Sigma pioneered the large-aperture APS-C format standard lens category with its famous 30 mm F1.4 lens. SIGMA 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM offers an angle of view equivalent to 45 mm on a 35 mm camera. Offering an angle of view and sense of perspective extremely close to that of human vision, this lens stimulates the desire to create and is ideal for many different types of photographic expression. It is a superb go-to lens for artistic photography. Featuring an advanced design and the latest manufacturing technologies, this lens delivers the highest level of image quality. Designed with a focus on sophisticated optical performance and tremendous expressive power, Art line of lenses delivers top-level image quality. With unsurpassed expressive performance, these lenses reach the high standards demanded by photographers with an artistic, creative inclination. Along with landscapes, portraits, still-life, close-up and casual snaps, they're perfect for the kind of photography that unleashes the inner artist. Ideal for studio photography, they offer just as much expressive scope when capturing architecture, starry skies, underwater shots and many other scenes.
Sigma pioneered the large-aperture APS-C format standard lens category with its famous 30 mm F1.4 lens. SIGMA 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM offers an angle of view equivalent to 45 mm on a 35 mm camera. Offering an angle of view and sense of perspective extremely close to that of human vision, this lens stimulates the desire to create and is ideal for many different types of photographic expression. It is a superb go-to lens for artistic photography. Featuring an advanced design and the latest manufacturing technologies, this lens delivers the highest level of image quality. Designed with a focus on sophisticated optical performance and tremendous expressive power, Art line of lenses delivers top-level image quality. With unsurpassed expressive performance, these lenses reach the high standards demanded by photographers with an artistic, creative inclination. Along with landscapes, portraits, still-life, close-up and casual snaps, they're perfect for the kind of photography that unleashes the inner artist. Ideal for studio photography, they offer just as much expressive scope when capturing architecture, starry skies, underwater shots and many other scenes.
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Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens for Nikon
Sigma pioneered the large-aperture APS-C format standard lens category with its famous 30 mm F1.4 lens. SIGMA 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM offers an angle of view equivalent to 45 mm on a 35 mm camera. Offering an angle of view and sense of perspective extremely close to that of human vision, this lens stimulates the desire to create and is ideal for many different types of photographic expression. It is a superb go-to lens for artistic photography. Featuring an advanced design and the latest manufacturing technologies, this lens delivers the highest level of image quality. Designed with a focus on sophisticated optical performance and tremendous expressive power, Art line of lenses delivers top-level image quality. With unsurpassed expressive performance, these lenses reach the high standards demanded by photographers with an artistic, creative inclination. Along with landscapes, portraits, still-life, close-up and casual snaps, they're perfect for the kind of photography that unleashes the inner artist. Ideal for studio photography, they offer just as much expressive scope when capturing architecture, starry skies, underwater shots and many other scenes.
Sigma pioneered the large-aperture APS-C format standard lens category with its famous 30 mm F1.4 lens. SIGMA 30 mm F1.4 DC HSM offers an angle of view equivalent to 45 mm on a 35 mm camera. Offering an angle of view and sense of perspective extremely close to that of human vision, this lens stimulates the desire to create and is ideal for many different types of photographic expression. It is a superb go-to lens for artistic photography. Featuring an advanced design and the latest manufacturing technologies, this lens delivers the highest level of image quality. Designed with a focus on sophisticated optical performance and tremendous expressive power, Art line of lenses delivers top-level image quality. With unsurpassed expressive performance, these lenses reach the high standards demanded by photographers with an artistic, creative inclination. Along with landscapes, portraits, still-life, close-up and casual snaps, they're perfect for the kind of photography that unleashes the inner artist. Ideal for studio photography, they offer just as much expressive scope when capturing architecture, starry skies, underwater shots and many other scenes.
