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# Super Multi-Layer Coating f/1.4 ultra-wide aperture 16 elements in 13 groups optics 402963 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Micro Four Thirds, Black

**Brand:** sigma
**Price:** ฿54917
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Own the moment with Sigma’s sharpest wide-angle prime yet!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 402963 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Micro Four Thirds, Black by sigma
- **How much does it cost?** ฿54917 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sigma enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sigma brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Compact Powerhouse:** Designed for Micro Four Thirds, this lens balances professional-grade optics with portable size.
- • **Flare-Free, True Colors:** Advanced multi-layer coating minimizes ghosting and flare for vibrant, contrast-rich photos.
- • **Silent Smooth Autofocus:** Stepping motor technology enables whisper-quiet, fluid focus perfect for video and stills.
- • **Precision Optics for Sharpness:** 16-element lens design with FLD, SLD, and aspherical elements ensures edge-to-edge razor-sharp images.
- • **Capture Brilliance in Low Light:** Fast f/1.4 aperture delivers stunning clarity and creamy bokeh even in dim environments.

## Overview

The Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens is a meticulously hand-assembled wide-angle prime designed for Micro Four Thirds and APS-C mirrorless cameras. Featuring a fast f/1.4 aperture, 16 optical elements including FLD and aspherical glass, and advanced multi-layer coatings, it delivers exceptional sharpness, minimal aberrations, and vibrant color fidelity. Its compact yet robust build and whisper-quiet autofocus make it ideal for professionals and enthusiasts seeking superior image quality and creative control in low-light and video shooting scenarios.

## Description

The Sigma 16mm 1. 4 DC DN Contemporary is a high performance prime with a large aperture of F1. 4 designed for APS-C Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds cameras. The Contemporary line is part of Sigma Global Vision and is the perfect blend of image quality and compact size. The large aperture is ideal for lowlight and for creating depth of field and its small size makes it highly portable. The optical design and stepping motor deliver smooth autofocus during video shooting. Like all SGV lenses, each lens is hand crafted in our single factory in Aizu Japan, individually inspected before shipping.LCF-67 III 67mm Lens Cap

Review: A no-compromise, fast prime lens - I should start by saying I love Sigma lenses, in general. They've always had a slightly different design philosophy than other lens makers, and I think it's how they've stayed popular in the face of competition from other third party lens makers as well as the OEM's. Sigma makes pure lenses without compromises. They just try to make the best optics, period. They may not always do that successfully, but that's the goal. Their lenses are also hand-assembled. (There are videos you can find that show their workers making their lenses; they don't use a robotic assembly line.) But that does mean their lenses are often big and heavy. I am ok with that. I've owned several Sigma lenses now and they've all been bigger and heavier than their OEM equivalents. Let others make compromises between optics, size and weight. Sigma lenses are almost always tanks. They just feel substantial. And they are always at least very good optically; usually better than the competition at a given point in the lens lineup, including the OEMs. This particular lens is not their biggest, best or most feature-packed lens, but if you compare it to the nearest four thirds equivalents, you can definitely see that Sigma difference. I was deciding between this and the Panasonic/Leica 15mm/1.7, which is a much smaller and lighter lens (and it carries the Leica name) but is otherwise pretty similar in specs. I went with the Sigma both because of that extra half-stop of speed and because everything I've seen online shows it to be notably sharper than the Panasonic/Leica lens. It's also cheaper by more than a hundred bucks. But the Sigma is, in fact, an extremely sharp, contrasty lens, period, not just "for a four thirds lens". Again, no compromises on the optics for size or weight. If it weighs four times more than the equivalent Panasonic and is so thick that the camera doesn't even sit flat with it attached, so be it. (I'm using it with the venerable Lumix G7.) (To be fair, this lens was designed more with APS-C in mind, so a larger sensor and generally larger cameras. They just put a 4/3 mount on it but otherwise didn't try to change it for this format.) I will say that I am using it really just as a studio lens, where weight and size doesn't really matter to me. I already have the Panasonic 20mm/1.7, which is my main walkaround prime lens. It is a very small and light lens, like the 15mm/1.7. If I didn't already have the 20mm, that might have tilted my decision in favor of the Panasonic 15mm, because I probably wouldn't want to carry the Sigma with me as a walkaround lens. I literally just needed an extra few mm of focal width given the size of the room I'm shooting in, and the Sigma gives me that along with great optics. To be clear, it's not as if this lens is heavy in an absolute sense, or relative to most lenses made for cameras with larger sensors. It is just heavy compared to other similar lenses made for the micro four thirds format. Most people who have this format have it because they're trying to downsize from something bigger, so this lens kind of runs counter to that. But that's just Sigma being Sigma. As a "contemporary" lens, this lens has no focus or other markings on it either. It does have a manual focus ring if you want to use it, and it is nicely damped and heavy feeling. (There's auto-focus as well, of course, and it's so quiet that I sometimes wonder if it's actually working.) But this is a lens meant to be used with modern digital cameras, so you're expected to look at the data on your screen to get it set up right, not on the lens itself. I do miss lenses that were more marked up and self-sufficient, but time marches on I guess. This is also not really intended as a professional lens, though I think it's good enough optically that you could use it professionally.
Review: An absolutely stunning lens. No regrets - Firstly, my only concern with a MFT lens is for video. I shoot canon for pics so this review is strictly in regard to this lens on a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. The clip is from a non commercial behind the scenes promo I did for a friend. Whole thing is here pretty much all on this lens. https://youtu.be/AlH_zhQVgcI Specs: BMPCC 4K Sunrise Blackmagic Raw 3:1 constant bitrate (graded) 60 fps ISO 1250 F 1.4 B + W 67mm #106 1.8 ND filter So review.... this lens is what I keep on my BMPCC 4K for run and gun setup. Pros: Extremely versatile Smooth creamy bokeh For me I like the size. MFT lenses tend to be too small for my fingers to operate smoothly. Because of size large focus ring is smooth has a good resistance and works well with tilta nucleus nano Just wonderful image quality Cons: Only thing I can think of is the electronic focus is not ideal for my uses but workable No IS but then it’d be double the price (I’d pay it for this quality and IS) I won’t speak to auto focus as the pocket 4k is made as a cinema camera it’s auto focus doesn’t operate (live) In conclusion l would buy this lens in a heartbeat. Because of it I’m seriously considering selling my other Panasonic primes and getting the full sigma set of these.

