Used Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M Cameras, Black

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2025-03-30T21:19:00

Rated 5 out of 5

I would buy again! Even at full price!

This lens is incredible for its price! I bought this lens through Adorama's Open Box department, so I got an extra discount from its full price. I am pairing it with my FX30 and my a6300; I wanted to use it as a photography and video lens. So far I've only tested this lens with my a6300 during a studio photoshoot, and the quality is outstanding-sharp portraits even at 1.4 (I've attached a few processed samples) I am currently testing continuous lighting portraits with my FX30, and I am equally impressed at how good the raw images look.

Alejandro C.

2024-09-08T20:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

love it so far!

A must have for portraits ??

Carl

2024-07-27T18:28:13

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing deal on getting this Used

Lens showed up earlier than expected and in flawless condition for the "average" used rating. Seriously so excited to get out soon and put this lens to work. First time ever ordering through Adorama and I seriously just became a loyal customer. Thank you guys so much!!!!

Drew E.

2023-07-25T09:22:56

Rated 5 out of 5

Highly recommended

Excellent quality. Very useful for portraits.

PETER S.

2022-12-28T07:13:15

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens!! Great price!!

Great lens!! Enjoy on my lumix s5!!

Samantha K.

2022-12-27T07:22:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Superb image quality

This lens is superb. Image quality wide open is tack sharp. The lens is well made, but light and super compact. When you factor in the price, it is a must have - incredible bargain. Now resides on my CL 90% of the time - perfect for portraits.

CHARLES R.

2022-12-13T15:11:16

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little lens

The YouTube reviews on this lens are right. This is the best of the Sigma prime lens trio for the Sony APS-C cameras. I have the 16 and 30 mm. I like them both, but this focal length I find to be more useful for most of my pictures. Used this for some nighttime Holiday parade photos and got some great shots. This will be my go to lens for the kids band concerts and dance recitals. Focal length is good and the low light performance is great. The Sigma lenses have nice warm color to them and are very sharp. Focus speed is good but I do find it not as quick as Sony lenses. Very happy with my purchase and got a great price on Cyber Monday. I would recommend this lens and Adorama.

JOSEPH B.

2022-12-08T07:30:04

Rated 4 out of 5

Sigma 56mm 1.4 lens

It?s a little longer than I?d like, but it?s light and fast. The pictures gave all been clear and crisp. I would recommend this lens.

CHAD N.

2022-11-17T19:00:00

Rated 5 out of 5

BEST PORTRAIT LENS FOR APSC Sony E Mount

This is possibly the best lens to get for your Sony E Mount if you are a portrait photographer. This is equivalent to (almost) 85mm full frame, and this lens produces great bokeh quality, great in low light because of the F1.4, and it is very compact because of its size. I really enjoy using this lens and I honestly think this can compete with some G-Master lenses.

Timothy T.

2022-11-17T12:40:49

Rated 5 out of 5

Great little lens for my Canon M50 MkII

Bought this for my Canon M50 MkII, and I couldn't be happier. Small and light for its focal length and speed, super sharp, fast reliable focussing. It's also inexpensive compared to other similar lenses. Oh, and, unlike Canon lenses, Sigma lenses include a lens hood!

Scott P.

2022-11-11T03:13:38

Rated 5 out of 5

Better than expected

I considered the new Fuji 56mm f/1.2 WR lens but I'm happy I decided to try the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 first. It's $600 less with the sale price and the build quality and optical quality are great. The lens feels good in the hand, the images are sharp and beautiful. I'll add 3 photos made with the Sigma 56mm and my Fuji X-H2 40MP camera.

Jon M.

2022-11-10T07:25:14

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens value.

This is a great lens on my Leica. Small, lightweight, razor-sharp. Great value.

STEVE C.

2022-06-28T12:03:48

Rated 4 out of 5

Excellent Image quality...focus can be off sometimes but might be the cameras fault

The images this lens produces are nothing short of spectacular. At f/1.4 the images are sharp and gorgeous. I have noticed a few mis focused (slightly) images of subjects at medium distances in low contrast light BUT for normal portrait style shots, the lens never missed a beat. I also suspect my Olympus em5 mark iii might play into the focus issues a tiny bit so not sure if it is fully the lenses fault. Overall, I am happy with the lens.

JUSTIN W.

2022-06-15T06:33:38

Rated 5 out of 5

Best Sony APS-C portrait lens ever!

This lens is on the same level (for an APS-C lens) as an expensive 85mm prime lens on a full frame camera. Unless you're a high-earning professional photographer, you probably will not need or ever want a better portrait lens than this one.

