Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG DN Art Review

The Sigma 85mm F1.4 Art lens is fast, compact and affordable - and it delivers great image quality. Watch our review to learn more! Full resolution sample images from this episode: www.dpreview.c...
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[@narutoshippuden473]

Ancient Egyptian viewers are proud of you, Chris.

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[@obsidian00]

“For our ancient Egyptian viewers...” You two are the best at what you do...I don’t shoot SONY nor mirrorless but yet here I am...

[@EinzMY]

Thank you Dpreview for bringing us to the beautiful lake and not hiding the view with toneh.

[@friendsstudiochailchowk2247]

Chris & jordan the best KZbin reviewer I have came across..

[@soldokane8509]

Noct noun [C] Unit of measure for the mass of a lens based on an engineering aberration.

[@jackhamm7745]

I could write a love letter to this lens. Anyone still considering this lens, I've owned it for two years. I have many lenses, Sony and Sigma, and this one is just perfect. Buy it!

[@Bluefax]

"For our ______ viewers..." This should become a regular.

[@RhawiDantas]

"fairly husky adult male" hahaha *cuts to jordan* awww...

[@momchilyordanov8190]

5 years ago they promised us mirrorless cameras will result in smaller lenses. It took some time, but here it is! Look at the Samyang primes for Sony. Or the Tamron zooms. Or this one.

[@coolcat23]

Did they promise "computational photography" as well? Because that's what is being sold here. Without image correction, this lens shows heavy pincushion distortion and heavy vignetting. No free lunch, even if the mirror is omitted.

[@nikoolix]

@@coolcat23 Most DSLR lenses also have distortion to what's your point?

[@fredriksvard2603]

Pana 1.8 primes

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@coolcat23 who cares

[@cameraconspiracies]

That's where I want to live too :)

[@movakalin5333]

Canada is so far up north, I always have the impression they are comparable to Siberia. Very cold and not much sun. But seeing Chris in a TShirt and shorts, there is hope.

[@webdaddy]

The land of moose and maple trees. Seriously, a beautiful country.

[@alex0589]

It’s been 95f degrees since may here in Montreal. Download google earth, bruh.

[@Revan89]

Love you guys, but this feels like an understatement: "is not that much more expensive [than the Sony 85 1.8]" = Literally is double the price. Would have loved at least a mention of the Samyang/Rokinon 85 1.4 that cost half the price too. Is the Sigma $600 better?

[@TTWGD3]

Yes

[@joesciacca]

Dear Chris, over all these years I have been enjoying your wonderful camera and lens reviews. Shout outto the video guy who notoriously does a great job in the background as well. You have a serious fan overseas. Best from Zurich, Joe Sciacca

[@mohammadmehdizoghifard1131]

The best camera-lens review channel on youtube. you guys are keeping the quality high. You answer all the things I have in my head in your reviews. keep up the good work!

[@80-80.]

Was this episode shoot on the A7SIII? It looks like it is.

[@JamesJohnsonthe4th]

As an American I struggle with the metric system so I always appreciate the conversions. I really hope Sigma makes a new 50mm f/1.4 that is smaller than the old version.

[@doublevgreen]

Well they still havent made one

[@sskribbla]

This aged well

[@intheblues]

The conversions 🤣

[@smithcon]

Chris: great lens! Jordan: great lens! Bee: did that guy just cuss me out for *landing on a flower*?!! Seriously, great review as always; was interesting to see the video(Jordan) / photo (Chris) split on the recommendations for the L-Mount version, but it makes sense.

[@Jimmy87268]

Love the measurement conversions!

[@waltertomashefsky2682]

They make wine in Canada!? Who knew. Must all be Chardonn, eh?

[@alex0589]

Walter Tomashefsky can you slap a comment?

[@niccollsvideo]

How dare you...make me laugh out loud.

[@dillank3240]

They make all sorts of good wine in Canada. I like the Riesling from the Okanagan, where this was shot.

[@niccollsvideo]

@@dillank3240 Quails gate. I picked up their dry Riesling

[@BartzConcept]

Definitely thinking of upgrading my Fe 85 1.8 Sony and getting this once the price is low enough / there's a good deal! Those 11 aperture blades!!! Beautiful. Sigma's DN lenses are such an asset for the E mount system right now and I hope this trend of smaller Art series primes will continue with maybe a new 50mm or 18mm!

[@junxia8119]

Sigma led the way in building oversized lenses back then and set every player in the market (even Sony) to follow them, which has made us even doubt our idea that mirrorless systems should be compact. As a result, we have huge RF prime and fixed f2 lenses, bulky S1 series, and even a new weight unit , Noct 58. But guess what, they change their direction with several recent products, which is pretty surprising. Hope they would bring us more excitements like this in the future.

