Sigma Art 85mm 1.4 DG HSM für Sony E

The Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM for Sony E-Mount is one of the first in a new range of native Sigma lenses dedicated to Sony's full-frame range of mirrorless cameras. It features a newly developed control algorithm that optimises the autofocus drive and maximises the data transmission speed specifically for mirrorless cameras, in theory making it quicker to focus than using the DSLR version of the Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM lens with a lens adapter from Sigma, Metabones etc. It's also compatible with Sony’s Continuous AF (AF-C) and high-speed autofocus modes, plus the camera's in-body image stabilisation, if it's available.

The new Sigma 85/1.4 Art finally brings Sigma's 85mm prime up to the performance one can expect from a modern lens designed with 36+ MP sensors in mind: It offers the best performing FF/FX-corners and the softest Bokeh of any 85mm lens I know. Plus it is astonishingly resilient against strong contra-light. And although it is not the sharpest in the center, has a little more longitudinal CAs than others, and is a huge and heavy beast of a lens I'd award Sigma's new 85/1.4 Art a Highly Recommended. But this is under the caveat that the AF-issues are singular problems with my copy of the lens.