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Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary vs Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical

The Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary if you want autofocus and a lighter lens (405 g against 625 g). On these specs the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical 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 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary	Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	Sigma	Voigtländer
Focal length	65mm (prime)	65mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	65mm	65mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, L-Mount	Sony E, Nikon Z
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	405 glighter	625 g
Cameras it fits	66 in this guide	57 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary: 65mm.

Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical: 65mm.

Aperture

Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary: f/2 wide open.

Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical: 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

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Sigma 65mm f/2 DG Contemporary fits 66 and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical 57.