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Sigma - 56 mm-F/1.4 (C) AF DC DN lens, Fuji X-MOUNT mount mount

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The L-mount version of the 30mmF1.4 received the basic weather-resistance to bring it into line with the later 16mm and 56mm lenses. Naturally, it’s not all about sharpness. When using a wide aperture to gain a tight depth of field, the bokeh, or quality of defocused areas, can be equally important. The Sigma excels here again, with a wonderfully soft bokeh and a nicely smooth transition between focused and defocused areas. An added bonus is that there’s extremely little axial chromatic aberration, even when shooting wide-open. In this respect, it performs rather better than the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Contemporary lens. Lab tests

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! More photos here of the performance art project ‘Ma Deirim’. The above image was taken with the 56mm but all other photos of this project were taken with the 50-140mm at f8-f11. So why did I buy it? It's an unfortunate development, stuff like the Sigma 56/1.8 (or even the 18-50/2.8) is still hard to match size-wise on FF, the Samyang 75/1.8 is the only FF short tele that gets close without trading speed; and Sigma's own 90/2.8 is the only one that gets close while giving up speed, ironically I think it would work just as well on APS-C. Although this post isn’t a Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN C vs Fujifilm XF 56mm F1.2 R WR comparison, below is a table to compare the two to make a better-informed choice about which lens is suitable for you, should you be considering the Fujifilm lens. Lens Feature The Sigma 56mm f1.4 lens is ideal for portrait, street and travel photography. Its fast aperture allows for excellent low-light performance and gorgeous shallow depth of field, leading to beautiful bokeh. The lens also has a high-quality optical design that helps to minimize distortion and chromatic aberration, making it well-suited for detailed and high-quality images. Is it worth getting the Sigma 56mm f1.4 for Fujifilm?French photographer Pierre-Emmanuel Delétrée talks about his impression on the SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary, 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary and 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary for Nikon Z mount cameras and his life being a photograher. In addition, a Behind the Scenes video of his visit in SIGMA’s Aizu factory is available as well. Our review sample was supplied in Sony E-mount. The lens is eligible for Sigma’s lens conversion service I tried to find something negative about this lens but found very few things to dislike. It’s the most expensive of the three Sigma fast prime lenses for APS-C but not by much.

With the camera set to aperture priority, I photographed a variety of locations to see how the lens performed in this manner and was really pleased with the detail captured. As expected, at f/1.4, the depth of field is very narrow and produces a buttery softness surrounding the focus point. As we found with the other mounts, image quality is great with a high level of sharpness and pleasing bokeh in out of focus areas when used at the widest aperture of f/1.4. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this lens for Nikon DX users who want an excellent portrait lens, and I’d probably also say it’s worth full-frame users considering it too if they want something more affordable and lighter than Nikon’s closest equivalent. Amy Davies. Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Verdict In my opinion, the Sigma 56mm f1.4 is a superb option for Fujifilm X Series users. It compares quite favorably with Fujifilm branded lenses in terms of build, and performance all while priced very nicely. I highly recommend you take a closer look at it, if you’re currently in the market for a short telephoto. Absolutely! The main issue I have with Sigma's SD-line is the size I absolutely love Foveon-output. Also the ergonomics + interface of Sigma-camera's is really nice, very trimmed down and straightforward. Sadly, the Sigma 56mm isn’t weather-sealed. There is a gasket at the mount to prevent some dust and moisture from getting in, but there is no further weather sealing in the lens barrel, so you might want to avoid shooting in adverse conditions. Talking of the mount – it’s made from brass. PerformanceI totally dislike the retro style of those fuji, not for the aesthetic but for the handling (bad grid, a top dial to change the shutter speed...). Their lens selection doesn't fulfil my favourite focal length: ~45mm equivalent. There is a slight vignetting at the wider apertures, which is to be expected, and this clears by the time you reach f/4. Incidentally, if you shoot JPEG, the in-camera corrections remove this completely at f/2.8. The image below shows the in-camera correction at f/2, which although still there, is very subtle. I found the sweet spot of the lens to be between f/5.6 and f/8, so I spent the majority of the time shooting there. Even at the smaller apertures, the lens performed admirably. As mentioned, the Sigma 56mm DC DN is the epitome of simplicity. The only control to worry about on the lens is the focus ring. There’s no lens stabilization, however, the IBIS in the Fuji X-T4 makes this a non-issue. It’s more than capable of providing great stabilization with this lens. Then also you can see in 2021 there was +3.1% growth in shipment for lenssystems 35mm and larger versus a -22.7% decline in shipment for lenssystems <35mm.

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