After years of waiting, we got a 35mm equivalent fast prime from Sigma. The size seems similar to the 30mm 1.4.I guess it will blow the Viltrox (and probably the Zeiss), away, but I personally would prefer it a little slower but smaller. Anyway , good news!https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/triple-sigma-lens-leaked-specs-17mm-f-4-50mm-f-2-and-23mm-f-1-4-are-to-be-announced-soon/

geopapa wrote:After years of waiting, we got a 35mm equivalent fast prime from Sigma. The size seems similar to the 30mm 1.4.I guess it will blow the Viltrox (and probably the Zeiss), away, but I personally would prefer it a little slower but smaller. Anyway , good news!https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/triple-sigma-lens-leaked-specs-17mm-f-4-50mm-f-2-and-23mm-f-1-4-are-to-be-announced-soon/This is the only lens I have been missing for my A6400. Great news! I hope it will be as affordable as the other Sigma primes. I love my 56mm 1.4. The 16mm 1.4 is also nice but too large.

Canon2018 wrote:This is the only lens I have been missing for my A6400. Great news! I hope it will be as affordable as the other Sigma primes. I love my 56mm 1.4. The 16mm 1.4 is also nice but too large.I sold my S16 1.4 because of the size, like you said, just too large considering the other two (30mm&56mm). I still have the 56 1.4 which is a brilliant lens and sold the 30mm after a while because I don't really use that FL.I have the Viltrox 23 1.4 which works perfectly fine for my uses so I'd have to see how the new Sigma performs although I'm sure it'll cost more than the Viltrox, but if it turns out to be stellar, I wouldn't see a reason to not "upgrade".

geopapa wrote:After years of waiting, we got a 35mm equivalent fast prime from Sigma. The size seems similar to the 30mm 1.4.I guess it will blow the Viltrox (and probably the Zeiss), away, but I personally would prefer it a little slower but smaller. Anyway , good news!https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/triple-sigma-lens-leaked-specs-17mm-f-4-50mm-f-2-and-23mm-f-1-4-are-to-be-announced-soon/Oh, this would have been very useful 2 years ago before I bought the 30mmI was looking for a 35mm Equiv lens and looked at the Zeiss, too much compromise for the price.Better late than never I suppose, a sorely needed lens for APSC.

geopapa wrote:After years of waiting, we got a 35mm equivalent fast prime from Sigma. The size seems similar to the 30mm 1.4.I guess it will blow the Viltrox (and probably the Zeiss), away, but I personally would prefer it a little slower but smaller. Anyway , good news!https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/triple-sigma-lens-leaked-specs-17mm-f-4-50mm-f-2-and-23mm-f-1-4-are-to-be-announced-soon/Would have preordered it if I still had APS-C... yet funnily enough I went for a 45 instead of 35 on FF, although I wanted 40.Curious about the other two FF lenses, they seem so unnecessary for Sony at a first glance, but I guess L-Mount needs them?If the 23 is anything like the 16 or the 56 it might become a staple, although the jump from 16 to 23 might not be big enough to have both.

Bender79ita wrote:If the 23 is anything like the 16 or the 56 it might become a staple, although the jump from 16 to 23 might not be big enough to have both.I have the 16 and the Viltrox 23, and I find the gap noticeable enough to warrant both. To me 16mm feels like a wide angle, while 23mm is what I consider "normal".

Jeff Style wrote:I have the Viltrox 23 1.4 which works perfectly fine for my uses so I'd have to see how the new Sigma performs although I'm sure it'll cost more than the Viltrox, but if it turns out to be stellar, I wouldn't see a reason to not "upgrade".I love the rendering of the Viltrox 23, but I have to admit AF can be finicky at times. The new Sigma would need to be significantly better for me to be willing to take the 30% increase in weight.

math guy wrote:Bender79ita wrote:If the 23 is anything like the 16 or the 56 it might become a staple, although the jump from 16 to 23 might not be big enough to have both.I have the 16 and the Viltrox 23, and I find the gap noticeable enough to warrant both. To me 16mm feels like a wide angle, while 23mm is what I consider "normal".Yeah, perhaps I'm getting used to thinking without the crop factorAlthough I'm not sure I'd want a 24 and a 35 anyways. Probably 20 (or 18) and 35 would be preferable to me, in FF FOV.

math guy wrote:Bender79ita wrote:If the 23 is anything like the 16 or the 56 it might become a staple, although the jump from 16 to 23 might not be big enough to have both.I have the 16 and the Viltrox 23, and I find the gap noticeable enough to warrant both. To me 16mm feels like a wide angle, while 23mm is what I consider "normal".16mm F1.4 DC DN | ContemporarySony E-Mount 83.2° https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/c017_16_14/ Still picture cameras and photographic lenses. Terms and definitions https://docs.cntd.ru/document/1200015063I believe that GOST 25205-82 was developed on the basis of terminology adopted in Germany.Current standard.

Great! Finally!Curious about price. If performance similar to my 56f1.4 = instant buy!

Yet another giant size lense for compact apsc body.Still waiting for 23mm f2 or f1.8Strange situation, that on most popular e-mount system don't exist most demanding compact 23mm lenses.I think, it'sony cr1pple hammer lense standard to avoid concurrency with fuji. Why? - because "owned by mitsubishi"

AlexeyK77 wrote:Yet another giant size lense for compact apsc body.f1.4 lenses tend to be bigger. If quality is similar to their 56f1.4, it's size is fully justified (which is not much, smaller than eg. Fujifilm counterpart).Still waiting for 23mm f2 or f1.8You can buy Sony Zeiss 24f1.8, Samyang 24f1.8 or maybe smaller Viltrox 23f1.4. Plenty of lenses to choose from. No need to whine.Strange situation, that on most popular e-mount system don't exist most demanding compact 23mm lenses.I think, it'sony cr1pple hammer lense standard to avoid concurrency with fuji. Why? - because "owned by mitsubishi"

AlexeyK77 wrote:Yet another giant size lense for compact apsc body.Still waiting for 23mm f2 or f1.8Strange situation, that on most popular e-mount system don't exist most demanding compact 23mm lenses.I think, it'sony cr1pple hammer lense standard to avoid concurrency with fuji. Why? - because "owned by mitsubishi"cant please everyone