Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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Manufacturer: Sigma Corporation
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Model: 310306
Product features:
  • Standard lens with large maximum aperture of F1.4.
  • It creates sharp images with high contrast and ensures superior peripheral brightness.
  • Incorporates molded glass aspherical lens, perfectly correcting coma aberration and creating superior image quality.
  • Super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting.
  • Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) ensuring silent, high-speed AF.
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Customer Review: Excellent lens..my copy is free of any focus issues
Summary: 5 Stars

I must be lucky. I have six Siggies for the Nikon, and every time I read these horror tales of front or rear focus issues I re-test each and every lens (other than my 10-20mm). Everytime each and every lens passes free of any front or back focus issue. Each test is performed on a tripod to avoid the issue of user error, with two similar objects placed two-three inches apart depthwise and each time the focussed on object is in focus and the other is not. My lenses include 50/1.4, 24-70/2.8, 18-50/2.8, 50-150/2.8, and 150/2.8(macro). Five for five (actually, six for six) is as good as it gets. Perhaps I should quit while I am ahead. I might add that I also have five Nikon lenses all of which are likewise free of focus issues.

Description of Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

This large aperture prime lens with a standard focal length of 50mm is ideal for digital cameras. This lens has superior peripheral brightness and provides high contrast image even at the maximum apertures. It is ideal for several type of photography such as portrait, landscape and reportage. The molded glass aspherical lens elements provide excellent correction of chromatic aberration and ensure superior optical performance. The fast F1.4 aperture and rounded 9 blade diaphragm creates an attractive blur to the out of focus areas. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual focus override.
Designed for Nikon digital SLR cameras, the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 prime lens is ideal for a wide range of applications, from landscape photography to portraiture. The lens offers an extra-large aperture that guarantees superior peripheral brightness, helping create sharp images with high contrast even at the edges. The molded glass aspherical lens, meanwhile, perfectly corrects for coma aberration to ensure that images look sharp and crisp against a nicely blurred background. And thanks to the integrated Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), the lens enjoys a silent, high-speed autofocus system. Other features include a super multilayer lens coating that reduces flare and ghosting, a minimum focusing distance of 17.7 inches, and a maximum magnification of 1:7.4. As with all Sigma lenses, this 50mm lens carries a one-year warranty.

Specifications

  • Focal length: 50mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/1.4
  • Lens construction: 8 elements in 6 groups
  • Angle of view: 46.8 degrees
  • Number of diaphragm blades: 9
  • Minimum aperture: f/16
  • Minimum focusing distance: 17.7 inches
  • Maximum magnification: 1:7.4
  • Filter size: 77mm
  • Corresponding AF mounts: Nikon
  • Dimensions: 3.3 inches in diameter and 2.7 inches long
  • Weight: 17.8 ounces
  • Warranty: 1 year

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