[@felipecastro8668]

But in fact, Sigma revolutionized the world of objective lenses. so much so that, even after years, the Canon RF 85mm f/1.2 couldn't beat the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 which costs less than half the price and delivers the same quality.

[@Nayson]

8:50 made me laugh more than I care to admit.

[@FabledFew]

Ahhh, thank you. The Noct Scale is back. Need to know how many Nocts I can carry in my bag.

[@villemononen5303]

Sigma finally starting to make smaller lenses, watch out! Stunning lens, just absolutely stunning! I enjoyed all of the pictures and that says a lot. Also, THIS back-lit portrait @ 8:35, wow... Talk about stunning all the way through this review...

[@RaquelFoster]

I'm all about sarcasm and nerdy details. Although I do have some corrections: 1:51 1 stone = 14 lbs... so 625g = 1/3.2 Noct = 1.38 lbs. = 0.0984 stone 3:21 1 cubit = 18 in... so 0.85 m = 1.86 cubits

[@KenOttaviano]

The units of measurement are hilarious!

[@ak4939]

Great review. Thank you. I ordered the 85/1.8, until I came across this lens........cancelled the 85/1.8 order, and now the Sigma is on the way. The Sigma retails for 1050 on Amazon, currently, and for this price, it is a no-brainer for the size, quality and the wide aperture.

[@ak4939]

It is a great lens. However, once the hood is on, don't expect the lens to look small in any way.......with the hood on, it is just a little bit smaller than say the 135mm f/1.8 GM, which is a big prime by any measure. Without the hood, and compared to its f/1.4 peers, the 85mm f/1.4 DG DN is certainly much smaller........but I personally always shoot with the hood on.

[@nicolask.3825]

2:04 BIG fan of this sample photo timing.

[@RickMentore]

The back-lit images were outstanding, especially the one @8:38! Another fantastic review JCReview, thanks.

[@aliendilemma]

Thanks so much, just bought this lens and this video did not make me regret it!

[@cedric3379]

Sigma single handily pulled down the cost of using e mount verses ef rf and z mount, really looking forward to the 70200 that's yet to come

[@chengchengxu]

I miss traveling... but I live in the USA. :( :D

[@webdaddy]

Yes, we are too infested with viruses to travel right now.

[@chcomes]

am I the only one seeing lots of distorsion? in the sharpness test part, the sigma text was not looking great... easy to correct?

[@iransirijillo]

Christian Comes pincushion distortion, the elephant in the room that wasn’t addressed.... can’t have it all I guess and this is why the sigma is smaller than the GM

[@oliverlison]

The distortion, I have seen it and the lens is shit. You will piss your money away. This is my opinion.

[@martysender5539]

Enjoyed the "look" at that beautiful lake and countryside. The more you guys show of O Canada, the more I want to come visit, maybe stay. Meantime, those of you who do not have a thousand bucks for an 85mm f1.4, do what I did, cheap out, and buy a Rokinon 85 1.4 for $267 dollars US. ah Jordan, let me guess. you shot this one on the S1H. man the video is pretty.

[@T0ly113]

Exactly, did the same. Got it for sub 200$, and it's ridiculous value for that price.

[@powerlurker]

hope sigma redo their art series with this smaller style

[@randygerber2885]

Welcome to Kelowna. I always enjoys your content

[@tomarse84]

Not sure if it's really optically better than its predecessor which I happen to own. Distortion and vignetting are pretty strong in this new version, and even though easily correctable in post, it comes with IQ degradation. Using a Canon EOS R5, I have no option to use this lens anyway, but even if I did, I am not sure whether I'd make the switch. Yes, I'd love to have 85/1.4 as compact as the new DG DN, but strong vignetting and distortion make it a little less attractive. There's no such thing as a free lunch, I guess.

[@djrbfmbfm-woa]

looks beautiful there. hope you guys get to live there. btw, congrats on 250k+ subs. j.

[@djrbfmbfm-woa]

thx, been watching you guys for years now. best on YT, no doubt. j.

[@timothyhall87]

What was this filmed on? The picture is amazing!

[@leonardodosvinci4130]

The pedestrian at 4:05 clearly got the 'keep on walking buddy!' look from Jordan. :)

[@Ildskalli]

The flare at 8:25 is excellent - it complements the portrait really well.

[@skipper4114]

Quails gate so nice there. Cheers from the NWT.

