rollsman4 Posted January 16, 2021 Share #1  Posted January 16, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) At this time I have to hold off Buying Leica Glass. I would like to find a NON Leica Lens to use for my portraits that you can Highly recommend.  Thank you. I dont need 1.4 I shoot F2.0 -F4/5.6  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 17, 2021 Share #2 Â Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Sigma 85mm 1.4 for L mount. Stunning piece of glass. Get the new version not the older larger one. Gives up almost nothing to the SL glass and is native so you get normal AF etc. Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Lens for Leica L 322969 B&H Photo (bhphotovideo.com) Gordon Edited January 17, 2021 by FlashGordonPhotography 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joakim Posted January 17, 2021 Share #3 Â Posted January 17, 2021 Is AF a must because otherwise you have so much to choose from like the Zeiss 85/1.4 ZF or ZE or the Nikon 85/1.4 D just to mention two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1505 Posted January 17, 2021 Share #4  Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, FlashGordonPhotography said: Sigma 85mm 1.4 for L mount. My next lens, unless I cave and buy the 24 3.5 first. Although maybe I should get the 24-70 2.8 and then the 85 1.4. Sell the 45, and I’d be lens complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double_A Posted January 17, 2021 Share #5  Posted January 17, 2021 If F2.0 is enough, I highly recommend you to take a look at the new Sigma 65mm F2.0 DG DN that was recently released. I bought it this week as an AF portrait lens option for my SL next to my M primes and I’m really, really impressed with it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ualbertin Posted January 17, 2021 Share #6  Posted January 17, 2021 I tend to like to shoot narrow depth-of-field stationary subjects, and for that the new Sigma 85 f1.4 DG DN is stellar, but I have found the colors to be a bit muted when compared with the Summilux-SL 50 1.4. I've also tried the Sigma 35 f1.2 DG DN, which is a very nice lens but comes in at about the same weight as the Summilux. For my  purposes on the wide angle side I finally went with the older Sigma 28 f1.4 DG HSM because it fit better into the range of focal lengths of lenses that I already owned, and had a decent mtf curve as well. So far I've been pretty happy with it. I tend to shoot primes with the SL2, and own a Leica R 19mm 2.8 for wide angle, Sigma 28 for medium wide, Summilux-SL 50 for standard, and Sigma 85 for short telephoto. This set of focal lengths lets me roughly crop down to 24, 35, and 75 with a reasonable pixel count to approximate the lenses that I don't own. Although I have limited experience with all these lenses,  I have to say the overall value represented by the Sigma lenses is surprisingly good.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZN Posted January 17, 2021 Share #7  Posted January 17, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) FWIW – the following are all manual focus (I have and use all of them): * Leica Summilux-R 80mm f/1.4. (Use it at f/2 to keep the "Mandlerisms" under control) * Nikkor 105mm F/2.5 AIS. (Famous lens - it was the type used for the NGM "Afghan Girl" cover photo in June 1985 https://cameraville.co/blog/afghan-girl-the-nikon-fm2) * Leica Tele-Elmar-M 135mm f/4. (Great at f/4 and good for head & shoulders without being in the subject's face) Get the Leica M→L lens mount adapter for the SL to mount all three. Of course the R and Nikkor also need separate adapters (R→M, F→M).  Works well for me 😃  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveBK Posted January 17, 2021 Share #8  Posted January 17, 2021 L-mount AF lenses that fit the bill 1) Sigma 85/1.4 for $1200 2) Panasonic 85/1.8 for $600 3) Sigma 65/2 (a little short, but very sweet size/weight/ergonomics) for $700 I plan to go with #3 soon enough myself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. G Posted January 18, 2021 Share #9  Posted January 18, 2021 How much space do you have to work in? The Sigma 105 1.4 is a stellar lens. It does have an issue when shooting with the sun behind the subject, though. It's also "slightly" larger than most lenses.  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollsman4 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share #10  Posted January 18, 2021 I appreciate all the recommendations. I too decided to go with The Sigma 65/2 when it comes out. I preordered id B&H and I dont know where else to look for it. Is there anyone that has it now?  Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meerec Posted January 18, 2021 Share #11  Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 11:06 AM, FlashGordonPhotography said: Sigma 85mm 1.4 for L mount. Stunning piece of glass. Hi @FlashGordonPhotography thanks Gordon for sharing the link to B&H so there no confusion which version that is. I’m never a nah-sayer but I suppose you get what you’ve paid for. The lens may make nice bokeh and isolate well when fully open but it all depends. I’ve gone through all the reviews and comments and even this picture shared by a reviewer, attached here. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/317049-non-sl-lens-for-portraits-on-sl-body/?do=findComment&comment=4120925'>More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 19, 2021 Share #12  Posted January 19, 2021 7 hours ago, meerec said: Hi @FlashGordonPhotography thanks Gordon for sharing the link to B&H so there no confusion which version that is. I’m never a nah-sayer but I suppose you get what you’ve paid for. The lens may make nice bokeh and isolate well when fully open but it all depends. I’ve gone through all the reviews and comments and even this picture shared by a reviewer, attached here. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  Have you seen what the Leica Summicron 90 looks like without auto corrections? The 85 Sigma does need a proper profile, I agree. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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