Sigma A 50 mm f/1.4 DG DN – first impressions and sample shots - Introduction

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Sigma A 50 mm f/1.4 DG DN – first impressions and sample shots

7 February 2023

Maciej Latałło

1. Introduction

When in 2013 Sigma started to release their full frame, fast Art line lenses they were very methodical, offering at first the most classic parameters. The A 35 mm f/1.4 DG HSM was shown at the beginning, the A 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM the next year and the A 24 mm f/1.4 DG HSM two years later. Many fans have expected the 1.4/85 to be the next one but the company decided to offer the unique 1.4/20 first, and the classic 85 mm a tad later.

Three years passed and the Sigma new system boasted five Art devices as fast as f/1.4 with focal lengths from 20 to 85 mm. In the following chart you can find a presentation of basic properties of these lenses. It's also worth adding that, after some time, we were also shown the 14 mm and the 135 mm models but these were a bit slower, with an aperture of f/1.8. Then the company released several f/1.4 prime lenses with focal lengths amounting to 105, 28, and 40 mm.

Sigma A 50 mm f/1.4 DG DN – first impressions and sample shots - Introduction

The system of fast Art instruments designed for full frame mirrorless cameras, started in a different way. First, in July 2019, the A 35 mm f/1.2 DG DN was shown; one year later we saw the A 85 mm f/1.4 DG DN, and then once again a 35 mm device, this time as fast as f/1.4. Customers had to wait over one year for the next release in this segment but then Sigma presented two lenses at once, namely the 1.4/20 and the 1.4/24 – their properties are shown in the next chart.

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Still we had been wondering how long we would have to wait for the most classic of classics so the 1.4/50 model. Finally its release was anounced in February 2023. Courtesy of K-Consult, the official Sigma representative for Poland, we also were given an opportunity to handle it before the official launch as we were sent a pre-production specimen. That allowed us to present our hands-on impressions and a gallery of sample shots- enjoy!