Jacques R.

2022-05-18T17:47:23

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome Sigma Sony E mount lens

First of all, the picture's taken with this lens using A6000 is perfect. The details in the pictures can't be compared with any other lens in $500 budger. Auto focus and low light is also beyond expectation. At last, Adorama did a great job, sent fast and it was well packaged.

SHUVA B.

2022-05-18T17:46:01

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome Sigma Sony E mount

First of all, the picture's taken with this lens using A6000 is perfect. The details in the pictures can't be compared with any other lens in $500 budger. Auto focus and low light is also beyond expectation. Adorama did a great job, sent fast and it was well packaged.

SHUVA B.

2022-05-18T08:14:18

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens for an incredible price!

I was looking into Fuji primes, when Sigma started offering their lenses for the Fuji X system. Great lens for an incredible price! I am not someone to peek into pixels, but the "feel" of a 1.4 lens is just great. No issues with focus etc. If you don't really need aperture ring, it's safe to get this one.

David K.

2022-05-17T08:15:32

Rated 4 out of 5

Good fast Med. tele-photo lens for Leica CL on a budget.

Very good lens for the price and it's compact size. Shows some barrel distorsions.

Don P.

2022-05-16T08:24:06

Rated 5 out of 5

Better performing than the Fuji 56mm F1.2

Hard to beat for the money, and sadly puts the old Fuji 56mm F1.2 to shame, at least in terms of performance/image quality. Overall, it focuses much more reliably than my Fuji 56mm, especially in low light, and it's also silent while doing it (vs. the loud/grindy sound of the Fuji). That translates to better tracking in CAF modes, and more shots in focus for things like couples walking down the aisle at weddings, etc. (Racking focus isn't that much quicker compared to the Fuji 56mm, but given that it's not confident/accurate, the speed isn't useful). Image quality is also better when shooting wide open compared to the Fuji, at least in my experience. My copy of the Fuji 56mm is pretty soft at F1.2 (especially at closer distances), and doesn't really sharpen up considerably until around F2. Conversely, the Sigma is sharp right from F1.4, and the difference in bokeh/background blur between F1.2 vs. F1.4 is minimal (as is the 1/3rd stop of light).

Joshua T.

2022-05-01T11:50:07

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens for Fuji

Great color and sharpness.

JUN N.

2022-02-13T20:03:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Good value in a top quality M43 lens

Way more than a portrait lens. Very happy with the results so far. Fast focus, good colors and dynamic range. Light weight. Fast delivery from Adorama. Huge value compared to Olympus Pro-line lenses.

JAMES C.

2021-12-30T09:23:33

Rated 4 out of 5

Great option for Leica CL

This ie an APC lens desing tor the L-Mouit system for Leica, Pansonic and Sigma cameras. Very good image quality. Very good bokeh.

DARRYL L.

2021-07-26T08:45:13

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing lens, cool kit, poor packaging

Amazing lens and neat little kit items. The kit is essentially free, so the items aren?t high quality to match the lens, but everything works. Will probably never use the software, but I keep the polarizing filter on this lens almost all the time. Adorama?s packaging was disappointinf, though. This whole kit shipped in a box about twice as large as needed and with no packing paper or any protection to keep the items from moving around. In fact, when I picked the box up from my porch everything slid and crashed to the bottom, which scared me. Luckily, nothing broke.

BRETTON F.

2021-05-20T06:49:23

Rated 5 out of 5

Great product and service.

Great portrait lens

MIRIOLIS U.

2021-04-14T09:39:57

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Lense for the Bag - Portratis / Documentary Goodness!

WOW - this thing is insane - when you think of documentary footage with the smooth boca - this is where it comes from.

Justin L.

2021-04-03T09:47:22

Rated 5 out of 5

Must have for any EF-M owner

This lens is a beast. Attached my M6 Mkiii it's able to quickly lock focus on eyes. Sharp in the focal range, nice creamy shallow depth of field in the background at f/1.4. After getting an adapter, I've slowly been transitioning to EF mount lenses, but this EF-M is staying in my bag. It is an incredible portrait lens and an amazing value for what you get.

SARAH D.

2021-03-30T10:59:14

Rated 5 out of 5

Sigma Lens 56mm

I love this lens. Works well with my Sony A6500. I researched for months before I decided. I made a great choice.

JOSE L.

2021-02-10T02:37:55

Rated 5 out of 5

Great lens for my Leica CL

Small light and sharp. Very affordable for f/1.4 lens

David H.

