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Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art vs Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs

The Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art if you want a brighter f/1.4 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; autofocus; and a fit on more cameras (105 against 17 in this guide). On these specs the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs 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.
Spec	Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art	Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs
Maker	Sigma	Voigtländer
Focal length	40mm (prime)	40mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	40mm	40mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.4brighter	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, L-Mount	Nikon F
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Cameras it fits	105 in this guidefits more cameras	17 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art: 40mm.

Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs: 40mm.

Aperture

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art: f/1.4 wide open.

Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs: f/2 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

17 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art fits 105 and the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 Aspherical SL IIs 17.