Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art E-mount lens review by nixnutz

nixnutz#46963 date: Oct-29-2023
sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Sigma 1.4/28 Sigma 1.4/35 Sigma 1.4/50 Sigma 1.4/105
price paid:	600 EUR
positive:	Between 35 and 50 CA control Tuned for IQ
negative:	Size and weight
comment:	It is very, very heavy and bulky for a 40mm. That's the only issue. IQ is great in all regards. I find the Bokeh OK. Sharpness and CA control is why I use it most of the time instead of the 35 and the 50, if I don't mind the weight. Yes, it is neither a 35 nor a 50 but that works fine with me since I can take a step back most of them time and if want to take a wide landscape view, I pick a different lens. It is a monster like the 105. AF should get the job done most of the time. The Sigma 1.2/35 is said to be in the same league but at a different price point.