Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN: Full Frame Lens Perfection

[@sigmaphoto]

Thanks for much for checking out the new lens! Great job showing off all the very subtle details, and we're so pleased you enjoyed it.

[@PrezenceMusic33]

black butte ranch! love that place, stepdad used to have a house there....

[@1946gsp]

Thanks!

[@nicholassmith7723]

I have the 20mm, 35mm, and 65mm f2 primes from this series for my A7CII. Can't express enough how nice they feel to work with. Reminds me of shooting with my Olympus Zuiko film lenses.

[@M461Cfs]

Damn san luis obispo 20min from my town. Hmm Arthur I would have. Love to meet up too shoot photos

[@jeromeh3605]

Thanks for this review. Wich is the better, Sigma 20 mmf2 or Sony 20mm 1.8 ?

[@daddyshome5412]

First one to comment🙏🙏🙏 I enjoy your presentation💐

[@RexxReviews]

I think most people will be ok paying the little extra for the Sony 20mm 1.8

[@Donbros]

Agree, especially since soon most new sony camera will get firmware for lens breathing comp

[@Naftaliheilbron]

@@Donbros you have more info about that??

[@Donbros]

@@Naftaliheilbron my info is that it came to fx6 if not mistaken a1 should follow and probably a7siii with fx3 as they are quite similar cameras as a7iv

[@Naftaliheilbron]

@@Donbros so it's unlikely my a7r2 will receive such an update I guess. Well I'll just keep on having focus breathing from my lens 🤷

[@Donbros]

@@Naftaliheilbron I mean this update is probably more to boost sales rather than add. If sony can do it and they think they need to add it to other models, maybe but probably they will add to similar models as of a7iv. I mean its likely since fx3 is very similar to fx3 and fx3 to a7siii a1 I kinda really want this update because I really want that 20mm g if it don't have fb

[@JoshMusicandVideos]

"It also scares me a little bit because there's 6 other lenses in this lineup and if they're just as good as this 20mm...I will probably be broke in the next couple of months" The delivery on this made me spit up my water

[@breezetones]

Awesome content with this one Arthur!

[@benjamindover4337]

Great demonstration

[@oreste6076]

Sure 022 stands not for the Mount?

[@EvanNakagawa]

I love using my 28-75 on my a7c, but was kinda looking for something wider without completely breaking the bank. This looks perfect!

[@huasheng9695]

I hope to have something similar like 12mm for apsc 🤞

[@keystonebrotherb]

Samyang 12 2 AF

[@keystonebrotherb]

Laowa 9 2.8 is Magic.

[@1946gsp]

You are one of my favorite gear reviewers. Honest. Informative. And you always include great images. I’m forwarding this review to a friend who may be in the market for a lens like this, and I know your review will be helpful. (PS Where’s the link to make a contribution to your channel?)

[@Mr.PhotoASZ]

Wow wow wow amazing shots . The size is perfect for the A7C . I am planning to have this lens soon

[@steviebronco1]

Dustin Abbott experienced a tonne of barrel distortion as well as some heavy vignetting on his. Strange that yours and his are so different

[@kistovisback]

Dustin tests with in camera correction off, to see the "raw" performance. I would imagine that by default lens correction is on in cameras. In a sense, the problems seen by Dustin will not be seen by most people

[@steviebronco1]

@@kistovisback didn't realise that. Thanks for the info bud!

[@KresimirAbramovic]

@@kistovisback except it has a tonne of barrel distortion as well with corrections - on. clearly seen in this video at 9:17. "distortion is "minimal".. lol this review is a joke

[@kistovisback]

@@KresimirAbramovic Hey, not saying this is a great lens. Just noticing the difference in review styles.

[@virtualet]

YO!!!! You mentioned Hoovie!!! HOLY GOD! Today's gonna be a good day

[@marcbeebe]

This is the second review of this lens I've seen in one day, and in both cases it has impressed the users - so well done Sigma! Personally I won't be buying one because A). I don't use wide-angle lenses much, B). It's too expensive for my budget, C). I'm not using the Sony much anymore due to my failing eyesight. But the lens is clearly a winner.

[@4ksydneyeventvideographer806]

Glad to see Sigma is active with new concepts (magnetic cover, nice clicky App,sound). And I don't see any distortion across the horizon. thanks for the nature shots. .

[@elchinoxl3034]

How’s it look on the a6400/6100 as far a pictures go?

[@evo165]

Hi Arthur!! Thank you for the great pictures from your trip!! Very nicely compose and loving family members!! I just got into the Sony a7c recently and planning to get the Sigma 20mm f2 as well. Please share what creative profile you are using in the a7c and what contrast, saturation and sharpness setting, please. Hope you can share. God bless you and family!

