I shoot depending on the situation and I'm in various situations all the time. I never had the 50mm f/1.4. I did think the 20mm G f/1.8 would be my versatile but it's too far most of the time and the 90mm G Macro is way too tight most of the time. I have a 24-240mm but it's f/3.5-6.3 so bokeh isn't so great and the sharpness isn't much there for things close-up.
50mm is my lens 80% of the time. I'm dreaming of this one on a Leica SL2. But a 60 year-old guy like me can't afford such a combo (roughly 7000€). So I bought a Fuji X-S10 + 35 f:2 for 20% of the price (and half of the weight). When you don't have what you like, you must like what you have...
This is such an amazing review and video, I was thinking of buying this and the 35mm and found your video. I'm definitely buying it now. Thank you for taking the time to not only give an honest review, but for also posting sample photos. You've found a fan in me!
You sold me, I just ordered one. I bought this lens many years ago (my first “real lens”) for portraiture to get more out of my entry level APS-C canon, then when I upgraded to full frame I gravitated toward 85mm+ and sold the lens. For the past five years or so I’ve just been using a little plastic 50mm for fun here and there but have been curious about what I might get from a nicer 50 now that my eyes are more able to recognize the improvement in image quality. Seeing your real world examples made this the best video I’ve seen on this lens. For weeks I’ve been looking at the test chart videos and still feeling unsure if I should get one. Liked and subscribed! Thank you
I have this lens for my Nikon D850. As a professional photographer and film maker, this lens is amazing. It’s so sharp and clear. I used it on my BMPCC4k and Z Cam E2 via an adapter. I love prime lenses. And this is the best I have ever used.
@@adrianmcastro the Nikon D850 is the best DSLR photo camera ever made. Photography wise, the quality is by far the best in the world. (For a DSLR). The video is superb. The colours are very good and it’s easy to handle the footage. The only issue is the auto focus for film, as it hunts sometimes. But I usually use manual any way. But it’s very good. It makes an excellent camera. And I use a number for cinema cameras and broadcast cameras. The D850 is always best.
I've owned this lens for about 10 days now and it's probably my favourite lens I've owned to date. I've also owned the Canon RF 50mm F1.2.The quality of the images is amazing, especially paired up with my GFX 100s. I've also found that F4 seems to be a sweet spot of the lens, for amazing sharpness. Your photography is fantastic btw! 😊
Hello, nice review. I have the Sony a7iii with the Sony 50mm 1.8. I shoot jewelry with it and also portrait and street. Do you consider that the Sigma would be worth an upgrade? Best
yes and no. Sigma is much better quality optically, different class all together than the Sony 50mm f1.8 FE but it is very big and very heavy in comparison. If you are happy with your Sony, don't change it, if you need an upgrade check out some other 50s for Sony E (I have reviewed foe of them!). I do love this lens a lot but the newer version designed for mirrorless cameras hopefully is coming soon.
I am going to get it for my D7500! Should give me 75mm on APS-C, was looking for 85mm bright lens but damn, Nikkor DX 85mm 3.5 isn't bright and Nikkor FX 58mm 1.4 is spot on but price wise is almost double of this Sigma.
Have you had a chance to compare this lens with the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens? Just bought a Z7 and am looking to buy either one of them. Would love some insight!
@@PavSZ Thanks, just ordered one. I'm not a fan of the more photocentric art lenses such as the 35mm, but my favorite is the 40 and 28 which were designed for the ff cine prime line up, then Sigma made a photo version of both. Their breathings are minimum, and they resolve the images like no other on the market. The 50 is one of the oldest prime in the art line, so I doubt it is as good as the 40mm but I'll have to take your word and test it out.
Do you think is a good combination with a nikon z50? I'm trying to improve the image Quality for video, already own a 35 1.8 from nikon and also a 85 1.8 also Nikon.
Great video!! I just bought this used mint. I hear there is a new firmware for this lens when used on Z. I don’t have the adapter to update. Is there noticeable difference with the firmware update?