[@Micha_7F]

Hey Guys, I do like you and reviews that much, that I can’t even not wait until end until liking the video 😅

[@photographerjonathan]

It would be cool to see a comparison of this New Sigma 85 f1.4 DN with the new Canon RF 85 f1.2 L , I know both lenses are sharp, so I would like to see just a comparison of the contrast and subject separation ( or 3D pop ) wide open. and the quality of the background blur wide open. and also a bokeh ball comparison wide open. the new Canon RF is a lens that I am sure is great, but personally I don't want an 85 lens that weighs 1190g when there is a Sigma 85 that weighs 625g, and I will also take $1.199 over $2.500 any day. so the Canon better have some kind of an edge other than it being f1.2 to justify it's size and weight and price. I know to allot of people the new Canon L f1.2 primes are making them drool and want to go to the Canon system, but for me they are making me want to stay away from the system because of there size and weight. and I'm sure for many people the price.

[@SpencerLupul]

Yes!! My hometown 😍

[@chrisrarc]

"oh you're gonna land - oh you ****" nice inside look at Chris' psyche

[@vpr5562]

I've got me covered with a batis 85 1.8. IS + weather sealing.

[@GrimTactics6226]

The moment you reattached your lens hood in .3 seconds sadly gave me the realization of how incompetent I am at this haha

[@afonsosantos8364]

You were the only reviewer that addressed the weak AF performance of fast moving subjects. I immediately noticed that insufficiency coming from the 85 f1.8

[@kantkapii]

I own 85 1.4 GM, I'm considering to change to 85 1.4 DG DN. Any thoughts?

[@chenwang6410]

Perfect combination of size, price and image quality. If only we have a similar option for 35mm...

[@samhodgkinson8901]

"...they just kept that large, huge design..." "...very large, very heavy, and quite bulky..." Someone is trying to bump the word count up on this review

One year later still my favorite camera

[@utzlygutzly8402]

Thanks for yet another very entertaining and detailed review. The lens looks great, only I see this review just a month after I purchased the Sony 1.8 one... I certainly don't regret but if something happens to that lens you convinced me to switch...

[@sbk_nef]

I really love the way you guys declared Nikon's Noct lens as a weighing standard in all your lens reviews. Lol.

[@jimbean532]

Great humor, excellent photos, helpful info, loved the video production. Grand slam boys! Thanks 🙏

I need this lens on Nikon Z, it's a shame that they didn't release it. I think I will have to buy adapter but it's not the same thing as having it natively.

[@dfj555]

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN, Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM, or Zeiss 85mm f/1.8 Batis for my Sony A7R4, which one would you buy?

[@donzokor5312]

Sigma 85mm 1.4, owned the others and Sigma is the best. Especially if you shoot portraits in a studio. Batis does not focus well in the studio.

[@YakAlmighty]

Would love to see a comparison video between this and the ef version adapted using the sigma adapter.

[@flygonex10]

Christopher Frost Photography has a comparison video of these two lenses

[@aleriga1981cr]

Nice Footage Jordan... was that the S1H? Which lenses were you using?

[@qvarfoto]

I would love to see a comparison between this and the "newer" Lumix S series 85mm f1.8 lens.

[@DustyCR]

"push button on the hood; oh, I love it, very classy".... sounded like Hammer from Iron Man 2! :D

[@FerdinandTerreros]

So I’m thinking Batis 85mm or Sigma 85 Dg Dn, any recommendations or opinions ?

[@donzokor5312]

Sigma all day long! I owned all the 85mm lenses available for the Sony body and this really is the best for portraits. The G Master was so slow and loud to focus I returned it, they need to make an updated version for the G Master. The ZEISS Batis lens is great for outside work but has a focus issue if you do studio photography. I was shooting a client and had to remove the Batis and put the Sony 85mm 1.8 on, the Batis just would not nail the focus. If you only shoot portraits outside you won't notice the issue. This Sigma 85mm 1.4, Sigma 105mm 1.4, ZEISS 55mm 1.8 Sony 90mm macro are 4 of the best lenses I ever used for portraits.

[@cmacd8879]

Chris, stay in Calgary... yes Okanagan summers are great, the wine is wonderful, but the (warmer) winters are cloudy, grey, no sun for weeks, you would soon miss the prairie winter sun. You're welcome...!

[@photoeducationbydaniel]

I have to hugely correct you guys about the L-mount - The Sigma Art 85 1.4 HSM has limitations with AF-C and tracking. It stops refocusing during af-c and burst shoots (At least with Leica) Because they've simply adapted their DSLR version. With this new 85mm 1.4 DN that limitation is removed and one can use AF-C tracking with continuous burst without limitation and the camera continues to focus track a subjects - I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE NEW DN AND NOT THE ADAPTED HSM version

[@iddeegee]

NIce lens, especially the "aperture mute button" :) Now waiting for Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 review which also has the cat-eye effect wide open... and some CA

[@808islandlife_HI]

Great review as always.

