New: Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN 'C' lens review

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Neat, after a long break Sigma are bringing out a new DC DN 'C' lens, for APS-C mirrorless camera systems, and one with a potentially really useful focal length. Let's see what it can do!
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@AndreiDimaReviews Жыл бұрын

Great review, thank you!

@MrPFMneto Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just in time!

@Jaymino_ Жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, thank you for the review. It is a nice lens indeed for the Leica CL. Even better is that it's Passion week and soon Easter! Blessings to you and family.

@rickchoi7805 Жыл бұрын

So glad to see this review! At last another major lens producer in APS-C 23mm field Can you compare with Viltrox 23mm F1.4 lens as well?

@kilaueaproductions4210 Жыл бұрын

That flaring performance is incredible!

@bloomylicious Жыл бұрын

Really love these Sigma lenses on Fuji bodies, excited to try this one too.

@JoaquimGonsalves Жыл бұрын

6:48 I know right! I've been a staunch APSC user since 2015 and I fully agree.

@photoenduro Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and sharp photos. I'm waiting for a new aps-c camera from sony and this lens must go with it.

@nightdonutstudio Жыл бұрын

That full frame coverage is certainly useful for video format.

@vukhuat4251 Жыл бұрын

A great lens from Sigma. When it comes to Fuji X mount, I really hope you will make a comparison between it and the new XF23 Mk2.

@JoaquimGonsalves Жыл бұрын

After finally letting go of my snob desires to have aperture rings, I think going back to my earlier decision of moving to Fuji from Canon in 2018, I'm going to consider getting the Sigma 1.4 family. Along with the f/2 Fuji lenses(used), the overall weight is fantastically lower not just in gms but also in dollars. The only Viltrox lenses I'll consider having are the 13mm and the 75mm. For photography, the Sigma series is a back, shoulder and wrist savior during events.

@mikelzsigler Жыл бұрын

I have the Viltrox 13mm F1.4 on my XT4. It's great, but heavy and very wide (which is what I wanted for some specific use cases). I think this Sigma is probably going to be my all day every day lens though, it looks amazing. They just need to hurry up and release it.

@noenken Жыл бұрын

Nah, aperture ring or death! :P Too many cameras (from all brands) only come with 2 dials and if I remember correctly you can't make a triangle out of two sides. ;)

@kevin.itruth6880 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting nearly 10 years for a quality 23mm for Sony APS-C. Glad it's finally here and looks good, just wish it was a bit smaller. A COMPACT quality 23mm F2 would be amazing and would be a huge seller because of the compact size.

@Drumaier Жыл бұрын

Well that is exactly related with what I was asking in reddit some weeks ago, because if Canon can make the pancake 22mm 2.0 for aps-c, Sony and Sigma should be able to also do it. The a6xxx line screams for something like that for street photography!

@kevin.itruth6880 Жыл бұрын

@@Drumaier Preach brother! I been singing this song all over the internet for months. We need to keep posting and talking about it for these manufacturers to wake up and realize the consumer wants small compact quality lenses with our compact APS-C bodies.

@Drumaier Жыл бұрын

@@kevin.itruth6880 sure I will push for it to happen, but if anything, it is at least some relief hearing another person is on the same boat. When I asked this in Reddit people didn't seem to get what I was saying and recommending anything but C O M P A C T options. 🤦🏻‍♂️😆😭😂 In their heads a pancake is something you eat for breakfast and not something you are supposed to shot with 😁

@kevin.itruth6880 Жыл бұрын

@@Drumaier Naw just keep posting what you need. Ive been doing it on every APS-C forum or social media for months and things are finally moving...Not saying its just me but at least I like to think some voices are being heard...They won't hear you on Reddit, you gotta go right to the manufacturer pages and big KZfaqrs

@blood_n_guts_murphy Жыл бұрын

A bit too heavy for me too. The 20mm f2.8 pancake would make me ignore a 23mm f2. A ~250g 23mm f1.7 would be the sweet spot for me. Might stick with my current trio: the 20mm, 18-50 f2.8 (which stopped me getting the 30 f1.4), plus the 56mm f1.4. I do love 23mm though, so may get this one day.

