Sigma Lens: Just ordered me a Sigma 16mm f/1.4 for my Sony A6300. Anyone have experience with this lens?

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

Just ordered me a Sigma 16mm f/1.4 for my Sony A6300. Anyone have experience with this lens?

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Not the Sony mount Sigma, but I have the 16 mm Nikon mount. Great performer, just remember to keep the camera level to the horizon or you get barrel distortion.

Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL

I have this lens on a Lumix G9 and it works very well. I got it for interior shots for travel use. Great price. Good luck.

gwilliams6

Yes I have this lens for my Sony A6500 and it is wonderful. Sharp, fast focusing, with great image quality. You will love it. I have not noticed barrel distortion. Any of that is corrected in the lens profile in LR or PS or other photo software.
Reviews:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369132-REG/sigma_402965_16mm_f_1_4_dc_dn.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA06SIXRBMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXHO_PI3Evo&t=16s&pbjreload=10

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

That’s good. Thank you. I have not heard any bad reviews on it. What do you use for a tele?

gwilliams6 wrote:

Yes I have this lens for my Sony A6500 and it is wonderful. Sharp, fast focusing, with great image quality. You will love it. I have not noticed barrel distortion. Any of that is corrected in the lens profile in LR or PS or other photo software.
Reviews:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1369132-REG/sigma_402965_16mm_f_1_4_dc_dn.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA06SIXRBMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXHO_PI3Evo&t=16s&pbjreload=10

gwilliams6

gemlenz wrote:

That’s good. Thank you. I have not heard any bad reviews on it. What do you use for a tele?

I also have the Sony APS-C 18-105mm f4,probably the best all-around lens for my A6500, the Sony fullframe 85mm f1.4 G-Master, the Sony fullframe 70-200mm f2.8 G-Master, and the fullframe Sigma Contemporary 150-600mm f5-6.3 lens (used with the Sigma MC-11 adapter). This is great for my A6500 also, as it gives me a handholdable (effective) 225-900mm lens for wildlife and sports.

Also just got the new Sigma Art 70mm f2.8 macro in native E-Mount. I love that for macro as well as a super sharp short-tele portrait lens. I also have two other Sony cameras in addition to my A6500. I have the A7RIII and A7III.

UncleBuck Loc: Malvern, Arkansas

gemlenz wrote:

Just ordered me a Sigma 16mm f/1.4 for my Sony A6300. Anyone have experience with this lens?

My wife uses this on her a 6300, also the 18-105 f/4, and the Tamron 18-200. The Sigma is an exceptional lens!

gemlenz Loc: Gilbert Arizona

How does the tamron compare to the kit sony 55-210 (which I have)? Seems like the 18-200mm would not be worth it to me since I have the kit lens. BTW, that's the lens I used for these geese pics. Did you ever look at the Tamron 16-300mm E mount? That might be a good choice for me.

UncleBuck wrote:

My wife uses this on her a 6300, also the 18-105 f/4, and the Tamron 18-200. The Sigma is an exceptional lens!

UncleBuck Loc: Malvern, Arkansas

gemlenz wrote:

How does the tamron compare to the kit sony 55-210 (which I have)? Seems like the 18-200mm would not be worth it to me since I have the kit lens. BTW, that's the lens I used for these geese pics. Did you ever look at the Tamron 16-300mm E mount? That might be a good choice for me.

Very pleased with the 18-200 Tamron. I purchased it because my wife doesn’t want to change lenses, and she needed something wider. I wasn’t aware of a 18-300 Emount though. After getting the 18-200 I sold the 55-210, to me the Tamron is sharper throughout the zoom range, but I wouldn’t have bought the Tamron if she would change lenses. I was never succeesful in teaching her to set the VCR either.