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Product Reviews
[24 of 25 customers found this review helpful]
[4 of 8 customers found this review helpful]
"In a world of zooms, many people would find plopping down $500 for a 50mm prime -- from a third party manufacturer, no less -- to be a bit absurd. However, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy background bokeh, nice contrast and flare resistance, and operation in low-light without needing super-high ISO or a bl..." Read Full Review »
Aug 13, 2008 by D. Jacobowitz
"I was really excited about getting this lens after reading so many positive reviews on it throughout the internet. Most found it better than the Canon 50mm 1.4 USM lens. Unfortunately, my tests found that my Canon 50mm 1.4 lens was better all around in sharpness and contrast. The Sigma certainly found its focusing target during my tests (shooting text on a tripod), so I don't attribute any softness to front o..." Read Full Review »
Dec 17, 2008 by PVK
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[24 of 25 customers found this review helpful]
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Auto Focus* Lens for Maxxum & Sony Alpha Mount. (*Auto Focus only if body supports HSM) Review
"In a world of zooms, many people would find plopping down $500 for a 50mm prime -- from a third party manufacturer, no less -- to be a bit absurd.
However, if you are a "prime person" -- and you know who you are -- you'll love the performance of this lens: super sharp photos, incredibly creamy back
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[20 of 22 customers found this review helpful]
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Auto Focus* Lens for Maxxum & Sony Alpha Mount. (*Auto Focus only if body supports HSM) Review
"This is one of the best portrait lenses I have ever used.
I had originally bought the new Nikon AF-S version of this lens. While it was nice, I really had a problem with the way small bright lights looked in it's bokeh. After using the Sigma version once I sold my Nikon and never looked back.
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[7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Auto Focus* Lens for Maxxum & Sony Alpha Mount. (*Auto Focus only if body supports HSM) Review
"After avidly reading all the good and bad about this lens, and seeing in the FM forum that late models performed better, I ordered one at $439, fully prepared to return it if it wasn't good (not being a huge fan of Sigma), but wanting to like it because 50 is my favorite FL. Rented also Canon 50L, a …" Read Full Review »
[9 of 9 customers found this review helpful]
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Auto Focus* Lens for Maxxum & Sony Alpha Mount. (*Auto Focus only if body supports HSM) Review
"I'm a primary Canon user. I owned before the canon 50 mm 1.4, a trully excellent lens for the money too. But not to sharp wide open. You have to stop down at least to f2 in order to get good contrast and saturation. Also, the focusing ring was bad in my opinion.
In the other hand, the 50L 1.2 was a
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[9 of 10 customers found this review helpful]
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Auto Focus* Lens for Maxxum & Sony Alpha Mount. (*Auto Focus only if body supports HSM) Review
"This lens lives up to its billing as a solid portrait prime lens. Low light performance is exceptional, although images become somewhat soft at f1.4. At smaller apertures, pictures are generally very sharp. The lens' autofocus is fast and quiet, while manual focus is made easy with the large r …" Read Full Review »
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