Compared: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM vs Canon 35mm f/1.4L on Canon 5D Mark III

See my notes on the new Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon and Nikon.

At about $899, the Sigma 35/1.4 DG HSM bears looking into on a price basis alone versus the about $1329 Canon 35mm f/1.4L.

But how does Sigma’s new 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM actually deliver as compared to Canon’s top-line 35mm f/1.4L?

The results are quite interesting indeed.

This initial comparison is at close range, a tight head and shoulders distance, and includes gener0usly large crops and a full aperture series from ƒ/1.4 - ƒ/16 for each.