Sigma 17mm f/4 DG DN Contemporary Lens (Sony E)

The 17mm f4 DG DN is a valuable and fun addition to Sigma’s Contemporary I series of compact and affordable full-frame lenses. Here’s an affordable ultra-wide lens that’s small and light, but well-built with fast focusing and sharp results corner to corner.

The final hurdle for most of the iSeries lenses will be the price. At $599 USD, this isn’t a cheap lens, but it’s also quite a premium little lens. The challenge is perceptual. A big ART series lens at $900 feels like a value, and while this is a very quality little lens, the small size makes some...

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  Beautifully crafted lens with a lot of loving touches, Has a weather sealing gasket, STM focus motor is quick and quiet, CA fairly well controlled, Excellent wide open sharpness, Good color and contrast, Good flare resistance, Extremely compact

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  Might be perceived as slightly expensive, Some obvious vignette and distortion, The AF/MF switch can be a little hard to engage due to space

Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN C is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with L Mount cameras. Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN C is a member of Sigma's I-series series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.12m / 4.7 inch, Not so fast for a short Prime Lens

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.12m / 4.7 inch, Not so fast for a short Prime Lens

Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN C is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF) Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with E Mount cameras. Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN C is a member of Sigma's I-series series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.12m / 4.7 inch, Not so fast for a short Prime Lens

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  Weather-sealed, Autofocus, AF/MF Switch on Lens, Aperture Ring, Hood supplied, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, Extreme Wide-angle capability, Minimum focus distance of, 0.12m / 4.7 inch, Not so fast for a short Prime Lens

Thanks to Gentec (Sigma’s Canadian Distributor) for sending me a pre-release review loaner of this lens. As always, this is a completely independent review. *The tests and most of the photos that I share as a part of my review cycle have been done with the

Sigma’s relatively new I Series of compact and nicely designed lenses now has nine members, and this Sigma 17mm F4 DG DN is the latest and widest of the gang. The I Series sits within the company’s Contemporary segment, so we should expect good performance at a price that makes the lens accessible...

A slim, wide-angle prime with I Series aesthetics

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  Crisp, wide-angle optics, Snappy, quiet autofocus, Supports 1:3.6 macros, On-barrel aperture control, Aluminum construction with classy magnetic cap

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  Not fully weather-sealed, Shows some focus breathing, LoCa false color visible in backgrounds