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Sigma 4301955 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens for Nikon, Black
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The lens has very good build quality and feels like a premium product. Produces excellent bokeh, better than the Sony DT 35mm 1.8 which has slightly pronounced outer edges. Bokeh is also better than the Tamron 35mm 1.8 VC, which has onion ring patterns. Coming to sharpness, the lens is similar to the DT 35mm 1.8 and the Tamron in terms of center sharpness even at 1.4. The far corners are little soft compared to the DT 35mm 1.8, but that should not be a concern as you will not be shooting landscapes wide open at 1.4 and corner sharpness gets good after f4.0. Images lack some contrast when shot between 1.4 to 2.0, however, this can be fixed in post. Overall, this lens produces the best bokeh for a 50mm equivalent lens for Sony APS-C A-mount. My copy had no focusing ... MoreThe lens has very good build quality and feels like a premium product. Produces excellent bokeh, better than the Sony DT 35mm 1.8 which has slightly pronounced outer edges. Bokeh is also better than the Tamron 35mm 1.8 VC, which has onion ring patterns. Coming to sharpness, the lens is similar to the DT 35mm 1.8 and the Tamron in terms of center sharpness even at 1.4. The far corners are little soft compared to the DT 35mm 1.8, but that should not be a concern as you will not be shooting landscapes wide open at 1.4 and corner sharpness gets good after f4.0. Images lack some contrast when shot between 1.4 to 2.0, however, this can be fixed in post. Overall, this lens produces the best bokeh for a 50mm equivalent lens for Sony APS-C A-mount. My copy had no focusing issues and did not need any adjustments out of box. However, there have been complaints about the lens having front or back focus issues from other users. Please check for focusing issues as soon as you get the lens and swap it for another copy or send it to Sigma for recalibration. It is definitely worth taking the risk because the lens is that good, if you get a good copy. Front and back focusing is common place with lenses designed for dedicated phase detect cameras (DSLRs and SLTs). I have had both by Zeiss 50mm 1.4 and Zeiss 24mm 2.0 lens have back focus issues, despite their very high premium price. They now work great after I got them calibrated for free from Sony Service.
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I wanted to make B-roll footage for my videos. And after doing some research, I found that the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens was the way to go. Because of it's wide aperture of f/1.4. It creates some crazy depth-of-field. And what comes with great DoF? Great bokeh. This makes B-roll footage look delicious and creamy.A big pro is that this lens isn't that expensive. If you would compare this to a Canon lens, I would have spent more than €1000,-! If it performs the same (or maybe even better?) then why go for the more expensive lens, right? That's a no-brainer to me.If you're planning to buy this lens, then there are a few things that are good to know. You can choose to set the lens on manual or auto-focus. It comes with a lens cap, which I rarely detach. And it has some ... MoreI wanted to make B-roll footage for my videos. And after doing some research, I found that the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens was the way to go. Because of it's wide aperture of f/1.4. It creates some crazy depth-of-field. And what comes with great DoF? Great bokeh. This makes B-roll footage look delicious and creamy.A big pro is that this lens isn't that expensive. If you would compare this to a Canon lens, I would have spent more than €1000,-! If it performs the same (or maybe even better?) then why go for the more expensive lens, right? That's a no-brainer to me.If you're planning to buy this lens, then there are a few things that are good to know. You can choose to set the lens on manual or auto-focus. It comes with a lens cap, which I rarely detach. And it has some weight to it: 490 grams according to my little food scale. That feels quite premium for a lens this small. Speaking of small, the lens is about 7cm wide and 11cm tall (including the lens cap). So it won't take a lot of space in your camera bag.I hope this review helped you with your research.
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This is a Christmas gift for my other half. She has a gifted eye for a picture and in wintertime our photography is mostly indoors, and she hates flash! This lens is ideal. She loves it and so do I. Shes already made some sensational pics of ornaments on the tree, the cat, me. Great fun! Plus its a really good piece of photo equipment - well designed and pretty sturdy, as you would expect from Sigma. Some might say too sturdy, but we like the weight for its steadying effect. At f/1.4 theres some softness around the edge of the pic, but hardly objectionable, particularly in a portrait. It just begs you to set your cam on ISO 3200, Aperture-Priority f/1.4 and let the shutter speeds fall where they may. Have fun!
