Sigma 56mm F/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for E-Mount Mirrorless Cameras (APS-C Format, Black)

Amazing lens. If one did their research, they’d know that this is the one and only go-to and budget portrait lens for APSC right now. I won’t write about the features here as it’s all there on multiple YT videos. I’m instead going to focus on who should get it and why one should get it over/along the kit lens – because I’m not a professional and have spent quite some time wondering whether I should shell my money on extra lenses as an enthusiast. Who: Doesn’t matter if you’re a professional or an enthusiast. If you take a lot of portraits, or like street photography, or mostly go out shooting in evening/low-light conditions, go for this lens. Why: 1. If you’ve spent your money on expensive cameras like a6400/a6600, you’re not doing them enough justice with the kit lens. I have the 18-135 kit lens and although it’s an amazing all-rounder, it just falls short in certain areas. Kit/zoom lenses are engineered to accommodate a range of focal lengths and that is achieved with some trade offs like vignettes, softness over the higher focal lengths, significant barrel distortions at the narrow and wide end, etc. 2. The F1.4 aperture of Sigma is wide enough for low-light photography and beautiful portraits with good subject separation. If you’re pulling your camera out at an event, those pictures better be good :) Cons: 1. There is a slight barrel distortion but it’s a little trade off for what this lens has to offer at this price. 2. Focal length difficult to work with in tight spaces like rooms, etc. — I have attached full/cropped pictures for side by side comparison of images taken on the sigma and the kit lens to give a perspective on the differences. The pictures have been taken at minimum focal distance possible and I’ve tried to keep the images similar for better comparison. Update (after few months of use) ———— In love with this lens! I must admit that it’s a little difficult to work with in tight spaces (indoors in general) but I keep finding my self reaching out for this instead of the kit lens whenever I’m heading out. This one’s a no brainier for portraits, food, and objects in general given you have a little space to shuffle around. It’s even good for street photography if you want to keep a safe distance from subjects and don’t want to stick your camera into people’s faces. Attached few more pictures from the lens.

Best lens you can buy for Sony A6XXX cameras. It's so sharp that I had to take away the sharpness and clarity in Lightroom. 10/10 price to performance. You can't get a better quality lens than this at this price point

Nice Blur And Bookeh 🤩 Awesome Build Quality. And Fast Autofocus And Sharp Image

oh man using it by 2 months in my sony a6400 amazing sharp lens as always from sigma. i have sigma wide angle 16 mm too that's why i can't stop my self buying this one too, if you are into portrait photography just go with this lens no regrets - i have done a full unboxing review and test video of this lens on my youtube channel- " Nitin Tns Green " just go and watch i'm sure my video will help you more to make your choice to buy or not and yah thanks me later there :)

SIGMA 56mm F1.4 prime lens is one of the best lenses out there for sony APS-C series. The image quality this lens delivers is truly remarkable. The sharpness and clarity of the images it produces is fantastic, with stunning bokeh effects in my portraits. The low light performance is also great, especially for outdoor nigh-time street photography. I've tested this lens in various environments, including rain and wet conditions, and it has consistently performed without any issues. Its build quality and weather sealing makes it reliable and durable. I've attached a few sample images to this review to demonstrate its capabilities. You can see more of these images on my Instagram (i_aakashahuja). Cheers!

Must buy lens for Sony apsc e-mount. Price-wise- Very reasonable in comparison to native lens. Performance- auto focus response is very fast, Bokeh is mind blowing. Ergonomics- well built, strong construction and balances very well against the camera. Low light performance- Very very capable low light capability. Colorado reproduction- Colours look warm and rich. Tones are beautiful, the jpeg images are itself good enough and won't have to bother with raw images. Valve for money- I purchased the lens at 26K, it's competition Sony 50mm 1.8 native lens is just a couple of thousand cheaper. Comparing the two, the sharpness of sigma is remarkable. The Sony lens however has optical stabilization so it may perform better on A6300, A6000 at low shutter speed. If you own a A6500, undoubtedly one should buy the sigma. Cons- no in body stabilization so best suited for A6500.

I recently purchased the sigma 56mm f1.4 for my A6700. I really worried about the quality or what will i do if I receive a fake or used product. But that didn’t happen. I was genuinely happy about the delivery and the product. The package was sealed with official sigma logo. And the shipper delivered the product 2 days before the actual estimated delivery date. This is a major upgrade from the kit lens and I very happy with the results I’m getting out of this lens. Go for it you won’t regret it.

Excellent lens with crisp bokeh. Satisfied with the outcome. Purchased for my Sony A6700.