🔴 SIGMA Lens on a Leica? | Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG DN

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

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[@martinconyon]

Good video, as ever. Are you still shooting with your GF670?

[@cameraprepper7938]

The Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN Art are a very good Lens with outstanding optical image quality, so for anyone that want a 85mm 1.4 Lens ( and NEED aperture 1.4) the Sigma with E-mount and L-mount are a very good buy ! I do not use 85/90mm Lenses anymore, now I use 55mm (sometimes), 65mm (most used) and 135mm (often used). I only use the sharpest Lenses with crispy colors and very good contrast, i you think it is too sharp, no problem, you can soften the image, it is much much harder the other way !!!

[@carstenklein7110]

👍❤ This is now the second channel in english i have in my list. My english is bad, so i have to see the videos twice! But it is worth! Greets from germany, Carsten Villa Petersberg

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks for watching from Germany!

[@bizpixvegas7651]

Thank you Matt for the great review. Your photographs are amazing. I am learning a lot from your poses and style. I am a Sony shooter and had a chance to shoot with the Sigma 85 f1.4 DG DN for a few weeks and I am absolutely blown away by the quality of images. I shoot landscapes but had a chance to shoot at a friend's wedding. I set the aperture at f1.4 inside a tent with very low light and blasted away. I got amazing bokeh effect and I got 95% plus hit rate with perfect focus. I am torn between the 85 and 65 f2 I-Series.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks, yes both are great lenses! This is better in low light vs 65.

[@HartponderJr]

Great photos…The fence shadow portraits were very visually striking. Thank you!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Hart! Yes I love shadows.

[@0action847]

I sold my Sony 85mm 1.4 GM because prefer using my Contax Zeiss 85mm 1.4 or the Zuiko 100mm f2, if I need auto focus the Sony 85mm 1.8 is really nice lens for the price. The Zuiko btw is amazing, if you get the chance to pick one up (for a reasonable price) I wouldn't hesitate.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks great tips!

[@cameraprepper7938]

The Sigma 85mm 1.4 DG DN Art are a very good Lens with outstanding optical image quality, so for anyone that want a 85mm 1.4 Lens ( and NEED aperture 1.4) the Sigma with E-mount and L-mount are a very good buy ! I do not use 85/90mm Lenses anymore, now I use 55mm (sometimes), 65mm (most used) and 135mm (often used). I only use the sharpest Lenses with crispy colors and very good contrast, i you think it is too sharp, no problem, you can soften the image, it is much much harder the other way !!!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks yes great performer for people needing f1.4!

[@SoSaMin1]

Love the review and the photos🙂My favorite is the Carl Zeiss Planar ZF.2 Red T* 85mm F1.4 (Nikon F Mount) lens 🙂It has a 72mm filter thread and comes with a metal lens hood 🙂Got it used for a great price 🙂A definite must try over the Sigma/Lumix variants in my opinion 🙂Definitely has great subject separation 🙂

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thank you! Ah great, yes ZF lenses are nice!

[@Peter-df1br]

I love the Sigma 85/1.4 DG DN on my SL2-S. So much so that I picked up the Sigma 35/1.4 DG DN as well

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Peter, nice. Yes Sigma are making some great lenses.

[@67tagada]

Hello Matt. I was able to compare the small APO SKOPAR 90MM from aperture F2.8 to F11 in terms of sharpness compared to the Sigma 1.4/85mm DGN ART. The Voigtlander is superior!. Surprising, especially since it is very compact! I really appreciate what Voigtlander is able to produce!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks for sharing. Yes I own 2 copies of that lens (M and F mount) and zero Sigma lenses. :) I like old style metal and glass

[@nilssieper6648]

Thanks for the nice video Matt! I love it, that you are doing some videos about good but not over 5K L mount Glass. Than i can thing about getting some of that. xD I loved the look in this Video! Very nice lighting and color. Good with that plant in the background. It was just very pleasing to look at! The Video it self was short and good!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thank you Nils, I appreciate your feedback!

[@manuelilic9195]

I use my beloved Nikon 85 1.4 G lens on the SL2-S and I love the results; also my models are more pleased from the results!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Great! I'm surprised you can use the G lens on the SL2-S as it has no aperture scale from memory. I used to own the 35mm f1.4 G in my Nikon days. Very sharp!

[@sunny16portraits]

Thanks Matt, definitely an interesting offering. Although that Lumix looks even more attractive, slap a mist filter on it and it could serve me well for 80% of pictures if I do decide to go the mirrorless route 😀

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Thomas, yes absolutely!

[@philmtx3fr]

What a beast this new dg dn !!! When you see how they « compress » it and improve the quality , the engineers did an amazing work. But 11 lenses for a short telephoto… do we really need this ? I am not sure and mainly for portraits as you usually look for some softness. Anyway too expensive for me. The Lumix’is the best ratio quality/price.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks, yes it certainly helps some shoots with how it renders and compresses.

[@michaelcase8574]

Fence and especially venetian blind cast shadows always give me a film noir feeling.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Yes! I love both.

[@carlosperezsegura5811]

Nice video, Matt. ART lenses are outstanding. My dream ART trilogy could be 28 + 40 + 85. Maybe at the same level of Zeiss's Otus, but at a 4th or 5th of their price.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Carlos! Yes for me I loved the 65 and 90 DG DN lenses

[@somboonsaetang6380]

No, Sigma Art lenses are not (far from) the same as Otus Lenses. I have a Otus 85f1.4 and this Sigma DG DN 85f1.4mm lenses, they are totally different from the "look, colour" etc... It isn´t wrong, If one choose either one of these lenses. They are all very good lenses.

