Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN 'C' lens review with samples
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2019
- Another Sigma lens that seems to have quickly picked up a great reputation - and a 16mm f/1.4 lens is just the kind of thing that perks my interest. Let's take a closer look.
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The only lens reviews i'm excited to watch
The review we all wanted ;) excellent quality as always ! Thank you !
What an *exquisite* picture of Portmeirion (@ 5:39)! The colors, contrast, & crispness all echo my own experience with this lens on a Canon M50. I love that lens.
Your videos give me such a wanderlust to see your region of Wales,--from Mwnt to Aberporth to Llangrannog--for myself... *sigh*
Thank You for your peaceful, beautiful, and informational videos!
Excellent review again! I've been looking for a good wide, large aperture lens for my Sony E camera for quite some time, this might be the one I'll go for! Thanks again for the great and honest review!
Thank you for full frame picture! This is really good when searching for good lens to buy!
As usual, fantastic review and production.
Love your reviews, they are so informative and consistent. Your reviews helped me make a couple of buying decisions around last Christmas (with regards to the A6400 and Sigma 30mm 1.4) and now I am here looking at this lens. This might be strange to say but I find your reviews very calming and enjoyable. Thank you!
Thanks for great reviews. You are really help us to find good lens.
This and the 30mm F/1.4 are a must for Sony users. Great review, and I predict when you update your "sharpest lens" videos this will be near the top of the list.
One of my favourite lenses. It's actually keeping me from ditching APSC
The kit, 16mm 30mm and 56mm keeps me on Sony apsc, it's an incredible value, the full frame ecosystem is too expensive for equivalent lenses, not switching anytime soon
@@thripper5332 rank of sharpness : 56mm, 16mm and 30mm
for me 30mm image quality is the same as the most cheap lenses out there, but 16mm is the good performer, and the 56mm is the sharpest lenses of this trio
Your reviews of the various lenses for the Sony a6xxx series E-mount are fantastic - the best I've found online. And I used these to zero in on the lenses for my my first Sony purchase. Thank you so much!
Congratulations again, Chris! As always, a very useful and well presented, beautifully illustrated review, both visually and muscally! Altough I onw this lens since 2018, it'a a pleasure to see again that you also aprecciate the qualities of this lens. I used it with my Sony A6300, then 6500 and now A7R3.
ON FULL FRAME (for those interested), with a 1.2x zoom, it has a very useful focal lenght of 20mm, and Capture 1 can somehow resolve minor problems with the sharpness and corner light fall-off, when shot in RAW. (Yes, you lose phase detection AF if zooming in, but otherwise works very fine, even in very low light: one candle and some light from a Christmass tree low-power LEDs). Even more, if not zoomed at all, in full frame and 4K video (but with markings on screen) you can afford to lose some field of view but one can stabilize in post processing VERY VERY efficientlly. So, you can film from a short monopod or with just a "cage" and don't need a gimbal at all, obtaining a super stabilized footage in full HD (and far more crisp than original Sony Full HD)
Thanks, Christopher. God bless.
I had one and i sold it and have regretted it ever since. it was so good and i think im going to have to re-invest in one, it's such a great lense to work with in the field. THe only thing i diagree with chris on is when he said it is ugly on the outside, i actually think its an awesome looking piece of glass on a sony a6500 like mine. great review though Chris
Nice review! i wish you added your observations on comma, though. That's a must for us astrophotographers out there seeking a wide angle lens which produces a flat image across the frame with minimal aberrations. Cheers from Brazil!
I saw a review comparing this to the Rokinon 12mm f2 and they noted that the 16mm warped the image much less, especially with the correction profile applied and worked really nicely for astrophotography. I'm afraid I cant remember who made the review but try searching Rokinon 12mm vs sigma 16mm?
Great review, huge thanks..
Just needs another review for its sister (sigma 30mm dc dn)
I miss this lens very much..will definitely buy it again when sony comes out with a high-end aps-c body finally
a6600
Nice review. Wonder how well it would perform on the Canon M series cameras, especially the M50?
