Sigma Unveils 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

Sigma Unveils 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

Sigma has unveiled a very appealing 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens, that seems well suited for portrait work. The 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM features a hyper sonic focus motor, a 9 blade diaphragm and ships with a petal-type lens hood.

No word yet on pricing or availability.

Specifications

Lens	SIGMA 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM
Focal length	85mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.4
Minimum aperture	f/16
Lens construction	8 groups 11 elements, 1 SLD glass elements
Angle of view (APS-C crop)	28.6
Closest focus distance	85cm (33.5in)
Maximum reproduction ratio	01:08.6
Aperture blades	9 (rounded)
Filter attachment size	77 mm
AF motor	HSM motor
Dimensions	84.7mm x 87.6mm (3.3 in x 3.4 in)
Weight	TBC
Supplied accessories	Case, Petal-type Hood, Hood Adapter
Mounts	Sigma, Sony, Nikon, Pentax, Canon

Press Release

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM.

This large aperture medium telephoto lens optimized for use with digital SLR cameras features a focal length of 85mm, ensuring a natural perspective. The large aperture of F1.4 is especially ideal for portrait and low light photography. When used on digital cameras with an APS-C size image sensor, the lens effectively becomes a 127.5mm F1.4 lens. One SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element and one glass mold element give excellent correction for all types of aberrations and ensure superior optical performance. This lens is equipped with a rear focus system that minimizes fluctuation of aberration caused by focusing. The Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghost even in backlight photography. Incorporating HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), this lens provides quiet and high speed AF as well as full-time manual focus capability. It features a minimum focusing distance of 85cm and a maximum magnification 1:8.6. This lens has a round 9 blade diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out of focus images.

This lens is supplied with a Petal-type hood to block out extraneous light. For digital cameras with an APS-C size image sensor, a dedicated hood adapter, which expands the length of the lens hood, is supplied and enables the hood to block out extraneous light more effectively.

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   Charles Badua says:

   February 25, 2010 at 8:31 pm

   Patrick, great heads up on this lens. I was looking at possibly getting the Nikon 85mm 1.4, I may change my mind if this this Sigma lens is cheaper. It seems like they’ve (Sigma) been making some decent lenses lately.

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   Patrick says:

   February 25, 2010 at 10:36 pm

   Charles,
   This one has serious potential, IF it follows a similar path as their 50mm offering. I dream of Canon’s 85mm f/1.2, so this would make a nice alternative…to be sure I’m going to try to get one as soon as I possibly can, and of course share the results here.

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   Nail Ibragimov says:

   March 16, 2010 at 11:17 pm

   Do you have information about the date of output for lens and the price?

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     Patrick says:

     March 21, 2010 at 12:48 am

     Nail,
     I still haven’t gotten word on availability for this particular lens, and I’m just as curious believe me!

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