Sigma's 85mm Art lens offers excellent value without cutting corners on image quality.

Excellent bright f/1.4 maximum aperture; Sharp performance; heavy on the details; Durable construction; Quiet autofocus

Heavy; Larger 86mm filter thread size

"Bought this lens 3 days ago now. I have been waiting for this lens since I tried the 35mm 1.4 ART. My expectation was very high and the few first shots on my nikon DF did not disappoint me !

There are no complaints to be made about the Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM Art from an optical perspective-it's an impeccable performer, capturing images with loads of detail, even when shot wide open at f/1.4 It's the big f-stop that will draw photographers to the lens.

Extremely sharp; Bright f/1.4 aperture; No distortion; Even illumination; Available for multiple systems

Big and heavy; Omits image stabilization; Focus may require adjustment

The Sigma 85mm F1.4 offers some exceptional performance for the money. Coming in at just under $1200, it's the least expensive 85mm F1.4 option on the market (Tamron makes another 85mm, but that's an F1.8).

Portraiture; low light event shooting; street photography and architecture photography

Harsh lighting conditions when shot at F1.4

Ever since Zeiss announced their Otus lens lineup, a race of catching up is on by the other vendors. The game started with the 50mm class and it moved on to 85mm lenses. This time we'll have a look at the latest contender here - the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 HSM DG Art.

This lens produces extraordinary images. It is an important addition to the Art Series of lenses from Sigma. While this focal length is considered a portrait lens, this new lens is ideal for isolating individual subjects within a scene with the beautiful bokeh this lens produces.

5 Stars all around. This is a great lens. I have it paired with my crop sensor Canon Rebel T3i and it's still amazing. This is definitely a heavy lens so prepare to work out at least your grip hand lol but absolutely no complaints. Will probably be the only portrait lens I will need to use.

The Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM is a new short telephoto prime lens for full-frame DSLR cameras. The Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM is comprised of 14 elements in 12 groups and features a rounded 9 blade diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out of focus areas of the image.

Towards the back end of last year, we were inundated by a flurry of new releases from lens manufacturers. This included Sigma, who presented three full-frame optics for us to get excited about.

Very heavy but fantastic lens. I would say worth its weight in gold but its stupidly heavy so probably not!