Sigma 24mm F3.5 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 Sony E mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
| Sports | Poor |
| Portrait | Fair |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Excellent |
| Wedding | Fair |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Very Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Good |
Lenses in Sony E Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is a member of Sigma's I-series series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
I-series Series Lenses in Sony E Mount
Reasons to Buy Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather Sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Aperture Ring |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| High Max Magnification ratio of 0.5x |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.11m / 4.3 inch |
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Lens Mount
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is compatible with cameras that have Sony E lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony E lenses are Sony A7R V, Sony FX30 and Sony A7 IV.
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is also available in Leica L mount.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C has a maximum diameter of 64mm and total length of 49mm. It weighs 225g / 7.9 oz.
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C has a filter thread of 55mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C has a fixed focal lenght of 24mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 36mm.
Weather Sealings
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C with a weather sealed camera body such as Sony A7R V, Sony FX30 and Sony A7 IV.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.5x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.11m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.5x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C has a max aperture of F3.5 and a minimum aperture of F22.
Optical Formula
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C's optical formula consists of 10 elements in 8 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 SLD
- 3 aspherical elements
- Super Multi-Layer coating
Lens Hood
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN C amongst Camera Decision readers.