[@marclattoni1959]

Nicely done as always. Solid content and great presentation.

[@LoLoo-wg3wj]

It's so good that it has more distortion than an ultrawide angle zoom lens. Distortion is the in thing apparently! $1200 for a prime with terrible distortion, looks I'll be selling my RF lens collection and going all Sigma now. (BTW that is sarcasm)

[@mikkelstormhansen9733]

What is Toneh?

[@darrylscott-windsor6556]

Distortion wasn't addressed in this review, one of the biggest flaws apparently by other reviewers. Everything else is great, but distortion?? How bad is it, really??

[@EvaLi211]

love your style! i live in this beautiful town, too!

[@pasapucha]

Dear Jordan ! please use polarizing filter

[@TheFilmmakersWorkshop]

Very funny Chris. Nice comparison. How about a vid on adapted glass for L mount users. Best and budget alternatives

[@KingofStreet3]

I'm sold on clicking aperture ring

[@foilpainterfantasyartist1711]

Great review and beautiful scenery and I need to visit Canada after this pandemic is over.

[@kurgo_]

I'll be honest, I'm not digging the bokeh of this lens a lot, wide open, seems far too nervous and pretty bad with double-edged structures. Maybe a comparison with the gm 85 / samyang 85?

[@MrTacticalinuit]

I'm so happy with my Samyang 85mm f1.4, makes me want to see comparison with this.

[@captaintendean4116]

Thank you for using metric system. not cheese burger per bold eagle freedom

[@lazarusalhat4909]

Hello Sir , which camera is best for photography in Sony full frame body

[@juanquispe3494]

How much does Jordan weigh in Noct?

[@alex0589]

Juan Quispe 2.3

[@Ildskalli]

@@alex0589 Around 60 Nocts, I’d say 🤣

[@d.k.1394]

great vid......................................

[@martelljhixson]

What lens are you using for this KZbin video? The image clarity and color grading is awesome!

[@pahchi1]

Does this len work with sony a6400?

[@AndrewLindsey]

Yes it will. It will be different on your camera though. Since you have a cropped sensor, it will most likely feel like a 105mm lens because the crop sensor produces a zoomed in effect on full frame lenses.

[@itscatmansouri]

Camera reviews meet dad jokes and I'm here for it

[@Gladius7]

Well I dont know how but I have never come across you guys before, Well I Subed,Liked,Belled,Commented and Loved the review. Well done you got a new Fan. :)

[@JacobChristiansen1]

"Classic CA", makes it sound fancy

[@webdaddy]

That's "fan...sayyyyy....."

[@venom5809]

Kelowna, hmm, wonder if you saw the Daily Driven Exotics guys?

[@sumanhazra8731]

Woww. Deatailed explained. When it will be available in India ? I have the older Sigma 85mm 1.4 ver. i will exchange with new one..i found old ver is bit heavy

[@phathorn]

very nice review, thanks for the great job you guys do ! Any advice about this lens with the Leica SL 601 ?

[@steveleung6271]

Why no mention of Samyang FE 85 F1.4? It is even lighter, cheaper and may be as sharp as the this Sigma lens.

[@blueckaym]

That focus field curvature thing ... how do you measure it, and how do you know that it's not just because the camera wasn't perfectly perpendicular to the wall (ie the perceived/expected focus plane)?

[@mdominic]

I bought this yesterday. The focus motor is so loud it is not suitable if you use it for video with an on camera mic. i am going to BH tomorrow to make sure it is not my copy. If it is like this on all copies I will return it.

[@donzokor5312]

Mine is not loud at all, very strange.

[@robmcd]

Second note, I don’t shoot 85 often, but when I do.. I want balls, big balls... might wait for an 85 GM II with the motor from the 135. Or I just go the 135...

[@oracleman]

Please do a review of DZOfilm pictor cine lens

[@SpencerLupul]

Are you guys still in Kelowna?

[@lotharjoseph5040]

So,,Can we say it's better than master bokeh 105mm F1.4??Regardless of weight& size and price?!!🤔cuz i just focus the better result... thanks

[@almostinfamous42]

That's a very entertaining review and a great Kelownascopy for potential tourists too. (sorry)

[@artmaltman]

Excellent review thank you. Would you do a comparison to the Samyang 85mm f/1.4? Thanks!