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Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art vs Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical

The Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art 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 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art if you want autofocus and a fit on more cameras (88 against 57 in this guide). Pick the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/2 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical

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 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art	Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	Sigma	Voigtländer
Focal length	70mm (macro)	65mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	70mm	65mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF, Sony E, L-Mount	Sony E, Nikon Z
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	570 glighter	625 g
Cameras it fits	88 in this guidefits more cameras	57 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art: 70mm.

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

Aperture

Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art: f/2.8 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 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art fits 88 and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical 57.