The bokeh rendering is perfectly fine and not distracting to me. You’ll see in the second example image above there’s a fair amount of fringing, but that’s easily fixable in software like Adobe lightroom or photoshop. Surprisingly, I didn’t have any issues fighting flare even without the lens hood (I despise lens hoods and never use them) and the contrast was still great shooting against the sun. Also, because of Nikon’s nano coating (which is meant to retain contrast and reduce flare) I still like the way Nikon’s renders colors a tad bit better than Sigma’s. It’s fairly contrasty, however not as much so as the Nikon 35 in my opinion. Here is an example image of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta shot with the Nikon D800 and the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 at 1.4Īnd here’s another example also at 1.4, but with the nikon d4 It focuses at roughly the same speed as the Nikon 35mm, which is perfectly fine for 99% of what most people will need. It performs beautifully and needed no focus calibration on my Nikon D4 or my Nikon D800 camera bodies. Maybe it’s that I’m not used to shooting the 35mm so much, or that I’ve grown tired of the 50mm, but I’m totally excited by every shot I’ve put together using this lens. I gotta say that 50mm was my heart and soul this entire year, but I’m seriously considering leaving the 50 at home starting next year. I’ve photographed two portrait sessions, a few bits of street photos (which I love the 35mm focal length for), and an engagement session in NYC. I’ve had this lens one week and pulled off nearly 2000 frames with it. (Click image thumbnails to see larger version) Just like Nikon’s (and just as annoying) the Sigma 35 1.4 takes 67mm sized lens filters instead of the much preferred 77mm. The focus ring is pretty stiff compared to Nikon’s very fluid ring, but I think in time my Sigma 35 will wear in move a little easier. I think Sigma must have anticipated this lens being used for a lot of videographers (or still shooters like me that are addicted to live view) and realized it’s important that manual focusing can’t be just an afterthought anymore. There is a very pleasing grip that wraps around everything your fingers would ever hold onto while shooting so it feels like you’ve got a lot of precise control when manually focusing. The first thing that stood out to me in a positive way was the massive focus ring. Size wise it’s almost exactly the same size as Nikon’s. I also use sigma’s 50mm f/1.4 lens allllll the time and I have to say I hope they re-release it with an updated design similar to this 35mm. That being said… it’s still a really comfortable feeling lens and a completely new design from Sigma’s previous 30mm prime. It could probably take a small drop on soft carpet or grass, but anything more than that and you’re surely sending it in. The sigma is a definitely a cheaper plastic. The lens feels really well built, however not as solid as the Nikon 35mm f/1.4.
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