You can see some nice images samples taken with the new 30mm and 19mm Sigma Micro Four Thirds lenses on ThePhoBlographer (Click here). I have to admit that while it remains true that I am not happy with the size and slow aperture of the Sigma lenses I am positively impressed by the image quality which is quite good for a $199 lens. Let’s hope they will also do some more of them with a m43 centered design (the current two lenses have been designed for m43 and NEX).
The 19mm f/2.8 lens is now in Stock at Amazon US (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here) and Amazon France (Click here).
The 30mm f/2.8 lens is now in Stock at Amazon US (Click here), Amazon DE (Click here), Amazon UK (Click here) and Amazon France (Click here).
Reminder: List of Four Thirds Sigma lenses (Click on link to see them on eBay):
[shoplink 18947 ebay]Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18948 ebay]Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18949 ebay]Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18950 ebay]Sigma 24mm f/1.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18951 ebay]Sigma 30mm f/1.4[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18952 ebay]Sigma 50mm f/1.4[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18953 ebay]Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18955 ebay]Sigma 55-500mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18956 ebay]Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18957 ebay]Sigma 105mm f/2.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18958 ebay]Sigma 135-400mm f/4-5.6[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18959 ebay]Sigma 150mm f/2.8[/shoplink]
[shoplink 18960 ebay]Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6[/shoplink]
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Actually, I think they have been designed for their own cameras…
It seems a little different design by their specs (not much, but still…)
I have both and I like them very much. They are small. Not big at all. AF is fantastic.
For nex both are fantastic
F2.8 again ?
How many times I have to say F2.8 is not for M4/3 ?
Please come out something to impress , Sigma ! No worth my time to comment on this 2 lenses .
F2.8 is not for m43? Are you saying that the macro 45 is highway robbery?
Yes I’d prefer faster lenses too. But I’ll take good f2.8 over crappy faster lenses any day (Canon 1.8/50 anyone ?)
Which beings the question, how to justify saving $150 for not getting the 20mm instead of the 19mm…?
I am not interested in these lenses…but f/2.8 is faster than all of the zooms…and that is what the majority own and use for MFT. The polls that admin had for lenses last week had all zooms at the top. So if these are inexpensive and have an aperture at f/2.8…they have their niche. The lenses are relatively fast compared to all the lenses that the majority use. (Yun…do your homework…Sigma almost never “impresses”. You want to be impressed you spend a lot of money and get quality fast glass. There just is no substitution for that. End of story…).
I usually shoot f/8.
And be there.
You already commented wizeass the 30 is for nex what the 20 is for m43 at least the sigmas are fair priced
silly remark
That’s 3 comments in one post
They are not to bad, but why these lenses??????
I don’t understand………………..
Give us some fast lenses
Everybody screams for fast lenses , the af of those lenses seem to be very fast
When everyone says FAST, they mean wider apertures. f2.8 is a joke for a typical short prime.
Besides, 30mm (60mm equiv.) is kind of a weird focal length. How many 60mm lenses are out there aside from the Nikon 60mm macro lenses?
there are enough short focal lenghts with 2.8 so it can hardly be a joke.
And weird focal lenghts? come on…it only depends on the flexibility of the user …besides, if true, then zoomlenses have them included too 🙂
They are designed for an APS-C sensor.
19mm = 28.5mm
30mm = 45mm
You must be an amazing photographer.
I wouldn’t mind getting the 30mm, if it was smaller as lenses with these specifications ought to be.
I wouldn’t mind getting one either, if it had any appeal other than a low price tag. 😉
Maybe they’re hot for the NEX system compared to other native NEX lenses, but not for M4/3.
I can do without “reviews” that say “hey new product X looks promising but … um …. I’ve only had it a couple of hours and haven’t really used it yet”. Whatevah, dude.
Yes. But what sort of buffoon tests 2 different lenses then show the results without saying what is what. Makes the whole exercise useless.
Dear Admin,
this video has nothing to do with “test” or “review”. It’s just an awful blablabla with awful voice and video quality. Just post an Easter egg and save us some time.
Ostereier? 🙂
Flemish?
Terrible review
Not a review at all, more an advert for Sigma. They certainly do not impress, at the size of them they should be at least f1.8, way to big for specs. As regards them being u4/3rds lens is a joke they are NEX lens with a Oly mount fitted, yet another adapted lens from Sigma, the full size 30mm is a joke on Oly bodies 4/3rd or micro, though I will say the 18-50mm 2.8 macro is a fairly decent lens.
Well, considering they are made for APS (Sigma/NEX), they will of course be bigger than a native m4/3 design. But then again, that’s what Sigma does, adapting their lens designs to different mounts. As do Tamron, Tokina, Samyang, Nokton et al… For maximum adaption and minimum size, buy native m4/3 lenses from Oly or Pana.
@Admin:
Your narrative above says:
“Let’s hope they will also do some more of them with a m43 centered design (the current two lenses Let’s hope they will also do some more of them with a m43 centered design (the current two lenses have been designed for m43 and NEX).”
I guess you mean:
“…(the current two lenses have been designed for Sigma and NEX).”
Since Olympus is still lacking an updated 17mm, the closest option is the 19mm….
Lens speed is overrated
I’m sure Oly will produce a killer 17 f1.4 standard or 17 f2 pancake soon enough.
