Hey everyone!
I'm John Sison and today we're taking a look at the Sigma 30mm F1.4 Contemporary lens,
for the Sony E-mount system.
So the Sigma 30mm F1.4 is currently made for two mounts and that is the Sony E-mount system
and the micro four thirds system which is occupied by Olympus and Panasonic.
Now for this video, I am using it on the Sony A6500 so it is mainly going to be E-mount
focused but in terms of build quality and handling its going to be virtually identical
if you're using it for micro four thirds.
So stay tuned as I give you a tour around the lens and at the end of the video, I'll
let you know what I personally think of it.
The lens has a matte black finish.
The lens has a matte black finish with a plastic construction and a metal mount.
It also has a rubber focus ring and is supplied with a plastic barrel type lens hood.
It also accepts 52mm filters.
On the top of the lens you have the lens designation label and the Contemporary badge on the side.
Unfortunately, there is no weather sealing with this lens.
Also, for those that want to know this lens is made in Japan.
Now the lens weighs approximately 300 grams and that's with the lens hood included and
while I am using it on the A6500, it still feels very light and very well balanced especially
with the grip that I'm using at the moment.
Now if you are using it on the A5000 series or the A3000 series cameras, I don't imagine
it being a very big deal because it is still very light and small to carry around, especially
for long periods of time, so if you're walking around casually or just taking a few snapshots
I think you're going to be very happy with this lens.
The lens offers just the right amount of resistance when in manual focus and it also employs a
fly-by-wire system so no hard stops when manual focusing.
It can focus as close as 30cm if you want to get some decent close up photos.
The lens also doesn't change in physical size when you're using manual focus.
Unfortunately, there is no image stabilisation with the lens but since it has an F1.4 aperture,
you can forgive Sigma for not including it.
Speaking of its aperture, its the only crop sensor lens that has an F1.4 and can autofocus
so this makes it a great option for anyone that wants to shoot in low light conditions
but also wants to get some really creamy out of focus blur in their shots.
The lens hunts just a tiny bit but not to the point where its painstakingly slow.
Its relatively quiet and when using it in continuous autofocus in video, it was fast
and smooth to get what I wanted in focus but just not as fast as Sony's native lenses.
Since the lens is made for crop sensor cameras, I used it on the A6500 and it gave me some
great results.
It was very sharp in the centres after stopping down to about F2.8.
Shooting wide open at F1.4 gave me some chromatic aberration but stopping down remedies this
issue.
Distortion can be seen to some degree so it might be best to correct in post.
Other than that, flare and vignetting is not really an issue and out of focus blur is relatively
smooth for the amount of money you pay for this lens.
The Sigma 30mm F1.4 is a great option for anyone who is looking for a standard prime
lens that is relatively lightweight and good value for money.
Now I feel like a lot of people will also be comparing it to the Sony 35mm F1.8 and
while that lens is smaller option, it also offers optical stabilisation which the Sigma
doesn’t.
Now in terms of image quality and sharpness, I would lean more towards the Sigma lens,
especially since it has an F1.4 aperture but I would recommend lens for anyone who wants
to step up from their kit lens so whether they're using the 16-50mm or the 18-55mm lenses
that came with their camera, this is a good this to step it up in terms of quality and
sharpness and it also helps you I guess train your eye because since you can't zoom in with
the zoom in with this lens, having a fixed focal length lens does help you think more
about your composition and what you want to include in your photo.
So if you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below and if you already
own one, let me know what you think of it and remember to like this video if you found
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Now until then, happy shooting and thanks for watching.
Hello!
Now the Sigma 30mm. 30mm?
Yeah.
Now the Sony..
Sigma. Tsk!
Looking for a prime lens and with *cringe face*
Especially is a great option for
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I'm scared.
I don't like being here by myself.
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