Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art
Launch MSRP
$899- Weight
- 734g
- Filter
- ⌀67mm
- Min focus
- 0.30m
- Max mag.
- 0.19×
- Formula
- 13E / 11G
- Released
- 2018
Specification sheet
Optical construction
- 1x FLD
- 4x SLD
- 2x Aspherical
- Aperture range
- f/1.4 — f/16
Physical & ergonomics
- Weight
- 734g
- ⌀ × length
- 77.0 × 120.0mm
- Filter
- ⌀67mm
- Weather sealed
- No
- Aperture ring
- No
Autofocus actuator
- Stabilisation
- Body IBIS
- Teleconverter
- Not supported
- AF speed score
- 7.3 / 10
Close-up performance
- Min focus distance
- 0.30m
- Max magnification
- 0.19× (1:5.2)
Optical character
The 35mm F1.4 DG HSM launched the Art line in 2012 and set the price-to-performance mark for fast 35s. One FLD and four SLD elements, plus a front aspherical, give high centre sharpness at f/1.4 with smooth, rounded out-of-focus areas from nine curved blades.
The Sony E version is the same optical design in a longer barrel, 120mm and 734g, with a 67mm filter thread and a petal hood. It focuses to 30cm and drives focus with an HSM ring motor. Sigma has since replaced it on Sony E with the lighter 35mm F1.4 DG DN and DG II lenses.
Reviewer consensus
Reviewers rated it very sharp in the centre from f/1.4 with good contrast, while corners trail until about f/2.8. Longitudinal colour fringing is visible wide open, and vignetting is moderate. Its bokeh is consistently described as smooth.
On Sony bodies the HSM motor gives accurate but slower focus than native mirrorless lenses, with some audible noise. Reviewers of later 35mm lenses point to it as the older, heavier option, still good optically but outclassed in size and AF.
Owner sentiment
Owners call it a reliable, sharp 35 with pleasing rendering for street, wedding and documentary work, and many still use it years after buying. The price on the used market makes it popular as a first fast prime.
Complaints focus on weight on E-mount bodies, some low-light AF hunting, and colour fringing on backlit edges. Owners who upgraded to the DG DN version mainly cite size and AF speed.
Strengths, weaknesses & performance
Strengths
- +Sharp centre from f/1.4
- +Smooth bokeh, 9 rounded blades
- +67mm filters
- +Good value, especially used
Weaknesses
- −734g and 120mm long on E-mount
- −Longitudinal CA wide open
- −HSM AF slower on Sony
- −No sealing or aperture ring
Six-axis rating
- Sharpness
- 8.5
- Bokeh Rendering
- 8.3
- Autofocus Speed
- 7.3
- Flare Resistance
- 7.8
- Build / Sealing
- 8.1
- Value / Size
- 8.2
Editorial 0–10 ratings synthesised from published reviews.
Technical specifications
| Mount | Sony E (FE) · full frame |
|---|---|
| Focal length | 35mm |
| Category | Wide |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.4 |
| Minimum aperture | f/16 |
| Construction | 13 elements in 11 groups |
| Special elements | 1x FLD · 4x SLD · 2x Aspherical |
| Aperture blades | 9 |
| Focus type | Autofocus |
|---|---|
| Drive | HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) |
| Minimum focus | 0.30m |
| Max magnification | 0.19× |
| Stabilisation | None (uses body IBIS) |
| Teleconverters | Not supported |
| Weight | 734g |
|---|---|
| Diameter × length | 77.0 × 120.0mm |
| Filter thread | ⌀67mm |
| Weather sealing | No |
| Aperture ring | No |
| De-clickable aperture | No |
| Release year | 2018 |
| Launch MSRP | $899 USD |
Sources
Specifications
- sigma-global.com/en/lenses/a012_35_14/
- sigmaphoto.com/35mm-f1-4-dg-hsm-a
- henrys.com/sigma-35mm-f/1-4-dg-hsm-lens-art/5637213804.p
- sigma-global.com/jp/lenses/a012_35_14/
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- VS35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art vs 35mm F1.4
- VS35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art vs 35mm F1.4 Mark II FF
- VS35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art vs 35mm F1.4 Mark III
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