Poll: How good do you think the Sigma 50 F/1.4 Art will be?

[ahsanford]

Odd ranking categories to be fair, but they were the best I could run out quickly. Given the hype & Sigma's recent track record, I've not offered the possibility that the lens is a dud.

Take 'performance' to mean whatever you choose. I realize that comparing AF and MF lenses together is impossible given that some folks *must* have AF, but indulge me.

Curious to see how this comes out. Thanks for voting.

- A

 

[Albi86]

Weird categories because the Canon L is far from being the benchmark from an academic perspective.

It has a special rendering that people either love or not. If they don't, then it's a OPS and saying as good as the Canon 50 L is not a necessarily a compliment

I think it will be 90-95% of the Otus. It will loose something on things like bokeh, coma, etc. But I think in most photographic contexts it will be almost indistinguishable, and with the advantage of AF and affordability.

 

[ahsanford]

Weird categories because the Canon L is far from being the benchmark from an academic perspective.

It has a special rendering that people either love or not. If they don't, then it's a OPS and saying as good as the Canon 50 L is not a necessarily a compliment

I think it will be 90-95% of the Otus. It will loose something on things like bokeh, coma, etc. But I think in most photographic contexts it will be almost indistinguishable, and with the advantage of AF and affordability.

Agree. In the 50mm prime space, Canon's various price points are not clear-cut Good / Better / Best. The old 1.4 is often sharper than the L, but some folks rave about the color/draw/bokeh of the L.

But thanks for participating. The poll results are not a surprise.

- A

 

[9VIII]

For my uses I'm betting it'll be nearly as good as the Otus. I'm not counting on things like Bokeh to be as polished, but I don't care nearly as much about that.
On the basics (Vignetting, CA, corner sharpness) I think Sigma has a good shot of keeping pace.

 

[Ruined]

I think you will see a lens very sharp and overall better than the Canon 50mm 1.4. Sharper than Canon 1.2, likely.

But I think the Canon 1.2 will beat the Sigma in bokeh quite easily.

 

[distant.star]

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I think it will be very nice.

 

[ahsanford]

I'll close the voting before this falls off of people's radar. Thanks for participating!

- A