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Sigma 50 Art Lens Compared With The Canon 50mm F1.2L

Jun 2, 2014 by Udi Tirosh 33 Comments

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s50a-50l-01Up until recently the question of getting an original branded lens (e.g. Canon, Nikon) vs a 3rd Party lens (e.g. Sigma, Tamron) was not really a question. If you could afford the original brand lens, the answer was, go for the original.

However, with Sigma’s recent ART lenses things may have changed. Photographer Will Chao took both the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ART lens and the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens for a head to head battle and the results are not as conclusive anymore.

The photo at the top of the post and the photo below are an easy daylight test for the lenses.

s50a-50l-02And the inevitable Bokeh comparison

s50a-50l-013Stacked up against an older Sigma lens and a 50mm/1.8 you can get some clues on the quality of both the top lenses:

s50a-50l-08 s50a-50l-10Another interesting aspect that Will brings up is the coating and contrast of the lens. Here is his observation:

Another thing I have noticed is that although F1.2 is only 1/3 to 1/2 of a stop faster than F1.4, the exposure difference is in fact around 3/4 of a stop, this is likely due to lens coating that may have affected transmission (? need confirmation), but let’s see how it fares against the sun.

And the photos to match it:

s50a-50l-flare3 s50a-50l-flare12Will has some more samples over at his post, which I recommend checking out (some are mildly NSFW).

For me this puts the question mark back in the question that opened the post (not to mention that the Sigma is $700 cheaper than the Canon).

 

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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