[@thegenius203]

I’d love to see a comparison between this new sigma 20mm vs the sony 20mm please!

[@keystonebrotherb]

Can’t be any better. The Sony is near perfect.

[@orphanuprising]

Yeah I'd say you're not gonna be wanting for performance out of either of these lenses. The Sony is a bit more expensive but it's native glass on a Sony body, so the AF will likely perform slightly better. But I have the Sony 20mm and several Sigma DG DN lenses for my a7iii and they're all amazing.

[@keystonebrotherb]

@@orphanuprising me too I love my 100-400 and 150-600!

[@whygamewhy]

Sony is around 180 US dollar more and is 1/3 stop faster. It also has slightly better centre sharpness, less vignette, to me significant less barrel distortion, contradicting reports says it may or may not lose a slither in corner sharpness. It also have higher AF tracking speed, and is compatible with Sony's new Lens breathing compensation. Also, First party lens tend to retain resale value better than third party.

[@grifwr00]

Would love to know how this lens does with astrophotography, compared to 20mm f1.4 dg dn. (Obviously the f1.4 is marketed towards astro but wondering how the contemporary version holds up). Thanks.

[@rga66]

Since I have purchased the 35mm f/2 in this serie, i did never use my Sigma 35mm f/1.2 again, because the f/2 is so good and soooooo smaller... I will add the 20mm and the 65mm f/2 to complete my travel set of primes ;-) Sigma did a really great job with this lenses' line !!!

[@kaushaltiwari9773]

Do you see any new prime lenses coming out for Sony APS-C? How do Sony compact G line of lenses perform on A6x00 cameras? The 24, 40 and the 50.

[@KevinGannets]

How is it for video? I think 20mm would be great for vlogging right? i’m buying my first camera soon i’ve been vlogging on an iPhone

[@Caesar-m12]

Nice Lens . very nice and good Fotos . Maby i will try it on the Sigma Fp .

[@rreonarudo]

Amazing lens!

[@Smooth1productions]

Nice shots auther

[@MetaPoglyad]

Sigma makes the best lenses on the market

[@jonnyaesthetic]

LS430❤️ Another great review Arthur👊🏾

[@mydearriley]

Please share more videos about the Lexus and Watch collections!

[@Anju876]

Nice sound design

[@MarwanRashad]

I have had the 90mm for a few months and I can totally recommend it. It's one of those lenses that makes you want to take photos just to use it.

[@nicholassmith7723]

I've been half tempted to sell my Sony 85mm 1.8 for that lens, because I love the build of the I-Series lenses. Can't bring myself to do it though because I love how the 85 renders. It was my first Sony lens so I might be a little sentimental, lol.

[@MarwanRashad]

⁠@@nicholassmith7723I wouldn’t switch if I were you .. only if you didn’t have either I would recommend the sigma

[@mydearriley]

Where in Oregon do you have family? There are many places quite similar to Austin.

[@zeropain9319]

Nice review and great pictures! Could you share some pictures on how it looks and performs with the A6100?

[@VastCNC]

That's cool and all, but when are we getting an apsc 12mm? F1.4 would probably be a chonky fella, but hot dang would that be a great lens. I'd settle for a 9-18mm f2.8 to go with the 18-50

[@blindsay]

What about the Samyang 12mm - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH-saoCmlNOJbtk

[@VastCNC]

@@blindsay I'd give it a shot, but I trust sigma a bit more when it comes to AF and Optics

[@blindsay]

@@VastCNC Yeah I totally understand, just figured Id mention it. I picked it up based on Arthur's review. I am happy with it so far but I am also still a novice

[@valentinfrei6054]

Isn't there a viltrox 12mm 1.4 rumored for this year?

[@vijayagrawal3811]

Tamron 11-20

[@francescopuglisi1]

Hi Arthur, what do you think about Samyang tiny line lenses?

[@moggelishes8461]

Hey, any opinion on Sony a6300 vs a6500 for car photography and videography?

[@atomikmaster1]

Can you attach a lens filter?

[@oddtechman]

So ironic that on your last video on the 7artisans where i mentioned if you were excited about this lens.. that you already had it!!!! That's twice now you've done this to me lmao ... Awesome video and review.. would be nice to see how it did on an APS-C though like your A61/4/500 and how the 30mm equivalent compares to the sigma 30mm f1.4 (for aps-c) .. Lastly is it my imagination or were most of those sample images curved on the horizon line?

[@kevinpaterson6052]

Do you recommend a beginner to get A7C or A7M4?

