Fisheye, 21/15, February 2024
- Sigma 20 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 17/15, August 2022 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 17/14, August 2022 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 35 mm 1: 1.2 DG DN | A (Art), 17/12, July 2019 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 35 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 15/11, April 2021 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 50 mm 1: 1.2 DG DN | A (Art), 17/12, March 2023
- Sigma 50 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 14/11, February 2023 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 85 mm 1: 1.4 DG DN | A (Art), 15/11, August 2020 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 105 mm 1: 2.8 DG DN MACRO | A (ART), 12/7, October 2020 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 14-24 mm 1: 2.8 DG DN | A (Art), 18/13, July 2019 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 24-70 mm 1: 2.8 DG DN | A (Art), 19/15, November 2019 [AliExpress]
DC
For cropped SLR cameras (series DC) with mount Nikon F, Canon EF, Sigma SA:
- Sigma 30 mm 1: 1.4 DC | A (Art) +Pentax, +A, 9/8 [1 ASP], January 2013
- Sigma 18-35 mm 1: 1.8 DC | A (Art) +Pentax, +A, +Cine, 17/12 [5 SLD, 4 ASP], April 2013 [AliExpress]
- Sigma 50-100 mm 1: 1.8 DC | A (Art) +Cine, 21/15 [4 SLD, 3 FLD, 1 HRI], February 2016 [AliExpress]
DN
For cropped mirrorless cameras (series DN) for Micro 4/3 and Sony E:
- Sigma 19 mm 1:2.8DN | A (Art), black/silver, 8/6 [3 ASP], January 2013
- Sigma 30 mm 1:2.8DN | A (Art), black/silver, 7/5 [2 ASP], January 2013
- Sigma 60 mm 1:2.8DN | A (Art), black/silve, 8/6 [1 ASP, 1 SLD], January 2013
Abbreviations:
- +L means that there is a version of the lens adapted to work on mirrorless cameras with a bayonet mount Leica l
- +E means that there is a version of the lens adapted to work on mirrorless cameras with a bayonet mount Sony E/Sony FE
- + Pentax means that there is a version of the lens with a Pentax K mount (rare)
- +A means that there is a version of the lens with Sony A mount (rarity)
- + Cine means that there is a version of the lens adapted for video shooting, usually CINE versions are released simultaneously for ARRI PL, Canon EF and Sony E
- black / silver - case available in black (black) and silver (silver)
- 19 / 15, 7 / 5 and similar designations indicate the number of optical elements and groups in the optical scheme of the lens
Additionally, you can look at all lenses SIGMA CONTEMPORARY (C) и all lenses SIGMA SPORT (S). Here here there is a short video about the rulers and markings of Sigma lenses.
Sigma 35mm 1:1.4 DG A HSM is suitable for full-frame cameras (designation 'DG') and is available for Nikon, Pentax, Canon, Sony A, Sony E, Sigma, Leica L systems. This review presents a modification for Nikon cameras. On full-frame cameras, 35 mm focal length is convenient to use for a very wide range of tasks. On Nikon DX cameras EGF lens will be 52,5mm. For Nikon DX cameras, Sigma has two good alternatives: Sigma AF 30mm 1: 1.4 EX DC HSM and Sigma 30mm 1: 1.4 DС Art HSM with a much lower price tag.
Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM
All Art lenses are made exclusively in Japan, even all their accessories (caps, wardrobe trunks, etc.) are also made in Japan. Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 is a difficult lens, its optical scheme, consisting of 13 elements in 11 groups, has 2 aspherical elements, 4 SLD (low dispersion) elements and 1 FLD (low dispersion type 'F') element. The lens weighs almost 700 grams. The lens barrel is made from a new composite material that is less sensitive to temperature changes than conventional polycarbonate. The diameter of the front filter is 67 mm, I would not refuse the standard 77 mm, since I have several filters for this diameter.
In the hands of Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A feels like something holistic, well-made. True, the lens does not have dust or moisture protection, and the rubber on the focus ring consists of one tape stretched over the body, not glued to anything. Usually over time, the tape begins to peel off.
Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM
Focus speed is above average, but I can’t call it fast. The focusing time from infinity to MDF and vice versa is slightly longer than the non-motor inexpensive Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm 1: 2D... Personally, I expected a faster response from the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG. Since the lens has a built-in 'HSM' (Hyper Sonic Motor) ultrasonic focusing motor, the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG will work on all the central control rooms Nikon.
The lens does not have a full implementation of the manual focus priority mode. Permanent manual focus control is only available. when using the AF-S focus method, or in the manual focus mode :(. Most often I shoot in AF-C modeso when using the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM, a 'focus control fight' starts between me and the lens. This is a small thing, but rather unpleasant. With native lenses that support full mode M / A (manual focus priority auto mode), such troubles do not arise. Perhaps lens modifications for other systems such as Pentax, Canon, and Sigma lack such a flaw.
The lens has a 'AF / MF Focus' switch. The focusing ring is large and comfortable, and everything else is also rubberized. In the active position, the ring rotates 90 degrees, which is not very much, but given its large diameter, manual focusing is not difficult. The ring does not rotate during autofocus.
Internal focusing - the front lens remains stationary during focusing, but the rear lens moves. When using special light filters, for example polarizingshould not have any problems. MDF is 30 cm, which allows you to get maximum magnification when shooting close-up 1: 5.2. The lens uses a floating element system to correct image quality when focusing at close distances (the so-called Floating Focusing System, something similar to Nikon Close Range Correction).
Like most modern lenses, the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG transmits focus distance into the camera. In the Nikon lens designation system, Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG is a type lens FX, AF-S (SWM), G, IF, Aspherical, ED.
Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM
In the kit, the lens comes with a case, covers and a plastic hood. The hood can be installed back-to-front, while losing access to the focus ring. The lens supports the use of a special USB docking station, which, together with special software, can reprogram the lens, which will allow you to adjust the automatic focus (back / front focus).
Here link to the archive with the originals - 374 MB, 35 photos, photo parameters in the archive and in the gallery are indicated here.
UPDATED
Examples of photos on the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A in the version for full-frame mirrorless cameras with E mount and camera sony a7 III shared photographer Vladimir Shishov. Many of his works can be seen. on his personal website or on the page in Instagram.
The lens distortion is almost invisible, which is very, very good. The f / 1.4 aperture is already fully functional - you can get a sharp image without any problems. At closed apertures, the lens sharp to madness... Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A creates an image with good contrast and has nice bokeh... Due to the diaphragm, with 9 rounded blades, the circles in the out-of-focus area do not look like 'nuts'. The lens tolerates side and backlight well, and chromatic aberration well adjusted. There are no complaints about image quality.
Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM
My experience
In actual shooting conditions, I was rather disappointed by the many focusing misses and not the fastest focusing in general. Therefore, I am very surprised by the actual performance of the lens and the accolades I have seen on the web about fast and consistent focusing. Of course, with good lighting and unhurried tasks, there are no problems with focusing. Otherwise, the lens is very good. Although in many tests the optical properties of the Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM outperform / can surpass those of native lenses, I would not rush to call it the 'best 35'.
Price
Lens prices in popular online stores can look at this link, or in the price block below.
Results
The Sigma 35mm 1: 1.4 DG A HSM is an excellent lens, a really good alternative to the native 35 / 1.4 class lenses.
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Interesting lens. Reading your tests, I learn a lot of useful things. Thanks for the tests.
This sigma for a crop is a super lens. Sharp as ... Aperture flight. Replays even original analogues from Nikon or Canon.
I recommend taking it! Read this before https://buynbest.ru/luchshij-svetosilnyj-obektiv-nikon/#alter2
maybe more than 50 mm will suit you?
Hello, Arkady.
There were problems with focusing on both the D80 and the D700?
These are not obvious problems, just a lot of mistakes. On d80 the same situation.
On D800, you need to do a correction from the body .. in general, grief is glass ..
Nikon 35D 2.0 small compact works confidently good colors….
Arkady, welcome. Does this glass have no stabilizer? As I understand it, this is a really creative lens for taking pictures. I really liked the sharpness! Thanks for another good article !!!
