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50mm F1.4 DG HSM

The ultimate standard prime for DSLRs.

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50mm F1.4 DG HSM | A
FF
coverage
F1.4
aperture
1:5.6
magnification
815g
in weight
99.9mm
in length
77mm
filter
HSM
AF motor
TSC
construction
Made
in Aizu

from

£649
inc. VAT
Mounts:  Canon EF | Nikon F | Sigma SA | L-Mount | Sony E
FF
coverage
F1.4
aperture
1:5.6
magnification
815g
in weight
99.9mm
in length
77mm
filter
HSM
AF motor
TSC
construction
Made
in Aizu

from

£649
inc. VAT
Mount:  Canon EF | Nikon F | Sigma SA | L-Mount | Sony E

A high-performance, all-round prime /

This full-frame standard prime for DSLR cameras is one of the best-respected ultra-wide-aperture 50mm lenses on the market. The standard focal length, which renders images that closely match the perspective of the human eye, makes this a true all-rounder that gives natural-looking results. It’s suitable for a very wide range of photo and video applications, including portraits, weddings, street, landscapes and travel. 

The lens’s F1.4 aperture allows photographers to achieve a shallow depth-of-field and work hand-held in low light, and the background blur is smooth and attractive. Optically the lens delivers exceptional sharpness across the frame, even on the highest resolution mirrorless cameras, and colour rendition and accuracy are of the highest level. This makes for characterful and expressive results typical of Sigma’s Art line primes. Used widely by professional photographers, the SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM is also ideal for casual day-to-day shooting.

Sharp, fast and beautifully built the 50mm Art prime is a modern classic that is used by countless professional photographers and film-makers around the world.

High-precision construction /

The superb build quality of the 50mm F1.4 DG HSM is exactly as you’d expect from an Art-line lens, both in its intuitive ergonomics and in the quality of craftsmanship

The lens’ outer barrel is made of a polycarbonate called Thermally Stable Composite (TSC), which is not only strong and light, but has a similar thermal expansion rate to aluminium. This ensures that the interior aluminium parts and the exterior TSC parts behave in a consistent way as temperatures change.

The focus ring is rubberised for easier operation, and focusing is internal, meaning the lens never changes length.

To reduce flare and ghosting in bright sunlight, and to help protect the front element from damage if dropped, the lens has a robust petal-type lens hood. 

The durable brass mount is surrounded by a rubber seal to help keep out dust and moisture. 

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Precision brass mount with seal
Protects against dust and moisture.

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Focus Mode switch
For changing between AF and MF.

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TSC construction
Made from a strong and light polycarbonate that behaves in a similar way to aluminium.

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Focus ring
A large, rubberised ring with a smooth action. Focusing is internal.

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Petal-type lens hood
Cuts down on flare while limiting vignetting.

THE LENS DELIVERS OUTSTANDING OPTICAL QUALITY ACROSS THE WHOLE FRAME.

High-performance optics /

The 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for DSLRs boasts outstanding optical quality, with excellent rendering of detail right into the corners even wide open at F1.4.

The lens has an advanced optical design made up of 13 elements in 8 groups, including 1 aspherical element and 3 SLD elements. This ensures razor-sharp results with very minimal chromatic aberration, flare, distortion and vignetting.

An advanced Super Multi-Layer Coating on the surface of the elements helps to reduce flare and ghosting when working in bright direct sunlight, creating high-contrast images with rich colours and strong blacks.

Rich and accurate colour rendition /

As is true of all SIGMA Global Vision lenses, the 50mm F1.4 produces images with vivid and true-to-life colours straight out of camera. This is partly thanks to the exceptional control of flare, which keeps image saturation high.

Two standard prime options for DSLR /

With the same maximum apertures, the same Art-line optical and build quality, and the same HSM focusing motors, the SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art and the SIGMA 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art are both very high-performance wide-standard primes. The 40mm is heavier and larger, so it may not be so well-suited to street or wedding photography, or other occasions where the lens has to be carried for long periods. 

815g

in weight

99.9mm

in length

1,200g

in weight

131mm

in length

Made in Aizu /

All Sigma cameras and lenses are designed, manufactured and assembled at our sole factory at Aizu in Japan. This domestic production model is unusual in today’s industry, with most imaging companies opting to outsource to other countries to reduce costs. But SIGMA believes that keeping virtually all manufacturing, processing and assembly in Aizu is essential for creating innovative, carefully thought-out and impeccably constructed products that meet the high standards demanded by professional photographers and film-makers around the world.

Sigma chose Aizu as its main production base in the early 1970s. Situated at the base of Mount Bandai in the Fukushima Prefecture, about four hours’ drive north of Tokyo, Aizu has an abundance of very clean water from mountain streams, which is essential for grinding and polishing lenses. Sigma’s founder, Michihiro Yamaki, was also drawn to this area for its workforce, who have a reputation for their craftsmanship, work ethic and attention to detail. Mr Yamaki’s son, Kazuto Yamaki, now the owner and CEO of SIGMA Corporation, has the same unwavering commitment to keeping production in Japan.

Today Sigma’s factory is more than 50,000 square feet in size, and packed full of some of the most advanced optical manufacturing technology in existence. So when you buy a Sigma camera or lens you can be sure that virtually every single component part has been manufactured and assembled by SIGMA, in Japan, with the greatest level of care and attention. We hope you enjoy using our products.

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Tech specifications /

Lens construction

13 elements in 8 groups

Angle of view

46.8°

Number of diaphragm blades

9 (rounded diaphragm)

Minimum aperture

F16

Minimum focusing distance

40cm

Maximum magnification ratio

1:5.6

Filter thread

77mm

Dimensions (diameter x length)

ø85.4mm × 99.9mm

Weight

815g

Corresponding AF mounts

Canon EF | Nikon F | Sigma SA | L-Mount | Sony E

Canon EF barcode

00-85126-311544

Nikon F barcode

00-85126-311551

Sigma SA barcode

00-85126-311568

L-Mount barcode

00-85126-311698

Sony E barcode

00-85126-311650

Specifications are for SIGMA SA mount

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