Deciding on whether to buy a product like OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens or perhaps SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens vs SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens

OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens specs

OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens
 SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens specs

SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens
Lens type: Zoom

Lens type: Prime

Lens category: Wide-angle

Lens category: Wide-angle

Compatibility: Micro Four Thirds mount

Compatibility: Micro Four Thirds mount

Image stabilisation: No

Image stabilisation: No

OPTICAL FEATURES

OPTICAL FEATURES

Focal length: 9 – 18 mm

Focal length: 16 mm

35 mm equivalent: 18 – 36 mm

35 mm equivalent: 24 mm

Maximum aperture: f/4 – f/5.6

Maximum aperture: f/1.4

Minimum aperture: f/22

Minimum aperture: f/16

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Focusing: Manual & autofocus

Minimum focusing distance: 0.25 m

Minimum focusing distance: 25 cm

CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION

Elements and grouping: 12 elements in 8 groups

Elements and grouping: 16 elements in 13 groups

Diaphragm blades: 7

Special elements: – FLD x 3
– SLD x 2
– Moulded x 2

Filter diameter: 52 mm

Diaphragm blades: 9 rounded blades

Silent focusing: Yes

Filter diameter: 67 mm

Special features: MSC technology for movie shooting

Internal focusing: Yes

GENERAL

GENERAL

Box contents: – Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens
– Lens caps

Box contents: – Sigma 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens
– Lens hood
– Front cap
– Back cap
– Instruction manual

Dimensions: 56.5 x 49.5 mm (D x L)

Dimensions: 72.2 x 92.9 mm (D x L)

Weight: 155 g

Weight: 405 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years (2nd year onwards by registration)

Price: £469

Price: £399

Number of Reviews: 9

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.1 / 10

Review Score: 8.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens or SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 850 products in the same category as OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens, which is the Lenses category. Of these 850 products the average price was £196.11, the most expensive was £3049 and the cheapest was just £0.05. We then looked at the price of the 850 in the same as the SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens, which of course the average was £196.11, top price was £3049 and cheapest £0.05.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Olympus and Sigma, the average was £468.50 for Olympus, £419.29 for Sigma. The max for each was £846/£999 and minimum was £157.97/£129

Price analysis of OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens

Price analysis of SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens

  • OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens
  • Ideal for landscape and architecture
  • Compatible with Micro Four Thirds mount
  • Aperture range: f/4.0 – f/22
  • Silent focus
  • The Olympus EZ-M918 9-18 mm f/1:4.0 Wide-angle Lens broadens the shooting frame, allowing you to capture images from an ultra wide perspective. Optical performance The ultra wide-angle zoom lens attaches to your Olympus PEN or OM-D compact system camera, providing more scope for creative compositions. An ultra wide-angle frame allows you to shoot landscape scenes in full form. Ideal for close-up and scene photography, the 9-18 mm lens produces fantastic still images in an eye-catching angle. Ensuring maximum detail with an outstanding creative performance, the compact lens is suitable for everyday photography – a lens well worthy of having at hand. The EZ-M918 delivers a speedy contrast autofocus system, capturing fast-moving subjects in sharp focus without missing a pivotal photo moment. With MSC technology the wide-angle lens drives a silent focusing performance, you can shoot movies without picking up unintentional focus noise. The ultra-compact Olympus EZ-M918 9-18 mm f/1:4.0 Wide-angle Lens sports a 49.5 mm length, making it an ideal piece of travel kit.
  • Product codes: 4545350029654
  • SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens
  • Ideal for landscape and architecture
  • Compatible with Micro Four Thirds mount
  • Aperture range: f/1.4 – f/16
  • Top features: – Large aperture offers great low light shots – Wide-angle view for travel, landscape and group photos – Practical design is compact enough for travels Large apertureFeel confident shooting on overcast days and indoors with the Sigma 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens. The fast f/1.4 aperture lets in plenty of light and creates a beautifully blurred background that makes your portraits pop with a sharp foreground focus. It’s compatible with Micro Four Thirds mounts from Olympus and Panasonic.Wide-angle viewThe wide-angle focal length is equivalent to 24 mm on 35 mm film. Capture the sweeping Highlands of Scotland, the beauty of Edinburgh Castle, or the groomsmen in kilts at a family wedding.Practical designThe Sigma 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C is compact enough to take on your travels without taking up too much space in your carry-on. It’s practical too, with a dust- and splash-proof design so you don’t have to worry about it when the weather turns.
  • Product codes: 85126402631

What’s better OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens or SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens?

There are obviously a number of differences between OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens and SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £469 cost of OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens is closer to the expectation you had than the £399 pricep point of SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens and SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens scores 9 out of 10 from 9 reviews. Whereas SIGMA 16 mm f/1.4 DC DN C Wide-angle Prime Lens scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Lenses as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



OLYMPUS M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18 mm f/4.0-5.6 Wide-angle Zoom Lens



Rating:
9.37 out of
10