Subj : Sigma unveils a killer portrait lens for Sony and Panasonic camer
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Mar 26 2024 12:15:05

Sigma unveils a killer portrait lens for Sony and Panasonic cameras with a 
tempting price tag

Date:
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 12:01:39 +0000

Description:
First-ever 13 diaphragm blade lens from Sigma promises amazing bokeh and it's 
almost half the price of proprietary lenses.

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Sigma has unveiled its latest prime lens available in Sony E-mount and 
L-mount and it looks like a stellar lens for portraiture; the 50mm F1.2 DG DN 
Art. 

Directly compatible with cameras like the Sony A7R V , and L-Mount cameras 
like Sigma's own FP-L , the new Leica SL3 plus Panasonic full-frame 
mirrorless cameras like the S5 II , the 50mm F1.2 promises excellent 
portraiture characteristics such as rounded bokeh and shallow depth of field, 
especially at its particularly wide f/1.2 aperture. 

Sigma says the 50mm F1.2 is its first-ever lens with thirteen blade aperture, 
able to create the round bokeh keenly sought by portrait photographers with a 
keen eye for detail. 

What's even better is that Sigma's new lens costs almost half that of 
proprietary Sigma and Panasonic lenses and you could get four of the Sigma to 
a single Leica-branded alternative, with change left over  its list price is 
1,299 (we'll update this article with US and Australia pricing). Image 1 of 3 
(Image credit: Sigma) Image 2 of 3 (Image credit: Sigma) Image 3 of 3 (Image 
credit: Sigma) 

A nifty fifty is your classic portraiture lens, but we've come a long way 
from the cheap and cheerful $100 50mm f/1.8's that we'd typically recommend 
to beginner photographers as a second lens after your standard bundled kit 
lens. 

Sigma's new 50mm F1.2 is a different proposition to cheap 50mm's: it's 
heavier (26.3 oz / 745g), larger, optically complex and destined for the kit 
bags of professional portrait photographers, thanks to its particularly large 
f/1.2 maximum aperture and thirteen diaphragm blades that create a rounded 
aperture when wide open. 

It rivals Sonys own pricier 50mm f/1.2 lens and could become one of the best 
Sony lenses especially for weddings and portraits, boasting other features 
such as a dual linear floating autofocus system for fast, quiet and precise 
focus and a weather resistant build. 

Filmmakers should appreciate the lens' minimal focus breathing and clicked 
aperture control ring, while Sigma says the 50mm F1.2 has outstanding 
sharpness across the entire image area, whatever the aperture, and excellent 
control over all lens distortions. Put simply, the 50mm F1.2 promises to be 
an all-round excellent lens that takes Sigma's range of Art lenses to a new 
level, and its sales start date is April 18. The Sigma 50mm F1.2 DG DN Art 
lens in the hand. (Image credit: Sigma) You might also like Sigmas affordable 
wide-angle lens for Sony and Fujifilm fans is the smallest of its kind Sigma 
hints that it could finally be making full-frame lenses for Nikon Z cameras 
Why the Sony FE 50mm F1.4 GM is the only lens you'll ever need



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/camera-lenses/sigma-unveils-a-killer-portrai
t-lens-for-sony-and-panasonic-cameras-with-a-tempting-price-tag


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