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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Field Notes: Image Samples

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Posted by Patrick on Oct 24, 2009 in Cameras, Featured Content, Lenses

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Field Notes: Image Samples

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We really enjoyed our time with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM and as such, it ended up spending a good deal of time on my Canon EOS 5D Mark II. There isn’t much to not like honestly. Focusing is similar to the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, build quality is solid, and it takes great pictures, especially those emphasizing the wider apertures. As it happens, in my own personal work, I typically do work wide open and in general try to exploit some of the qualities and at times the flaws of working with lenses at f/1.4-f/2.8. Because of that, the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM fit perfectly well with my personal work, so I thought it be a good idea to show some of these examples, in the hopes that you might get a better idea of what the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM might do for you.

Other Parts To This Series

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Field Notes: Introduction
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Field Notes: Comparison with Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Field Notes: Image Samples
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Review: [Coming Soon]

Image Samples

The images I’m presenting have already been included in my personal workflow, and thus nearly all of these have gone through some aspect of post processing. My typical workflow is import and image correction in Adobe Lightroom, followed by color or black and white editing in Adobe Photoshop CS4. These images have not been edited to enhance lens effects, so sharpness, out of focus areas, and depth of field effects have not been enhanced selectively, so what you see is actually how the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM works. In addition, I’ve provide all the images below in their full size and unedited glory at our Flickr right here. What you’ll find in the images is the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM doing wonderful jobs at both throwing backgrounds out of focus, while presenting some delicate sharpness of in-focus aspecst of the images, like hair details, etc. Chromatic aberrations are fairly well controlled, and flare too, you really just have to shoot almost straight into the sun to pull in some flare. The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM also manages vignetting well too, if you want vignette with this lens, you’ll generally have to add it in post. As always, you’re free to use the originals for personal use and investigation only. Click each image for a larger view.

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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is available in nearly all mounts at our favorite photography store, B&H Photo. Support our site and get great prices and service at B&H Photo.

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The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens is a standard lens that provides a large maximum aperture of f/1.4. When used on digital SLR cameras with the APS-C size sensor, the equivalent focal length of this lens will be 80mm, which makes it an excellent choice as a bright medium telephoto lens.

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