| General | |
| Length | 6.33 cm |
| Diameter | 7.42 cm |
| Weight | 435 g |
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Sigma 4301955 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens for Nikon, Black
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Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art Lens for Nikon
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The lens has very good build quality and feels like a premium product. Produces excellent bokeh, better than the Sony DT 35mm 1.8 which has slightly pronounced outer edges. Bokeh is also better than the Tamron 35mm 1.8 VC, which has onion ring patterns. Coming to sharpness, the lens is similar to the DT 35mm 1.8 and the Tamron in terms of center sharpness even at 1.4. The far corners are little soft compared to the DT 35mm 1.8, but that should not be a concern as you will not be shooting landscapes wide open at 1.4 and corner sharpness gets good after f4.0. Images lack some contrast when shot between 1.4 to 2.0, however, this can be fixed in post. Overall, this lens produces the best bokeh for a 50mm equivalent lens for Sony APS-C A-mount. My copy had no focusing ... MoreThe lens has very good build quality and feels like a premium product. Produces excellent bokeh, better than the Sony DT 35mm 1.8 which has slightly pronounced outer edges. Bokeh is also better than the Tamron 35mm 1.8 VC, which has onion ring patterns. Coming to sharpness, the lens is similar to the DT 35mm 1.8 and the Tamron in terms of center sharpness even at 1.4. The far corners are little soft compared to the DT 35mm 1.8, but that should not be a concern as you will not be shooting landscapes wide open at 1.4 and corner sharpness gets good after f4.0. Images lack some contrast when shot between 1.4 to 2.0, however, this can be fixed in post. Overall, this lens produces the best bokeh for a 50mm equivalent lens for Sony APS-C A-mount. My copy had no focusing issues and did not need any adjustments out of box. However, there have been complaints about the lens having front or back focus issues from other users. Please check for focusing issues as soon as you get the lens and swap it for another copy or send it to Sigma for recalibration. It is definitely worth taking the risk because the lens is that good, if you get a good copy. Front and back focusing is common place with lenses designed for dedicated phase detect cameras (DSLRs and SLTs). I have had both by Zeiss 50mm 1.4 and Zeiss 24mm 2.0 lens have back focus issues, despite their very high premium price. They now work great after I got them calibrated for free from Sony Service.
I wanted to make B-roll footage for my videos. And after doing some research, I found that the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens was the way to go. Because of it's wide aperture of f/1.4. It creates some crazy depth-of-field. And what comes with great DoF? Great bokeh. This makes B-roll footage look delicious and creamy.A big pro is that this lens isn't that expensive. If you would compare this to a Canon lens, I would have spent more than €1000,-! If it performs the same (or maybe even better?) then why go for the more expensive lens, right? That's a no-brainer to me.If you're planning to buy this lens, then there are a few things that are good to know. You can choose to set the lens on manual or auto-focus. It comes with a lens cap, which I rarely detach. And it has some ... MoreI wanted to make B-roll footage for my videos. And after doing some research, I found that the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens was the way to go. Because of it's wide aperture of f/1.4. It creates some crazy depth-of-field. And what comes with great DoF? Great bokeh. This makes B-roll footage look delicious and creamy.A big pro is that this lens isn't that expensive. If you would compare this to a Canon lens, I would have spent more than €1000,-! If it performs the same (or maybe even better?) then why go for the more expensive lens, right? That's a no-brainer to me.If you're planning to buy this lens, then there are a few things that are good to know. You can choose to set the lens on manual or auto-focus. It comes with a lens cap, which I rarely detach. And it has some weight to it: 490 grams according to my little food scale. That feels quite premium for a lens this small. Speaking of small, the lens is about 7cm wide and 11cm tall (including the lens cap). So it won't take a lot of space in your camera bag.I hope this review helped you with your research.
This is a Christmas gift for my other half. She has a gifted eye for a picture and in wintertime our photography is mostly indoors, and she hates flash! This lens is ideal. She loves it and so do I. Shes already made some sensational pics of ornaments on the tree, the cat, me. Great fun! Plus its a really good piece of photo equipment - well designed and pretty sturdy, as you would expect from Sigma. Some might say too sturdy, but we like the weight for its steadying effect. At f/1.4 theres some softness around the edge of the pic, but hardly objectionable, particularly in a portrait. It just begs you to set your cam on ISO 3200, Aperture-Priority f/1.4 and let the shutter speeds fall where they may. Have fun!