Thank you so much for the review! I’m considering buying this for travel and because I’d like to photograph the mill way. Can you confirm if I can toggle between auto and manual focus? I don’t see a switch at all on the lens and manual focus is imperative for shooting the milky way. Thank so so much!
Your review sold it for me. Coupled with a6600 should be a winner
Finally!!! Cheers mate!
Will you be reviewing the new samyang af 85mm for Sony fe?
Truly nice lens. It will works wonders for vloggers that match it with the new APS-C sony that features IBIS.
There will be a version also for Canon eos M (with the 30 and 56mm). A "must have" for those too (it could have been an EosM-mount revival lens if equipped with I.S.)
Great video, as always
I own that one and absolutly love it
Cant wait for your Samyang 85mm AF lens review!
I have this for my M4/3 and it’s awesome
Does anyone know why my sigma 16mm f1.4 with a6400 can auto focus close, but not back far when I move the object or myself back to the original spot? I tried AFC wide and a few other modes and potential fixes to no avail. If anybody knows the exact issue let me know!
I tried this lens the other day on an a6400 that my friend got recently with the lens. He asked me about my thoughts on the lens after a few shots and I gave him a very positive feedback, I really loved its sharpness and rendering. I look forward to the day Sigma starts making lenses for Nikon Z! I know we can adapt Sony mount versions but I'd love to use one natively.
Your nikon z wish is granted now.
is samyang 85 1.4 auto focus for canon ( and now for sony) coming???
I like your reviews videos, I m a starter of Sony a6100 camera with kit lens, and I m looking for my second lens, so will u prefer this sigma 16mm, a Sony 10-18mm or other lens ? Thank you very much for your help.
love this lens, putting aside the older sigma 19 2.8 and for wider have Rok 12 2.0.
Where's the review for the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E?
Hmmm... bought used one and it has problem - after capturing stars, discovered that stars are triangular, or like coma. What to do? Anyone help, please.
What would you recommend for distortion correction if using this lens on a A5100, which apparently doesn't have built in correction like the 6400? I am thinking this lens at 1.4 might make a better astro-photography lens than say the Rokinon 12mm f2.
Good ol Sigma and their affordable lenses : )
Hi Christopher, I’m using A6400 and i have FE 50mm f1.8 for portrait. I’m planning to get this lens, however sony 18-105 also get on my radar. But that lens only f4.
I’m doing mostly photography but starting to make some videos. Which one do you think should i get?
Do you like this one over the Sony 50mm f/1.8? I’m having trouble deciding, mostly for shorting footage.
Sigma hasn't invested in real full frame e-mount lens. However has started even before the introduction of full frame Sony α7 series the production of very good native autofocus APS-C e-mount lenses. The line up of f/1.4 e-mount Sigma lenses (16mm, 30mm, 56mm) is sharp, fast and quite affordable. The older 19mm, 30mm and 60mm f/2.8 ART lenses are good too but slower.
Sigma has announced that it will produce a full frame FE e-mount lens without integrated adapter.
I was looking for a zoom lens to repalce to 16-50 kit that came with my a5100 but the image quility and price of this Sigma lens has won me over.
What lens could I buy closest to this for the Nikon D850?
How can we correct lens aberration for a Sigma lens on a Canon camera?
Great review! As usual. :) please test some Fujinons. For example: 16/1.4; or 56/1.2. Thanks again, you are the best!
The upcoming Vilotrox FE 85 1.8 pls, if it is any good as the fuji x version, i'd buy one.
what is the difference between this lens and the 16mm-55mm lens that you can buy with the Sony A6400? is it worth to buy both?
Been waiting a year for this thanks! Though I am a bit sad to see no Samyang 16mm Side by side comparison :P. Honestly its less distortion than I feared it would be.
If the price is reasonable when this lens launches for Fuji X Mount, I'll be buying it. I have a hard time justifying the cost of Fuji's own 16mm and new 18mm, even though they're both excellent.
