Even several years ago when a rectilinear full frame 14-15 mm lens was launched on the market it usually had an aperture fast as f/2.8 or slower. The following chart shows you a list of several such models.

Faster constructions appeared quite recently, in 2016-2017, and the Irix 15 mm f/2.4 was the first, sold in two finishing versions, Blackstone and Firefly. Then, in September 2016, the Venus Optics LAOWA 15 mm f/2 FE ZERO-D and the Samyang 14 mm f/2.4 Premium were launched, just two days apart one from another. In February 2017 Sigma outmatched them all by showing the A 14 mm f/1.8 DG HSM model which performance we are going to test here.

We would like to thank the Sigma ProCentrum company for sending us very quickly the final specimen of the lens for testing.





Please Support Us The coronavirus crisis has been adversely affecting many businesses and, sad but true, ours is not an exception. Despite that difficult situation we would like to preserve continuity and high quality of publications available on all our websites. Still, we are now aware it might be impossible without additional financial help. That's why we would like to ask all those who visit, read, and care about Optyczne.pl, LensTip.com i Allbinos.com for support - it's enough you send us a small sum of money via PayPal. If a lot people decide to support our websites we think we'll stand a chance and survive next months without any lasting harm. We count on your support and understanding, stay safe and be healthy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - advertisement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

You are also invited to get acquainted with our test procedure, described in the article "How do we test lenses?" If you feel it’s still not enough, please go to our FAQ section where you can find some further explanation.