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

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That being said, for hiking or anything else strenuous, it would definitely go into a bag until it was needed, as the weight and front-heaviness does wear down on you after a while.

Sony is finally showing some love to their APS-C cameras by launching three new lenses specifically for their crop sensor platform. The Sony 15mm f/1.4 G, which will take on the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN, is a lens designed for photographers and videographers who like to keep things wide. Let’s see how it performs in our full review. Pros SIGMAFUJIFILM X Mount lenses. SIGMA introduces interchangeable lenses for FUJIFILM X Mount mirrorless cameras. This addition allows users t…So yeah, even at F1.4, we see nearly flawless sharpness from the dead center all the way out to the far corners. Next up, let’s talk about sharpness! (featuring a beautiful stormy sandy beach along Lake Michigan) Image Quality Sharpness

This lens is an absolute beast. It’s just as sharp, has rediculous autofocus (OEM Sony lens, of course) and features incredible G-series build quality. When “Firmware update is complete. It will restart automatically” is displayed, the update is complete. The mount features a special sealing to make the lens an excellent choice in a wide variety of conditions.An experienced lens manufacturer offering a diverse range of interchangeable lenses, SIGMA provides the innovative Mount Conversion Service, in which we change the mount of a lens in one of our new product lines to another mount of your choice (charges apply). This service can give new life to your favorite lenses when you wish to use them with a different camera body. SIGMAMicro Four Thirds mount . SIGMA offers a lineup of interchangeable lenses for the Micro Four Thirds mount digital camera series with A… This is awesome to see with a mid-budget APS-C lens, as usually full sealing is reserved for higher-end full frame glass. Chromatic aberration (CA) is the lens' inability to focus on the sensor or film all colours of visible light at the same point. Severe chromatic aberration gives a noticeable fringing or a halo effect around sharp edges within the picture. It can be cured in software.

The scale on the left side is an indication of actual image resolution as LW/PH and is described in detail above. The taller the column, the better the lens performance. It is worth remembering, however, that tested on an APS-C body, the Sigma could potentially perform worse in the corners because the entire lens surface is used. In the case of Micro Four Thirds, the camera uses a more central portion of the lens, thus cutting out the extreme edges and corners which are often soften than the centre of the lens.

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The 16mm f/1.4 Contemporary is a crop-sensor lens, sold in both Sony APS-C E-mount and Micro Four Thirds varieties. I was sent the Sony E-mount version and tested it with the Sony A6500, a very capable APS-C mirrorless camera. Let's see how the Sigma handles a variety of shooting situations. Key Features and Specifications

In the official specifications, Sigma states that the 16mm has a maximum magnification of 1:9.9 (0.1x) but it is unclear whether this is referring to Sony APS-C – the primary system the lens was designed for – or 35mm format. If it is the former, we would expect the magnification to be 0.075x in MFT terms, whereas if it is the latter, it would be 0.05x in MFT terms. So, for example, the figures for a 16MP sensor will be far lower than those for a 36MP or 50MP sensor. However, in relation to the sensor limit we can still evaluate the performance in terms of a description such as "very good" as well as the actual numbers. Two 16MP sensors could of course be directly compared.[/quote] Is SIGMA's Mount Conversion Service available for SIGMA lenses with other mounts to be changed to fit for Nikon Z mount? Between Sigma’s positive reputation for longevity (seriously, my 30mm F1.4 has survived some nasty stuff) along with the full weather sealing, I have no doubt that this lens should endure and survive for years to come. ErgonomicsAs we’ve seen with an increasing number of Sigma’s Global Vision lenses for Canon DSLRs, this new M-mount lens is preloaded with data for enabling in-camera corrections for aberrations like peripheral illumination, chromatic aberration and diffraction, where featured in the host camera. Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN | C: Performance Apochromatic lenses have special lens elements (aspheric, extra-low dispersion etc) to minimize the problem, hence they usually cost more. Like the 30mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary, the 16mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary features SIGMA's latest design technologies to offer F1.4 brightness while minimizing optical aberrations. Perhaps obviously, the biggest advantage that this Sigma offers is the incredibly bright F1.4 aperture. The optical design and stepping motor deliver smooth autofocus during video shooting. The lens design fully accommodates the Fast Hybrid AF of Sony E-mount cameras for super-fast autofocus functionality. Using face recognition AF results in consistent autofocusing on faces, even as the subjects move.