p.19 #3 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
This lens had enthusiastic reviews back in 2024. Just wondering how well it has weathered over time. Anyone still using it and loving it, or has it been supplanted by newer alternatives?
p.19 #4 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
It is still my prefered/go to zoom for the FLs it covers. I just used it Saturday.
And I find it very competent against my CV APO Lanthars.
BTW, I don't see any true alternatives in this range, near this aperture, except for the Sony 28-70/2 GM. And similar to the 12-24 GM, Sigma released the 14-24/2.8 before the Sony release. And in that case as well, I didn't sell the Sigma and buy the Sony.
FWIW, I had the Sigma 14-24, 28-45, and Sony 50-150 in my bag on Saturday.
rob_ww wrote:
This lens had enthusiastic reviews back in 2024. Just wondering how well it has weathered over time. Anyone still using it and loving it, or has it been supplanted by newer alternatives?
p.19 #5 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
The Sigma 28-45 has a more special rendering that reminded me of the Otus 28 at 28mm. I'd get the 28-70GM solely to use with A9iii for maxFPS AF and to compensate for the lower resolution.
p.19 #7 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
rob_ww wrote:
This lens had enthusiastic reviews back in 2024. Just wondering how well it has weathered over time. Anyone still using it and loving it, or has it been supplanted by newer alternatives?
I'm still in love with it and I hope to pair it with the Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM eventually.
p.19 #8 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
Still have this lens, colors and contrast are great (nicer than the 35mm DG II f1.2 in my opinion).
I don't know which lens to keep, this one or the 35mm APO SL.
p.19 #10 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
Keunish wrote:
Still have this lens, colors and contrast are great (nicer than the 35mm DG II f1.2 in my opinion).
I don't know which lens to keep, this one or the 35mm APO SL.
That’s some praise. I always thought the 35 was the very best of the modern SL primes. Curious what you will decide.
p.19 #11 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
I haven't (yet) read all 19 pages on this thread but something Dustin Abbott said made me run over there as fast as I could -
"I’ve had a few of those moments in my 10+ years of covering Sigma lenses where I pleasantly surprised by my expectations being exceeded. It’s like suddenly discovering a Zeiss lens where I expected a standard Sigma offering. If Zeiss made an Otus zoom, it feels like it would be a lot like this…and that’s a very high compliment."
So, in the collective opinion is this true?? I may have to take a closer look at this lens. BTW, I watched a Sigma - Colin Prior video where he used this lens and thus piqued my interest in it.
p.19 #12 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
Al Trujillo wrote:
I haven't (yet) read all 19 pages on this thread but something Dustin Abbott said made me run over there as fast as I could -
"I’ve had a few of those moments in my 10+ years of covering Sigma lenses where I pleasantly surprised by my expectations being exceeded. It’s like suddenly discovering a Zeiss lens where I expected a standard Sigma offering. If Zeiss made an Otus zoom, it feels like it would be a lot like this…and that’s a very high compliment."
So, in the collective opinion is this true?? I may have to take a closer look at this lens. BTW, I watched a Sigma - Colin Prior video where he used this lens and thus piqued my interest in it....Show more →
Well, in my experience, it's as APO as my APO Lanthars. It gives my CV 28 & 35 APOs a run for the money. The CV 50 is just ridiculously consistent across the frame. Sure there are other lenses that are sharper in the center, but on the edges and corners it's excellent. The Sigma renders beautifully at 45mm and is still very sharp and capable, but the CV 50 is tough to beat.
My use of the Lanthars dropped pretty dramatically after buying the Sigma. For what I shoot, I don't see the Sigma as much of a step down from the Lanthars. Not going to sell the Lanthars, but dang I never thought a zoom would perform so well.
p.19 #13 · Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN Art Prime Comparison / Image Thread
The Sigma is fine lens and it was my favorite zoom until I tried the Sony 28-70 f/2. I liked the Sony images more, had more range, and it felt better balanced on my A7RV. Both were equally sharp. Sold the Sigma soon after.
