Sigma 402965 16 mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Sony E Lens - Black

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That said, the vast majority of contaminants work their way into lenses through the rear mount, so as long as they aren’t abused, these lenses will provide many years of trouble-free use, even in moderate weather. The USPS love stamps shared above have an image area that measures 1.05 x 0.77" (26.67 x 19.558mm), and the overall individual stamp size is 1.19 x 0.91" (30.226 x 23.114mm). There’s a lot to be said for ‘ superzoom’ lenses' for travel and walkabout photography. The main advantage is that the epic zoom range, stretching all the way from wide-angle to telephoto focal lengths, enables you to react to pretty much any shooting scenario with just a twist of the zoom ring, rather than having to carry multiple lenses and swap between them. This Sigma lens is compatible with advanced mirrorless camera features, including Eye AF, in-camera lens correction (shading, chromatic aberration, distortion), and camera-based lens firmware updates.

Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN for Micro Four Thirds impressions Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN for Micro Four Thirds impressions

As for overall size, the 16mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens is the largest of the three current Sigma APS-C lenses out. However, with that said, it’s part of the Contemporary line of lenses by Sigma, which means it’s designed to be lighter, more compact, and just easier to use for more general photography. So, for a 16mm f1.4, it’s not really that huge. At 415 g, it’s also not heavy at all resulting in a lens that feels nicely balanced on the CL. It definitely isn’t front heavy either.The 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary is the world’s first interchangeable lensfor Micro Four Thirds offers a 32mm focal length (35mm equivalent) with the same bright F1.4 aperture. This is the large-diameter wide-angle lens for which mirrorless camera users have been waiting. The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens. The compact, lightweight Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens is a very affordable choice for landscape and other wide-angle use, with the wide f/1.4 aperture increasing this lens's versatility. Positive is that there is little action that a 1/8000 sec shutter speed cannot stop, but if the subject has very bright or reflective colors, even a 1/8000 sec shutter speed might not be fast enough to avoid blown highlights.

Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens Review Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens Review

Still, 16mm is not so wide that it complicates composition and not so wide that it makes distant details (such as mountains) tiny. The spherical aberration color halo shows little size change as the lens is defocused, and stopping down one to two stops generally removes this aberration. If you’re looking for a fast wide angle prime for an APS-C camera, such as, the Leica CL, the Sigma 16mm f1.4 is hard to beat. It’s built well, the overall size of the lens is decent, the autofocus is great, and the image quality is superb. Then... I gain the access to Night Sky photography, street photography at night, and a lens that is splash proof and mold proof. I would call this deal worth it, despite its bulky size.The rear portion of the hood is rubberized to, along with the mold-ribbed ring, facilitate installation and removal. The SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary features SIGMA’s inner focus technologies, while lighter lens elements in the focus lens group make possible a more compact actuator. Moreover, this lens offers outstanding stability whether the photographer is shooting handheld or has the camera placed on a surface. Structurally, the lens features materials and parts that contribute to its compact, lightweight structure. In summary, this is an unprecedented lens that combines outstanding optical performance with exceptional portability and usability. Sigma provides a 1-year limited warranty, and Sigma USA provides a limited 3-year warranty extension.

Sigma 16mm, 30mm and 56mm F1.4 DC DN C for Canon Review Sigma 16mm, 30mm and 56mm F1.4 DC DN C for Canon Review

Astigmatism is seen as points of light spreading into a line, either sagittal (radiating from the center of the image) or meridional (tangential, perpendicular to sagittal). It’s about 50 per cent heavier than the Canon, but feels better built and has a metal rather than plastic mounting plate. It also comes complete with a hood, which you have to buy separately for the Canon lens. One thing to be aware of is that early examples of the lens may need to be sent away for a firmware update, ensuring full compatibility with the latest EOS M cameras. Visit us and you'll always find a friendly welcome. Our policy is to treat our customers as we would like to be treated ourselves, a simple ideal that we try hard to live up to. If I wanted to shoot nothing else but 35mm I'd probably go FF, and a Sony A7 (any of them) with the tiny 35/2.8 would be smaller and lighter than most CaNikon alternatives. Or you know what? If I was really that in love with 35mm I'd just use an RX1 or X100. I happen to like using UWAs as well as teles for shooting landscapes tho... I'd kind of agree M4/3 doesn't hold much of a size advantage on lenses at the very wide end, but bodies and teles are a different story. Note that when used for action sports with a close and rapidly approaching subject, the subject rapidly changes size in the frame, making it challenging to capture the perfect pose at the perfect framing distance in the 16mm angle of view.Lateral CA shows as color fringing along lines of strong contrast running tangential (meridional, right angles to radii) with the mid and especially the periphery of the image circle showing the most significant amount as this is where the most significant difference in the magnification of wavelengths typically exists. Optically, I was pretty impressed with the lens, the F1.4 (F2.8 35mm-equivalent) aperture gave me plenty of control over depth-of-field and sufficient light for low-light work. Sharpness seems good if not necessarily stellar and with what appears to be pretty good cross-frame consistency, until you reach the extreme corners. As you'd expect, the performance gets better if you stop down a couple of notches. The 16mm is pretty resistant to flare, even when given significant provocation, with good levels of contrast maintained even in contre jour images with veiling flare. Taking the testing outdoors, we next look at a series of center of the frame 100% resolution crop examples.