Why You'll Love It

A fast, compact portrait prime for Micro Four Thirds cameras, built for photographers who want real background blur without an expensive, bulky lens.

Imagine this: a friend's online shop needs product and model photos that look like they came from an actual studio — sharp subject, soft background, no cluttered bedroom visible behind them. That's exactly what this lens is built for.

Fast F1.4 Aperture. A wide f/1.4 maximum aperture lets in far more light than a typical kit lens, useful for shooting indoors without flash, and it throws the background well out of focus for real subject-background separation — not the faked blur a phone camera applies after the fact.

112mm-Equivalent Portrait Focal Length. Micro Four Thirds' 2x crop factor turns this 56mm lens into a 112mm field of view — squarely in the classic "portrait" range that flatters faces without the distortion a wider lens introduces, while still leaving enough working distance to direct a subject naturally.

Compact, Lightweight Build. At just 256g, it barely changes how a small Micro Four Thirds body handles — unlike a lot of fast portrait primes that end up bigger and heavier than the camera they're mounted to.

Fast, Silent Stepping-Motor Autofocus. A stepping motor drives focus quickly and almost silently, keeping autofocus fast for stills and unobtrusive enough not to get picked up by a camera's built-in mic during video.

9-Blade Rounded Diaphragm. Nine rounded aperture blades keep out-of-focus highlights soft and circular rather than polygonal, even stopped down slightly from wide open — part of what gives the background blur its smooth, "creamy" look.

Dust- and Splash-Resistant Mount. The mount connection is sealed against dust and moisture, giving real protection against the kind of incidental exposure a lens sees during actual outdoor use.

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Fast F1.4 Aperture
112mm-Equivalent Portrait Focal Length
Compact, Lightweight Build
Fast, Silent Stepping-Motor Autofocus
9-Blade Rounded Diaphragm
Dust- and Splash-Resistant Mount

Mount	Micro Four Thirds
Focal Length	56mm (112mm equivalent)
Maximum Aperture	f/1.4
Lens Construction	10 elements in 6 groups
Minimum Focus Distance	50cm
Filter Size	55mm
Weight	256g

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Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens

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