Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX 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 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX 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 | Poor |
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Reasons to Buy Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX 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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| No Weather Sealing |
| Pricey |
Lens Mount
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX 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 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM is also available in Nikon F (FX) , Pentax KAF3, Sony Alpha and Sigma SA mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM has a maximum diameter of 86mm and total length of 88mm. It weighs 725g / 25.6 oz.
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM has a filter thread of 77mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM has a fixed focal length of 85mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 136mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX 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 Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM , Canon EF 85mm F1.4L IS USM, Tamron 85mm F1.8 VC and Tamron 90mm F2.8 VC Macro. in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.12x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.85m. 0.12x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM's optical formula consists of 11 elements in 8 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 SLD glass element
- 1 glass-molded aspherical element
Lens Hood
Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
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