## Features

- Lens Construction: The Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary features a lens structure with 16 elements in 13 groups and includes the finest materials. This lens effectively minimizes optical aberrations and offers superb resolution at wide-open aperture and throughout the aperture range
- A wide-angle prime, this 16mm f/1.4 is designed for APS-C-format Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras and provides a 24mm equivalent focal length.
- Fast f/1.4 maximum aperture excels in low-light conditions and also affords greater focus control for producing shallow depth of field effects.
- Three FLD elements, two SLD elements, and two molded aspherical elements to help reduce color fringing, chromatic aberrations, and spherical aberrations for notable sharpness, clarity, and color accuracy from edge to edge.
- Coating: A Super Multi-Layer Coating has been applied to lens elements in order to minimize lens flare and ghosting and contribute to producing contrast-rich and color-neutral imagery, even in backlit conditions

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B077BWK9ZD |
| Batteries | 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #781 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (529) |
| Date First Available | November 10, 2017 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 14.3 ounces |
| Item model number | 402963 |
| Manufacturer | SIGMA |
| Product Dimensions | 3.62 x 2.83 x 2.83 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sigma
- **Camera Lens Description:** SIGMA Objectif 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary compatible avec micro 4/3
- **Compatible Mountings:** Micro Four Thirds
- **Focal Length Description:** 16mm F1.4
- **Lens Type:** Wide Angle

## Images

![402963 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Micro Four Thirds, Black - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41F1AX1qE8L.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A no-compromise, fast prime lens
*by J***F on March 27, 2025*

