Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for FujiFilm X-Mount

The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens is a high-quality prime lens designed specifically for APS-C format cameras. With a focal length of 56mm (equivalent to 84mm on a full-frame camera) and an aperture range of f/1.4 to f/16, this lens produces sharp and clear images with beautiful bokeh.

The lens features a rounded 9-blade diaphragm that provides soft and attractive bokeh, making it an excellent choice for portrait and other types of photography where having a shallow depth of field is desirable. It also has a stepping motor AF system that delivers fast and accurate autofocus, making it easy to capture your subject in sharp focus.

Constructed with one SLD element and two aspherical elements, the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens helps to minimize chromatic aberration and other types of distortion, producing images that are sharp and clear. Its Super Multilayer Coating also helps to reduce lens flare and ghosting, ensuring that your images are vibrant and true-to-life.

The lens has a weather-sealed construction, which makes it resistant to dust and splashes, adding to its overall durability and making it an excellent choice for photographers who work in a range of conditions. Its sleek and stylish design also matches the look of a range of camera bodies.

Product Features in Detail

Compact, lightweight and remarkable image quality―a mid-tele lens for APS-C mirrorless
Offering an opportunity to experience the fun of shooting wide open, with F1.4 brightness
The first of the series is the standard lens 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary, and the second is the wide-angle lens 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary. The third addition is this smallest mid-tele lens in its class, 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary. While retaining the compact, lightweight, and outstanding image quality concepts of the Contemporary line, thanks to SIGMA’s leading-edge technology, this lens provides the amount of bokeh and admirable brightness expected from F1.4 lenses even in the mid-tele range. This addition completes the large aperture series comprised of portable wide-angle, standard, and telephoto lenses.
* The smallest in its class among F1.4 mid-tele lenses for APS-C mirrorless cameras

Smooth AF ideal for video shooting
The combination of optical design for video AF and use of the stepping motor enables smooth and quiet autofocus. This lens is also compatible with the Sony E-mount Fast Hybrid AF, achieving precise AF tracking. By using the face recognition or eye AF functions of cameras, focus will continuously be on the face or the eye even if the subject moves during the shoot.

High-precision, rugged brass bayonet mount
The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens.

Mount with Dust and Splash Resistant Structure
The mount features a special sealing* to make the lens an excellent choice in a wide variety of conditions.
* Except for Canon EF-M mount

Impressively compact construction with image quality rivaling SIGMA's Art line.
To achieve such a compact construction, lens design is considered based on the capabilities of the camera body function to correct* peripheral light amount and distortion. Moreover, axial color aberration, which is difficult to eliminate by image processing, is efficiently corrected by incorporating an SLD glass element. A compactness and lightweight construction combined with superb image quality is achieved.
* Limited to what the camera supports.

EOS-M series cameras incompatible with aberration correction
Cameras incompatible with distortion correction EOS M5, EOS M6, EOS M100, EOS M10, EOS M3, EOS M2, EOS M

Designed to minimize flare and ghosting
From an early stage in the lens design process, flare and ghosting have been measured to establish an optical design resistant to strong incident light sources such as backlighting. SIGMA’s Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting to help photographers produce sharp and high contrast images even in backlit conditions. The included lens hood can be attached to block out extraneous light, which can have a negative effect on rendering performance.

The only three F1.4 AF lens system for APS-C Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras
The lens benefits from an open aperture of F1.4 to achieve sufficient amount of bokeh and admirable brightness even with APS-C size cameras which tend to have smaller bokeh effects compared to 35mm full size systems. Its compact and lightweight body is perfect for daily use, capable of capturing various scenes ranging from portraits to snapshots, as well as night view.

Rounded diaphragm
The 9-blade rounded diaphragm creates an attractive blur in the out-of-focus areas of the image.