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Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R vs Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R and the Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary if you want a fit on more cameras (115 against 31 in this guide). On these specs the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R and the Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecFujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 RSigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary
MakerFujifilmSigma
Focal length23mm (prime)23mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent34mm on APS-C34mm on APS-C
Maximum aperturef/1.4f/1.4
Made forAPS-CAPS-C
MountsFujifilm XSony E, Fujifilm X, L-Mount, Canon RF
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight300 glighter330 g
Cameras it fits31 in this guide115 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080034mm equiv.Fujifilm
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R: 23mm on APS-C, like 34mm.
142435508513520040080034mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary: 23mm on APS-C, like 34mm.

Aperture

f/1.4
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R: f/1.4 wide open.
f/1.4
Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary: f/1.4 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

Fujifilm · 55°Sigma · 55°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

31 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R fits 31 and the Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary 115.

Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R

and 21 more

Sigma 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

and 105 more

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