There is no stabilizer, otherwise I would have written in a review. Yes, and similar stabilizer lenses in general are not needed.
An interesting lens. Tell me, who knows, but how to get bokeh with circles, as in the photo with a mug
An open aperture, a small focusing distance, and in the background I hung a garland.
I understood about the garland did not think
In the background, put a lot of crochets, it will turn out bokeh with circles.
Maybe focusing errors due to the high sharpness of the lens, focus sensors “catch” in a wider range?
I think this is not so, but just the general specificity of the lens with a specific camera.
It seems that the word ART in marking is dry marketing, the picture is high-quality but no more, it seems the price is only due to the ability to work in difficult conditions.
Well, as I pointed out in the review, there is only a modest letter “A” on the lens itself. As for marketing, of course, it is present here :)
good evening, Arkady! the question is off-topic :) but, you do not know what is the name of the priest in your photos, who conducted the sacrament of baptism most likely in the Holy Elias Church?
I often shoot there, but I don't know what the name is.
Yes, this is Ilya’s baptism, and this is about Igor. Pleased with relatives :)
Does he have a badly polished rear lens ??? on the bokeh there are circles in the lines ... it looks like here https://radojuva.com.ua/2014/02/olympus-pen-e-p5/
Yes, there is a bit.
Uneven light distribution on defocus circles from aspherical lenses, and not from poor grinding
Usually all sorts of "byaki" on the circles are associated with problems of the rear lens. Thanks for the information about aspherics.
Arkady, hello !!! And on the d300, this Sigma or native 28 mm 1,8 is better (for wedding shooting) ?! As I understand it, they will be at about the same price. By the way, Nikon 35mm 1.8 FX came out.
with 28 1.8 it is impossible to focus on the extreme points. You can read here - http://www.club-nikon.ru/forum/topic/80751-nikon-24-f18-vs-nikon-28-f18/ I have both Sigma 35 1.4 and Nikon 28 1.8, you cannot compare them, especially when after the first one you cling to the second camera or vice versa, everything becomes clear at once. Nikon 28 1.8 is complete mediocrity in my opinion. And the Sigma 35 1.4 is superb. If you want nikon, it is better to look towards 24 1.8
Yes, the ART Sigma series is really cool! I bought myself Sigma 18-35 1.8, incredibly good glass !!
I used this lens on Nikon D7000. Disappointed - there are a lot of focusing misses even in good lighting conditions. Native Nikon 35mm 1.8 is much cheaper, but the quality of the images will be better.
yes a good lens, sharp. only vignetting him :(
native 35 1.8 - are you talking about the DH version?
so because it’s cheaper that 1.8 and under the crop.
and there are also a lot of AF misses - read the reviews and tests, for example, on the lenstype and photo ru.
and optically Nikon 35 DX 1.8 - junk - creepy HA, crazy distortion (as for a fix), etc.
Yes, with focus, a true remark! I personally tried sigma 50 1.4, and sigma 18-50 2,8. I was very upset by the mistakes. Therefore, one did not buy, the second returned to the store a day later.
Appetizing bagels, I want to be bored. Samovar at VDNH, they celebrated Shrovetide, interesting. Well done, good live photos. Pencils are bright as always. How many interesting angles you can think of with pencils !!! The clock and photoappart look very organic.
Arkady has very interesting reviews. What is remarkable is how he expresses his impressions, trying not to impose his opinion. Actually, he does not occupy authority. Now for this lens. On the Nikon D7100 it focuses perfectly even in semi-darkness, although the speed is really slow. The detailing even in the open (in the area of impact into the depth of field) is simply amazing. I'm already used to the fact that 1.4 \ 1.8 \ 2.0 is quite “soft” on almost all lenses, but here it is… The correction on the carcass had to be set to +5, while the accuracy is quite high. WONDERFUL glass! I would like to warn you about one more thing; - use it on such models as D800 (E), D600, D7100, D5300 so that the lens fully shows itself (in terms of picture detail). On the D80, for example, it will just be fast, expensive, heavy, the same as Nikkor 35 \ 1.8 and…. completely unnecessary. So, figuratively speaking, - each “Senka” needs OWN hat.