@goodvibesonly2847 5 ай бұрын

Hello Christopher. I always enjoy watching good review I'm asking you a question because I have a concern. Which lens is better compared to samyang 24mm f1.8. Based on the a6700 camera. I usually do night street snaps.

@craigcarlson4022 10 ай бұрын

As a big fan of the apsc size of cameras for weight/image quality trade offs, this is a really exciting option. I’m a Nikon z50 owner, and have been waiting and hoping Nikon would give a sign they’ll invest more in apsc. But i’m about ready to switch to Sony or Fuji to be able to avail of quality lenses like this.

@Kunal0915 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. Another great video. Seeing that you have reviewed many Samyangs. Could the Samyang 24mm f1.8 be a great alternative to the Sigma 23mm f1.4? The Sammy is lighter and provides full frame coverage. 24 on FF and 36 on APSC. It would be an interesting comparison. 🙏🙏🙏

@therealdeemz_ Жыл бұрын

Would love to see this one brought down to their older DC DN cousin's prices

@yz249 Жыл бұрын

It's very very close optically to fuji's 23mm 1.4 WR which is 2x as much at £900, so I wouldn't be too hopefull. Honestly surprised it's not marketed as an Art lens.

@rui-uh5ib Жыл бұрын

hI Christopher, for a fuji do you suggest this or the 23 f2 native lens?

@kylehessling2679 Жыл бұрын

How is the full frame coverage on a 16:9 crop?? Looks like it would be really usable!

@alexhiguera8753 2 ай бұрын

i have the sony fx30 and a6300, how is this lens autofocus for video work in weddings??

@tielmaster7879 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if I should wait for this to come to the z mount, or get the viltrox 23 1.4.

@JsorMezn-jy6xp Жыл бұрын

When a lens doesn't have a MF/AF switch, what do people do? Program a button on the body or just turn the focus ring anyway?

@knorki5268 3 ай бұрын

How does it fare compared to the Samyang 24mm f1.8? Especially since the latter is quite a bit lighter

@HaydnYick21 Жыл бұрын

How does this compare to the fuji 23mm f2?

@erwinmalimban2197 Жыл бұрын

How does it compare to the Samyang 24mm f1.8 FF.

@phjac Жыл бұрын

The things I would do for them to give the I-Series build to the Optics of the APS-C 1.4s... it would be a match made in heaven

@IanHobday Жыл бұрын

Fuji has entered the chat.

@breadandcircuses5644 27 күн бұрын

I can't agree more!

@jhirse3547 Жыл бұрын

I'm happy it is finally here! Do I have I-Series envy? A tiny bit. But as I also like continuity, it's exterior design is totally fine for me. I was wondering how it competes against the 18-50mm, except for the low light capability, and I see the Bokeh is much more lovely (not just "more blurry", but from a quality perception). So I'll probably click the pre-order button tonight 😃 At 5:40 Chris says's "Art lens", high-praise blooper😂

@Jaymino_ Жыл бұрын

What do you think when you compare the new Sigma with the Sigma 24mm F2 i- series? For the Leica CL. Which might be a better option? I do find the AF/MF switch handy.. saves up a button.

@jhirse3547 Жыл бұрын

@@Jaymino_ haven‘t watched the 24mm f2 review, I guess it comes down to whether you need the aperture ring, or prefer a one stop faster lens. I go with the latter, as I control aperture via camera dial

@Jaymino_ Жыл бұрын

@@jhirse3547 true, a stop of light is a big deal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I've used the 24mm for some time now and there's emotional attachment. I might just buy both and pretend to be a 35mm specialist. 😄 Has your 23mm been delivered yet?