I am IN love with this lens! I was shooting with a canon 50mm lens before which is great, however I was having to back up too much when I was taking shots of babies and pets and it was just cumbersome to get the beautiful shots I wanted. This 30mm lens has beautiful bokeh and is the perfect distance for pretty much everything I want to take pictures of regarding people and animals. It's very similar to what my eye sees. I also have a much much easier time getting clear crisp focal points than I did with the 50mm lens before. I don't think I will ever go back to using the 50mm again and this is my go-to lens if I only had to choose one. TOTALLY worth the investment. I do not notice that big of a difference at all between the Sigma 35mm and the 30mm.....I would ... MoreI am IN love with this lens! I was shooting with a canon 50mm lens before which is great, however I was having to back up too much when I was taking shots of babies and pets and it was just cumbersome to get the beautiful shots I wanted. This 30mm lens has beautiful bokeh and is the perfect distance for pretty much everything I want to take pictures of regarding people and animals. It's very similar to what my eye sees. I also have a much much easier time getting clear crisp focal points than I did with the 50mm lens before. I don't think I will ever go back to using the 50mm again and this is my go-to lens if I only had to choose one. TOTALLY worth the investment. I do not notice that big of a difference at all between the Sigma 35mm and the 30mm.....I would suggest saving your money and going with the 30mm Art. #sweepstakes
If you use APS-C and can't afford the Sigma 35mm ART, this is the best alternative. I shoot live music, portraits, and anything else I can point my 70D at. I've had this lens since 04/17/2015 and it's my main lens. I take it everywhere. It's built like a tank. I've dropped it once on my 70D. The lens hit the ground but only the protective filter was broken. It's been hit many times in mosh pits and giant crowds and still works perfectly fine. I've also used it in some almost extreme weather conditions. It's smaller than the 35mm and more compact. I always use the lens hood even at concerts and shows. I use a protective filter at all times and regularly clean the lens with a Gerlitz microfiber cloth. Some things to consider: I've experienced a lot of chromatic ... MoreIf you use APS-C and can't afford the Sigma 35mm ART, this is the best alternative. I shoot live music, portraits, and anything else I can point my 70D at. I've had this lens since 04/17/2015 and it's my main lens. I take it everywhere. It's built like a tank. I've dropped it once on my 70D. The lens hit the ground but only the protective filter was broken. It's been hit many times in mosh pits and giant crowds and still works perfectly fine. I've also used it in some almost extreme weather conditions. It's smaller than the 35mm and more compact. I always use the lens hood even at concerts and shows. I use a protective filter at all times and regularly clean the lens with a Gerlitz microfiber cloth. Some things to consider: I've experienced a lot of chromatic aberration in the past. Although, this became less and less as I became more proficient at properly exposing my shots. I can usually remedy any CA in Lightroom or Photoshop. If you put this lens onto a full frame body (such as a 5D) there will be drastic vignetting. It's great for video however there's audible clicking from the auto-focus during video playback even when using a muffled external microphone on the mount. The clicks are drowned out when shooting loud bands and music however (see the videos) and the image quality is brilliant. I would say that the auto-focus speed is about average when compared to Canon lenses such as the canon 50mm 1.4. Make sure your settings are properly exposing the images and use AI-Servo even at f/1.4. I almost always use f/1.4 at concerts. The accuracy depends on the movement of you and your subject, the amount of light, and if you've properly exposed your shot or not. Most of my images come out extremely sharp. My images with the 30mm + 70D are sharper than with 6D + Canon50mm 1.4.
