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Sigma 35mm f1.4 DG DN Art

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Specifications

BrandSigma
CategoryWide Angle
Prime or ZoomPrime
Focus TypeAuto
Focal length (mm)35
Aperture (max)1.4
Filter Size (mm)67
Weight (g)645
Length (mm)110
Diameter (mm)76
Weather Sealed✔
Image Stabilization✘
Min. focus distance (m)0.3
Max. magnification0.24
Release Year2021
Release Price (USD)899
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Description and Reviews

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The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is a mirrorless-optimized redesign of Sigma’s classic 35mm, offering a fast f/1.4 aperture in a compact 645g body. Professional reviews highlight its excellent sharpness across the frame, smooth bokeh, and strong handling features, while noting drawbacks such as some chromatic aberration, moderate vignetting, and rendering that some reviewers find less distinctive compared to alternatives. As of Sep 14 2025, user sentiment is broadly positive, with many praising the balance of optical performance and portability, though some describe it as a reliable but not particularly characterful lens.

From Sigma:

Superb optical performance and usability power up the most popular focal length.

An “Art F1.4 35mm” reborn for mirrorless and empowered through Sigma’s technology to date.

The existing 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art was Sigma’s first GLOBAL VISION lens. Released in 2012, it set the standard for all of Sigma’s subsequent Art-line lenses, and thanks to its exceptional image quality it is still the 35mm prime lens of choice for many professional photographers. Nine years on, the 35mm F1.4 has been redesigned from the ground up specifically for mirrorless cameras, and is the culmination of much of the optical design expertise and advanced production techniques gained over the past decade of GLOBAL VISION lens development. As with all of Sigma’s lenses, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is built entirely at its sole factory in Aizu in Japan, where the standard of craftsmanship is of the highest level.

As is true with all Sigma lenses, class-leading optics are right at the heart of the design concept of this new 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art. Despite being significantly smaller and lighter than the existing 35mm F1.4, it displays an outstanding level of sharpness right to the edges of the frame at all apertures, as well as exceptionally smooth and attractive bokeh and remarkably well-controlled optical aberrations.

Designed exclusively for use with mirrorless cameras, the 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is light enough to feel perfectly balanced on a compact mirrorless camera, yet is packed with an array of professional features including ultra-fast AF, a de-clickable and lockable aperture ring and a customizable AFL button. This gives the lens operability and portability without compromise, making it as ideal for professional projects as it is for casual outings, and as well-suited to video as it is stills.

Sigma is delighted to introduce you to the new gold standard in wide-aperture 35mm primes.

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