@jhirse3547 Жыл бұрын

@@Jaymino_ I‘ll buy the 90mm I series lens soon, there is just something magical in that line I think 😃 I hope the 23mm arrives on Friday or Saturday 🤞

@pcgonzales214 9 ай бұрын

Can it fit for my Canon 6D?

@dontpokethebear3893 Жыл бұрын

seems like a nice upgrade over the Viltrox but it doesn't come close to touching the Fuji LM.

@joelnormann Жыл бұрын

If this had an aperture ring I think this would replace my Fuji 23mm f/1.4 LM WR for the simple fact that it seems to possess nicer bokeh. My one complaint with the new 23 and 33 is that the bokeh just isn't that nice in my opinion. They both get nasty shapes toward the corners and the 33mm has a slight onion-ringing to it.

@totinospizzarolls4737 Жыл бұрын

How usable are the corners on full frame? It seems like it could work great at a 1.2x crop for a compact equivalent 28mm f1.7

@DDHDTV 11 ай бұрын

At that point might as well just grab a Samyang 24 1.8, which is lighter, cheaper. Also sharper at 1.8

@angelsjoker8190 10 ай бұрын

Wait, you say this one has better image quality than the Sigma 56mm f1.4¿ Isn't that one usually considered as the APS-C king in image quality¿

@gavinphillips3973 Жыл бұрын

I would certainly be interested in knowing what the flare resistance is like for this lens, but in natural/harsh lit conditions. Has anyone tested this out yet? A great review as usual.

@jkohero Жыл бұрын

Finally Sigma released 24mm, I bought 30mm and 16mm and no regret at all. 24mm fall into the sweet spot if only can bring one lens

@_thealexm_ Жыл бұрын

Base on your experience with other lenses, Do you think this one is good for youtube videos?

@jkohero Жыл бұрын

@@_thealexm_ my usage is mainly on photo taking. In my opinion, 16mm is better for video if body has in built stabilization. 24mm is more suitable for street photo taking

@_thealexm_ Жыл бұрын

@@jkohero thanks for your feedback. Im thinking sigma 16mm or viltrox 13mm, still undecided at this moment.

@ziginox Жыл бұрын

I know, right? I've been hoping we'd get a 35-mm equivalent for years, now! I have the full trio, and the 56mm is easily my favorite lens.

@adden2242 Жыл бұрын

Looks nice, I already own a 22mm lens for the canon, I dont need this, but still nice review.

@kamo2729 Жыл бұрын

Do you think I should get this lens or the Sony E 35mm f/1.8 for shooting video in a Sony A6400? The quality difference is stunning, and I love the focal lengths of both lenses, but maybe the Sony's image stabilization would make the difference in my situation.

@surathainetwork Жыл бұрын

After considering the size, I decided to stay with my 35mm f1.8

@sam-ww1wk Жыл бұрын

Shame the don't offer their apsc lenses with ap rings like they do with their full frames, especially being they're going for the fuji market. But, nice lens.

@yohankang9405 Жыл бұрын

nice pair with ZV-E10 for all around shooting .

@_thealexm_ Жыл бұрын

Do you this is better than sigma 18-50¿

@yohankang9405 Жыл бұрын

@@_thealexm_ it depends on how you shoot. I always shoot prime lens for better quality and bokeh.

@HSNG10 Жыл бұрын

Little disappointed the Sigma 23mm lacks aperture ring and AF/MF switch. I have the Sony Zeiss 24mm and probably will give this a pass. I actually got the Sony 15F1.4 for its small size and physical controls to replace my Sigma 16F1.4

@linsnowx Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt this is a fantastic lens but as a fuji shooter I find it very hard to shoot without the aperture ring. I know the Viltrox/Tokina one is optically inferior, it’s much more joy to use though. Sigma does provide aperture ring on their full frame lenses so it seems absurd they don’t do it for the apsc line up 😢

@veeaa Жыл бұрын

The Viltrox aperture ring was too easy to move without the clicks so I started using the front dial instead and didn't miss the ring one bit. Thus to me, Sigma is on equal footing with Viltrox in that regard.

