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Sigma 30mm F 1.4 contemporary

Started Jun 17, 2016 | Discussions
Ben O Connor
Ben O Connor Contributing Member • Posts: 995
Sigma 30mm F 1.4 contemporary

Dear fellow forum members,

Could anyone recommend me a review/test video of that sigma lens ? Few years ago I had a DN Art 30mm 2.8 sigma lens and it was joy to use it. Wondering if could that be a bargain instead of the old chunky leica 25mm 1.4 ?

thanks

Beno

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FrankS009
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Re: Sigma 30mm F 1.4 contemporary

LensTip has a review. They praise it's sharpness. But is it considerably "chunkier" - and heavier - than the PL25mm 1.4.

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samtheman2014
samtheman2014 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,571
Re: Sigma 30mm F 1.4 contemporary

FrankS009 wrote:

LensTip has a review. They praise it's sharpness. But is it considerably "chunkier" - and heavier - than the PL25mm 1.4.

F.

I think that an extra 65g difference hardly puts the Sigma in the heavy category Here in the UK the Sigma is £125 cheaper though personally I find the focal length a  bit odd , not long enough to drift into short tele portrait territory , not short enough to be useful in more general situations . Luckily we have no shortage of lens choices for m43

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Bhima78 Senior Member • Posts: 2,850
Lenstip reviewed it.

At f1.4, its sharper in the corners than the PL25mm f1.4, though behind in the center. Stopped to f2 it now hangs with all the near elite m43's lenses. The lens gets to Noct levels though stopped down to f2.8. Really great performance. The bokeh is not as smooth as the PL25, but it has a character all its own that i personally think is pleasing.

http://www.lenstip.com/477.4-Lens_review-Sigma_C_30_mm_f_1.4_DC_DN_Image_resolution.html

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Sa7724473 Senior Member • Posts: 2,029
Re: Sigma 30mm F 1.4 contemporary

Ben O Connor wrote:

Dear fellow forum members,

Could anyone recommend me a review/test video of that sigma lens ? Few years ago I had a DN Art 30mm 2.8 sigma lens and it was joy to use it. Wondering if could that be a bargain instead of the old chunky leica 25mm 1.4 ?

thanks

Beno

Based on what I saw when I looked at this lens, well If you think the 25mm 1.4 is "huge" then I strongly suggest you view and handle the new Sigma 30mm f 1.4 first before buying it.....

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