Pav! Great work! My very first experience with you on TH-cam! Loved this review! As this was almost one year ago today, I have a question for your regarding the "obvious" Canon RF 50mm 1.2 lens. Would you say that someone who can't yet afford the Canon RF 50 1.2 would do "well" to pick up the Sigma? I think I know your answer, but would still love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!
Unfortunately I don't have any experience of Canon or Canon 50mm f1.2 but I have shot with pretty much anything else. The Sigma is not perfect but it is still an amazing lens for great price
@@PavSZ Were you thinking of the 1.2 or has there been a major price change? The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S is USD 500 / GBP 509 which is substantially (US) / somewhat (UK) less than the Sigma.
Hi, I just got this lens for FE, and the af and mf are so loud! AF makes normal sound of motors working, but it also have this high squicky noise (same with mf). Is it normal?
what did u use to film this video? do you know how I can get this quality having a cannon 600 D and wanting to buy a sigma lens? do you know what sigma lens I should get to achieve this video quality you have here? :)
I film all my talks to the camera with Nikon Z6 and this Sigma 50mm f1.4 but as I am holding it in my hand in this video I must have used something else and i don't remember what it was now. It looks like 50mm so it might have been Sony 50mm f1.8 on Sony a7III. You can get pretty good quality with Canon 600D - hard to advise on what lens is right for you. It all depends on your room, set-up and what exactly you want to shoot with it.
very small difference in amount of subject to background separation. The biggest difference usually is in build quality, optical performance, quality of bokeh etc. Of course it depends which f1.8 lens you compare this to too.
I'm your new subscriber, I just love your channel and your reviews. I'm making cooking the video, I'm looking for a lens that provides sharper images and blurred backgrounds with good zoom. I use the canon eos 70d as a camera. which lens can you recommend to me? Thanks in advance
Love your channel! Just subscribed! Something like 24-70mm f2.8 would be the most versatile lens you could have. You'll get nice background blur more you zoom in.
It will but it is an older HSM lens designed for DSLR cameras. There might be a new DG DN version for mirrorless cameras coming soon, I hope so anyway.
it is my favourite too but I was told that "nifty fifty" could also define the type of the lens (50mm)... not just it's size - but yeah - it's not small or light haha
Truly Pav. I bought a Sony after using Canon for years. Got a MC-11 adapter for about $100 USD on Facebook Marketplace and I have loved this lens even on my Sony. Yeah the newer versions are better but this lens is so good optically I do not feel like switching unless I get say a Sony 50mm f1.2 GM.
@@PavSZ in the 50mm world, nifty stands for light, affordable and all-round effective. The art lens is a specialized piece of kit. Not a “everyone should have this in their bag” lens.
Sigma QC is very bad. It is a lotery if you get a good lens your lucky. Tokina 50mm 1.4 opera is superior to the sigma. Bokeh and rendering of the tokina is beautifull.
I don't know what Sigma lenses you have used but I have reviewed a lot of them in last year or so, I actually own few myself as well and I never thought that I need to be lucky to get results out of them - new DG DN lenses for mirrorless cameras are easily on par with Sony GM lenses. Tokina lenses are good but the new decision to just simply use Viltrox lenses and block the USB socket on them put me off Tokina
@@PavSZ if you look with a flash in the art 50mm 1.4 in an angle of 30 degrees or less than you can see there are bad polish marks on the second element. I had 12 50mm 1.4 art and only 1 of them didnt have bad polish marks on the element beneath the front glass. On almost all of the 12 lenses there where marks in the coating front and rear. In 2 there where airbubbles in the front element. Also AF is very poor out of the 12 i had 5 lenses that needed minor adjustment with the dock or mfa in camera. The other 7 where all over the place and calibrating didnt help in these 7. Also noticed that i only had 3 lenses out of the 12 that where extremely sharp when focus was spot on. 4 lenses that where good and 5 lenses that where not as near the same sharpness of the good ones. Also aperture blades i had 4 lenses that where 0 shaped instead of o when stopped down. Those with bad aperture blades who are not aligned properly will malfunction in time. It looks nice the art lenses but i think its inferior quality for the price. This was all last month that i had 12 lenses of the 50mm 1.4 art. Maybe sigma has gotten worse with QC i dont know but what i do know is no more sigma for me. Forgot to say i also had 2 lenses with residue inside the lens and 2 lenses with large dust particles inside. 🤷🏻♂️
@@raw0302 why would you be trying 12 lenses at the same time? Where they hired? I had never one issue with this 50mm, neither with any other Sigma lens that I have bough or have been lent to me from Sigma.
