Sigma 50-100mm F1.8 Art DC HSM Lens

I’ve been using the Sigma 18-35mm for cinematography and photography for a while now due to its excellent performance, but I wanted the ability to reach out farther. This lens fits the bill nicely, getting up close while retaining that gorgeous bokeh that I’ve come to expect from Sigma’s line of art lenses.

Something to keep in mind is that this thing is heavy and bulky, but you can’t expect a lens with this much glass to be anything light. It’s sturdy professional gear and worth every penny. That being said, you’ll definitely want to keep that in mind if you’ve got a tripod that has a lower end weight rating, but it’s definitely worth upgrading your kit if you already have the money to spend on this type of lens.

The lens is built well, and feels like an L lens in your hands. The focus and zoom rings are nice and big and very smooth to operate. Only have had it a day but seems very sharp with nice thin DOF. Only complaints are that it is heavy and the auto focus seems to have a hard time locking on. I say this comparing it to my 400 5.6L and the 17-55 stm kit lens. Like I said I just got it so I may need to just get used to it. Overall very nice and very sharp.

Update after 6 months

I like this lens, when its sharp its sharp! Id say about 75% of the time. Could be user error or lack of OS. The background blur is really nice and the zoom is great for portraits. I use it on an old 7D.

After comparing this lens to my Canon primes matched to my Panasonic GH-5, I am sold on the clarity and pin-sharp quality of this lens. While it is heavy, I find the weight helps with keeping camera shake controllable for short duration. Any extended use requires a mono or tripod. Solidly built and super smooth operation of the focus and zoom rings. My only complaint is that focus does not follow the zoom – you must refocus after changing focal length.

I absolutely love the lens! sharp, fast, and 1.8 f stop all the way through from 50mm to 100mm. The only thing that I did not like is that the focus was off. I had to do a micro focus adjustment by +7 for it to focus accurately. Although I had a feeling this was going to happen since I have been reading about it and was prepared for it. Back focus is such a minor problem however it can affect the image in big ways. It is not the sellers fault, this is just the way they are made coming from Sigma. So I am glad I was able to know ahead of time and able to fix the minor adjustment. Great buy!!!

I don’t usually take time out of my day to write reviews about products but this lens is worth the time.

This lens is incredible but it is also heavy (about 3.5lbs). I’m a fairly strong person and I struggle with keeping the lens and camera still when taking photos when bent over/on my knees etc. I highly recommend buying a monopod for this lens; it even has its own mount on the lens.

Other than its weight, I have nothing to complain about. This lens feels very sturdy and has smooth focus and zoom rings. It also comes with its own carrying case which is a plus.

This lenses zoom and aperture capability is one of a kind. If Canon or Nikon were to make a lens just like this it would most likely cost around $5,000.
The constant f/1.8 when zooming from 50-100 is unmatched (no other lens can even come close to this). The auto-focus is extremely fast and precise. The images come out very sharp with limited chromatic aberration. The bokeh (background blur) when at f/1.8 is incredible and it seems more like f/1.4 or 1.2.

If you have the money and aren’t completely sure if this lens is worth it, buy this lens!

Note- the zoom ring is counter-clockwise which is a little weird getting used to but it’s not a big deal.

-with the lens hood on, this lens is about a foot long (a lot larger than most people would expect)

-this lens does not work with full frame cameras, it is designed for crop sensor cameras.

 Impresionante objetivo! Lo complemento con el 18-35 1.8 de la misma serie Art, y la verdad que estoy encantado con él. Es un tanque en toda regla y detalles, en lo relativo a construcción y calidad, pero teniendo un peso a tener en cuenta (similar a 70-200 2.8 de Canon). Yo lo he solucionado usando un blackrapid…
Es un objetivo para APSC, y lo resultados que da son increíbles. Dentro de las focales luminosas (por regla general sobre 2.8) el poder tener 3 pasos de luz a mayores le da unas prestaciones increíbles. En desenfoque es armónico y suave. El tacto es preciso y fácil.
IMPORTANTE: tener el dock de Sigma para poder actualizar el firmware, y pulir el enfoque al gusto. Creo que es vital tenerlo para exprimirlo al máximo, junto con cualquier objetivo de la serie ART
Pero todo tiene un PERO (no sobre el objetivo…)
En mi caso cuando lo compre, me llegó una unidad que estaba defectuosa. Era incapaz de hacer foco por encima de 85mm. Tras muchas pruebas, quedó claro que tenía un defecto, de echo al mover los elementos en silencio se oía como estos al final hacían un ruido. Era como si alguno de los cristales o elementos estuviese descentrado. Lo comenté con Amazon, y se me hizo el cambio al momento, recibiendo una unidad que funcionaba perfectamente y sin problema alguno (vídeo adjunto)
A mejorar el embalaje del envío: un producto de más de 1000€ en una bolsa de papel…

L’ho trovato stupendo, pasta dell’immagine, costruzione. Soddisfatto!.