The Art product line is designed for demanding optical performance and high expressiveness, making it suitable for special artistic expression. With astonishing imaging performance that meets the highest standards, these lenses excel not only in landscapes, portraits, still lifes, close-ups, and snapshots but also in the type of photography that awakens the artist in a photographer. The lenses are not only ideal for studio photography but also offer significant expressiveness in architectural shots, starry skies, underwater photography, and other scenes.

While a high resolution is sought for the focused subject, a beautiful bokeh is desired outside the depth of field for a smooth transition of sharpness. Imaging errors such as sagittal coma and color distortions that affect image quality are effectively corrected. Even at wide open aperture, high-resolution reproduction is achieved without blurriness. By minimizing vignetting and preventing color fringing in front of and behind the focus point, a very natural bokeh is produced.

To combat chromatic longitudinal aberrations that are difficult to correct even in post-processing, SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements are used, ensuring high image quality across the entire focus range. This results in sharp and high-contrast image reproduction.

The HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) provides a quiet and very fast autofocus function. With the improved autofocus algorithm, a smoother autofocus operation is achieved. Manual intervention is also possible at any time, allowing for sensitive sharpness adjustments by simply rotating the focus ring.