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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

This lens doesn’t exist yet, but I’m predicting this upcoming optic will be killer for portraits. A new ultra-bright 85mm f/1.2 is launching in September 2026

The Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art.

Portrait photographers wax poetically on nifty fifties, but I love to go a bit longer for even creamier bokeh – which is why I took note when Sigma announced that it’s working on a new 85mm portrait prime.

The Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art doesn’t exist yet – unless you’re lucky enough to happen to be at the CP+ Show in Japan, where a prototype is on display – but it’s officially slated for arrival in September 2026.

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