Shootout @ 85mm: Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4, Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.4: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

2020-11-29 • SEND FEEDBACK |
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This 3-way shootout assesses three top 85mm lenses on the Sony A7R IV for sharpness across the frame and near to far, focus shift, field curvature, color correction and distortion.

With Sigma claiming de facto top honors in its marketing/sales pitch, what’s the performance reality at wider apertures, and stopped down a few stops?

Shootout @ 85mm: Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4, Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.4: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

Includes images from f/1.4 through f/8 at up to full camera resolution, plus crops.

View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

f5.6 @ 1/200 sec, ISO 100; 2020-11-11 15:42:37
Sony A7R IV + Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art RAW: LACA corrected

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