Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 vs. Sigma 50/1.4 Art

[Eldar]

So let´s try again.

Here are the Otus shot of the glasses. I have moved the camera a bit, to cover the same area.
1/800s, f1.4, ISO100, 5DIII

 

[Eldar]

Here are my new Aquavit glasses, made by a local artist.

Sigma 1/800s, f1.4, ISO100, 5DIII

 

[sagittariansrock]

Aquavit- oh yes, some are so wonderful, some downright repulsive. A very interesting drink...

 

[Eldar]

I have posted the f1.4 versions of this shot earlier.
Sigma
5DIII, 1/1250s, f2.0, ISO100

 

[Eldar]

Otus
5DIII, 1/1250, f2.0, ISO100

 

[traingineer]

Doing some real pixel peeping ;D I noticed the Otus hardly had any CA, looked sharper, slightly more blurred background and it wasn't as dark or as bright in some areas where the sigma was. Also, I do like the 5mm difference the Otus gives.

 

[Eldar]

Thanks for taking the time traingineer. If you had access to the full RAW-files, you would find that the differences are a bit more visible, but not much. And it is also true that you need to produce very large and high quality prints to tell the difference. So for all practical purposes, I believe we all could live happily with the IQ from the Sigma. I even thought of posting images without telling which was from which camera, but thought it would be better to be explicit.

Main issue with the Sigma is the unreliable AF. If that remains unresolved, I´d rather have a 50 1.2L. I´d rather have slightly softer, but in focus images (with a beautiful bokeh), than the occasional crisp and sharp. Hopefully a firmware version with improvements are underway.

I am looking forward to the nest high-MP body though. It might be that the IQ differences will be more visible then.

 

[traingineer]

Thanks for taking the time traingineer. If you had access to the full RAW-files, you would find that the differences are a bit more visible, but not much. And it is also true that you need to produce very large and high quality prints to tell the difference. So for all practical purposes, I believe we all could live happily with the IQ from the Sigma. I even thought of posting images without telling which was from which camera, but thought it would be better to be explicit.

Main issue with the Sigma is the unreliable AF. If that remains unresolved, I´d rather have a 50 1.2L. I´d rather have slightly softer, but in focus images (with a beautiful bokeh), than the occasional crisp and sharp. Hopefully a firmware version with improvements are underway.

I am looking forward to the nest high-MP body though. It might be that the IQ differences will be more visible then.

Well Canon might be releasing a prosumer body a few months after the new UWA lens, but this is Canon Rumours after all.