The IDEAL Wedding and Event Lens? Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Review

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For a professional standard zoom, for years the choice has been between a bright 24-70mm f/2.8 or a darker but longer 24-105mm f/4. Sigma throws that all on its head with the 28-105mm f/2.8 DG DN Art which offers both reach and a bright aperture. Are there any compromises for such impressive capabilities? Chris Niccolls is flying solo this week to bring you the answers.

0:00 - Intro
2:17 - Design and controls
3:02 - Autofocus
3:26 - Flare and sunstars
3:54 - Close-up performance
4:38 - LoCA
5:06 - Bokeh
6:20 - Breathing
6:53 - Sharpness
7:53 - Who is it for?

[paulhancock]

Sigma just don't really miss these days for price vs performance. I just got my first Sigma lens, the 85mm f1.4 and I cannot find fault especially at literally half the price of the new G-Master MkII. It's just impressive what they're doing, hats off to them.

[_o__o_]

28-105mm - perfect summary of my wedding night

[VioletGOKU]

Hope Jordan feels better soon, but you missed the opportunity of adding text on his wrapped leg that could have said "shot with Sigma 28-105 @ 28mm"

[RhawiDantas]

Jordan: *Did we?
LOOOOL!!

Get well soon Jordan.

[bmkq]

Get well soon dear Jordon.

Sigma is really evolving impressively over the years and i still own and use the 50 1.4 art and the one who chris don' t like (35mm 1.2) which is amazing lens. Thanks Chris for the special coverage as always.

[nightdonutstudio]

40cm working distance for 105mm or entire zoom range? So at 28mm it is also 40cm?

[dangerpig]

I'd love to hear your thoughts about the Sigma 24-70 F2.8 ii versus this Sigma 28-105 F2.8. Not the obvious range differences or the price, but what about the picture quality where the 2 lens overlap? Like from 28-70, which of these 2 lenses actually has better image quality? Now THAT would help me decide which of these two choices I will be buying.

[xx-ipej]

You should get Casey from Camera Conspiracies to fill in when Jordan can't do the video part. Really want to see someone run across the street in slow motion with this lens.

[stickgarrote]

Is that a fishing wedding party? 😳 That is either a stroke of genius or an absolute disaster. Either way it’s a bold move, so got to respect that!

[summarity]

Absolutely the killer lens for L mount, this is going to be glued to my SL3.

[zofo]

0:02 I checked the Sigma website and the compatible camera section and the Sony A7R5 is not mentioned.

[Wistbacka]

Please! Can you do a vs with this vs the tamron 35-150 for event/wedding photography?

Would also want to see how much I would gain in image quality vs the tamron 28-200 lens

[adamhoranyi]

Great rewiew one question how long is the lens?

[Bolton]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Jordan! And, any word on the Z mount version of this lens?

[pzark]

Still holding out for that Sony 24-70 f/2.0

[jonpaulpepen]

Chris, I think I see what you mean when you call the out of focus background frenetic but I still struggle a bit to see what you mean by smooth transitions from in focus to out of focus despite the frenetic background. I’m curious if you’ve ever seen a lens that has the reverse situation (i.e. a smooth background but harsh transition, or if not, whether you could point to an example of a any lens you’ve reviewed that didn’t have a smooth transition from in focus to out of focus. Thanks!

[BTEguitardude]

I'm surprised they didn't even mention the Tamron 35-150.
I feel this lens is a little niche to be honest. Sure this one goes a little bit wider, but you do miss a lot of zoom. If you don't need more zoom than 105, then sure it's perfect. If you do, then you'll need a more telephoto lens, Which brings you right back to 2 lenses anyways. Just as if you had a 24-70, 70-200. But with the 35-150. You miss a little on both ends, but It really can take the job of 2 lenses

[MichaelFrederickPhoto]

I have rented the RF one a couple times for 2 events, a HS Sr shoot and a small wedding. I found the range to be great but there were times I wanted a little longer. That 35-150 lens would have been better but not available in RF mount.

[skfineshriber]

You didn’t mention the lack of IS, which I think most of us expect in this type of lens. Not that it’s a fatal omission, but I was surprised when I learned it was not stabilized.

[mex]

tamron 35-150 still would be a winner here