[@royhobbs785]

Nothing better than an old Lexus and a Sigma lens

[@mustafa8657]

Awesome lens and Lexus love the ls430 but gas in California is pricey

[@sunwalker4017]

"Distortion is minial", many others are saying that it has very bad distortion and vignetting

[@whygamewhy]

I saw the same thing. However some people are saying it is minimal while showing an abhorrently distorted sample picture from the lens, makes me wonder if downplaying the distortion was written into the contract from sigma.

[@martyxke]

I'm just curious Arthur, if you use crop mode with the 7c, does it feel like you have effectively two different focal lengths available when using this lens, or is it best suited to staying in FF? I'm only asking as I'm trying to decide between upgrading to either the 7c or the A6600 (I've all but ruled out getting an FX3 now, due to no crop mode in 4k, and I'm tired of waiting for Sony to reveal a new flagship apsc camera) So now the A7c has come onto my radar, due to it's compact design, and helped no doubt, because of your excellent reviews too :)

[@ArthurR]

Sort of, but you lose some resolution, and unless you program it into a custom button, it’s annoying to have to go through menus to enable it. I think clear image zoom is a better solution, but still with the same sacrifices.

[@rsmith02]

You can crop in post as well. It's not really a feature.

[@inyangeffiong]

For S35 mode in video, using the APSC mode works really well. Programming it to a button is really simple and yes, you get 2 lenses in 1

[@wddbmm]

Please review the Sony A7 IV. Your perspective on it would be so valuable for all of us

[@mrsalamander9246]

Would you recommend this Sigma 20mm F2 lens over the Sony 20mm F2.8 lens for the a6400?

[@ArthurR]

Yes. 100%

[@Evgeniy_Shaman]

thanks, could you test this lens AF in video mode, very very interesting )) i plan to buy this lens in combo with new sony a7 iv - for underwater photo/video (video is priority) shootings, with turned on active image stab i will have small crop of frame, so 20mm should be perfect for my underwater shootings )) by the way is this lens have only mechanical on lens aperture control or i could control aperture via camera buttons?

[@Chayapol6666]

Look Very Nice 👍👍👍

[@Cony989]

I am collecting Japanese model trains, and slowly collecting E-mount Lenses, but i also wouldn't mind a car collection 😀

[@richarddutchholland4780]

I’ve got the Sony a7iii with the Sigma 24-70f2.8 and I just require two more lenses to give me everything I’ll ever need. 20mm f2and 70-200mm f2.8 and I want to continue with Sigma… so the 20mm is being ordered and just a wait for Sigma to get the 70-200 🤔

[@PersistentMedia]

Arthur, could you give some insight on using this lens with the A7C as a vlogging and gimbal lens? I’m really interested in jumping into FF from my a6500.

[@ArthurR]

It would be great for both. My previous video was filmed with this 20mm and it worked great in my small room studio. And its wide enough for handheld vlog style work.

[@metalgear1288]

I did not know that you are a Lexus collector. Good to know. From the pic, that looks like a LS. I am a bit crazy with IS300 1st gen. Love to have a rear wheel drive + manual transmission. I am a camera and game collector (classic).

[@ArthurR]

I have a 2001 IS300 I’ve been restoring the last year and a half. Did the timing belt, cam seals, water pump, thermostat, new plugs, wires, radiator, hoses, brakes, pads, it’s been a lot of work, but easy to work on and fun.

[@wingwong4095]

1:58❤😊

[@squirtle4519]

Do you like LFA?

[@jamiesondean]

Awesome gallery…all sooc with no editing or processing?! 👏 Sub’d

[@TVe200]

I bought the 24 f2 last year. I love the design, build quality and aperture ring. The 16 and 56 for APS-C feels much cheaper (I have sold both).

[@donquique1]

Sacrilege.

[@evawettergren7492]

I have been using a 35mm as my 'wide' lens... but I feel it is lacking. As I have the very nice Sigma 90mm from the i series this 20mm is looking very interesting. I love how small they are and that makes sense with my sony a7c.

[@maheshg212]

I thought 24mm is the widest one can go for portraits but your amazing pictures show 20mm is good too.. Lovely pics. I am more and more attracted to wider view than the telephoto bokeh look

[@lennykibbs260]

Your SOC samples kinda remind me of vintage lenses, just something about how the subject pops and the contrast..... on the fence with the Sony 20, your samples may have swayed me towards the Sigma

[@brahmaslin2608]

I use Nikon systom for FX and Sony APS-C, I already bought Sigma 16/F1.4, 30/F1.4 and 56/F1.4, they are great lenses, I'll consider get this one later, Thank you video review, by the way, awesome music.

[@devinhelgeson]

Dgdn vs the g would be appreciated. I have the 20g and it's great, wondering if I need to sell and buy this.

