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30 Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN

The Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN is a prime lens for Sony E-mount (APS-C) that covers 30 mm at f/1.4, weighs 265 g and focuses as close as 0.3 m. Brightest (f/1.4) and heaviest (265 g) of the 3 APS-C Sony E-mount prime lenses in its focal range. Among them, it suits you if you shoot in low light or want a blurrier background, or you want a wider view at the short end. If you carry it all day or travel light, or you want to focus closer at the wide end, every other one that does better on weight, or close focus gives up brightness. If you want more reach at the long end, or your body has no in-body stabilization or you shoot handheld video, every other one that does better on reach, or stabilization gives up brightness and width.

  • f/1.4widest aperture
  • 265 gweight
  • 51bodies it fits
To one scale. Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN: length 73.3 mm, diameter 64.8 mm, filter thread 52 mm.73.3 mmø64.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

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To one scale. Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN: length 73.3 mm, diameter 64.8 mm, filter thread 52 mm.73.3 mmø64.8
To scale from the maker's length and diameter, the mount on the left and the filter thread in yellow at the front. The rings are drawn, not measured.

Where it sits

3 lenses

APS-C Sony E-mount prime lenses in its focal range that state each value, this one included. Each tick is one; the thick one is this one.

Bodies it fits

51 bodies

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Specifications

Focal length
30 mm
Widest aperture
f/1.4
Closest focus
0.3 m1
Maximum magnification
0.142857x1
Stabilization
No
Mount
Sony E-mount1
Covers
APS-C
Type
Prime
Weight
265 g1
Length
73.3 mm1
Diameter
64.8 mm1
Filter thread
52 mm1
Elements
91
Groups
71
Aperture blades
91
Hood
LH586-011

Sources

  1. SIGMA lens specifications (sigma-global.com), checked Oct 15, 2026

Worked out by code, not stated by a source

  • Focal length and widest aperture as the lens's own name states them.
  • Read from the lens name: each maker marks the sensor size a lens covers (Sony FE/E, Canon RF/RF-S, Nikon DX, Tamron Di III/Di III-A, Sigma DG/DC); every Fujifilm X lens is APS-C and every Micro Four Thirds lens is Four Thirds.
  • Read from the lens name: Sony marks optically stabilized lenses OSS, Canon IS, Nikon VR, Fujifilm OIS, Panasonic O.I.S., Tamron VC and Sigma OS; a lens from these makers without the mark has no optical stabilization.
  • Prime or zoom, read from the focal length in the lens name.

Each value is checked automatically against the source it links, on the date shown. How we build these pages

† The makers' own tables, row by row, with labels in our plain words (translated where the maker's page isn't in English); each row's numbers are checked against the page it links.

Full specifications†

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Full specificationsSigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN1
Target sensor formatAPS-C [DC]
Optical element arrangement9 elements in 7 groups
Field of view50.7° (Sony E-mount)
Aperture blade count9 (Rounded diaphragm)
Smallest aperture settingF16
Closest focus distance30cm / 11.8in.
Highest magnification ratio1:7
Filter thread diameterφ52mm
Physical sizeφ64.8mm × 73.3mm / φ2.6in. × 2.9in. (Sony E-mount)
Lens mass265g / 9.3oz. (Sony E-mount)
Release edition codeC016

How the pick works

  1. Widest aperture3

    Lower wins once they are 0.3 apart.

  2. Weight2

    Lower wins from a 12% gap.

  3. Focal length (longest)2

    Higher wins from a 15% gap.

  4. Focal length (widest)2

    Lower wins once they are 2 mm apart.

  5. Optical stabilization1

    Having it wins.

  6. Closest focus, wide end1

    Lower wins from a 15% gap. Compared only between lenses of the same focal length (widest).

  7. Filter thread0.5

    Lower wins once they are 5 mm apart.

  8. Lead for a pick1

Our pick or our take adds up the importance of each real difference, with these importances and thresholds: a gap smaller than its row's threshold is too close to call and counts as the same. They are our editorial choice, not a measurement, the same on every page, and they never read prices, sales or who sells it.

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