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Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH vs Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary

The Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH and the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH if you want a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter. Pick the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary if you want coverage of full frame, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too and a fit on more cameras (66 against 25 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH and the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecLeica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPHSigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary
MakerLeicaSigma
Focal length60mm (macro)90mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent90mm on APS-C90mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forAPS-CFull frame
MountsL-MountSony E, L-Mount
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weightnot listed295 g
Cameras it fits25 in this guide66 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080090mm equiv.Leica
Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH: 60mm on APS-C, like 90mm.
142435508513520040080090mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary: 90mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary: 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

Leica · 23°Sigma · 23°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

25 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH fits 25 and the Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary 66.

Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-TL 60mm f/2.8 ASPH

and 15 more

Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG Contemporary

and 56 more

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