Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Prime lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Sigma SA mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Fair |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Good |
| Street | Very Good |
| Wedding | Excellent |
| Walk Around | Good |
| Vlogging | Good |
| Landscape | Good |
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Reasons to Buy Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Autofocus |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Very Fast Aperture |
| 8 Diaphragm Blades |
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Lens Mount
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM is compatible with cameras that have Sigma SA lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sigma SA lenses are Sigma SD1 Merrill, Sigma SD1 and .
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM is also available in Canon EF-S , Nikon F (DX), Four Thirds, Pentax KAF and Sony Alpha mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM has a maximum diameter of 77mm and total length of 59mm. It weighs 430g / 15.2 oz.
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM has a filter thread of 62mm.
Focal Range
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM has a fixed focal length of 30mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 45mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM 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).
Aperture
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM has a max aperture of F1.4 and a minimum aperture of F16.0.
Optical Formula
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM's optical formula consists of 7 elements in 7 groups .
Lens Hood
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM is available in Black color.
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