The new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens is now available for pre-order for Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts (you can use the lens also on Sony cameras with the MC-11 EF to Sony E adapter): B&H Photo Adorama Park Cameras (UK) Shipping will starts on April 25, 2017. The full press release can be found here.
→ The new Sony SF-G Series UHS-II SDXC memory cards are now available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama (world’s fastest SD memory cards). → Phottix announced their new Ares II flash trigger system (supports Canon, Nikon, Sony MIS and Pentax cameras). → The Metz teaser from January was for a new Mecalight L1000 LED light. […]
Here the latest Sigma lens rumors: New Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS Sport lens should be announced sometime in Q3/Q4 of 2017. A new Sigma macro lens is also expected in 2017. There is also a possibility of a Sigma 400mm f/5.6 DG OS lens or something similar.
Dpreview published their interview with Sigma’s CEO. Here are the key points:
Sigma has released the various performance tests/graphs for their new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens on their global website. The lens looks absurdly sharp (according to Sigma, the diffraction MTF better represents real-life performance, even if almost everyone in the industry uses the geometric MTF, which tends to be sharper than reality). Sigma has uploaded […]
Recently I received a report from a reader on the Sigma lens price in Europe I reported about a few months ago:
Sigma announced the previously rumored three Art and one Contemporary full frame DSLR lenses for the 2017 CP+ show in Tokyo, Japan (full press release and MTF charts available at NikonRumors). Update: Big price drop on Zeiss 15mm, 18mm and 135mm lenses after Sigma’s announcement (for both Nikon and Canon mount): Big price drop on the Zeiss 15mm, […]
The first leaked pictures of the four new Sigma lenses I reported about yesterday are now available: Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art full frame DSLR lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art full frame DSLR lens:
Three new Sigma Art lenses and one Contemporary lens are going to be announced soon (most likely for the CP+ in show in Japan next week): Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (has been rumored for a while) Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art (full frame lens) Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art (also […]
It appears that the rumors about a new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art lens are back again (they have been going on since 2013). A new fast 135mm prime would make sense as this focal length will complete the current line of Sigma Art lenses: The other rumored Sigma Art lens is a new 24-70mm f/2.8 that could […]
→ The Sigma sd Quattro H mirrorless camera is now in stock. → Really Right Stuff released a new BX1D L-plate for the Hasselblad X1D camera (still out of stock). → Deal of the day: the Fujinon XF 18mm f/2 R lens is now on sale $349 at Amazon only ($250 or 42% off), the same […]
→ Sigma released firmware update version 1.01 for the sd Quattro H camera. Shipping has not started yet in the US, but you can see a few sample photos here. → CIPA released their data for November 2016 and sales for interchangeable lens cameras were as good as in November 2015 (orange: 2016, black: 2015, blue: 2014 click […]