Olympus is reluctant to offer lenses faster then f/2.0 (ok they have 1.8 now but prob just because it sells better then havin 2.0 printed on it) Look at the FT lenses where a few are throttled, prob because a wider aperture would not comply with Olympus demands for fast lenses (Like the f/2 series, they all perform almost at max when used wide open, which is how a fast lens should be)
You’re probably right Ulli. My thought is building a compact, high quality, f1.4 optic at this focal length for m4/3 would be relatively easy. If Oly were to have a single f1.4 in their lineup, this should be it. However an excellent performance 17mm f2 (or1.8) would be fine especially if designed as a pancake… imagine a fast, pocketable OM-D.
“Building a compact, high quality, f/1.4 optic at 17 is relatively easy” just shows that you don’t really understand how the design works. I expect if Oly ever comes out with one, it would be around the size of CV 17/0.95. If you think the CV is compact, then I guess we have a different definition of what compact means.
I waited since 2004 for a sub f2 prime from olympus in esystem, since jumping ship i feel liberated
Seems a nice addition to the NEX system, but how much does m43 need them? We have 12mm, 14mm, 20mm, 25mm that are very good to excellent. 19 mm is cheaper than Pana 20mm – but the later is a real winner. 30mm is a lot cheaper than the 25mm – but the later is really HQ.
I thought you already got your X-Pro1. Why would you bother to compare lenses at different price range to justify for the additional cost? Simply put, some people can’t afford or don’t want to pay for the 25mm, so they get the 30mm because it’s very sharp for a mere $200. Now if Sigma prices these two at higher price range, it would be a different story.
I have the 30mm and really like it. Also have the 20mm but don’t like it. Hate the focus hunting it does on gx1. Don’t know if it do on other cameras. Wondering about getting the 19mm instead.
We have pancake primes so maybe we can call these ‘a big ole stack of pancakes’ primes. They look to be about the same size as my 25 1.4. Not bad I suppose for the price but it would be nice if they could be a bit faster, a bit smaller, and have some focal lengths more appealing to m43 owners. I wonder if the startup delay is also apparent in Panasonic bodies.
This wasn’t even remotely a test, and that a camera might take a little longer to turn on is utterly irrelevant to the performance of the lenses.
Oi…..
Here you have also some informations, http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&message=41123853
They are clearly designed for Sigma’s own SD camera system.
Its 19mm is fast AF than Lumix 20mm and cheap then the 20mm.
that’s all for them…
If these 2 lenses are as good as advertised they are quite revolutionary.
Call me a cheapskate but I didn’t want to fork 600 for the 25mm, I much prefer the 17mm, but I still have some use for a longer focal range. Now I can have it for almost nothing and it is an excellent optic.
Also when you have 6400 ISO with little noise and IBIS having a fast lens is much overrated, compared to the past.
Also all of the sudden both NEX and m4/3 seem much more humane systems. Why should one get ruined for them in the first place?
Happily camera systems are not only made for snobs.
“Also when you have 6400 ISO with little noise and IBIS having a fast lens is much overrated”
+1
With E-M5 sensor and IS F2.8 is enough for most low light situations.
This will fit in nicely with my 14/2.5, 20/1.7 and 45/1.8.
For those pixel peepers, SLR gear has a review of this lens for Nikon. Looks pretty sharp.
Warren
Which lens are you refering too, the two lens in the video are only for Sony E (NEX) and u4/3rds, the were designed for that size sensor.
Sorry I wasn’t clear. I have a G3 and E-PL1 with the Panny 14/2.5, Panny 20/1.7 and Oly 45mm. The Sigma 30mm will fill the gap nicely.
I don’t see the point of the 19 when the Panny 20 mm is out there at f1.7. The additional cost for the Panny seems to be justifiable to me. Just my opinion.
To me, faster AF and lower price make the Sigma more desirable. Again, just my opinion.
What everyone seems to have missed about these lenses is that Sigma did not get info from any manufacturer about digital distortion correction, so these lenses are what 19 and 30 mm F2.8 lenses would look like if there were no software distortion corrections. That’s why they are sharper than native m4/3 lenses. So, they’re not such bad value for money…
Superb value they cost 100 euros each
Hi Joe, Please tell me where you get these for a Hundred Euros???
http://www.digifuchs.ch/index.php?advised_product=15331
I put both of these on my E-M5 yesterday. The 19mm was 19800Y and weighed 140g and the 30mm 19700Y and 130g. That works out at around £150, US$240 or €180.
Both focused quickly but did seem rather large. Didn’t have a feel for quality but at that price range, I won’t be expecting the world anyway. Looking over the photos I took with them (just a usual shop environment), they aren’t the best, but still good value for money. It’s more annoying the size of them considering they are just F2.8.
Bob, how does the 19mm/2.8 compare to either the Olympus 17mm/2.8 or Panasonic 20mm/1.7? In terms of image quality, operation, etc?
Hmm. The 30mm looks interesting. And darn cheap! I might just get that instead of the 45mm/1.8 to go with my 17mm/2.8. Heck, I can probably get both these Sigmas for the price of one 45mm. I don’t use the GF1 in low light anyway… I’d rather have a small, light and low cost package, which is what the m4/3 platform is about to me. People should just play to the strengths of the format and they’ll be a lot happier.
These lenses are also great for Sony’s NEX system. With all the complaints about mediocre performance from Sony’s 16mm pancake and 18-55mm kit zoom, one could pick up an NEX C3 or 5N body and use these two lenses and have a nice little kit for not too much money.