Sigma just dropped the 85mm F1.2 DG Art, and it's doing something you don't usually see at this aperture: staying compact and lightweight without cutting corners on rendering power.
We put it in the hands of Samuel Bouret to see how it performs with fashion portraits and video, though it's just as suited for high-end wedding work, headshots, and commercial photography.
85mm has always been the sweet spot for portraits, and Sigma pushed this one to their brightest F1.2 yet while keeping it genuinely portable. That's a departure from what an 85mm F1.2 lens usually feels like to shoot with all day.
In this video, Samuel also mounts it on a gimbal for cinematic shots, working around tricky urban lighting and the kind of demanding setups you'd actually run into on a professional shoot.
We're not just looking at stills either. Since this lens is built to hold up for video work too, we check how it integrates with different camera systems and break down the image quality you can expect wi...
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