For those of you reading this and not familiar with Sigma Art lenses they are heavy. So it makes your camera a two hand camera. The quality of this lens is very high quality. So far I have only takes 25 shots with my Sigma SD15 as the lens carrier. The lens is not stabilized and neither is my SD15 so a tripod is required. The lens is a fast aperture lens. The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens is a popular lens. Adding a relatively low price point, fast HSM autofocusing, small size and good build quality to the fast aperture puts the 30 f/1.4 in its own class. At 2.97" x 2.3" (75.5mm x 59mm)(DxL) and 15.2 oz (430g), the Sigma 30 f/1.4 is relatively small and in the medium-light weight class. The 62mm filter diameter is somewhat unusual (some of Sigma's non-EX zoom ... MoreFor those of you reading this and not familiar with Sigma Art lenses they are heavy. So it makes your camera a two hand camera. The quality of this lens is very high quality. So far I have only takes 25 shots with my Sigma SD15 as the lens carrier. The lens is not stabilized and neither is my SD15 so a tripod is required. The lens is a fast aperture lens. The Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens is a popular lens. Adding a relatively low price point, fast HSM autofocusing, small size and good build quality to the fast aperture puts the 30 f/1.4 in its own class. At 2.97" x 2.3" (75.5mm x 59mm)(DxL) and 15.2 oz (430g), the Sigma 30 f/1.4 is relatively small and in the medium-light weight class. The 62mm filter diameter is somewhat unusual (some of Sigma's non-EX zoom lenses share this size). Build quality is very nice. If you like Sigma's standard slightly-speckled matte finish, you will like how this lens (and its included hood) feel. With a minimum focusing distance of 15.7" (40cm), the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens has a low native maximum magnification of 1:10.4 or about .1x. You will want larger subjects for this lens - Like people, landscapes, automobiles and other much-larger-than-small-sized subjects. With the wide f/1.4 aperture, indoor photos of people are one of the bestpurposes for this lens. Remember - A close focusing distance will yield a shallow field of view at f/1.4. Regards -- Bill
I normallly carry a couple of Sigma zoom lenses which are pretty good for everyday use but neither are particularly fast when it comes to low light work being F4 and F3.5 at minimum zoom and maximum aperture. This can make hand held work in low light difficult. I also find using a camera mounted flash not particularly flattering for indoor family photos so would prefer to use natural light where possible. This lens provides a significant number of extra stops than my zoom lenses and is sharp enough to use at maximum aperture. It was also particularly useful during a recent trip to see the Northern Lights. On that trip I was using it at F1.4 with 1600iso and a shutter speed of 8 seconds. Even on a moving ship mounted on a tripod I was able to get some useful ... MoreI normallly carry a couple of Sigma zoom lenses which are pretty good for everyday use but neither are particularly fast when it comes to low light work being F4 and F3.5 at minimum zoom and maximum aperture. This can make hand held work in low light difficult. I also find using a camera mounted flash not particularly flattering for indoor family photos so would prefer to use natural light where possible. This lens provides a significant number of extra stops than my zoom lenses and is sharp enough to use at maximum aperture. It was also particularly useful during a recent trip to see the Northern Lights. On that trip I was using it at F1.4 with 1600iso and a shutter speed of 8 seconds. Even on a moving ship mounted on a tripod I was able to get some useful shots.Overall this lens is a work of quality. It is probably as heavy as either of my zoom lenses due I guess to the large pieces of glass inside. It has a solid, reversible, bayonet lens hood that should help remove glare if you use it in sunny conditions. The only downside is the extra weight that I now have to carry around and the unusual filter thread size which means that I need to purchase yet another set of filters.