Wow goood video man!
i am very impressed from the Video AF! maybe i get this lens for my a7R II - great review. Max :)
Would you recommend this lens for real estate with the Canon M50?
Can you use this on a Sony a7iii
You missed to test sunstars on it, i would like to see them up to f8, 11,16 an 22 ...
Hey Mr. Frost, when will you be reviewing the Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens for Sony “E” mount?
I'm thinking of waiting for it to come out on Canon EOS M mount and trying it then :-)
Are you already review sigma 30mm dc dn c?
Thanks for this . So this lens can be used on both Sony e-mount and m43 lumix cams straight out the box ?
Make sure you buy the correct mount type. These come in three different mounts if I’m not mistaken.
I just picked up this lens a few days ago... It's a great lens so far, Thanks Chris! God bless...
hey man , i just a quick question that im having a hard time finding the answer for......i have a sigma 28-300 mmD , i was wondering , is there canon mount i can buy so i can use it on my 6D?
current mount of the lens?
Is this a full frame lens? Thx!
Hi Christopher, was wondering how good is this Sigma 16mm F1.4 on a high resolution cameras like A7R2, R3 or R4? On paper this is definitely not supposed to be anywhere near the Sony's 24mm F1.4 GM or the Batis 25mm F2 but for this Sigma's price and sharpness, it will be interesting to see just how big the margin of differences between them. I'm always buying gears based on value, having bought all my gears used at the best possible "value". I currently own an A7R3 and the only lens I'm still keeping from my A6500 days is this Sigma 16mm F1.4, shooting on crop mode at 18mp resolutions, making it 24mm F2.
Would appreciate your personal opinion on this, thank you.
This is an APS-C lens. On a full-frame camera you'll just get heavy vignetting and have to shoot in crop mode.
Hi Chris. I simply love your videos, it so detailed and technical. Yet simple to understand and easy to follow. Quick question, i am an amateur photographer, i have the Canon M50 and the lenses i have are the kit lens 15-45 efm, 22 Prime pancake lens which i use for street photography and portraits. I want a lens which i want to use for landscapes and architectural buildings dedicatedly, i prefer a prime lens, should i go for the Canon 11-22 efm or sigma 16 mm? Also i think the third option is getting a 32 mm efm. What do you think i should buy so that have a well rounded lens option. Bear in mind i can only buy one of these as my budget is about 500 dollars. Thanks.
Focal length determines what kind of image you will get. The 11-22 is wide. Wider than the kit lens. It will be new to you and useful for architecture.
The at and 32 mm focal length give you better low light and more background blur. And more sharpness. But no new field of view.
pizzablender Thank you so much for your response. I prefer prime lenses, if i had to choose between the Efm sigma 16mm, 30 mm and 56 mm, which one would you recommend. Keeping in mind i want a bit of flexibility in my prime lens.
Hi you said in m4/3 is f/2.8 and nex is f/2 can you explain it THANK YOU
I can't remember what I said in this review exactly, but I'm probably talking about the full-frame equivalent depth of field
This was super helpful!! Thank you!!!
Hello. I like to buy good portrait lens used one for Apsc body Nikon D5500. Sigma 85mm 1.4 Ex or Nikon 85mm 1.8 G or Sigma 70-200 2.8 Ex Apo. All price very similar. I already have 18-140 VR & 50mm 1.8 G lens. Please suggest
I don't know anything about Nikon lenses, I'm afraid
Hi Chris, i need some sugestion. I have watched almost all of your lens reviews on CZcams now, i owm Canon 200d with sigma 18-200mm dc hsm and Canon 50mm 1.8 stm lens and i want something new, the zoom lens. If you're to pick between Tamron 70-300mm vc usd and Canon 55-250mm is stm lens, wich one would you pick ?
Canon 55-250mm IS STM all day everyday. The 2nd ver ofc.