@@PavSZ I have to say, I tried two Sigma 50mm Art lenses and one had an air bubble in the front element, and the other had backfocusing issues. The image quality of the first was great, but I haf never seen an air bubble in a lens until then. But I also have a 18-35 and 24-105 and they are flawless.
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What is your favourite focal length, one lens that you always come back to over and over again?
I can’t explain it but I’m hooked on my 85mm. It was love at first sight
I really like a 50mm, as it is the most similar to what we see.
I shoot depending on the situation and I'm in various situations all the time. I never had the 50mm f/1.4. I did think the 20mm G f/1.8 would be my versatile but it's too far most of the time and the 90mm G Macro is way too tight most of the time. I have a 24-240mm but it's f/3.5-6.3 so bokeh isn't so great and the sharpness isn't much there for things close-up.
@Eddy M I think that lens is the best for everyday too. I got one and the bokeh is great as well as the light transmission.
105 mm will be a good one for me.
50mm is my lens 80% of the time. I'm dreaming of this one on a Leica SL2.
But a 60 year-old guy like me can't afford such a combo (roughly 7000€).
So I bought a Fuji X-S10 + 35 f:2 for 20% of the price (and half of the weight).
When you don't have what you like, you must like what you have...
absolutely! I always say that you should make the most out of what you have!
This is such an amazing review and video, I was thinking of buying this and the 35mm and found your video. I'm definitely buying it now. Thank you for taking the time to not only give an honest review, but for also posting sample photos. You've found a fan in me!
You sold me, I just ordered one. I bought this lens many years ago (my first “real lens”) for portraiture to get more out of my entry level APS-C canon, then when I upgraded to full frame I gravitated toward 85mm+ and sold the lens. For the past five years or so I’ve just been using a little plastic 50mm for fun here and there but have been curious about what I might get from a nicer 50 now that my eyes are more able to recognize the improvement in image quality. Seeing your real world examples made this the best video I’ve seen on this lens. For weeks I’ve been looking at the test chart videos and still feeling unsure if I should get one. Liked and subscribed! Thank you
Thank you very much!
I'm glad I could help. This is still an awesome lens (but a little bit dated)
Came across this review and now I’m sold on getting this lens for my Nikon Z7II. This lens will be perfect for so much of my work.
still great lens!!
I’m user of the z50 and I’ve been thinking about this lens as well
Love how excited he is the whole time
is he??
I have this lens for my Nikon D850.
As a professional photographer and film maker, this lens is amazing.
It’s so sharp and clear.
I used it on my BMPCC4k and Z Cam E2 via an adapter.
I love prime lenses. And this is the best I have ever used.
Totally agree!
I am absolutely blown away with this lens. Mated to my Canon EOS R
Hi! Nikon D850 is good for video filming and photo? Dankeschön
@@adrianmcastro the Nikon D850 is the best DSLR photo camera ever made. Photography wise, the quality is by far the best in the world. (For a DSLR).
The video is superb. The colours are very good and it’s easy to handle the footage.
The only issue is the auto focus for film, as it hunts sometimes. But I usually use manual any way.
But it’s very good. It makes an excellent camera. And I use a number for cinema cameras and broadcast cameras. The D850 is always best.
@@kitsphotography-bremacphot2474 Did you had any issues with this lens' AF for photography on the D850? Did you do any calibration or adjustment?
I've owned this lens for about 10 days now and it's probably my favourite lens I've owned to date. I've also owned the Canon RF 50mm F1.2.The quality of the images is amazing, especially paired up with my GFX 100s. I've also found that F4 seems to be a sweet spot of the lens, for amazing sharpness.
Your photography is fantastic btw! 😊
Thanks for sharing this!
The new DG DN version is even better
@@PavSZ good to know, however I don't believe there is a Canon mount for this lens and I'm in the Fujifilm / Canon ecosystem now.
