Sigma 401965 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | A For Sony SE, Black

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Sigma 401965 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | A For Sony SE, Black

Sigma 401965 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | A For Sony SE, Black

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The first lens I wanted to compare the Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens to is the Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM Lens.

So if size and weight and not deal-breakers for you, this lens will surely be interesting if you are looking for a high performance, huge aperture prime lens at this focal length. Read on to discover the pros and cons of Sigma’s offering. As seen earlier in the review, it is easy to illustrate the strongest blur a lens can create, and wide-angle lenses are inherently disadvantaged in this regard. Which should you buy? As these are both excellent lenses, which one you should buy will really depend on your particular needs and the point you’re at in your career or hobby. If money is no object, buy the Sony. If money is an object but you have all the other lenses you need, still consider buying the Sony. Enjoy seamless focus control with the support for DMF and AF+MF modes on the SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG DN | Art lens, allowing for precise manual adjustments alongside autofocus Under the skin, the internals are similarly impressive, featuring three FLD (F Low Dispersion) elements of equal optical performance to top-grade fluorite glass, four SLD (Special Low Dispersion) elements and two aspherical elements. ‘Super Multi-Layer Coatings’ are applied to reduce ghosting and flare, and a nine-blade diaphragm enables well-rounded apertures.

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Fortunately, this lens produced only minimal flare effects even at narrow apertures in our standard sun in the corner of the frame flare test, showing excellent performance. If you shoot with a 24 megapixel or lower resolution sensor, the differences seen in the video above will be even less visible While neither lens has strong geometric distortion, the Sigma lens's slight barrel distortion appears different than the Sony lens's slight pincushion distortion. In case of astrophotography, the distance to the subject does not change and it is necessary to fix the focus after manual focus adjustments have been made. This is to prevent the focus ring from accidentally being moved, which would cause out-of-focus images. In the past, it was left to the user to invent ways of achieving this, such as using tape to hold the focus ring in position. This was not ideal due the tape’s adhesive strength decreasing when temperatures drop. For owners of Nikon DSLRs the gold-ringed AF-S Nikkor 24mm f1.4G from 2010 is the most expensive of Nikon’s current f1.4 lenses: 1700 EUR. See my Nikon 24/1.4G review.

This is simply because the Sigma has a slightly narrower angle-of-view than the Sony lens, though I didn’t take the time to measure which one is more accurately a 24mm (if either of them are). However, I did compare the distance between some set points in two photos taken from the exact same location (in fact, I did this on two sets of photos, just to be sure). I can’t explain the blur problems at f/4. As I mentioned, I always re-focus between every shot, and the chances against having encountered vibrations every time at f/4 are too high to accept as an explanation, especially considering the shutter speed was around 1/1000th of a second, so vibrations shouldn’t have been a factor anyway. Here’s the same test for video with the A7 III filming in 4k and the 24mm at f2 and using continuous AF to pull focus between the bottles smoothly and confidently; it’s very quiet too.Price: The Sigma costs around 750 EUR (incl. 19% VAT) which is not cheap but a fair price for the ambition Sigma has for this lens. The AF-S 24/1.4G ED Nikkor for example costs more than double that at around 1700 EUR. But the manual focus Samyang is even cheaper than the Sigma at around 550 EUR. [+] The geometric distortion profile looks good, flare is well controlled, and this lens's diffraction spikes are superb.

Unfortunately, removal is sometimes very challenging, and in some cases, flare effects can destroy image quality. Water- and oil-repellent coating is applied to the front element to repel dust and water and facilitate cleaning.Thanks to Gentec (Sigma’s Canadian Distributor) for sending me a pre-release review loaner of this lens. As always, this is a completely independent review. *The tests and most of the photos that I share as a part of my review cycle have been done with the Sony a7IV along with the Sony Alpha 1 which will serve as my benchmark camera for the foreseeable future ( my review here ). Sigma 24DN ART Build and Handling Still, 24mm is not so wide that it complicates composition and not so wide that it makes distant details (such as mountains) tiny. Price: The Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art is priced at 899 EUR (incl. 19% VAT) / 799 USD / 779 GBP. The Sony currently goes for about 1420 EUR / 1400 USD / 1210 GBP, the Viltrox is the cheapest at about 425 EUR / 380 USD / 375 GBP, the Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG DN Art is at 999 EUR / 899 USD / 859 GBP. [+] The 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art from Sigma is a wide prime lens designed for mirrorless cameras with L-mount or Sony E-mount and corrected for full-frame sensors. 24mm is a popular focal length for architecture, large interiors and landscape photography without being prone to some of the distortions that a 20mm lens can produce. On a cropped sensor the angle of view is equivalent to a 36mm lens which is often used for street photography. The 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art combines this coverage with a bright focal ratio that’s ideal for low-light use and can also deliver shallow depth-of-field effects, especially when the subject is positioned close to the minimum focusing distance of 21cm. The Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG DN Art costs 899 EUR / 799 USD / 779 GBP and is made in Japan. It was announced in August 2022 together with he Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG DN Art complementing the Sigma 24mm f2 DG DN and Sigma 20mm f2 DG DN of their Contemporary line. And Sigma still sells the 24mm f1.4 DG HSM Art and 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art designed for DSLRs which can be used via adapter on a Sony E-mount camera.



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