Personally I'd go for the 55-250 STM
@@christopherfrost thanks a lot for your reply Chris.
please review sigma 30mm f1.4 dc dn for Sony E
A review is coming
Nice!
Well done, I get the look No6 :-)
Hi gret video, do you think thet it possible to fix the disturation problem in post ? Video mode or maybe the camera can do it herself? A6400
You mean distortion? Yes, depending on what software you use
@@christopherfrost yes distortion
For jpegs, the camera can apply the corrections automatically. If you’re editing RAW format, most editing softwares have this lens profile available.
Now that Fujifilm has opened the autofocus for X mount. I really hope Sigma adapt this lense for X mount.
its a Sigma 28-300mm Lens Sony A-mount , am i able to get a canon mount for it?
I don't think there's an adaptor you can get. You probably need to sell it and get the right lens
It'd be awesome to compare it with Fuji's 16mm f/1.4
For double the price? Dude..
Hi Chris! How do you feel about this lens compared to the samyang 12mm F2? You highly recommend both!
It depends on whether you want the much wider angle of the 12mm lens
hi, this lens on a Sony a6600 apsc crop to 24mm? in which kind of camera can I use all the 16mm?
Yes
You would get 16mm on a full frame body by switching aps-c mode off. You will however, get a lot of vignetting doing this, and will have to crop to about 20mm FOV manually.
Is the 30mm next?
nice review as always, thank you...when we can expect your review of new samyang 85mm 1.4 fe ???
Probably in a couple of weeks, I'm still working with it
My favorite on the A6000
Hi, Is the "C" marked in the sigma 16mm lens a Custom button ? Before purchase, I thought "C" as a custom button. But it does not press. So I thought my lens is defective and thinking of returning the lens... Is it a Custom Button or Just a "C" logo ? Some one could you please answer this question Thanks.
it seems like its just a C logo, standing for contemporary
@@avery417 Thanks.
still waiting for a 35mm in FF term 1.4 from Sigma :(
would it work on Sony a6400?
Sure, it's an E-mount lens
When will sigma start making lenses for Fuji X mount cameras
Lutfur Rahman This is from an interview in mid-March 2019: In a recent interview to lenstip, Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki said regarding making Fujifilm X mount Sigma lenses: "I really would want to but, you know, our resources are limited and it's all a matter of priorities.”
Sigma really is at peak capacity, but I have a feeling there’s more going on in the background. It seems clear Fujifilm would rather not have another (very well made) 16mm f/1.4 lens made by a 3rd party that sells for about half he cost of theirs. Still, I think not having Sigma on board does more damage to Fuji than whatever sales they’d give up at those 3 focal lengths. For one, it props up Sony’s otherwise deserted (lens-wise) APS-C system, keeping Fuji from taking a larger percentage of the crop market.
Maybe Fujifilm is demanding too steep a license fee for their X mount, or maybe they’re refusing to let Sigma use it at all, which they could do via their firmware updates. I think Sigma would sell more Fuji versions of their three f/1.4 primes than MFT, but I could be wrong. Hopefully Fuji and Sigma make it happen soon. Fuji’s worked so hard on APS-C I feel they deserve to have a much bigger percentage of the market to show for it. Not saying that this is an issue here, but pride and greed can unravel just about anything quickly.
Dasa Auto Well at the end Fujifilm‘s APS-C lens lineup is unbeaten, they don‘t really _need_ third party lenses while Sony doesn‘t have a good APS-C lineup. I can imagine that Fujifilm is proud of their amazing lenses and they want people to use them and not go for third party options. Sony on the other hand is probably happy about some third party APS-C lenses because their offer is really limited. Fujifilm really invested in APS-C and it‘s paying off because they got a lot of attention in the last few years and with their latest cameras even more. And everyone I’ve seen talking about Fujifilm admire their lens lineup. So I don‘t think the lack of third party autofocus lenses is a problem at all.
