Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Fair |
| Macro | Fair |
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is a member of Sigma's Art series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Art Series Lenses in Canon EF Mount
Reasons to Buy Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Art Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM Art lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Focus Distance Limiter |
| Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is also available in Sigma SA , Nikon F (FX) and Sony E mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM has a maximum diameter of 91mm and total length of 115mm. It weighs 1130g / 39.9 oz.
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM has a filter thread of 82mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM has a fixed focal lenght of 135mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 216mm.
Weather Sealings
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.2x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.88m.
Aperture
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM has a max aperture of F1.8 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 10 groups .
Lens Hood
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM amongst Camera Decision readers.