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Most adorable 50s - UPDATED: Sigma Art 50/1.4 DG HSM Review - Landscape / Sharpness

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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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Sharpness (Landscapes)

As lenses may perform different in close distance compared to far distence shots (like in landscapes), we start comparing the sharpness at distances close to infinity. The samples are strictly out-of-cam JPEGs, for pixel peeping you can open the full size views by clicking on the images:

Sigma Art @ F1.4:


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

Zeiss FE @ F1.8:


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

F5.6:


Sigma Art 50/1.4 @ F5.6 (click on the image for other sizes)


Zeiss FE 1.8/55 @ F5.6 (click on the image for other sizes)

Given the samples taken at F1.4 and F1.8, it is quite sensational which quality is delivered by modern lens designs already at open aperture compared to legacy lenses. At F5.6 these lenses deliver a resolution that exceeds the capabilities of a 36 MP sensor even in the edges (the Otus reaches this level already at about F2.0 as you may see later).