Alexander! I also have a D7100. I look towards this glass. Could you take a few photos from Sigma. It is possible to mail 3369393@gmail.com. Thank you.
Please tell me, can I use it on the D3200?)
And I don’t like the tones from Sigma,
not alive any - cold, how not to twist them.
Arkady,
did you have the lens with the latest firmware?
No idea.
And tell me, will this lens on the crop in the picture be an approximate analogue of 2/50 in full frame? I mean blurring the background.
it will be so
http://www.pointsinfocus.com/tools/depth-of-field-and-equivalent-lens-calculator/
Arkady, hello! Thanks for the interesting review and wonderful photos! It is noteworthy, however, a little later, Dmitry Evtifeev published a review of the same glass!
http://evtifeev.com/16743-obzor-sigma-35mm-1-1-4-dg-art-hsm.html
I am pleased to read both blogs and if I look at Dmitry, then after that I will definitely go to you or vice versa, first here and then there:) And now, such a coincidence! One lens (not taking into account the lens mount) and two different, interesting and unlike each other's review!
Hello. Fluorite came to the masses! Yesterday I acquired this Sigma for the D5100 and for growth. Tested at home and on the street in cloudy weather without fanaticism. I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of blueness as in Nikkor 35 / 1.8, which so irritated and spoiled the pictures, especially the color of the skin. Focusing through the viewfinder at close distances often failed, and if you immediately translate it into a live view, the motor moved everything into place. I never made a mistake on a liveview! The focusing speed is yes, it’s slower, but the lens block is also more massive, apparently, the developers specifically did this to reduce inertia so that there were no flights. And most importantly, the resolution exceeds the matrix of 16 megapixels on crop, observed the effect described by C. Rockwell in relation to the Zeiss 35mm f / 2.8 C Biogon T * ZM on http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/35mm-f28.htm
Here's the translation: “Little color flashes on branches are aliases that are triggered when the image formed about the sensor is so sharp in the light section, so small that it only hits a single pixel at a time. The system creates a funny color, alias, because by hitting only one CCD well, it is interpreted as being the color detected by that single well. The more colored flashes you see, the sharper the image. ”
One drawback is heavy and expensive.
PS Dmitry Evtifeev's review of this lens shows “chromatic aberrations” on branches, but as far as I understand, this is freezing in the out-of-focus zone! Correct if I'm wrong.
Did not try to flash a new version? Having read, he helped, but didn’t try it himself.
For firmware, you need to buy a dock separately. Yes, and actually there is nothing to improve, except for the matrix on the camera!
Interestingly, I have no misses on 5dm2. A very unexpected conclusion. On the native 35 1.4l there was more marriage than with sigma.
SIGMA 35MM F / 1.4 ART VS. NIKKOR AF-S 35 F / 1.8G ED (FX) test on the D800
http://vmirefoto.blogspot.ca/2014/03/sigma-35mm-f14-art-vs-nikkor-af-s-35.html
Due to the clogging of Radozhiva with links to the low-informative resource vmirefoto.blogspot.ca, the latter has been blacklisted.
Arkady's comments with links to joyous - deleted from the world photo.
Don't flatter yourself, there were no comments, there was only one “commentary” :)
I have this glass on the canon .. and all the rules 10 out of 10 hits the mark. It just really behaves differently with different carcasses. I know that on 5d mark3 this glass often needs to be adjusted on the docking station .. And with mark2 everything is fine.
oh, finally there was a review about this miracle. Soon I will be using it together with d90 for a year - no complaints at all! Misses? no, I have not heard)) excellent sharp pictures from 1.4 - I can't imagine how it could be otherwise! although not, the only negative: glare in the form of large greenish-gray balls skips at night!
on d610 behaves perfectly - the glass is super, 10 out of 10
Marketing is understandable. Only marketing from Nikon and Canon costs us much more ... Judging by the picture in the open hole, all competitors smoke on the sidelines.