The lens features a wide F2 aperture, able to create true-to-life portraits with beautiful bokeh effects, and with its compact size and weight of 350g, the lens is the perfect photography tool for travel and street photography. Constructed using high-quality SLD and aspherical glass elements, the lens is an excellent upgrade for photography enthusiasts who want to improve the quality of their existing 50mm lens and for professionals who prefer smaller camera systems without compromising on image quality. The glass elements also effectively minimise flare and ghosting in back-lit environments.

The lens’ F1.4 aperture means a lot of light can pass through the lens. This gives a very shallow depth-of-field for blurry backgrounds, which is ideal for capturing high-impact portraits. It also makes it possible to shoot hand-held in low light conditions without the need for a tripod, as the fast aperture allows for faster shutter speeds.

Our lens line-up fully expresses our approach to lenses and photography itself. All of our lenses belong to one of three lines—Contemporary, Art or Sports—all of which share our development philosophy and advanced manufacturing system. High performance, high quality and high end in every respect, these lenses give people who love photography lasting value and consistent, exciting results. The secret is our passion for craftsmanship that we put into every production process and every product.

We used to measure lens performance with MTF measuring system using conventional sensors. However, we’ve now developed our own proprietary MTF (modulation transfer function) measuring system (A1) using 46-megapixel Foveon direct image sensors. Even previously undetectable high-frequency details are now within the scope of our quality control inspections.

* A1: Aizu1

All Sigma’s manufacturing – right down to moulds and parts – with a few exceptions, are carried out under a single integrated production system, entirely in Japan. We are now one of the very few manufacturers whose products are solely “made in Japan”. We like to think our products are somehow imbued with the essence of our homeland, blessed as it is with clean air and water, and focused, hard-working people. We pride ourselves on the authentic quality of Sigma products, born of a marriage between highly attuned expertise and intelligent, advanced technology. Our sophisticated products have satisfied professionals and lovers of photography all over the world because our manufacturing is based on genuine craftsmanship, underpinned by the passion and pride of our experts.

As an experienced lens manufacturer that has been creating a diverse range of interchangeable lenses, we have started the innovative chargeable service “Mount Conversion Service”. With this service, the mount of your current SIGMA lenses can be changed to another mount of your choice. It gives a new life to your favourite lenses when you wish to use it on a different camera body.

* This “Mount Conversion Service” is different from a normal repair. In order to apply for the service, please contact your nearest authorised subsidiary/distributor of SIGMA.

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