Sony 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

11 May 2026 · Lens Review

At roughly a third the price of Sony's 50mm GM, the Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro delivers sharp results from f/2 down and solid build quality with physical controls. Wide open it softens, and the bokeh gets busy — but for portrait, street, and general client work where you're stopping down anyway, the GM premium stops making sense fast. Sony and Nikon Z shooters looking for a workhorse 50mm without the flagship price tag should read this before defaulting to Sigma.

21 May 2026 · Lens Comparison

Sigma's 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art just beat every first-party 50mm on the market in Christopher Frost's shootout, landing above Canon's RF 50mm f/1.2 L, Sony's FE 50mm f/1.2 GM, and Nikon's Z 50mm f/1.2 S. If you're speccing a 50mm for portrait, editorial or event work, the Sigma costs significantly less than any of those native flagships and apparently outresolves them all.