Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art confirmed, completing its fast portrait prime trio

Sigma has confirmed it is developing the 85mm F1.2 DG | Art, a large-aperture medium-telephoto prime for full-frame mirrorless cameras that completes its trio of fast F1.2 Art lenses. Coming to L-Mount and Sony E-mount, it joins the 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art and 50mm F1.2 DG DN | Art — and Sigma says this rounds out its F1.2 line-up, so no further focal lengths are planned at this aperture. It’s a lens plenty of portrait shooters have been waiting for, and its development was reported by PetaPixel, with the official word from Sigma. The 85mm focal length paired with an F1.2 aperture is the classic recipe for portraiture: a flattering perspective, beautiful subject separation and the kind of ultra-shallow depth of field that melts backgrounds away. Sigma promises “exceptional resolution even at maximum aperture” from a new optical design, which matters on today’s high-resolution bodies where softness wide...