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Review Summary
Black
Sony E
Full Frame
24 to 70mm
Autofocus
Maximum: f/2.8
Minimum: f/22
82 mm (Front)
W-T: 6.7 - 13.4" (17 - 34cm)
3.23" (82mm)
No
84.1 Degree to 34.3 Degree
Yes
19 elements in 15 groups (6 FLD, 2 SLD, 5 aspherical elements)
11 (rounded diaphragm)
W-T: 1:2.7 - 1:4
25.9 oz (735g)
3.5 x 4.8" (87.8 x 122.2mm)









The Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art is the jack-of-all-trades and covers a focal range that almost any photographer must have in their bag. Its maximum f/2.8 aperture helps it excel for portraits, street, landscape, travel, event, and product photography. The compact design is great for vlogging, while providing features for larger video projects. This lens maintains the standard we are used to seeing from a Sigma Art lens, delivering incredibly sharp, clear optics with fantastic color rendering across the frame. It features a 19-element construction in 15 groups (6 FLD, 2 SLD, 5 aspherical), which suppresses chromatic aberrations and color fringing, resulting in amazing color accuracy and clarity through the entire zoom range.
The 24-70mm is widely considered one of the most popular workhorse lenses any photographer can carry, offering everything from a wide-angle field of view to a tighter crop to emphasize a particular part of the scene. Sigma has delivered its 24-70mm with a constant f/2.8 aperture and 11-blade diaphragm that produces outstanding bokeh across the focal range. Focus breathing is suppressed to help create a more realistic focus pull while recording video. Numerous coatings, such as a super multilayer and a nanoporous coating, have been applied to the lens elements to help minimize lens flare and ghosting and allow fantastic color rendition even in challenging light.

A new high-response linear motor actuator makes the focusing speed of the 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II lens three times faster than its predecessor. The minimum focusing distance has also been improved. It is now 6.7" (17cm) at 24mm, compared to 7.1" (18cm) in version one. At 70mm, the minimum focus is now 13.4" (34cm), compared to 15.0" (38cm) in version one. With improved magnification, 1:2.7 (wide) to 1:4 (tele) vs. 1:2.9 (wide) to 1:4.5 (tele) in version one. When you need to capture close-up details, this lens delivers fast, accurate performance across all ranges.

The barrel of the lens is equipped with an aperture ring with both click and lock switches, two customizable AF-L buttons, an AF/MF switch, and a zoom lock that prevents the barrel from extending while in use. With a water- and oil-repellent coating and a dust- and splash-resistant build, the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II lens won't let you down, even if the weather does.

Sigma uses acronyms to help users identify which type of camera each lens is compatible with. DG indicates that a lens is designed for full-frame cameras, while DN indicates that a lens is designed specifically for mirrorless cameras. DG DN means a lens is designed exclusively for full-frame mirrorless cameras, though it can still be used on a crop-sensor camera.