@@mljgti there isn't
Thank you for showing us what the video looks like in action, I appreciate it.
thank you for watching
Hello, nice review. I have the Sony a7iii with the Sony 50mm 1.8. I shoot jewelry with it and also portrait and street. Do you consider that the Sigma would be worth an upgrade? Best
yes and no.
Sigma is much better quality optically, different class all together than the Sony 50mm f1.8 FE but it is very big and very heavy in comparison.
If you are happy with your Sony, don't change it, if you need an upgrade check out some other 50s for Sony E (I have reviewed foe of them!).
I do love this lens a lot but the newer version designed for mirrorless cameras hopefully is coming soon.
@@PavSZ thanks for your reply, much appreciated. Keep up the good work!
I am going to get it for my D7500! Should give me 75mm on APS-C, was looking for 85mm bright lens but damn, Nikkor DX 85mm 3.5 isn't bright and Nikkor FX 58mm 1.4 is spot on but price wise is almost double of this Sigma.
it is a perfect lens for DSLR cameras
Have you had a chance to compare this lens with the Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens?
Just bought a Z7 and am looking to buy either one of them. Would love some insight!
Sorry, no.
I have no access to Nikon lenses apart from buying them and that could escalate very quickly
Pav, do you think this lens is better than the new Z mount 50 F1.8...? (Bought for video not stills) Just bought my first Z6ii..... excited of Kent
no, it's not better when it comes to video. You have to use FTZ adapter with it and that is noisy when autofocusing in video
@@PavSZ Thanks pal for the reply!
50 or 85 which is great 🙆🏻♂️
both are great
Is this good for astrophotography, like capturing nebulas??
possibly. Not kind of photography that I do
Awesome content my friend. Deserves more views but we are where we are. Not your fault at all. Keep grinding brother.
I appreciate that, thanks
I'm concerned about how much it actually breath when focusing? How does it compare to the 40 mm? Thanks
it's not worse than 99% of other lenses. I have never used 40mm so I can't compare, sorry
@@PavSZ Thanks, just ordered one. I'm not a fan of the more photocentric art lenses such as the 35mm, but my favorite is the 40 and 28 which were designed for the ff cine prime line up, then Sigma made a photo version of both. Their breathings are minimum, and they resolve the images like no other on the market. The 50 is one of the oldest prime in the art line, so I doubt it is as good as the 40mm but I'll have to take your word and test it out.
With the price of Sigma F1.4 and Sony F1.2 the Sigma is a steal!
and Sigma, although very good, is also very dated now
Do you think is a good combination with a nikon z50? I'm trying to improve the image Quality for video, already own a 35 1.8 from nikon and also a 85 1.8 also Nikon.
I still use it with Nikon Z6, so yes it should work
@@PavSZ do you use this lens through FTZ adapter ? I'm thinking to buy this lens to my Nikon Z6 II.
Have to say those are some really great samples, and way to go.
Glad you like them! thank you!
Hi, would you recommend buying it for Panasonic s5?
yes and no. I'd wait for the new DG DN version
you made me think when you said about bokeh . do you have any other suggestion another 50mm 1.4 with better bokeh?
for what camera brand/mount?
Great video!! I just bought this used mint. I hear there is a new firmware for this lens when used on Z. I don’t have the adapter to update. Is there noticeable difference with the firmware update?
Not that I know of. I didn't update firmware and this lens performance very, very well on my Z6 - better than on my old D800 by mile
I want this lens for my z50, it is really recommended ?
For L mount Do you recomment this one or the Lumix 50mm 1.8?
for L mount I prefer Lumix 50mm - personal choice and opinion
I have the Sigma 50 mm f1.4 non Art and I get the idea the focus is slow, is the Sigma Art version faster ?
it's in a different league
I bought the Sigma 50 mm f1.4 ART yesterday as I was very impressed with the Sigma 35 mm f1.4 ART I already had@@PavSZ
Pav! Great work! My very first experience with you on TH-cam! Loved this review! As this was almost one year ago today, I have a question for your regarding the "obvious" Canon RF 50mm 1.2 lens. Would you say that someone who can't yet afford the Canon RF 50 1.2 would do "well" to pick up the Sigma? I think I know your answer, but would still love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!
