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Welcome to this new series of Vlogs dedicated to reviewing lenses for the sole purpose of astrophotography as the discipline becomes more and more popular.
I am very excited to be reviewing the new lens I just bought, the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG Art, which promises to be a top performer for astrophotography, and the first of its kind to get such a low native minimum f-stop.
In the video, I give my general first impressions about the lens, and they’re all rather positive! Secondly, I spend the rest of the video in what interests us the most: real-life RAW shot tests at night to assess the lens’
Brightness
Vignette
Distortion
Coma
Flare
Sharpness
General ability to do astro time-lapse
As a conclusion, Sigma has just produced a monster for astrophotography and a major improvement to the other 14mm f/2.8. It will enable you to get shorter but cleaner and sharper exposures. The only worry one could have is the coma, but it is really insignificant wide open, almost invisible at f2.2 at removed at f2.8, enabling astropanoramas previously impossible at 2.8. I would not hesitate recommending this lens for any amateur or professional astrophotographer to replace their old 14mm and get even higher quality shots. However some people might be scare off by its price, a mere 1600 bucks, so I would advise waiting a little bit for its price to fall, but I would definitely consider buying this astromonster of a lens in the future! I hope this review was useful and will enable you to make up your mind about buying for your next astrophotography adventures. Don’t hesitate to like, comment, share and of course subscribe to my channel for more videos and tutorials coming soon!
Link to my tutorial on noise, ISO and cameras: • ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY 101: ...
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ERRATUM:
-EV stands for Exposure Value and not Electron Volt of course
-f/1.8 - 2.8 is 1.5 stops and not 4!
Thanks for your input, support and corrections, I, too, am still learning :o