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Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« on: July 18, 2015, 17:55:26 »
Klaus tested the Sigma 24/1.4 Art lens on the 50MP Canon 5Ds R, the current highest res DSLR out there:
http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/944-sigma24f14art

Do the owners of this lens share the test findings?
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Re: Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2015, 20:39:10 »
Well ahead of his Time:
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Re: Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2015, 21:04:59 »
Interesting too: Canons 50MP  best res aperture is f=4 and corner res of the Sigma is half center res.
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Re: Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2015, 19:19:46 »
Well ahead of his Time:

Please explain what is meant by "ahead of his Time"?
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Re: Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2015, 19:28:11 »
Please explain what is meant by "ahead of his Time"?
It said published in August 2015, but the article has been changed to July 2015 now.
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Re: Photozone reviews the Sigma 24/1.4 Art
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 12:50:06 »
I use it on my Df and, accordingly, the "softness" of corners is much less of a problem. IQ-wise, I find it much better wide open than the 35/1.4 A (that indeed has a bokeh issue).

See for instance this other thread : http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=117.15

The purpose of a f/1.4 is to get used wide open every now and then, otherwise you better spare the weight and bulk (and cost). In this particular case, the 24 seems to be the best of the "A" series, rather than the worst.

I will certainly not paraphrase the Chuck Norris of photography concerning sharpness, but what I perceive with this lens is that it yields "clean" pics wide open, and "clean" may be perceived as "sharp" while test charts would say otherwise. By the way the review you quote is certainly honest and well executed.
Airy Magnien