In those two years I‘ve been using Fujifilm, I’ve never missed any lens in the system, their offer always pleased me perfectly well. The only lens I‘ve been slightly interested in that Fujifilm doen‘t offer an equivalent to is the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8, but I‘m not 100% sure if I‘d really buy it because it‘s rather bulky lens and I prefer the tiny f/2 prime lenses.
From my experience and from what I know, I don‘t think the lack of third party autofocus lenses is a problem. But I could be totally wrong obviously, I‘m no expert. People that want affordable lenses still have a great choice with all the quality f/2 lenses (23mm, 35mm, 50mm), the latest 16mm f/2.8 or the 18-55 f/2.8-4 kit lens which is plenty fast and high quality. And basically all their lenses, except the XC line, are optically amazing. There are only very few exceptions.
Is this Lens can be used with adapter on canon dlsr ??
No. As I said in the review, it's for mirrorless cameras only
Would this be a good lens for my Sony a6400?
Sure
Can you use line targets instead of that house to determine resolution objectively?
?
very sharpness lens!
Hello ! to understand that this lens is not very good for videography, with a sony A7R3 camera?
This is for small sensor camera. You can buy the sigma 24mm f1.4 . It is the equivalent lens for full frame camera like yours.
Please review sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN
Wondering if there is one for canon apsc
sigma is planning to release it for the canon M mount, also 30 mm & 56 mm f1.4
hi i have this lens with a6000, but i will sell my a6000 because i want to upgrade to a7m2 .do i need to sell this lens also? Or just keep it ,because i heard somebody said apcs lens not good in full frame camera (pictures quality)
I have both cameras and this lens. I would not recommend using it on a full frame. Pics only comes out in 10mp size witch depending on subject might not be enough
You can use it on your full-frame camera but only in crop mode. What's the point of buying a FF camera but only using crop lenses?
What does "dc"and "dn" stand for? And is it for full frame or what?
Go to the Sigma website. They have all the different abbreviations explained there. This lens is for crop sensor bodies.
May I suggest that if you want us to listen to the sound made by a lens when focusing, you mute the background music during that duration?
If you can't hear the sound over the very quiet background music, that means you'll barely be able to hear it in the real world :-)
Can I use this with my Fuji X-T30?
It's not out for Fuji cameras
If the lens didn't have strong barrel distortion and significant vignetting at f/1.4 it would be an Art instead of a Contemporary lens.
Nevertheless for its price, sharpness such a wide lens is a bargain. For me it is the best lens for users of e-mount APS cameras who prefer architectural or landscape photography.
For portraits the barrel distortion isn't flattering but that can be corrected afterwards digitally.
Plz review 20mm 1.8 sony
Out of interest, would it cover APS-H?
Almost, I think, but not quite
Is this good for interior photography? I am not a professional photographer I have a Sony a5100
I would be fine, except for really tight spaces (like a small bathroom or kitchen pantry)
Great review.
Please review upcoming Samyang fe 85 1.4 af
A review of that lens is coming...
@@christopherfrost What about their last 2 XP lenses ?
@@lazerman121 I don't think the 35mm f/1.2 is coming out in Europe, but I'll try to test the 10mm f/3.5 when a review sample is available
@@christopherfrost why would it not be available in Europe ? That sucks. Maybe someone can send you one from the states LOL
Please review sigma 40 1.4 for sony. Thanks
A review of that lens is not far away
Canon EF-M as well.
Llynia da o Portmeirion!
I recently purchased this lens for my A6000. I think I there was something wrong with it though. It performed no better than my kit lens. I have the 18-105 and it was better. I even took a photo on my OnePlus 5 mobile for comparison and the mobile image was better. Finally there was a slight green hue some photos. Luckily I am getting my money back. I'm in two minds now whether to get another one or not. 🤔
Either it was broken, or you were doing something wrong
Can we use it with canon sl2?
Nope. That's a digital SLR, and this is just for mirrorless cameras
@@christopherfrost is there any equivalent of this for canon sl2?