[@alejsed]

Hi Matt! All your videos are very informative. If you have the opportunity, please make a video about the Zeiss Planar 85/ f1.4 ZF.2 lens. It would be interesting to compare it with other lenses of this focal length. Thank you!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks I will if I come across the lens but most videos are L or M mount (Leica related) or film cameras

[@alejsed]

Thanks Matt! This lens can be compared, for example, with the Voigtlander Nokton 58/f1.4 and your other favorite portrait lenses.

[@Gynra]

Looks like a really good lens. I have a Sigma 65 mm f2 DG DN I series lens, and I'm very impressed with the sharpness and build quality of that optic. I also have a 90 mm Summarit-M f2.5 (11646), which I picked up a couple of years ago for around £700 used. Alas, my manual focussing skills are not good enough to use it as a regular portrait lens, particularly on an M body. Do you have any experience of this lens?

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Brian, yes the 65mm is excellent, no question. I've not used the 90mm Summarit but I have the 50mm version and it's good.

[@petemcknight803]

How do you like this lens compare to the Voigtlander 75mm 1.5?

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Voigtlander all day!

[@salduaij]

My favorite lens 🤩and the Sigma 105mm 1.4

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

That 105mm is a monster! I saw one when I taught in Dubia last year. I've not used it yet.

[@salduaij]

@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom the only problem is it’s heavy

[@owensagness43]

If you get a chance Matt you should try the Leica 80mm f1.4 Summilux R - great rendering for portraits, definitely not too sharp wide open - apparently same optical formula as the 75mm 1.4 M lens (Mandler design), used to be much cheaper than the M lens but prices unfortunately are creeping up.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Owen, I did have the 80mm R in the original video but I cut a lot out as, as usual I was mentioning EVERY lens alterative :) ..Yes I wish i'd picked up the 80mm when they were cheaper.

[@kenmonahan9924]

Thanks for the concise review Matt I have been on the fence about getting a short tele photo for my SL but I cannot justify spending more than £500 as I rarely do portraits…….I have a Samyang autofocus 85mm F1.4 for my R5 (now discontinued as Canon stamped on their heads!)….I think that will cover me for any portraits needs etc. It is very impressive what Sigma have done size wise with the new version. Still lusting after that new SL 35 ‘cron though! Ken

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Ken! I have the original Samyang 85mm f1.4 F mount (I used to shoot for them when they first launched). It was better than the Nikkon 85mm f1.4 D wide open!

[@kenmonahan9924]

@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom really! My son borrows it a lot when he doing corporate head shoots he loves it on the R5.

[@JakubFiszer]

Thanks Matt!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Excellent video Matt, this is the way it should be, good pace, solid info and of course your own opinion. The positive turn of a works shop is that some of the people may carry lenses that you have never shot with or even heard about, so you can try them out during the shoots. Thanks for sharing and a great weekend Love to see vintage lenses at work, looking forward.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thank you! Yes I feel very lucky to get to test some of the gear that I borrow from students at my workshops. More videos soon.

[@Fleet42]

I loved this lens on my SL2S.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Dwayne, great for dreamy shots

[@simongentry]

great videos Matt - ty

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Thanks Simon!

[@Drippyddrip]

Hey, Matt! Have you tried the 85mm f1.8 from lumix s? How does it compare to this sigma offering? I know you mentioned this at the end but I'm wondering how does it compare to the sigma during actual use. I was also thinking, since this sigma 85mm 1.4 is at 1k usd, would it be better for me to get the Leica summicron 90mm f2 pre-apo asph manual focus lens in 2024? Cos the price of these two are very close. I'm mostly going for portraits and wants to get that leica look. I will be getting an SL typ 601 soon and wanting to know which lenses to get. I'm trying to figure out the best 90mm for it dedicated for portraiture. I'm just a hobbyist and will use this for family and friends and really going for the look that's unique for leica the only reason I want an SL in 2024. Hope you can share your thoughts as I'm very new to the system and I'm having a very hard time deciding cos of budget constraints. I don't really have much room to have too much buyers remorse on these haha! Thank you in advance, Matt!

[@Drippyddrip]

Just also want to add that I'm currently binge watching a lot of your older videos and they're all very helpful. I decided to go for the lumix 35mm 1.8 for my general photography lens cos of autofocus, weight, price and performance being close to the new leica sl 35mm asph. I want to have at least one autofocus for the SL. As for the 50mm, I'm very torn between voigtlander 50mm f1, f1.2, and the new vintage line 1.5 II These three are giving me a hard time as detailed review and comparison for these three against each other is close to none on youtube. Then lastly, the 90mm which is what I was asking you about above. Hope you can give me your insights. Thank you, Matt!

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Sorry I’ve not, only the 50mm Lumix. I’d expect great bang for the buck from their 85 too. (Sigma are more solid + aperture ring)

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Nice! 50 1.2 is nice and their 90 APO too.

[@Drippyddrip]

@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom thanks matt!

[@sols9449]

ill take this sigma any day over the Leica its almost optically perfect. if you were not sharp at 1.4 its the crappy Leica af doing that on a Sony or the s5ii you will have near perfect sharpness and contrast wide open. this lens is basically a masterpiece. Appo my ass for 5k got to be kidding me.

[@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom]

Yes Sigma are great at making this sharp corner to corner modern rendering lenses. I wanted to add some vaseline to the lens to soften it up and give it some optical flaws! :)

[@sols9449]

@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom well your saving about 6000 dollars so you can buy as much Vaseline as You need.