. I truly enjoyed shooting with that lens and if I was in the market for an 85mm prime, Sigma would get my money. An 85mm lens is great for portraits but I, like many other people, find 50mm to be a more useful focal length for everyday shooting.

I bought this lens mainly for portrait photography. I like it better than the canon version. I checked the reviews and photo samples of this lens and I must say, it's true enough that it is a nice lens.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Strong Construction

Tight manual focus right

good value, best 50th i have seen, good useable for studio and on location, you need a little time to focus, thearefore in use, when aperature must be wider than f4

great bokeh; sharp from f 1.4 onwards; good contrast; no problems wirth autofocus accuracy; speed similar to good macros

CA wide open; focus ring does not work smooth

Bought this lens for the great bokeh and sharpness. I tried it on Nikon D700 and quiet happy with a result. The glass is heavy and massive ,but the filling is right on.Fast and furious :)

Well, it took two tries to get a properly operating one. The first had serious issues; If I micro adjusted for shooting in the portrait range, it was way out at about 30 feet. If I micro adjusted for 30 feet, it was way out in portrait range.

Dreamy bokeh; sharp right from wide open

AF issues

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look at this fast f/1.4 aperture standard lens suitable for full frame and crop sensor DSLRs.

Excellent sharpness in the centre at most apertures; Low vignetting; 77mm

Maybe a little softer than I'd hoped at f/1.4; Heavier than any other 50mm f1.4 lens; Bigger than any other 50mm f/1.4 lens

This lens has opened some doors for me with its f1.4 capabilities. I was trying to decide between this and the two more affordable canon 50mm lenses. Ultimately I sold myself on this output quality from this lens.

Low Light; Nice Bokeh; Rugged; Sharpness; Strong Construction

Inconsistent focus

The new Sigma AF 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is a refreshing alternative in the long-ignored standard AF lens market. The lens is fairly big and heavy due to unusually big glass elements but thanks to the design efforts it is already capable of delivering sharp images straight from f/1.4 and the resolution...

Gary Wolstenholme takes a look Sigma's first f/1.4 aperture standard lens, which sports a silent HSM focusing motor.

Excellent sharpness in the centre at most apertures; Low vignetting; 77mm filter size is the same as most professional level zooms

Maybe a little softer than I'd hoped at f/1.4; Heavier than any other 50mm f1.4 lens; Bigger than any other 50mm f/1.4 lens