Sigma's 12mm f/1.4 is an APS-C GEM!

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Sigma DC Contemporary lenses have proved incredibly capable for their reasonable size and price. Now the 12mm f/1.4 DC Contemporary lens arrives, giving impressive light gathering and ultra-wide perspective to APS-C mirrorless photographers and vloggers. Are there any downsides? Chris Niccolls knows.

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0:00 - Intro
2:00 - Design and controls
3:00 - Sample Images
4:14 - Autofocus
4:42 - Bokeh
5:23 - Flare and Sunstars
5:49 - LoCA
6:14 - Close-Up Performance
6:40 - Sharpness
7:13 - Video
7:47 - Should You Buy It?