Sigma 19mm F2.8 DN Art E-mount lens reviews
reviews found: 3
 QuietOC#38880 date: Jun-14-2017 | |
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sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Samyang 12 F2 Rokinon 16 F2 Sony E 16 F2.8 Tokina AF 17 F3.5 AT-X Sigma 19 F2.8 DN Art Sony E 20 F2.8 Minolta AF 20 F2.8 & RS Sigma 24 F1.8 EX DG Sony 24 F2 SSM Distagon Tamron 24 F2.8 OSD Samyang & Rokinon AF 24 F2.8 Minolta AF 24 F2.8 Sigma AF 24 F2.8 II Discover/Neewer 25 F1.8 |
| price paid: | 179 USD (open box) |
| positive: | Center sharpness wide-open Minor complex barrel distortion Silver Includes hood and pouch |
| negative: | Even slower optically than the slow 30/2.8 Curved focus plane Lack of Fast Hybrid AF support Aluminum finish wears poorly |
| comment: | After the lovely 30mm F2.8 Art, I was hoping for similar performance from it's slightly larger brother. I also purchased a second well used copy for $123. This copy had some obvious tilt as the right side is much sharper than the left. The Sony E 20mm F2.8 pancake is better stopped down across the frame. The Sigma is good for centered subjects wide-open. This behavior is at odds with uses suggested by their physical size difference. The A-mount 16-50mm F2.8 SSM kit zoom has much better image quality than either of these but does't work well with E-mount cameras. |
; 24MP| Bstrom650#35789 date: Mar-13-2017 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 3 overall: 3.9 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | N/A |
| price paid: | 299 |
| positive: | Lightweight Compact Excellent AF performance |
| negative: | Lower sharpness than other ART series Plastic build require appropriate care f11+ shows diffraction |
| comment: | For a couple hundred dollars, you won't find a better superwide. Hardly perfect but has the widest range of usable apertures and works with the a6300 AF controls very well. Competes with many much more expensive lenses. This piece is part of my hiking lens kit, which includes its 60/2.8 sibling and an M42 Takumar 100/4 macro. |
| dlqdprn#11952 date: Aug-17-2014 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sony 18-55mm |
| price paid: | 300 USD new |
| positive: | Great image quality, fast enough, solid build, excellent fit to e mount, exif says it's a sony 19mm lens, excellent focusing on the A6000, less so on the A3000 due to very different focusing engines. Excellent value for money. Compact and light weight. |
| negative: | flare may be an issue when indirectly aimed into a low sun, more or less within expectations for this semi-wide angle lens. Won't make sharp sunstars due to very small f16 f22 aperture, rounded iris, but stars it does make. |
| comment: | I really like this lens a lot. It's a great wide angle walkabout lens and great for landscapes, panoramas and indoors. f 2.8 on the APSc is fast enough. Lens rattle is not a problem, it's in the design and it looks, feels and performs like a pans-leica on the m43 line. Album at https://www.flickr.com/photos/roguemd/sets/72157645739777411/ |
reviews found: 3
rating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 4.33
- color: 4.67
- build: 4.33
- distortion: 4.33
- flare control: 3.67
- overall: 4.27
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