Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sigma SA

Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art Lens: Unmatched Clarity and Durability

Overview:

The Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens stands out as a top-tier prime lens, perfect for photographers seeking unparalleled optical performance and robust build quality. This lens, a proud member of Sigma's esteemed Art series, is specifically designed for Sigma SA-mount cameras. It excels in delivering exceptional sharpness and clarity, thanks to its advanced optical design and premium elements that significantly reduce chromatic aberrations. The lens's large f/1.4 aperture not only facilitates superb low-light photography but also achieves a shallow depth of field, making it ideal for various photography genres like portraiture, landscape, and street photography. Its 9-blade diaphragm contributes to beautifully smooth bokeh, enhancing the aesthetic quality of images. The incorporation of a Hyper Sonic AF motor ensures fast, quiet, and precise autofocus, essential for capturing spontaneous moments. Constructed with durable materials and a weather-sealed design, the Sigma 50mm F1.4 is ready to tackle challenging environments, ensuring consistent performance even in extreme temperatures. Additionally, its compatibility with the Sigma USB Dock allows for fine-tuning of autofocus and other settings, further enhancing its versatility. This lens is not just a tool but an asset for photographers who demand the highest quality and reliability from their equipment.

More Details:

• Exceptional Sharpness and Clarity: Advanced optical design and premium lens elements ensure outstanding resolution and minimal chromatic aberrations.
• Beautiful Bokeh Effects: The 9-blade diaphragm creates smooth, aesthetically pleasing bokeh, perfect for portraiture and creative photography.
• Fast and Accurate Autofocus: Equipped with a Hyper Sonic AF motor, the lens offers quick, silent autofocus, capturing moments with precision.
• Robust Build Quality: Durable metal construction and weather-sealed design make this lens resilient in various shooting conditions.
• Versatile Focal Length: The 50mm standard prime is ideal for a wide range of photography genres, from portraits to landscapes.
• Large Aperture for Low Light: The f/1.4 aperture excels in low-light conditions and achieves a shallow depth of field.
• Compatibility with Sigma USB Dock: Allows for customization and fine-tuning of autofocus and other lens settings.
• Dust and Weather-Sealed: Ensures protection against environmental elements, enhancing the lens's longevity.
• Thermally Stable Composite Material: Guarantees consistent performance even in extreme temperatures.
• Sony E-mount Compatibility: Can be used on Sony E-mount cameras with the Sigma MC-11 adapter, expanding its usability.

• High resolution plus outstanding bokeh - While maximizing resolution at the area in focus, this lens offers a silky-smooth bokeh effect to the front and rear. To achieve exceptionally crisp resolution, we have minimized sagittal coma flare, chromatic aberration, and every other type of optical aberration that affects image quality. The result is minute detail without bleeding or streaking, even at a wide-open aperture.
• Minimized axial chromatic aberration - Axial chromatic aberration is difficult to correct after a photograph is taken using image processing software. For this reason, this lens features SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass to minimize axial chromatic aberration and deliver sharp, high-contrast image quality throughout the frame.
• Minimized distortion - Distortion is an optical aberration in which straight lines appear bent or curved. Since adjusting the focus cannot correct this aberration, it must be minimized at the design stage. This lens features aspheric lens elements and optimized power distribution to minimize distortion from the center of the frame all the way to the edges.
• High peripheral brightness - Large-aperture lenses are prone to reduced peripheral brightness. In this lens, we have made the forward lens group large-aperture, thereby raising aperture efficiency. The result is minimal reduction of brightness at the image periphery and even image quality throughout the photograph. 
• HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) - Delivers high AF speed and extremely quiet performance. An enhanced algorithm offers even smoother automatic focusing. Optimizing AF algorithm, smoother AF is achieved. Also, new firmware offers a full-time MF function by rotating the focus ring of the lens while auto-focusing. Without changing the AF/MF Focus Mode Switch, it allows faster focus adjustment.
• Rounded diaphragm - When photographing with point light sources such as electric lights or reflections on a body of water in the background, the rounded 9-blade diaphragm helps produce an attractive bokeh effect—even at large-aperture settings.
• TSC (Thermally Stable Composite) - A first for the industry, the barrel of the new series of SIGMA lenses features a new TSC (Thermally Stable Composite) that offers minimal thermal shrinkage combined with exceptional hardness. It also offers 25% greater elasticity than polycarbonate. Since its thermal shrinkage is low, TSC matches well with metal parts, further contributing to the high-precision construction of the lens.
• Flare and ghosting reduction - SIGMA’s Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting to help photographers produce sharp and high-contrast images even in backlit conditions. The included lens hood can be attached to block out extraneous light, which can have a negative effect on rendering performance.
• High-precision, rugged brass bayonet mount - The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens.

• Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sigma SA
• Sigma Front Lens Cap
• Sigma Rear Lens Cap
• Sigma Lens Hood
• Sigma Lens Case
• Limited 1-Year Warranty
• Limited 3-Year U.S.A. Extended Warranty Extension Against Manufacturing and Workmanship Defects