Sigma A 35 mm f/1.4 DG II
11. Summary
Pros:
- solid, weather-sealed casing,
- excellent image quality in the frame centre,
- very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
- good image quality on the edge of full frame,
- negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
- very low lateral chromatic aberration,
- slight distortion,
- very good coma correction,
- slight astigmatism,
- moderate vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
- excellent performance against bright light,
- nice out-of-focus areas,
- good correction of focus breathing,
- silent, quick, and accurate autofocus.
Cons:
- very high vignetting on full frame.
The tested lens can be bought for a price of $1060. It is a sum by over $340 lower than the price of the Sony FE 35 mm f/1.4 GM, a lens that the Sigma managed to defeat in many aspects. At the other extreme you get the Samyang AF 35 mm f/1.4 P and the Nikkor Z 35 mm f/1.4 that cost about $580-600. They remain distinctly cheaper than the Sigma but also optically inferior. Overall we think the price of the new Sigma properly reflects its performance.
Taking all these facts into account and the lists of pros and cons we don't doubt that the tested lens deserves our 'Editor's Choice' award – congratulations!
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