Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Leica L mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Good |
| Street | Very Good |
| Wedding | Excellent |
| Walk Around | Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
Lenses in Leica L Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is a member of Sigma's Art series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
Art Series Lenses in Leica L Mount
Reasons to Buy Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| AF/MF Switch on Lens |
| Aperture Ring |
| Focus Hold Button |
| Iris Lock |
| De-click Switch |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 11 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is compatible with cameras that have Leica L lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Leica L lenses are Panasonic S5 II, Panasonic S5 II X and Sigma fp L.
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is also available in Sony E mount.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art has a maximum diameter of 78mm and total length of 110mm. It weighs 669g / 23.6 oz.
For comparison purposes, below is a side by side image of Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art and Panasonic S 50mm F1.4 (Leica L mount) to get a better idea of how their size compare in real life. Check the detailed comparison of these two lenses here.
Comparison image of Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art and Panasonic S 50mm F1.4 Size and Weight
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Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Size
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art has a filter thread of 72mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art:
Focal Range
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art has a fixed focal length of 50mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 75mm.
Weather Sealings
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art 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 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art with a weather sealed camera body such as Panasonic S5 II, Panasonic S5 II X and Sigma fp L.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art 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).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.15x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m. 0.15x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.
Optical Formula
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 SLD
- 3 aspherical lenses
Lens Hood
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art comes with a removable petal shaped lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is LH782-02.
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Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens Hood
What's in the Box of Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art?
Here are the items that are included inside the box of Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art:
Lens Case Petal Type Hood with lock (LH782-02) Front Cap (LCF-72mm III) Rear Cap (LCR II)
Body Colour
Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art is available in Black color.
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Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Attached to a camera
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