Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for L-Mount

Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for L-Mount

Truly wide and truly fast, the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for L-Mount offers incredible rendering performance delivering unprecedented visual experiences. The wide focal length and consistent image quality make this lens especially suitable for landscape, interior, architectural, and astrophotography applications, while the fast f/1.4 maximum aperture deems it ideal for natural and low-light shooting.

This lens pairs a sophisticated optical design with robust physical construction. Comprised of 15 elements in 11 groups, the lens design includes two "F" Low Dispersion (FLD) elements, five Special Low Dispersion (SLD) elements, and two aspherical elements to significantly reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations, as well as limit distortion for clean, sharp and evenly illuminated imagery. A Super Multi-Layer Coating has also been applied to minimize surface reflections, flare, and ghosting for increased contrast and colour accuracy.

Complementing the optical performance is an equally adept Hyper Sonic Motor, which provides fast, smooth, and near-silent autofocus performance. This focusing motor also enables full-time manual focus override at any time just by rotating the focus ring for refined manual control and focusing as close as 27.69 cm. The lens barrel is constructed using a Thermally Stable Composite material, which supports working in a wide variety of temperatures and conditions, and the lens mount is constructed from brass for long-term durability and mounting accuracy.

SIGMA's advanced technologies make a 20mm F1.4 lens possible

World's first 20mm F1.4 lens - thanks to advanced large-diameter aspherical lens manufacturing technologies

To offer an ultra-wide-angle 20mm focal length and F1.4 brightness at wide-open aperture, this lens incorporates a large double aspherical lens 59mm in diameter.

Lenses of this type had been considered extremely difficult to manufacture, but SIGMA took on the challenge to realize an F1.4 ultra-wide-angle lens that fulfils the strict performance requirements of the SIGMA Art line. What made this breakthrough possible were SIGMA's advanced manufacturing technologies, which the company has developed over time by producing a wide range of ultra-wide-angle and large-aperture lenses.

SIGMA's advanced optical design minimizes distortion, transverse chromatic aberration, sagittal coma flare, and the reduction of brightness toward the edges of the image. Delivering top performance even at wide-open aperture, this lens can be considered the culmination of SIGMA's Art line.

Minimized chromatic aberrations

This lens minimizes chromatic aberrations, a common issue in large-aperture ultra-wide-angle lenses. It features two FLD ("F" Low Dispersion) glass and five SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements to minimize transverse chromatic aberration, which is mainly visible around the edge of the image. The optimized lens power distribution helps minimize axial chromatic aberration. As a result, this lens delivers high image quality in every situation without colour smearing, and its rendering performance is consistently sharp with high contrast.

FLD glass is ultra-low-dispersion glass that offers the performance of the highest level. Highly transparent, its refractive index and dispersion are extremely low as compared to conventional types of glass. These characteristics minimize residual chromatic aberration (secondary spectrum), which cannot be corrected by the ordinary optical glass while helping to produce sharp, high-contrast images.

Minimized distortion

By adjusting the incidence angle of light starting with the first lens element and incorporating optimally positioned aspherical glass elements, the SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art lens minimizes distortion throughout the entire image.

Flare and ghosting reduction

From an early stage in the lens design process, flare and ghosting have been measured to establish an optical design resistant to strong incident light sources such as backlighting. SIGMA's Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting to help photographers produce sharp and high contrast images even in backlit conditions

The ideal high-speed lens for snapshots and much more

Top-level performance for the ultra-high-megapixel era

At the dawn of the film camera, there was the very little high-sensitivity film, and bright lenses that worked well in low-light conditions came to be known as "high-speed lenses." These lenses are ideal for shooting indoors, in the evening, under cloudy skies, or in any low-light situation. Since the SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art provides the benefits of an ultra-wide-angle lens with minimal distortion, it is ideal for photographing landscapes, starry skies, and architecture. In addition to capturing wide-angle shots with the whole scene in focus, the photographer can leverage wide-open aperture to take snapshots with the subject in focus and the background blurred with an attractive bokeh effect. Designed for ultra-high-megapixel digital cameras, this high-performance lens delivers outstanding resolution and high-clarity image quality even at wide-open aperture.

The finest in materials, usability and functionality.

All lenses in SIGMA's new Art line come with a hood with a high-quality rubberized connector and feature a newly designed lens cap and AF/MF switch. Inside, HSM (hypersonic motor) delivers high AF speed and extremely quiet performance. Full-time manual focus override is another key feature that leaves the artistic touches in the photographer's hands.

The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens.

In both the external and internal parts, the optimized use of TSC (Thermally Stable Composite), further contributes to the high-precision construction of the lens.

HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor)

HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) delivers high AF speed and extremely quiet performance. SIGMA's latest AF algorithm makes possible even smoother automatic focusing.

High-precision, rugged brass bayonet mount

The brass mount combines high precision with rugged construction. Its treated surfaces and enhanced strength contribute to the exceptional durability of the lens.

TSC (Thermally Stable Composite)

The lens barrel of the new series of SIGMA lenses features a new TSC (Thermally Stable Composite)* that offers minimal thermal shrinkage combined with exceptional hardness. It also offers 25% greater elasticity than polycarbonate. Since its thermal shrinkage is low, TSC matches well with metal parts, further contributing to the high-precision construction of the lens. *TSC (Thermally Stable Composite) offers thermal expansion characteristics similar to those of aluminium. Parts made with TSC deform less, making possible lens construction of extremely high precision.