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Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG HSM Nikon Mount: the definitive high-speed 35mm wide-angle lens for DSLRs?By Kevin Carter - Monday, March 18, 2013

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After years of unadventurous, unexciting “slow” speed zooms “fast”, high-qualityprimes are experiencing a comeback thanks to the popularity of full-frame DSLRsand the merging of video capture. The moderately wide 35mm focal length hasseen numerous new versions from most lens makers over the last two years or so,including this ultra-high speed offering from Sigma. Read on to see how well thislens fares on the highest resolution DSLR currently available.

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Dxo module for Sigma 35mmI agree about the quality and value of this lens. When can we expect a DxO module? Eager to get full value from theD800+Sigma 35mm combination. Frustrated by the wait.

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Re: Dxo module for Sigma 35mmHello,

Thank you for your interest in DxO Labs.

The support for this lens is planned very soon, probably next week.

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The DxO Labs team

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13-03-19 2:25 PMDxOMark - Measurement

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With a lofty overall DxOMark score of 39 when measured on a Nikon D800, the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM is currently the highestscoring 35mm single focal length lens in our database.

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13-03-19 2:26 PMDxOMark - Measurement

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The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DC HSM is the highest scoring lens of this focal length in our data-base. Itʼs also one of the moreaccessible priced 35mms available.

With a 23P-Mpix score, the Sigma is one of the sharpest 35mm lenses you can buy for the 36-Mpix Nikon D800. The sharpness scoredepends on the sensor resolution but the lens comfortably out-performs new high-speed lenses from both Nikon and Carl Zeiss whentheyʼre fitted to the Nikon D800.

The Sigma is one the sharpest lenses of this focal length weʼve tested, and the sharpest currently available for the Nikon D800.

The older film-era Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm f/2D scores just 16P-MPix an average score for this type, while the Sony 35mm f/1.4G(mounted on a 24-Mpix Sony Alpha A900) scores a lowly 10P-Mpix, the lowest in our database.

Canon donʼt have a camera with a sensor to match that found in the 36MPix D800 yet a while but, if you look at the results whenmounted on a Canon EOS 5D Mk II, the Sigma mount version is still a little sharper than the excellent Canon 35mm f/2 IS USM.

Despite the fact that the resolution is very high in the centre of the frame and remains at an acceptably high level into the corners of theframe, what really stands out is that the Sigma is very sharp at the maximum aperture, and not just in the centre. Thatʼs usually aweakness in a ʻfast or brightʼ lens like this and really helps to justify the extra bucks over ʻslowerʼ less costly lenses.

Detractors could cite the slightly less impressive transmission score, measured at 1.7Tstops (on the Nikon D800) but itʼs in fact lower (at1.5Tstops) when measured on the less pixel dense Canon EOS 5D Mk II (see our earlier review of the Canon mount version). Be that asit may, on the D800 corner shading at maximum aperture is -2/3 (-0.67) Ev measured at 50% across the field and -1 .8 Ev in thecorners.

Thereʼs also some slight barrel distortion not that thatʼs particularly troublesome. Chromatic aberration is usually more problematic andin a lens like this but it is very well controlled and has very low levels.

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13-03-19 2:28 PMDxOMark - Comparisons

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Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A Nikon Vs Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 Nikon Vs Nikon AF-SNIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G all three mounted on Nikon D800

When compared with two real optical heavy-weights, the 11-element, manual focus Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 (1,4/35 in Zeissspeak) ZF.2 and the 10-element Nikon AF AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G, the Sigma trounces both. Thatʼs quite something given the Zeissand Nikon are both around $1,850. With each lens paired with the D800, the DxOMark score of 39 points clearly puts the Sigma in thelead.

The Sigma consistently matches or surpasses the others in the group for Transmission, Distortion and Vignetting (corner shading), andeven edges ahead of the Zeiss for control of Chromatic Aberration. Without any low-dispersion glass in its construction, the Nikon doesnot do particularly well in that respect.

The big difference between the Sigma and the others is due to the sharpness, both in terms of acutance and resolution. The Sigmaʼs

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23P-MPix is leagues ahead of the Zeiss and Nikon, both scoring 17P-Mpix on the D800. That equates to a 26 percent difference insharpness.

Wide-open the Sigma performs extremely well across the imaging field, being noticeably sharper than either the Zeiss or Nikkor.

Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A Nikon Vs Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Nikon both mounted on Nikon D800Vs Canon EF 35mm f1.4L USM mounted on a Canon EOS-1Ds Mk III

In our second comparison the Sigma is pitted against the competitively priced Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC. It may be manual focuslike the Zeiss, but at $549 with focus confirmation and a 12-element design incorporating two high refractive glass elements and a singlehybrid aspherical lens, it could be a contender. In fact, it fares quite well, with good Transmission values, and similar vignetting. It evenhas some of the lowest levels of chromatic aberration in the group, coming second only to the Sigma. However, distortion is quite highand it canʼt compare in sharpness, although in homogeneity across the image field it performs well. Given the resolution of the NikonD800 it was tested on, at just 15P-MPix, itʼs really only average.




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Once the standard by which all others were judged, the Canon EF 35mm f1.4L USM is now showing its age. And itʼs fair to say the Sigma is a greatperformer at maximum aperture.

The second lens in this group, the 11-element EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM canʼt be fitted on the Nikon D800 (even with an adaptor because ofthe Canonʼs shorter register) however weʼve included it purely out of interest. Although itʼs the oldest of those on test, it has an excellentreputation optically and at $1,450 itʼs an obvious alternative on any Canon full-frame camera.

Once stopped down the Samyang and Canon become good performers, but the Sigma is still the most consistent in sharpness across the imaging field

The DxOMark Score of 27 is initially disappointing, but much of that is due to the lower sharpness scores from the lower resolutionCanon EOS-1Ds Mk III. At maximum aperture the Canon doesnʼt fare that well, only really becoming competitive in sharpness, at leastcentrally, at f/2.8 and onwards. In other areas the lens performs well. It has good transmission, and similarly low distortion. Vignetting iscomparable too, albeit a little heavier. Unfortunately the Canon has quite high chromatic aberration, but itʼs only just behind the muchnewer Nikon design.

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13-03-19 2:30 PMDxOMark - Conclusion

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Sigma has stated previously that it was upping its game with new pro-level lens designs and the new 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM is not only ona par with OEM lenses optically it surpasses them in most areas, especially in both acutance and resolution. Itʼs lens thatʼs designed notonly for the very best of todayʼs sensors but it appears well suited to handle the demands of the next generation of high-resolutionimaging chips. The lens sets a new benchmark for optical performance for a retro-focus lens in this focal length and itʼs a feat thatʼseven more remarkable given the price is well-below that of any of the big name brands.

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