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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM vs Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art

The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM and the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and a fit on more cameras (39 against 22 in this guide). On these specs the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecCanon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USMSigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art
MakerCanonSigma
Focal length24-70mm (zoom)24-70mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent24-70mm24-70mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsCanon EFCanon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisednoyesstabilised
Autofocusyesyes
Zoom range2.9×2.9×
Cameras it fits22 in this guide39 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080024-70mm equiv.Canon
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM: 24-70mm.
142435508513520040080024-70mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art: 24-70mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

Canon at 24mm · 74°Sigma at 24mm · 74°Canon at 70mm · 29°Sigma at 70mm · 29°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

22 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM fits 22 and the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art 39.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

and 12 more

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art

and 29 more

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