December 6, 2023 — SIGMA Corporation of America is honored to announce that the 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art lens has been awarded Prime Lens of the Year by PetaPixel. This prestigious and exclusive award announcement comes with PetaPixel’s yearly round-up of the best products in each of seven photography-related categories released within a calendar year. The award categories include: camera, prime lens, zoom lens, smartphone, computer, software, and photography accessory.
The 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art lens won by only a single point over the second-place winner. The lens was primarily praised for its stunning image quality and performance while shooting wide open at its f/1.4 aperture, despite boasting an ultra-wide field of view.
PetaPixel reviewer, Chris Niccolls, notes that “despite the larger physical size of the lens, the trade-offs are worth it,” acknowledging the unusual size and shape of the lens. At the time of release, the tripod foot attachment was met with speculation. The attachment was included along with the lens to support the design philosophy that the 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is meant to serve first and foremost as an astro and landscape photography lens.