Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sony
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A 50mm focal length is a 50mm focal length regardless of the lens model being used and the focal length must be right for your application for this lens to be a good choice for you, regardless of how impressive this lens is. Fifty mm is a very natural focal length as it approximates how we perceive a scene with our own eyes (at least in field of view and perspective terms). The 50mm focal length is known as a “normal” focal length and for good reason as the pictures created using it look very normal/natural to the photographer and viewer. The popularity of 50mm lenses has been long-lasting (my first SLR came with one) and the volume of 50mm lens models available to choose from reflects photographers' interest in this focal length and those not-relevantly-different close-to-50mm variants. Based on this demand alone, the 50mm focal length is obviously a useful one.
Fifty mm lenses frequently find themselves being used in fashion, portraiture, weddings, documentary, lifestyle, sports, architecture, landscape and general studio photography applications. A number of the good applications for this lens include people as subjects. A 50mm lens used on a full frame body is modestly too wide angle for tightly framed head shot portraits (for my taste), but 50mm is very nice for less-tightly-framed head and shoulders, partial body and full body portraits.
Lens Construction | 13 elements in 8 groups |
Angle of View (35mm) | 46.8° |
Number of Diaphragm Blades | 9 (Rounded diaphragm) |
Mininum Aperture | F16 |
Minimum Focusing Distance | 40cm / 15.7 in. |
Filter Size (mm) | φ77㎜ |
Maximum Magnifications | 1:5.6 |
Dimensions (Diameter x Length) |
Φ85.4mm × 99.9mm(3.4 in. x 3.9 in.) |
Weight | 815g / 28.7 oz. |
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