The Sigma 85mm f1.4 ART lens is a budget-friendly, third party alternative to Canon's discontinued Canon 85mm f1.2L II lens. During this portrait photoshoot, I am using both lenses on the full frame Canon 5D mkiv camera body. The photos in this blog post are edited and mixed up between both lenses - let me know if you can guess which one is which!
The 85mm is a dream lens for portrait photographers with good reason. It's a flattering focal length for capturing images of people, with stunning background to foreground separation. If you shoot with a wide aperture such as f1.4, you can isolate your subject to help them stand out in the frame.
The fact that it's very hard to tell which photo was taken on which lens, can already give you a little hint that the Sigma 85mm f1.4 is an amazing piece of gear! Sigma have a good reputation for selling good quality but budget friendly lenses. I have used the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 zoom lens for a portrait photoshoot and LOVED the results. I also recently added the one of a kind Sigma 35mm f1.2 lens to my camera kit as well, the bokeh is so dreamy!
You also can't overlook arguably Sigma's most famous lens - the Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART for Canon EF mount. I enjoyed shooting with that lens and the results from it. I also had the chance to compare the Sigma 35mm f1.4 ART to Canon's flagship 35mm f1.4 II lens as well.
Watch my comparison video below to see the images side by side and hear my review of both these lenses. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel, I upload new videos every single week!
model amber
makeup brea mulder beaute
video dan @ i make films
All photos are edited with my Disposable Film Lightroom Preset!
And check out my complete workflow speed edit video for this photoshoot below! Where I show you how I select/cull photos, organise them, edit them in Lightroom and retouch in Photoshop.
All photos edited with my Disposable Film Lightroom Preset!
If you enjoyed this blog post, you might want to check out my photoshoot on the Canon 5D mkiv using the budget friendly Tamron 35mm f1.8 lens.