Last year I made the switch to full frame and parked Sigma's 50mm F1.4 Art lens on my 5Diii. I thought full frame was the most amazing thing, and I could never go back. Then I started doing a little bit of video work, so I dusted off my SL1 to use as camera 2. When the SL1 was my only camera, I used an EF 50mm F1.8, EF-S 24mm F2.8, EF 75-300mm, and EF-S 10-18mm. I had always heard that lenses were more important than the body, but I never got myself to buy expensive lenses until after I had an expensive body. This lens is an expensive lens that isn't expensive. For the first video session I had a Canon EF-S 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 on the SL1 and the 50mm on the 5Diii. The footage from the SL1 was noisy garbage in comparison to the 5D. I needed to get that ISO down. I then ... MoreLast year I made the switch to full frame and parked Sigma's 50mm F1.4 Art lens on my 5Diii. I thought full frame was the most amazing thing, and I could never go back. Then I started doing a little bit of video work, so I dusted off my SL1 to use as camera 2. When the SL1 was my only camera, I used an EF 50mm F1.8, EF-S 24mm F2.8, EF 75-300mm, and EF-S 10-18mm. I had always heard that lenses were more important than the body, but I never got myself to buy expensive lenses until after I had an expensive body. This lens is an expensive lens that isn't expensive. For the first video session I had a Canon EF-S 10-18mm F4.5-5.6 on the SL1 and the 50mm on the 5Diii. The footage from the SL1 was noisy garbage in comparison to the 5D. I needed to get that ISO down. I then looked into Sigma's 24mm F1.4 Art lens to fix this problem, but I found the much smaller, lighter, and cheaper 30mm F1.4... The footage was remarkable. The difference next to the footage from the 5Diii was negligible. Since then I've been using my SL1 more often than my 5Diii. The setup is less than half the weight, roughly half the size, 1/4 the price, and 9/10 the image quality (for what I'm doing, anyways). For day to day use and for travel, this lens has been worth every penny. It's made me pick up an old body that was previously collecting dust. If I'm actually doing a shoot, though, I still try (and try and try and try) to get my money's worth out of the 5Diii. AF clicks during video, and lens has a little CA sometimes, otherwise it would get 5 stars from me. Build quality is amazing, solid, clean. It's not a huge lens (like Sigma's 50mm F1.4) which is great. Any time I talk to a friend wanting to switch to full frame, I recommend this lens first.
For your frame of reference, I bought this lens specifically for use in videography, so I could give an artistic look to indoor interviews that I do on a regular basis, mostly in corporate office settings for startup companies that are looking for artistic and unusual framing. Since I have a camera with an APS-C sensor, I needed a lens that would let me get close enough (the 50 mm was not cutting it) to my subject that I could conduct interviews in places with not a lot of available space (ie. corporate boardrooms, office cubicles), and that the aperture would open wide enough that I could record the interviews in most cases without the use of supplementary lighting. I would say this camera met all these criteria easily (especially the getting close enough ... MoreFor your frame of reference, I bought this lens specifically for use in videography, so I could give an artistic look to indoor interviews that I do on a regular basis, mostly in corporate office settings for startup companies that are looking for artistic and unusual framing. Since I have a camera with an APS-C sensor, I needed a lens that would let me get close enough (the 50 mm was not cutting it) to my subject that I could conduct interviews in places with not a lot of available space (ie. corporate boardrooms, office cubicles), and that the aperture would open wide enough that I could record the interviews in most cases without the use of supplementary lighting. I would say this camera met all these criteria easily (especially the getting close enough part)...It's great to have a lens that opens to 1.4 (the kit lens I was using only opened to 3.5), so you can film interviews at lower ISO settings, even in low light situations, and when it is open past the 2.2 range it really will give your interview footage that nice hazy background people look for. The lens is a lot sharper than the one that I was using (again kit lens), and it doesn't seem to fool you in the viewfinder (ie. I've had lens where it will look sharp in view finder but the footage winds up being not so much). This lens produces fairly sharp images the majority of the time, and it's easier to find the focus. Not sure why I'm not giving it 5 stars, maybe I expected the look of the final product to be a little nicer, but overall it really performs well in the ways that I wanted it to, and it will definitely bump your footage up several notches if you are considering upgrading from something like a kit lens. As a side note, i was considering the 18-35 mm Sigma for this as well, and would have preferred that for the flexibility, but purchased this one because it was a few hundred dollars cheaper. I don't regret doing that. Honestly, I don't need to get any closer than what I can with this 30 mm lens, the only place where I might want something like that is with photographs that I have to take of the offices after I do the interviews, but my other lens also works fine for that...also I never use autofocus so cant' comment at all on that. I would def recommend for somebody looking for similar performance...
| General | |
| Length | 6.33 cm |
| Diameter | 7.42 cm |
| Weight | 435 g |
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