Unfortunately I don't have any experience of Canon or Canon 50mm f1.2 but I have shot with pretty much anything else. The Sigma is not perfect but it is still an amazing lens for great price
Hi! Which one would you recommend for the Nikon Z6; this or the native 50 f/1.8?
This one is much cheaper but like all Nikon F lenses used via FTZ it does make crunching sound when auto focusing when filming on Z6 and Z7 cameras
@@PavSZ Were you thinking of the 1.2 or has there been a major price change? The NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S is USD 500 / GBP 509 which is substantially (US) / somewhat (UK) less than the Sigma.
How much close can you get to your model with this lens...????
Is it good enough for close up shots...????
Or does it cause Distortion...????
it's ok - it's not really a close-up lens. I use it for all my commercial food photography - this close 😉
Hi, I just got this lens for FE, and the af and mf are so loud! AF makes normal sound of motors working, but it also have this high squicky noise (same with mf). Is it normal?
it is loud when focusing but squicky is not normal
I shoot canon and from what ive seen the image quality is far better then the 1.2 L. What sucks is that the sigma isnt weather sealed.
interesting!
and yes, that sucks
what did u use to film this video? do you know how I can get this quality having a cannon 600 D and wanting to buy a sigma lens? do you know what sigma lens I should get to achieve this video quality you have here? :)
I film all my talks to the camera with Nikon Z6 and this Sigma 50mm f1.4 but as I am holding it in my hand in this video I must have used something else and i don't remember what it was now. It looks like 50mm so it might have been Sony 50mm f1.8 on Sony a7III.
You can get pretty good quality with Canon 600D - hard to advise on what lens is right for you. It all depends on your room, set-up and what exactly you want to shoot with it.
Great review, I'm sold.
Thanks! Glad to hear it!
Heyy I have Nikon D3500. Do you think it will be good in the end??
I'd check if this lens is compatible with D3500. Even if it works ok, it will be close to 80mm on DX sensor
Happy Birthday Pav. Great Video!
Thanks Dan!
Oldie but a goodie! Great review bro!
Thanks!
Is this really an old lens?
is there a big difference with a 50mm f.8? I mean 1.4/1.8 isnt a huge difference. Perhaps the whole lense is sharper etc
very small difference in amount of subject to background separation. The biggest difference usually is in build quality, optical performance, quality of bokeh etc.
Of course it depends which f1.8 lens you compare this to too.
How those colours are so realistic ?? ❤❤❤
They are!
Thank you so much 😀
I'm your new subscriber, I just love your channel and your reviews.
I'm making cooking the video, I'm looking for a lens that provides sharper images and blurred backgrounds with good zoom.
I use the canon eos 70d as a camera.
which lens can you recommend to me?
Thanks in advance
Love your channel! Just subscribed! Something like 24-70mm f2.8 would be the most versatile lens you could have. You'll get nice background blur more you zoom in.
Thanks for the advice.👍
Beautiful review!!
Thank you!
@@PavSZ My pleasure!
I think the word ”nifty” is used for how small and cheap some 50mm are. It isn’t used simply because it rhymes with fifty.
You right but if you compare this to Lumix 50mm f1.4 S Pro lens than this is certainly a nifty fifty
well, if we’re talking about the literal definition it means “good, pleasing, or effective” so his use of the term is still correct lol
I buy it for my new sony a7 III and Im realy impressed!!
It's a great lens
@@PavSZ your enthusiasm talking about the lens and the samples convinced me to buy Sigma and I wasn't wrong. thank you pal!
can you help me please ? Sonnar 55mm f1.8, sigma 50 f1.4 or Sigma art 50 f1.4 ? videography, bokeh and sharpness matter 👍🏻
there is only one Sigma f1.4.
Anyway, only you can decide which lens is right for you and for what you shoot (and for which camera)
@@PavSZ I know, but many lenses have focus breathing and are not well suited for video! That's why I asked.
Does this lense automatically blurry the background ?
no, you have to change the aperture value (open the aperture) to get the shallow depth of filed effect
Would this lense perform well on the Lumix S5?
