Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art Lens for Leica L

The Sigma 35mm f1.2 Art is a mild wide-angle lens available in Sony FE and Leica L mounts, and boasts the largest focal ratio of any autofocus full-frame 35mm lens to date. That bodes well for a nice Bokeh - and the lens certainly delivered the goods in my tests: its Bokeh is probably as good as it...

Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with L Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art lens good for?

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Heavy, Pricey

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Heavy, Pricey

Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. What type of photography is the Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art lens good for?

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Heavy, Pricey

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 11 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, Heavy, Pricey

You might not like the bulk, but you won't find many faults with the optics inside Sigma's 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art lens.

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  Outstanding optics., Bright f/1.2 design., Full-frame coverage., Available for Sony and L-mount systems., Declickable aperture ring., Dust, splash, and fluorine protection.

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  Big and heavy., Audible focus motor.

Still there is a price to be paid for that performance. Despite significant physical dimensions and a hefty weight you have to make do with huge vignetting and weak distortion correction.

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  sensational image quality in the frame centre,, very good image quality on the edge of APS-C,, good image quality on the edge of full frame,, slight longitudinal chromatic aberration,, negligible lateral chromatic aberration,, sensible coma correction,, low astigmatism,, moderate vignetting on...

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  higher distortion level than that of its rivals,, a bit too weak performance against bright light,, huge vignetting on full frame.