Tag Archives: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens

Over the past few weeks we saw all kinds of speculations on the price of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. I received some reliable information that the Australian retail recommended price of the lens will be 1,099 AUD (around 1,030 USD). This low price is still hard to believe, given the positive test […]

The first Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens review was published by SLRgear and the upcoming Sigma lens was described as the second best 50mm full frame lens available today after the $4,000 Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus Distagon T*:

A reader visited The Photography show in NEC, Birmingham and asked when the new Sigma  50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be available. The Sigma staff told him that the lens will probably be released in two months. The new Sigma DP Quattro camera was not on display at the show.

Xitek published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses (click for larger view): The nomenclature of the jpg files shown is as followed: 311: the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art (price unknown) Sony: Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM ($1,498) Nikon: Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G ($1,696.95) Otus: […]

If you are to believe this Australian website, the price of the new, “crazy good” Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens (see specs and more info here) should be 1,499 AUD with tax (around 1,350 USD). Sigma has not officially announced the price or the release date, but the lens is expected to be significantly […]

During CES Imaging-Resource talked to Sigma about their new 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and reported some interesting bits of information – the lens is not just a refresh of the previous version, but has a completely new design, with more glass elements inside and the performance should be very close to the $4,000 Zeiss 55mm […]