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Lumix 50mm f/1.8 and Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN comparison

AlanC said:
Lenstip have done a full review of the Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN and have awarded it their Editor's Choice since it performs really well, without any significant disadvantages other than some vignetting on full frame.

https://www.lenstip.com/655.1-Lens_review-Sigma_C_50_mm_f_2_DG_DN_Introduction.html
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Good to see a positive review of this lens. It is excellent and I enjoy using it but I suspect it's not selling too well due to it's high price in comparison to other 50mm f/1.8-2.0 lenses on both L and E mounts. I think it should be priced around €100 less than it is as it seems odd that the most basic of primes should be in the highest-priced tier of I-series lenses. I'd also prefer it if it were 55mm and closest focus was at least 10cm closer. Those three things would differentiate it a lot more from the competition and I think would have been wise commercial decisions.
 
Wanted to resurrect this thread to see if anyone had any more to add to this comparison. It seems like the sigma lenses tend to come with a little more contrast built in and a little warmer.
 
I know there are a few other people with the Sigma but I don't think it's a great seller for the reasons I've already stated. I use mine when I don't need AF-C, the extra 1/3 of a stop or weather resistance. The image quality between the two is very, very similar.
 
Hmmmm the going price for the Lumix 50 f1.8 is about £200 open box never used as an unwanted kit lens.... The Sigma 50mm f2.0 is £639 which doesn't help it's prominence much.

Wow £639? That is a bit mad... slower, no weather sealing.
 
Just curious what you guys would say comparing the 50 1.8 to the 65mm? I really like the look of the sigmas and the build but I'm struggling deciding on a lens because the Lumix are just lighter and cheaper and have proper sealing but the rendering of the sigmas, to me, looks better (but then again that could be potentially fixed with Lightoom import setting).

Really interested to see what comes of the new pancake lens that's rumored. I don't have high hopes for the 18-40 being anything super appealing but you never know.
 
Nomad Nate said:
Just curious what you guys would say comparing the 50 1.8 to the 65mm? I really like the look of the sigmas and the build but I'm struggling deciding on a lens because the Lumix are just lighter and cheaper and have proper sealing but the rendering of the sigmas, to me, looks better (but then again that could be potentially fixed with Lightoom import setting).
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I have the Sigma 35mm f2 and the 45mm f2.8 and love both of them. Compact, really well built, aperture ring, sharp. So I've been considering the 65mm lens myself. Here in Australia it is difficult to find the 65mm in L-mount at a decent price. The E-mount version is often on sale. So I am waiting....
 
I don't have the 65mm but I've only heard good things about it. For me it's too long to be a normal prime but I did have that field of view with the Pentax 43mm on APS-C for a couple of years and it works fine for many things.

Yes, the Sigma 50/2 will be a hard sell in many cases when compared to the Lumix 50/1.8, with the weather sealing being the big thing, at least for me. Everyone will need to make their mind up.
 
Nomad Nate said:
Just curious what you guys would say comparing the 50 1.8 to the 65mm?
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Image quality of the Sigma 65/2.0 DG DN is clearly better than the Lumix 50/1.8, but like others said already, it is a different focal range.

I used to have all 3. The Lumix 50/1.8, the Sigma 50/2.0 DG DN and the Sigma 65/2.0 DG DN. I sold the Lumix and kept both Sigmas.

The Lumix is not bad, but I liked the other two more.
 
dirk said:
I used to have all 3. The Lumix 50/1.8, the Sigma 50/2.0 DG DN and the Sigma 65/2.0 DG DN. I sold the Lumix and kept both Sigmas.
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Hey Dirk, I'm wondering if you could share your thoughts on the Sigma 50mm vs 65mm? I haven't come across a comparison between the 2 of them. I know the 65 is larger and heavier, but I'm curious about your use cases for each one. When do you decide to use one vs the other? Thanks.
 
I basically never use the 65mm, because it is too big/heavy for my taste. Its image quality is excellent, but a little bit on the "clinical side", compared to the 50/2.0.

I never did a side by side image quality comparison between the 65mm and 50/2.0. But I love the image quality of the 50mm. I do not need sharper :)

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  • Panasonic - DC-S5M2
  • 50mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary 023
  • 50.0 mm
  • ƒ/2
  • 1/5000 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • ISO 100


Since I bought the Leica Q3 43, the Sigma 50/2.0 gets less use. Not because of the image quality. Because of the whole Q3 package "small size & lightweight/5.6MP EVF/ 33MP thanks to pixel binning". The Leica Q3 43 basically replaces my MFT system.

It would be interesting to do one day a side by side shot between Q3 43 and 50/2.0, but I do not have a 60MP sensor in L-Mount and the S1R2 does not have pixel binning, to get both down to 33MP.
 
dirk said:
I basically never use the 65mm, because it is too big/heavy for my taste. Its image quality is excellent, but a little bit on the "clinical side", compared to the 50/2.0.
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Hmm that is what I'm worried about with the 65mm, that it is too big and heavy, which would result in me not grabbing it as often as I should for such a nice lens. I'll keep mulling over the 50 or 65mm. Thanks for the feedback!
 
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