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Most adorable 50s - UPDATED: Sigma Art 50/1.4 DG HSM Review - Night bokeh

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Most adorable 50s - UPDATED: Sigma Art 50/1.4 DG HSM Review
Portraits / bokeh at open aperture
Night bokeh
Landscape / Sharpness
Charts / Sharpness
Conclusion
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Night Bokeh

The following shots are strictly out-of-camera JPEGs and should give you an impression about the bokeh quality at night when you have highlights in the background:

F2.8:


Sigma Art 50/1.4 @ F2.8 (click on image for other sizes)


Zeiss FE 1.8/55 @ F2.8 (click on image for other sizes)

F2.0:


Sigma Art 50/1.4 @ F2.0 (click on image for other sizes)

F1.8:


Zeiss FE 1.8/55 @ F1.8 (click on image for other sizes)

F1.4:


Sigma Art 50/1.4 @ F1.4 (click on image for other sizes)

Model: "The Pavillion", Chardonnay Semillon 2013, Boschendahl (delicios!)

In the night bokeh comparison (shot only with the Sigma and the Zeiss FE), the Sigma is the winner for my taste. It renders the circles of confusion from the highlights very even and neutral and keeps them quite round even when the aperture is stopped down to F2.8. In the circles of confusion rendered by the Zeiss FE, you see a slight tendency to "onion rings" and even at F1.8 you see a little bit the shape of the aperture blades. I compared several samples and all showed the same effect of not perfectly round circles.