I wound up switching to manual focus and achieved the end result much quicker. It also had difficulty when shooting close-up portraits where elements closest to the lens were out of focus. Autofocus was challenging when incorporating movement and shooting through glass. It is easy to get your subject in focus with plenty of details that smooth out at the edges for basic portraits. The amount of light the 35mm lets in allows for only a few autofocus misses when shooting wide open. I don’t know that I would choose to use this lens in a high-pressure fashion or commercial shoot for this reason. Attempting to achieve swift autofocus with motion in a low light setting was also a bit of a struggle. Additionally, shooting through highly reflective glass and less than pristine glass proved challenging.
As someone who doesn’t shoot a lot of frames, the misses add up. I had autofocus misses with shutter speeds at 1/2000th of a second in these instances. The Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art lens was a bit lagging when tracking subjects that were in motion. For the most part, it achieved autofocus relatively well. I only tested the autofocus in a photographic capacity. Why am I writing this? Because I believe the photography blogging world needs this level of transparency. And I encourage everyone to lean into their emotions and feelings while presenting facts. When something is just wrong, we’ll correct it. As the site’s Editor in Chief, I oversee all the site’s reviews. And as always, we only recommend the brands we think are truly the best. When you click our links and rent from them, we’ll receive affiliate commissions. And we recommend that if there is any gear that you want to try to go check them out. We’re elated to have and promote partners like them. LensRentals, like us, champions authenticity and honesty. They haven’t even responded to our last email.
Despite having reviewed the largest database of Sigma prime lenses, Sigma felt we were too harsh on their products. But it’s also not uncommon to hear threats from brands about changing your coverage to something more positive, even when it doesn’t deserve it. When testing out the Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG DN Art lens for Sony, I found myself wondering why they left “art” in the name.Įditor’s Note: Typically, when you’re as authentic and large as we are, you work with manufacturers to get products in for review. In doing so, they’ve also removed a lot of other things in their newest mirrorless offerings. Sigma has since worked hard to rectify the issue. Granted, during this time, QA was subpar, and a number of lenses were lemons. It captured a fundamentally basic scene, yet something was inviting and intriguing. I quickly made him laugh and snapped his portrait. One of my dearest friends rented the 35mm for Canon and invited me to come and play with it.
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