[@whygamewhy]

I know this is is 1 years later.The sigma sells only 180 US dollar less, probably cost around than what you can get back from reselling your 20g. I don't think selling a great first party lens at a loss and use the entire earning to buy an inferior third party alternative is a good idea.

[@BatteryNotRequired]

Unexpected Hoovie

[@Cony989]

I always thought Arthur and hoovie are brother's 😅👍

[@speakerpat]

This lens is really amazing. Looks so good! Your shots were very nice too!

[@MJSAdventuresss]

nice lens

[@MJSAdventuresss]

@Arthur R :( SCAM?

[@EddyReckless]

Nice glass to upgrade to ff 👀

[@davect01]

Better than the Sigma 56mm?

[@parmanduke]

Wow just as good as the 20mm Sony you reviewed. Sigma is amazing company

[@TonyCecala]

Jaw-dropping photos. This lens is perfect, isn’t it? 😍

[@razbiton173]

Not really, I’m bummed by the lack of propper weather seal

[@noenken]

If you don't want to buy more lenses, do not look at the 35 and 65 f/2. You have been warned! ;-)

[@BatakGemblung]

10:34 i know how you feel bro.. been there done that. :)

[@frdim867]

pretty nice family. God bless you. And pretty good lens.

[@FreddysCarsaAndChaos]

Great review as always. Also love that you like Hoovie! Keep up the good work.

[@SomeGuyNamedRoman]

“My wife Lucas and I” “My wife, Lucas, and I” Commas.. makes a difference lol

[@standfest_party]

Please make comparison with Sony 20mm f1.8 :)

[@chesslover8829]

Gordon Liang of Camera Labs has done so.

[@Craftentrepreneurialexpert]

Waiting to watch 20mmf1.8 review

[@TorresinhoLFC]

I need 16mm f2.8 or something. 20mm isn't wide enough.

[@stang8913]

I wish Sigma release more APSC lens. This one isn't one of the favorite over the Trio, or 18-50 F2.8.

[@piipoo147]

Watch collection video???

[@nasibriyaniayam380]

how do you get so much money to collect lens watches and cars

[@ArthurR]

They are cheap watches and very cheap cars haha :)

[@markshirley01]

The 20 and 35 i series lenses would cover 95% of my work on a A74

[@rindertraap1263]

I do like your style of reviews, but... Showing the real -optical- performance of a lens like this needs a camera with more resolution. This lens will perform great on your 24mpix A7c but on the A7RIV the edges and corners appear to be noticeably softer wide open. At least according to other reviews, no personal experience. So it is worth mentioning that your review might not necessarily translate to performance on higher-res bodies. Actually looking forward to you buying an A7RIV and doing al your lens reviews on that 😀

[@jackhkf1419]

62mm filter thread is a no no for me..

[@partlyretartly]

Oh man I didn’t see Hoovie until you said it, lol.

[@Donbros]

The more lenses for sony the better. Btw wait why everyone got message they won something. This seems suspicious

[@ArthurR]

Yes, please report impersonator comments as spam.

[@zkramez]

Dude I literally was going to ask if you knew who Hoovie was. 😂

[@trym2121]

Look how Sony dissapointed my boy, he went from full apsc content to fullframe.

[@frankfeng2701]

I'd skip the Sigma I series. If I need compactness, I'd go with Samyang 1.8 series which is even smaller and cheaper.

[@deankomadina253]

he looks AND sounds exactly like hoovies garage hahaha

[@grandegulo]

Цена "в гостях у сказки". )))

[@SomeGuyNamedRoman]

Arthur, You have an impersonator in the comments section below leaving comments about fraudulent giveaways on your behalf. You should address this issue. I advice anyone receiving such messages report to KZbin.

[@ArthurR]

Yes, dont reply to spammers. Ive reported the comments I see that arent from me.

[@dorkysaur]

Sony 20mm f1.8 is much better I think.

[@keystonebrotherb]

I’ll keep my Sony 20 1.8 It’s sharper wide open in the center and especially the corners. Sigma FanBoy!!!

[@cameraprepper7938]

Perfection are a very strong word, the Sigma 20mm 2.0 DG DN are not perfect, neither are it as good as the Sony 20mm 1.8 G Lens !

[@bondgabebond4907]

Sorry, no sympathy from me. I had my two children, now I have 5 grandchildren and expect withing a year or two, great grandchildren. You're on your own. Decide: food, camera equipment or cars. I'd trade those Lexus cars for some Jeeps and hit the trails with camera equipment with a backend full of kids and food.

[@MukeshPatel-kw5tz]

Ngood