Sigma 35mm F2 DG DN and 65mm F2 DG DN Review

We review the new Sigma 35mm F2 and 65mm F2 Contemporary lenses for E- and L-mount. These Sigma 35mm and 65mm lenses might just be the compact, well-priced and impressively sharp little primes you've been looking for!

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[sigmaphoto]

Thanks for the checking out the lenses, fellas! And don't worry Chris, the 35mm we sent you was confirmed 100% evil-free before leaving the factory.

[cameralabs]

You get an honourable mention in my review Chris...

[Inuyashasoy]

You compared the 65mm on the Sony E-Mount system to 50 f/1.8 and 50 f/1.4 ZA, but what about the very popular 55 f/1.8 ZA that is much closer in terms of the focal range and price?

[Zakna]

55 1.8 Zeiss.. AM I dead to you Chris?!

[marcdornbusch]

Now, that's a conspiracy theory I can get behind.

[adamlucienroy]

Def didn't expect the review to be on the L-mount. Good work, team. I am used to the Sigma stuff being reviewed by the "pro's" on a Sony body, and never on the L, so people are always like, "It shoots so fast, " but then you buy it on L and you're all like, "Uh, no. Uh, nope, sir."

I bought the 35mm 1.2 from Sigma twice to use on L, thinking I might've had a bad copy the first time. Nope. I just couldn't use it for what I normally shot, which was sports and entertainment at the time. Beautiful renders, but impossible focus in CAF.

The 65mm sounds like a very nice focal length - longer than 50mm, but not too tight. Good for taking pictures of people. And with high mpx cameras, I was expecting all brands to move a bit to wider focal lengths for versatility - you can always crop.

[idontwantacallsign]

Great review. There is also the exceptionally great Voigtländer 65 mm manual focus lens for e-mount, the Zeiss 55 f/1.8, the Zeiss Loxia 50 f/2.0, and the Samyang 50 and 75 mm, and I probably forgot one or two or more 😉

[thepreacher]

Actually ... 6 * 5 * 65 / 5 + 65 + 65 + 65 + 65 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 666 ... 😂

[TuomoZed]

You forgot Sony Zeiss 55mm/1.8. How does that compare to 65mm/2?

[HiPnautique]

you forgot about the voigtlander 65mm f/2, and the sony 55mm f/1.8, on the e-mount, they are the real competitors :)

[kbmats]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS MY STRUGGLE WITH THE 35!!!

[GilbertTV]

love to see a comparison between the very good Samyang 75mm F1.8 V the Sigma 65mm

[AntisocialBY]

Very nice short overview, but I've definitely noticed the missing comparison with Sony 55mm 1.8 which is closer to 65mm than 85mm is. As well as some other options in 50/85 group (as well as 70-180/200, which are almost 65).

[obsidian]

I love you guys...here I am a non Sony shooter watching a video about E-Mount lenses...why...because I love you guys!

[onlyonecannoli]

I'm glad they came out with these lenses cause I hate...and I mean I really hate...less expensive, wider aperture, sharp lenses.

[SingularityFM]

Some reviewers have noted that these Sigma lenses have a lot of distortion. Can you input their lens profile in the camera to compensate for that distortion same as you can do on a Sony camera? If not, how do you deal with that distortion?

[azzacalabaza]

Thank you. The focus breathing test (35mm f2) was the deal-breaker for me. The Sony 35mm 1.8 is the better option for video in terms of focus breathing (with very little).

[BMEP]

That 665 - I was thinking the EXACT same thing!! 😜 Love and miss you guys!

[nicolask.]

You're both wrong (and right, I guess) - 35mm and 65mm both rock! Admittedly, I'd rather go 35/85, but 65 is also really cool and there are enough 85mms, so I'm still happy they went for the 65. Those sharpness tests definitely looked like stopping down, while not increasing sharpness, adds contrast.