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Sigma’s Art series has won a passionate following thanks to its sharpness, build quality and affordability. With the 40mm, Sigma is borrowing optical designs from its Cine lens lineup to push the performance of its still series even higher. We turned the lens
over to New Jersey commercial photographer David Patiño to see how it fared.
Features
This prime lens employs three FLD (“F” Low Dispersion) glass elements and three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements to correct axial chromatic aberration and magnification chromatic aberration. There are nine rounded aperture blades that stop down to f/16. You can focus on objects as close as 15.7 inches with a magnification ratio of 1:6.5.
A manual override mode allows you to switch to manual focusing when you’re in autofocus mode.
The 40mm f/1.4 Art lens is sold in Canon...