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Review on Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art DG HSM Lens for ๐Ÿ“ท Nikon - Black - 3.7 x 3.03 x 3.03 (Model 340306) by Agung Rey แ Œ

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The quality is fine, it's fine to use.

If a person consciously takes a lens with max. aperture 1.4 - so, probably, he will shoot at 1.4! Therefore, during the checks, there was no question of tightening the diaphragm. So, on the well-deserved and proven D700 with a wonderful and tenacious autofocus, this Sigma even hit the right spot on the central point somewhere out of 3-4. Moreover, there was no stable front or back focus, each time either undershoot or overshoot. Both on the target and on people. Tried 2 lenses from 2 different stores. Same. Not a single Nikkor I had such jambs in autofocus, even a cheap screwdriver fifty dollars. Sigma's statements that quality control has grown a lot in the new series of lenses - I will leave without comment. I think that good reviews on this lens are written by: a) people who are really lucky with it, and I'm really happy for them! b) people who have familiar sellers and the opportunity to choose the least copy out of a dozen. I talked with the seller in one store - he confirmed that with this lens there are usually no complaints on Canon, but on Nikon - through one problem.

Pros
  • Good quality workmanship, on foreign forums they compare with Zeiss, but still this is an exaggeration. About how to compare mirrorless Fujitsu X-* with Leica. Really sharp and detailed already at 1.4 if you managed to get into focus. The bokeh is pretty nice. Good balance with the D700 camera. Good quality case included.
Cons
  • Autofocus on the Nikon D700 can be said to be non-working. For a stable and predictable result, shoot only in manual mode. And for this there is Samyang, which with the same characteristics is more than half the price.