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Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro vs Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art

The Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro and the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and a design for Micro Four Thirds, which usually means smaller and lighter. Pick the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art if you want coverage of APS-C, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too; a fit on more cameras (90 against 49 in this guide); and a lighter lens (190 g against 225 g).

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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.
Spec	Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro	Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art
Maker	Panasonic	Sigma
Focal length	45mm (macro)	60mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	90mm on Micro Four Thirds	90mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	Micro Four Thirds	APS-C
Mounts	Micro Four Thirds	Sony E, Micro Four Thirds
Stabilised	yesstabilised	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Weight	225 g	190 glighter
Cameras it fits	49 in this guide	90 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro: 45mm on Micro Four Thirds, like 90mm.

Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art: 60mm on APS-C, like 90mm.

Aperture

Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro: f/2.8 wide open.

Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN 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

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

49 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Panasonic Leica DG 45mm f/2.8 Macro fits 49 and the Sigma 60mm f/2.8 DN Art 90.