Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art
Announced April 23, 2024
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Reviewer Consensus
Exceptional
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art is a versatile, compact standard zoom that provides professional-grade image quality and fast autofocus at a significantly lower price than name-brand alternatives. While it occasionally struggles with corner softness and peripheral shading at the wide end, this lens remains a highly capable and well-built choice for both stills and video.
Weighted from 17 reviewer scores
Pros
- Comprehensive physical controls and weather sealing
- Fast and reliable autofocus
- Sharp image quality across the focal range
- Significant cost savings compared to competitors
- Compact and lightweight construction
Cons
- Optical imperfections including corner softness, vignetting, and distortion
- Issues with color fringing and bokeh quality in specific conditions
- Extending lens barrel design
- Lack of built-in optical image stabilization
- Third-party limitations on burst speed and focus features
- Launch price $1,299 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 24-70mm f/2.8
- Mount & coverage Sony E, L-Mount Full-Frame
- Stabilization None
- Close focus 17 cm (0.37x)
- Filter thread 82mm
- Autofocus motor Linear motor
- Weight & size 735g · 87.8 x 122.2 mm (3.46 x 4.81 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 17 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 9.5/10
Sigma has made an optic that competes well directly against the best-in-class option and does so while asking for half the investment.
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[T]he Sigma 24-70 2.8 DG DN II is a very impressive lens for the money, delivering worthy upgrades over the original model to become one of the best general-purpose event lenses at this price-point.
- OpticalLimits 7/10
The Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN ART II improves upon its predecessor across several aspects.
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It’s hard to find anything but praise for this lens. It [...] covers most of the focal lengths we’d need for a regular day’s shooting [...]
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At f/2.8, the 24mm corners are soft at modestly close distances, color fringing shows in out-of-focus areas at the long end, and vignetting is present at the wide end, but overall, this lens produces sharp images.
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The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | ART is a nice evolution of Sigma’s extremely important standard zoom for Sony E and L-mount shooters.
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[T]his is a perfect choice and it comes highly recommended.
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We have here a relatively compact and light zoom that handles superbly, and most importantly delivers excellent, consistent quality across the focal length range.
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Sigma have taken one of our favourite standard zooms for E-mount and L-Mount cameras and made an already excellent lens even better.
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The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II Art is simply a superb lens. [...] It’s pretty compact and lightweight for a ‘trinity’ f/2.8 standard zoom and great value at the price.
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The Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art II delivers the picture quality and fast autofocus response of professional f/2.8 zooms for less money than name-brand alternatives.
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For most photographers and hybrid shooters, the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II strikes an almost perfect balance between performance, portability, and price. If you're looking for a do-it-all zoom that won't break the bank, or your back, this is the one.
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The Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art lens is an exceptional update to one of the most popular zooms for Sony and L-mount users, making it a must-have for enthusiasts and professionals.
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This is Sigma's next generation of Art lenses coming up after the 70-200, the 50mm f/1.2, now we got the 24-70 here. They're knocking it out of the park here, guys. This is a really solid lens.
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I think it's honestly hard to go wrong with the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art—Jesus Christ, that's a long name—and if you're a working professional who demands the best or just someone that wants to buy one lens and call it a day for L or E-mount, this is the one to get.
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This is an exceptional lens. This is definitely Sigma’s flagship and a zoom that is gonna be instant classic.
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So this is it, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art.
