Compare Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded diaphragm
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
12 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
SLD glass elements, aspheric elements groups
3 FLD + 3 SLD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Size | Diameter
85 mm / 3.35 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
131 mm / 5.16 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
815 g / 28.80 oz
1200 g / 42.40 oz
1130 g / 39.9 oz

Function

Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
56.8° Diagonal | 48.5° Horizontal | 33.4° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
50 mm
40 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.18x
0.15x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
400 mm / 15.75 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
850 mm / 33.46 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-01-06
2018-09-25
2016-09-19
Made In
Japan
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
74%
74%
74%
Pros
  • Exceptional sharpness
  • Solid build quality
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Beautiful rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Superb sharpness
  • Very, very sharp
  • Great color rendition
  • Solid build quality
  • Bright maximum aperture
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Quite large and heavy for a normal lens
  • Very large and very heavy
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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