On APS-C digital cameras, things look a bit different though. To achieve the field of view of a normal prime, it takes a lens in the range of 30mm to 35mm, preferably a fast one. Many systems feature a native 35mm f/1.4 lens, however these are usually full frame lenses targeting professional users.

I've not used the lens too much yet, but seems pretty god in operation. Focus & quality appear good, & the large aperture is good for low light photography. The physical size is considerably more than the kit zoom supplied with the camera, so it loses something of it's "compact" convenience.

Disregard any reviews talking trash about this lens. Any issues with AF are certainly user error. If you use C-AF Wide w/Continuous Shooting, you get amazingly fast and accurate PDAF from f/1.4-f/8. Beyond f/8 youre stuck with Contrast Detect AF, which is fine but I try to generally stay below f/8.

I had the original of this lens, but managed to get it damaged. This newer version is as good or better than the original.

This was my first lens for my a6300 almost 6 months ago. I was torn between this and sonys 35mm 1.8, but the crisp results from this lens were worth the distortion! Focusing can be slow, and the fly by wire isn't for me, but it's a good focal length that you can get a wide variety of shots with.

Amazing depth; Consistent Output; Durable; Lightweight; Sharp photos

Slow Focus

To have an aperture so wide is nice. I have not really had the time to fully evaluate the lens. It hunts when focusing on the A6300, but maybe I should use another AF setting. Will have to experiment now. God lens, but it needs some work to learn and use it at its best.

Excellent lens with super clarity and ease of use. Autofocus is brilliant. Received superb compliments from my friends and relatives on the pics from this lens. Now i realise ive wasted waytoomuch time with my kit lens.

A current member of Sigma's Art line of lenses, the 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM lens updates a popular model from 2005 with a new optical configuration, a new hypersonic motor (HSM) autofocusing drive and rear focusing system. Full-time manual focus override is supported.

The world of camera lenses can be separated into two main groups: zooms and primes. Prime lenses are those which...

Love this lens. It takes great photos and video, nice bokeh. The focus ring is a bit stiff, but manageable. This is a very nice prime lens for cropped sensor cameras!