I should start by saying I love Sigma lenses, in general. They've always had a slightly different design philosophy than other lens makers, and I think it's how they've stayed popular in the face of competition from other third party lens makers as well as the OEM's. Sigma makes pure lenses without compromises. They just try to make the best optics, period. They may not always do that successfully, but that's the goal. Their lenses are also hand-assembled. (There are videos you can find that show their workers making their lenses; they don't use a robotic assembly line.) But that does mean their lenses are often big and heavy. I am ok with that. I've owned several Sigma lenses now and they've all been bigger and heavier than their OEM equivalents. Let others make compromises between optics, size and weight. Sigma lenses are almost always tanks. They just feel substantial. And they are always at least very good optically; usually better than the competition at a given point in the lens lineup, including the OEMs. This particular lens is not their biggest, best or most feature-packed lens, but if you compare it to the nearest four thirds equivalents, you can definitely see that Sigma difference. I was deciding between this and the Panasonic/Leica 15mm/1.7, which is a much smaller and lighter lens (and it carries the Leica name) but is otherwise pretty similar in specs. I went with the Sigma both because of that extra half-stop of speed and because everything I've seen online shows it to be notably sharper than the Panasonic/Leica lens. It's also cheaper by more than a hundred bucks. But the Sigma is, in fact, an extremely sharp, contrasty lens, period, not just "for a four thirds lens". Again, no compromises on the optics for size or weight. If it weighs four times more than the equivalent Panasonic and is so thick that the camera doesn't even sit flat with it attached, so be it. (I'm using it with the venerable Lumix G7.) (To be fair, this lens was designed more with APS-C in mind, so a larger sensor and generally larger cameras. They just put a 4/3 mount on it but otherwise didn't try to change it for this format.) I will say that I am using it really just as a studio lens, where weight and size doesn't really matter to me. I already have the Panasonic 20mm/1.7, which is my main walkaround prime lens. It is a very small and light lens, like the 15mm/1.7. If I didn't already have the 20mm, that might have tilted my decision in favor of the Panasonic 15mm, because I probably wouldn't want to carry the Sigma with me as a walkaround lens. I literally just needed an extra few mm of focal width given the size of the room I'm shooting in, and the Sigma gives me that along with great optics. To be clear, it's not as if this lens is heavy in an absolute sense, or relative to most lenses made for cameras with larger sensors. It is just heavy compared to other similar lenses made for the micro four thirds format. Most people who have this format have it because they're trying to downsize from something bigger, so this lens kind of runs counter to that. But that's just Sigma being Sigma. As a "contemporary" lens, this lens has no focus or other markings on it either. It does have a manual focus ring if you want to use it, and it is nicely damped and heavy feeling. (There's auto-focus as well, of course, and it's so quiet that I sometimes wonder if it's actually working.) But this is a lens meant to be used with modern digital cameras, so you're expected to look at the data on your screen to get it set up right, not on the lens itself. I do miss lenses that were more marked up and self-sufficient, but time marches on I guess. This is also not really intended as a professional lens, though I think it's good enough optically that you could use it professionally.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely stunning lens. No regrets
*by V***I on May 19, 2019*

Firstly, my only concern with a MFT lens is for video. I shoot canon for pics so this review is strictly in regard to this lens on a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. The clip is from a non commercial behind the scenes promo I did for a friend. Whole thing is here pretty much all on this lens. https://youtu.be/AlH_zhQVgcI Specs: BMPCC 4K Sunrise Blackmagic Raw 3:1 constant bitrate (graded) 60 fps ISO 1250 F 1.4 B + W 67mm #106 1.8 ND filter So review.... this lens is what I keep on my BMPCC 4K for run and gun setup. Pros: Extremely versatile Smooth creamy bokeh For me I like the size. MFT lenses tend to be too small for my fingers to operate smoothly. Because of size large focus ring is smooth has a good resistance and works well with tilta nucleus nano Just wonderful image quality Cons: Only thing I can think of is the electronic focus is not ideal for my uses but workable No IS but then it’d be double the price (I’d pay it for this quality and IS) I won’t speak to auto focus as the pocket 4k is made as a cinema camera it’s auto focus doesn’t operate (live) In conclusion l would buy this lens in a heartbeat. Because of it I’m seriously considering selling my other Panasonic primes and getting the full sigma set of these.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An amazing lens
*by B***T on January 3, 2019*

You can't go wrong with this lens it's so much more affordable over the 7 to 14 millimeter Panasonic lens. Or the Leica 8 to 16. Image quality is extremely Sharp. Excellent for astrophotography. As well as any low light. Great Street photography. Every image I take is extremely Sharp. Let's tons of light in. The quality of the lens is perfect. Weather-sealed. Focusing is dead on with my Panasonic g85. I have not used it on video yet I will probably in the future. It's a beautiful piece of glass. Focusing ring in manual focus is smooth. This is a lens to get a great alternative for price and prime lenses. One thing you will learn with this lens it allows so much light in that a 15 stop ND filter is required. For long exposure daytime. Sometimes I throw a 5 stop in with it under super bright conditions making it 20 stops. I use a hundred mm by 100 mm square filters The two pictures or three pictures that I have are taken at sunset with no filters.

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