Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Sony Alpha mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
| Sports | Poor |
| Portrait | Average |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Excellent |
| Wedding | Average |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Very Good |
| Macro | Poor |
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Reasons to Buy Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM is compatible with cameras that have Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony Alpha lenses are Sony A99 II, Sony A68 and Sony A77 II.
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM is also available in Canon EF , Pentax KAF3, Sigma SA, Nikon F (FX) and Leica L mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM has a maximum diameter of 77mm and total length of 94mm. It weighs 665g / 23.5 oz.
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM has a fixed focal lenght of 35mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 52.5mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Tamron 35mm F1.8 Di VC USD in Sony Alpha mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.19x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.3m.
Aperture
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 4 SLD glass elements
- 1 FLD glass element
- 2 aspherical elements
Lens Hood
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is LH730-03.
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