Premium deal for our readers: Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART at $849 (reg. $949, deal over)

Sigma 50mm F/1.4 Art
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Edit: the deal is over.

I am very happy to offer an exclusive deal to all Canon Watch readers, kindly sponsored by authorised Canon dealer Adorama.

Get the awesome Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens with a $100 discount. The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 is yours at $849 by clicking this link and entering coupon code CWWEEKEND at checkout. Regular price is $949. The offer ends Sunday, 8/2/15, 11.59 PM EST.

The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens got only excellent reviews. The Sigma 50mm f/1.4 competes handily with Zeiss’ Otus 55mm f/1.4, a lens that sells for $4000! Among all the masterpieces Sigma’s optical engineers delivered in the last years, the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 might be the best. And, yes, the lens hood is included.

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM

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Canon patent for new 50mm f/1.4 lens

50mm f/1.4

Canon filed a patent for a 50mm f/1.4 lens. The patent literature refers to AF speed improvements.

The current EF 50mm f/1.4 was released back in 1993. A replacement could be on its way. It’s likely we have the patent for Canon’s next EF 50mm f/1.4 lens.

  • Patent Publication No. 2015-138121
    • Published 2015.7.30
    • Filing date 2014.1.22
  • Example 1
    • Focal length 49.10
    • F number 1.45
    • Half angle (in degrees) 23.78
    • Image height 21.64
    • Overall length of the lens 100.16
    • BF 38.10
  • Canon patents
    • Positive ShiboTadashi
    • Inner focus (part of the first group)
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.4

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens deal – $740 (compare at $850)

Sigma 50mm f/1.4

Top Rated Plus eBay seller and authorised Sigma dealer CameraLand (99.8% positive ratings) has the awesome Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens . Compare at $849. Free shipping in the US. This is not a grey import, CameraLand says:

As one of the largest Sigma dealers in the USA we are happy to offer this great lens at a super price. It comes with the USA Warranty.

We had an in store demo and these were shown and put back in the box. Because of this we won’t sell them as new never opened