@linsnowx Жыл бұрын

@@veeaa the funny thing is the Tokina version (literally the same optics but different brand) has extremely tight aperture ring. Still clickless though. I always complain about how much force I have to put to turn that ring. I also have the first gen Fuji 23mmf1.4, still use that one mostly.

@mryantong Жыл бұрын

have you tried Voigtlander 23 f1.2? i didn't shoot with 23mm focal length much despite having a viltrox and 1st gen fuji, but since i got the Voigtlander its replaced my sigma 18-50 2.8 as the lens i use most of the time on my xt4

@BritishRosie-es3zr Жыл бұрын

I don't need this lens, but how I wish they had done this focal length a year or 2 ago. I would have snapped it up. No doubt my Sigma trio will be screaming at me to buy them a new friend though. I wonder if they plan to do a 10 or 11mm, that's something I would definitely get first.

@ectv96 Жыл бұрын

wanted this lens soo much but they decided not to release this lens for fujifilm any sooner than summer 2023😢

@stevenwaldstein2249 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the review. This lens just popped up on my radar and think I will add it to my new A6700 based kit even though I’m heavily into full frame. 35mm full frame focal length is my main walking around focal length. Now I recommend you upgrade from the poor quality of your 5100 to the A6700 for Sony APS-C. Ha ha.

@HRLDIVN 11 ай бұрын

Im trying to learn kinds of lenses, is this a prime lens?

@princeharbinger 7 ай бұрын

Yes, it is. Typically, zooms will say two focal ranges like 20-70 mm. Primes will always have one focal range.

@bunmeng007 Жыл бұрын

I agree Chris. I have 30mm DC DN and it's a bit ugly on my Fuji. But can't beat it value for money

@ectv96 Жыл бұрын

why is it ugly?

@bunmeng007 Жыл бұрын

@@ectv96 It's subjective. The lens hood is too big. Lens exterior design does not go well with the retro design of the Fuji

@vanessagr_photo Жыл бұрын

Will be avaliavble in fujifilm user?

@ectv96 Жыл бұрын

yes!

@thisisbenji90 Жыл бұрын

Ugh, why no Z-mount!

@ben122 11 ай бұрын

I wish it was more compact.

@ArteUltra1195 Жыл бұрын

Please sweet lord tell me this will also release for ef-m mount

@enricoteofilo.shoots Жыл бұрын

Hopefully... but I don't thinks so, as it is basically a dead system

@ArteUltra1195 Жыл бұрын

@@enricoteofilo.shoots yeah I think my next camera might be a Sony, but what‘s the point in habing a camera with lots if lenses if you do not enjoy using the camera the lenses are screwed on?

@nicolask.3825 Жыл бұрын

@@ArteUltra1195 maybe you'd enjoy a Nikon APS-C? They have some baffling compromises compared to their full frame brethren, but still enjoy a good reputation.

@muttishelfer9122 Жыл бұрын

there will be no new EF-M lenses, as this mount bas been de-facto terminated by Canon.

@ArteUltra1195 Жыл бұрын

@@nicolask.3825 I‘m looking for more choice in native lenses, so Nikon APS-C would be the last thing I consider 😄

@dice3809 Жыл бұрын

Pity canon killed M series and Sigma won't make it for this system. I have 22mm but I would buy this for eos M for sure. I am quite happy with 16mm and 56mm.

@pres589 Жыл бұрын

While this lens seems overall excellent I don't know if it's worth 2x the money of the Viltrox. A side to side comparison might be nice.

@jaegerschtulmann Жыл бұрын

true but the viltrox CA and loca is garbage

@Old_Man_Jay Жыл бұрын

I'm at a point in my photography where I'd rather just get a slower but smaller lens if it means better portability. This lens, like most sigma lenses is just too damn big for my taste, not to mention it IS kinda ugly. I do a lot of street photography and the 27mm f2.8 pancake lens never leaves my Fuji camera

@eagleeyephoto8715 Жыл бұрын

It is a decent lens but a about mile behind Fujinon 23 f1.4 LM WR in build,handling and image quality.

