Sigma 50mm Art Nikon D800
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      Excited to say that I bit the bullet and ordered the new Sigma 50mm ART for my Nikon D800. I ordered through Adorama within a few hours of the pre-orders so I should be on track for receiving it at the end of May. I’ll write an informal review here on how it works for wedding work.

      The Sigma 50mm ART for Nikon (D800 will be used for the test) will be a month later than the Canon version, but it should be interesting to see how it performs on the 36MP sensor with greater resolution than what the current top Canon models can capture. It is much more similar in design to the Zeiss Otus 55 f1.4 so that seems to be a more suitable comparison than the other available 50mm lenses for DSLRs.

      I’m also curious to see how well it works with the Nikon F6 and F100 film bodies in terms of autofocus accuracy and whether or not it is overkill compared to the traditional double gauss designs. The Noritsu scanner can get 30MP from 35mm film, so the important part will be to use a low grain film like Kodak Ektar 100 or perhaps even some slide film.

      Sigma’s site info here.

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      Do you know if the lens work with any of the earlier Nikon F series like the F4 F5? Or just the F6? Thanks.

      I’d say the main problem would be selecting the aperture as there is no aperture ring on the lens (with the F4). F5 should be fine.

      Raymond Gutierrez

      Hi Jac & Heath,

      I’m a proud owner of the F6, and I’m also curious as to how well the Sigma 50mm Art works in terms of autofocus accuracy. Any thoughts so far?
      On a side note, it is great to know that there are some shooters of the F6!

      cheers,
      Raymond

      Hi Raymond – great to hear from you – a fellow F6 owner. I mainly use my F6 with the Sigma and it’s been spot on. More reliable than my digital bodies even. It’s the dream team. I clearly need to add more info on this subject.

      Raymond Gutierrez

      This is great to hear! I’m sold!

      cheers,
      Raymond