It will but it is an older HSM lens designed for DSLR cameras. There might be a new DG DN version for mirrorless cameras coming soon, I hope so anyway.
This is my favourite lens out of all of the lenses that I own. But it’s not a nifty one. It’s large, heavy and expensive.
it is my favourite too but I was told that "nifty fifty" could also define the type of the lens (50mm)... not just it's size - but yeah - it's not small or light haha
Expensive????
When was this released
few years ago
Does this lens have any significant breathing when focusing?
Not that I have ever noticed. 90% of all my b-roll on all my videos is filmed with this lens, manually focusing.
This guy is so likeable
I like him too
Pav SZ 😂
Gues what.Al new Nikon lenses wil be build in the Sigma factories.
not surprised
Maybe i will buy this lens someday😅…
there might be a new DG DN version coming out soon, maybe even f1.2 version. It's long overdue
is this good on a crop sensor ?
It should be ok - obviously it will not be 50mm anymore but 80 something
@@PavSZ oh i know but do you think it would be good for portraits ? i already have a sigma 30mm art. i was thinking aon the 50mm for portraits
love you man
👍🏻
Truly Pav. I bought a Sony after using Canon for years. Got a MC-11 adapter for about $100 USD on Facebook Marketplace and I have loved this lens even on my Sony. Yeah the newer versions are better but this lens is so good optically I do not feel like switching unless I get say a Sony 50mm f1.2 GM.
still great lens and I still use it now and then on Nikon cameras but I have 50mm f1.2 GM and it is worth every bit of its very hefty price tag
you are amazing！
thanks!
The money lens$$$
it is
You seem like a nice guy but your'e really missing the point when you call this lens a nifty fifty. 1.8's are the nifty fifties.
nifty means small or fast ..... not necessarily f1.8 either
@@PavSZ in the 50mm world, nifty stands for light, affordable and all-round effective. The art lens is a specialized piece of kit. Not a “everyone should have this in their bag” lens.
Sigma QC is very bad. It is a lotery if you get a good lens your lucky. Tokina 50mm 1.4 opera is superior to the sigma. Bokeh and rendering of the tokina is beautifull.
I don't know what Sigma lenses you have used but I have reviewed a lot of them in last year or so, I actually own few myself as well and I never thought that I need to be lucky to get results out of them - new DG DN lenses for mirrorless cameras are easily on par with Sony GM lenses.
Tokina lenses are good but the new decision to just simply use Viltrox lenses and block the USB socket on them put me off Tokina
@@PavSZ if you look with a flash in the art 50mm 1.4 in an angle of 30 degrees or less than you can see there are bad polish marks on the second element. I had 12 50mm 1.4 art and only 1 of them didnt have bad polish marks on the element beneath the front glass. On almost all of the 12 lenses there where marks in the coating front and rear. In 2 there where airbubbles in the front element. Also AF is very poor out of the 12 i had 5 lenses that needed minor adjustment with the dock or mfa in camera. The other 7 where all over the place and calibrating didnt help in these 7. Also noticed that i only had 3 lenses out of the 12 that where extremely sharp when focus was spot on. 4 lenses that where good and 5 lenses that where not as near the same sharpness of the good ones. Also aperture blades i had 4 lenses that where 0 shaped instead of o when stopped down. Those with bad aperture blades who are not aligned properly will malfunction in time. It looks nice the art lenses but i think its inferior quality for the price. This was all last month that i had 12 lenses of the 50mm 1.4 art. Maybe sigma has gotten worse with QC i dont know but what i do know is no more sigma for me. Forgot to say i also had 2 lenses with residue inside the lens and 2 lenses with large dust particles inside. 🤷🏻♂️
@@raw0302 why would you be trying 12 lenses at the same time?
Where they hired?
I had never one issue with this 50mm, neither with any other Sigma lens that I have bough or have been lent to me from Sigma.
@@PavSZ I have to say, I tried two Sigma 50mm Art lenses and one had an air bubble in the front element, and the other had backfocusing issues. The image quality of the first was great, but I haf never seen an air bubble in a lens until then.
But I also have a 18-35 and 24-105 and they are flawless.