Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary
Announced February 9, 2022
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary is a compact, metal-bodied prime lens that delivers excellent sharpness and contrast for landscape and architectural photography. While it offers premium build quality and intuitive manual controls, the lens suffers from significant barrel distortion and heavy vignetting that require digital correction.
Weighted from 16 reviewer scores
Pros
- Compact and lightweight all-metal build
- Sharp image quality with excellent contrast
- Fast, quiet, and reliable autofocus
- Manual aperture ring with tactile click stops
- Strong resistance to flare and chromatic aberration
Cons
- Heavy barrel distortion and significant vignetting
- Noticeable focus breathing during video capture
- Lack of de-clickable aperture ring for video
- Inconsistent autofocus performance for video tasks
- Ergonomic issues with lens cap and hood usage
- Launch price $699 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 20mm f/2
- Mount & coverage Sony E, L-Mount Full-Frame
- Stabilization None
- Close focus 22 cm (0.15x)
- Filter thread 62mm
- Autofocus motor Stepping motor
- Weight & size 370g · 70 x 74.4 mm (2.76 x 2.93 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 16 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 7.5/10
It’s a good, capable, mid-priced lens and not much more or less than that.
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So it looks like we have another excellent Sigma prime lens in their contemporary series to look at.
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If you can stretch to the Sony, it’s worth spending the extra, but if your budget is tighter, the Sigma is more affordable while still delivering very respectable results.
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The Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN | C looks and feels like a high-quality precision-engineered optic. [...] The image quality is excellent.
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If you are looking for a small, light, well-built, affordable lens that has a wide aperture, performs well, and covers the 20mm focal length, the Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN Contemporary Lens has your name on it.
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The strong distortion and heavy vignette drag down an otherwise excellent optical performance. The lens is very sharp, has amazing contrast, and delivers excellent coma, flare, and chromatic aberration control.
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If you can cope with that though, then it's a truly awesome piece of optical engineering that comes highly recommended.
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The Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN is a a super-sharp, very well built, fast wide-angle prime lens that is pretty affordable, but ultimately it suffers from some significant image quality issues when compared to its main rival, the Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G.
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It combines intuitive handling with fast autofocus and impressive image quality, making it an ideal ultra-wide-angle lens for architectural interiors, sweeping landscapes, astrophotography and more besides.
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The build quality of the Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary is well it's almost like an art lens.
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My head hurts, so let's wrap it up this way: the Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary is an excellent lens.
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I'm very impressed that I was able to shoot photos of night sky with this lens with so good quality.
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Being that this lens is $699 plus tax here in the US, I will say it's a little bit on the pricey side, but I do believe that the overall performance and what you get from this lens is absolutely worth that price tag.
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For me, this is the winner; I am a fan and I'm highly recommending it.
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This lens really is special and that's why I am buying this one hopefully if Sigma will let me.
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It is a well-built lens that is both compact and extremely sharp and comes in handy for a multitude of different applications if you're looking for just a little more than what you get at 24mm.
