Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Leica L

Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art Lens: Excellence in Every Shot for Leica L

Overview:

The Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Leica L stands out as a premium choice for professional photographers and serious enthusiasts who demand top-tier optical performance. This lens, a proud member of Sigma's acclaimed Art series, is renowned for its unparalleled sharpness, clarity, and color fidelity, thanks to its advanced optical design. Its large f/1.4 aperture not only facilitates stunning bokeh and superior low-light capabilities but also enhances creative flexibility. The lens's Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) delivers rapid and silent autofocus, complemented by a manual focus option for meticulous control. Durability is a key feature, with its dust- and splash-proof construction ready to face challenging environments, while the brass bayonet mount guarantees a secure camera connection. Perfectly suited for a range of photographic genres, from portraiture to street photography, this lens is compatible with Leica L-mount cameras and boasts features like a 9-blade rounded diaphragm for smooth bokeh, an internal focusing system, and a minimum focusing distance of 40cm. With its combination of exceptional optics, versatile focal length, and robust build, the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens is an indispensable tool for capturing high-quality images with Leica L-mount cameras.

More Details:

• Exceptional Image Quality: Advanced optics and high-quality materials ensure sharp, clear, and color-accurate images. The large f/1.4 aperture provides beautiful bokeh and excels in low-light conditions.

• Rapid and Silent Autofocus: Equipped with a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM), this lens offers quick and quiet autofocus, essential for discreet shooting. Manual focus override is available for added precision.

• Durable and Weather-Resistant: Designed to endure tough conditions with its dust- and splash-proof construction. A brass bayonet mount adds to its reliability and durability.

• Versatile Focal Length: The 50mm focal length is ideal for a variety of genres, including portraiture, street photography, weddings, and everyday life, making it a versatile choice for different shooting scenarios.

• L-Mount Compatibility: Fully compatible with Leica L-mount cameras, including popular models like Leica SL, CL, TL2, and Panasonic S series.

• Advanced Optical Design: Features 14 elements in 11 groups, with three Special Low Dispersion (SLD) elements and one aspherical element to minimize chromatic aberrations and distortion.

• Super Multi-Layer Coating: This coating significantly reduces flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and color fidelity in various lighting conditions.

• Beautiful Bokeh: The rounded 9-blade diaphragm creates smooth, aesthetically pleasing bokeh, perfect for portraits and creative compositions.

• Stable Focusing: An internal focusing system keeps the lens length constant during focusing, aiding in balance and stability.

• Close-Up Capability: A minimum focusing distance of 40cm allows for detailed close-up shots, expanding creative possibilities.

• Filter Compatibility: The 82mm filter diameter accommodates a wide range of filters for creative effects and protection.

• High resolution plus outstanding bokeh - While maximizing resolution at the area in focus, this lens offers a silky-smooth bokeh effect to the front and rear. To achieve exceptionally crisp resolution, we have minimized sagittal coma flare, chromatic aberration, and every other type of optical aberration that affects image quality. The result is minute detail without bleeding or streaking, even at a wide-open aperture.
• Minimized axial chromatic aberration - Axial chromatic aberration is difficult to correct after a photograph is taken using image processing software. For this reason, this lens features SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass to minimize axial chromatic aberration and deliver sharp, high-contrast image quality throughout the frame.
• Minimized distortion - Distortion is an optical aberration in which straight lines appear bent or curved. Since adjusting the focus cannot correct this aberration, it must be minimized at the design stage. This lens features aspheric lens elements and optimized power distribution to minimize distortion from the center of the frame all the way to the edges.
• High peripheral brightness - Large-aperture lenses are prone to reduced peripheral brightness. In this lens, we have made the forward lens group large-aperture, thereby raising aperture efficiency. The result is minimal reduction of brightness at the image periphery and even image quality throughout the photograph. 
• HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) - Delivers high AF speed and extremely quiet performance. An enhanced algorithm offers even smoother automatic focusing. Optimizing AF algorithm, smoother AF is achieved. Also, new firmware offers a full-time MF function by rotating the focus ring of the lens while auto-focusing. Without changing the AF/MF Focus Mode Switch, it allows faster focus adjustment.
• Rounded diaphragm - When photographing with point light sources such as electric lights or reflections on a body of water in the background, the rounded 9-blade diaphragm helps produce an attractive bokeh effect—even at large-aperture settings.
• TSC (Thermally Stable Composite) - A first for the industry, the barrel of the new series of SIGMA lenses features a new TSC (Thermally Stable Composite) that offers minimal thermal shrinkage combined with exceptional hardness. It also offers 25% greater elasticity than polycarbonate. Since its thermal shrinkage is low, TSC matches well with metal parts, further contributing to the high-precision construction of the lens.
• Flare and ghosting reduction - SIGMA’s Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting to help photographers produce sharp and high-contrast images even in backlit conditions. The included lens hood can be attached to block out extraneous light, which can have a negative effect on rendering performance.
• High-precision, rugged brass bayonet mount - The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens.

• Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Leica L
• Sigma Front Lens Cap
• Sigma Rear Lens Cap
• Sigma Lens Hood
• Sigma Lens Case
• Limited 1-Year Warranty
• Limited 3-Year U.S.A. Extended Warranty Extension Against Manufacturing and Workmanship Defects