2021-01-05T13:30:28

Rated 5 out of 5

Fist Experience ordering from Adorama

It was my first time purchasing through Adorama and I was very well pleased with the customer service, updates on the shipping status, and also the packaging. Coming all the way from NY to Southern California I was very impressed with the speedy process and great lens purchase.

HUY N.

2020-12-25T10:25:50

Rated 5 out of 5

An easy buy

One of the best lenses on Sony e mount for portraits. Did my research and ended up buying this one.

MOHAMMED S.

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Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Specifications

General

General

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  • Lens Series

    DC DN Contemporary

  • Color

    Black

  • Lens Type

    Standard Lens

  • Lens Mount

    Canon EF-M

  • Format Compatibility

    APS-C

  • Focus Type

    Auto Focus

  • Closest Focus Distance

    19.7" (50cm)

  • Focal Length

    56mm

  • Angle Of View

    28.5 degree

  • 35mm Equivalent Focal Length

    89.6mm

  • Minimum Aperture

    f/16

  • Maximum Aperture

    f/1.4

  • Maximum Magnification

    0.14x

  • Lens Coating

    Super Multi-Layer Coating

  • Aspherical Elements

    Yes

  • ED Glass Elements

    One SLD Elements

  • Filter Size

    55mm

Features

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  • Image Stabilization

    None

  • Waterproof / Water Resistant

    Weather-Sealed Construction

  • Dust Resistant

    Yes

  • Lens Elements / Groups

    10 Elements / 6 Groups

  • Diaphragm Blades

    9 (rounded diaphragm)

Physical

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  • Dimensions (Diameter x L)

    2.6 x 2.3" (66.5mm x 59.5mm)

  • Weight

    9.9 oz (280g)

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About Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M Cameras, Black

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Great for portraits - I should have bought it lens sooner!

By Robert R.

I love this lens! I considered purchasing the Olympus 75mm 1.8 for quite a while. I camp with High Adventure Treks for Dads and Daughters and the campout is on unless the roads are unsafe. This Sigma lens is "dust- and splash-proof design with rubber sealing". I did some research before I ordered and it is rated as having great sharpness for 4/3. In practice it didn't disappoint. I like the focal length. It easily allows me to be far enough from the subject to avoid crowding. It isn'...

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Better performing than the Fuji 56mm F1.2

By Joshua T.

Hard to beat for the money, and sadly puts the old Fuji 56mm F1.2 to shame, at least in terms of performance/image quality. Overall, it focuses much more reliably than my Fuji 56mm, especially in low light, and it's also silent while doing it (vs. the loud/grindy sound of the Fuji). That translates to better tracking in CAF modes, and more shots in focus for things like couples walking down the aisle at weddings, etc. (Racking focus isn't that much quicker compared to the Fuji 56mm, but give...

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It's time to elevate your photography experience with the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M. As part of Sigma's esteemed Global Vision series, this Contemporary lens encapsulates the perfect blend of compact design and superior optical performance. This meticulously crafted lens, with its lightweight structure and remarkable optical features, is an essential addition to the gear of serious photographers.

Specifically engineered for APS-C-format Canon EF-M-mount mirrorless cameras, this portrait-length prime lens delivers an impressive 89.6mm equivalent focal length. This allows you to create captivating portraits that not only capture the subject but also tell their story. The lens's bright f/1.4 maximum aperture excels in low light conditions and provides nuanced control over depth of field, enabling you to create artful selective focus effects.

The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens boasts a unique special low dispersion (SLD) element that effectively reduces color fringing and chromatic aberrations, ensuring your photographs are clear and color-accurate. Additionally, the integrated two aspherical elements help minimize distortion and spherical aberrations, resulting in images that are razor-sharp and faithfully rendered.

Say goodbye to unwanted lens flare and ghosting. With a super multi-layer coating, this lens excels in producing images rich in contrast and free from color biases, even in backlit conditions. The stepping AF motor delivers fast, precise, and near-silent performance, making this lens ideal for videography. The lens's rounded nine-blade diaphragm enhances your images with a smooth and aesthetically pleasing bokeh.

Constructed with precision and durability in mind, the brass bayonet mount ensures accuracy and longevity. The mount is further reinforced with rubber sealing, making it resistant to dust and splashes, allowing you to explore your creativity without worry.

In the world of photography, the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M is more than just a tool - it's your passport to a realm of limitless creativity. Transform your visual narratives today with this exceptional lens.

Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Canon EF-M Cameras, Black Features

  • The smallest mid-tele lens in its class
  • Impressively compact construction with image quality rivaling SIGMA's Art line
  • F1.4 AF lens system for APS-C Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras
  • Smooth AF ideal for video shooting