@Yupthereitism Жыл бұрын

No lol

@eagleeyephoto8715 Жыл бұрын

@@YupthereitismYes it is lol😂

@pauliusgrigas2653 Жыл бұрын

it should be 300€ max

@ramonarias1234 Жыл бұрын

Or free.. jus for you

@swonghobby Жыл бұрын

Looks like the viltrox is just as good for less. I wish sigma make it into a pancake

@JoATTech Жыл бұрын

500$? :o

@bertagriese8282 Жыл бұрын

Of course you give it a "highly recommended" - it's a Sigma after all. No chance if it would be a Fuji though. So much to "totally independent"...

@christopherfrost Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend plenty of Fuji lenses...if their quality is in line with their price

@BoxxyFan Жыл бұрын

This lens is about 10 years too late.

@MegaNovem Жыл бұрын

Acceptable C lens but still too flat

@wujiali1117 Жыл бұрын

Little disappointed that this lens is so big and complicated..

@Jaymino_ Жыл бұрын

It looks the same as the 30mm DC DN, which is reasonably sized. And the 23mm is not complicated at all, rather wished it was, with an aperture ring or switches!

@swonghobby Жыл бұрын

I want a pancake

@veeaa Жыл бұрын

Must be sarcasm.

@DDHDTV Жыл бұрын

@@Jaymino_its bigger than the 30 unfortunately

@Jaymino_ Жыл бұрын

@@DDHDTV yes it is slightly bigger. I just replaced my 30mm with 23mm two weeks ago.

@kloakan1 Жыл бұрын

Fuji 23mm f1.4 wr seems to be much better

@ectv96 Жыл бұрын

but the price 😅

@minyeongjeong Жыл бұрын

Treadoff is really a disappointment. Great image quality, but I cannot stand the design of this ugly looking lens.

@Yupthereitism Жыл бұрын

Who cares? Lol

@SneakyCaleb Жыл бұрын

Too expensive and big

@Donbros Жыл бұрын

Dissapointing bunch of sigma release ngl

@muttishelfer9122 Жыл бұрын

This lens design a disappointment compared to the i serie :(

@peterebel7899 Жыл бұрын

This time I share your opinion.

@blood_n_guts_murphy Жыл бұрын

True, they seem to be a similar price with a much nicer design (including aperture ring). But they don't do F1.4. This lens is a tad heavy for me for street. The iSeries 24mm f3.5 is just 230g. And I would probably be fine with f3.5 for street. But their 18-50mm f2.8 zoom is probably similar IQ at 290g, so I won't be getting an iSeries lens unless I go full frame.

@pawebaran3601 Жыл бұрын

I choose RF 24 1.8. It is smaller, lighter, has IS and covers full frame. Who would buy this Sigma

@bl00me18 Жыл бұрын

The Sigma is 2/3 stops faster aperature and is not even available for Canon mount. The same goes for the Canon lens which is not available for Sony E, L-Mount and Fuji-X. Who in the world would compare such lenses?

@pawebaran3601 Жыл бұрын

@@bl00me18 Ah yes, there are people who choose Sony cameras, my bad

@opalyankaBG Жыл бұрын

You choose the RF lens because it's your only choice on the RF mount (excluding adapting lenses with other mounts)

@pawebaran3601 Жыл бұрын

@@opalyankaBG No, I choose Canon RF cameras because it is only one system which gives the ability to use superior and best quality lenses on the market. (Also color science, reliability and great menu system)

@opalyankaBG Жыл бұрын

@@pawebaran3601 Let's agree to disagree. Canon is no longer having that lens advantage with the RF mount.

@KeithG75 Жыл бұрын

I can't see many Fuji owners getting excited for this when you can get the already excellent 23mm 1.4 X used, often for less, and sometimes the newer version used for not much more.