Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL DG Contemporary Announced – 375g All-Metal Prime, New RDD Autofocus, Intentional Softness
NEW PODCAST: Blackmagic Design Raises Prices, Cuts Resolve – Focus Check ep139 →🎙️ WATCH/LISTEN Now The MTF charts on Sigma’s product page are for the lens wide open. Sigma also says that the placement of the aspherical elements suppresses ghosting, which it calls difficult to avoid in small, light lenses. Because RDD drives the optics directly, the lens changes to manual focus temporarily when you turn the focus ring during autofocus operation. There is no AF/MF switch. The focus ring turns in direct sync with the focus movement, and the distance scale runs from the minimum focusing distance of 45cm / 17.8in to infinity. Maximum magnification is 1:6.8, and the minimum aperture is F16. For L-Mount filmmakers, the obvious pairing is Sigma’s own Sigma FP2, which was also just announced with 6K open gate and internal ProRes RAW. Sigma shot the official sample images for the CL on the 61MP…
