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Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary

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Product Overview

Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary is a large-aperture short telephoto prime lens for Canon EF-M-mount, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, and Sony E-mount. It covers the APS-C image circle. Introduced by Sigma in 2020, it has 10 elements in 6 groups.
For incremental weathers, Sigma is kind enough to include weather sealing.
A telephoto prime lens, the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN is well suited for portrait photography.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 91%
Pros
  • Good sharpness
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Very light and compact

What external reviewers found

External score 62%
Pros
  • Quick autofocus
  • Sharp f/1.4 image quality
  • Dust and splash protection
Cons
  • No manual focus ring
  • Pincushion distortion

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External Reviews

pcmag[1]

Reviewer score 62% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from pcmag have found:
Sigma's 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary captures crisp images with a shallow depth of field. Focus is available as close as 19.7 inches (50cm), good enough for 1:7.4 life-size magnification at its closest focus distance. The lens shows a modest -0.9EV drop at the corners of the frame relative to the center.
Pros
  • Sharp f/1.4 image quality
  • Dust and splash protection
  • Quick autofocus
Cons
  • Pincushion distortion
  • No manual focus ring

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References

  1. ^ Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Review. [pcmag].

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