Review on 📷 High-Quality Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art DG HSM Lens for Canon, Black, Compact Size (340101) by Amit Kumar ᠌

The first thing that pleased the lens was that it did not have to be adjusted on the 7D camera. However, the 5D Mark III did not agree with the first camera, but this did not become a problem due to the possibility of in-camera alignment. Some users slipped remarks that it was on the 5D Mark III that the lens did not behave in the best way on the side focus points. I didn't notice this on my camera. I recommend using not one of the side points, but a group of them. Or at unhurried shooting - LiveView. The visual resolution on the monitor when shooting at f/1.4 is about half that of f/7.1, which is remarkable in itself. But this is not the most interesting. More important is uniformity across the field, including the very corners of the frame. For the first time in my life I see a lens that at f / 1.4 gives a wonderful uniformity of sharpness throughout the frame, reducing it in the very corners, but making it possible to distinguish details - they are only slightly rounded. Only this is not so scary, since no one shoots the plane at such open aperture values, but seeks to place a distant background there. There is a conditional "disadvantage" of this lens, if you are trying to shoot a classic portrait with it - then it is EXCESSIVELY sharp for these purposes already from f / 2.2-2.5. If you care about low depth of field and at the same time want sharpness, then don't be afraid to set the widest aperture. When shooting landscapes, the aperture value does not really matter: it can be f / 4, maybe f / 8 - all the same, the resolution will be at the highest level. I printed photographs in 40x60 cm format, so the grass in the very corners of the frame retains the same detail as in the center. There is no need to look for chromatic aberrations - even if you find something, then keep in mind that your monitor has a resolution of about 100 dpi and you will print at 254 or 300 dpi. The bokeh of 35 mm is quite "kind", but somewhat squeezed and gone into "academic", as the manufacturer sought to achieve high sharpness in the first place. But this lens has much more pronounced bokeh than on the Art 50/1.4, which makes me a little sad as the owner of these two lenses.