While Nikon made a big splash with their D5/D500 cameras at CES, Sigma did steal the CP+ show last night with their latest products. I have updated almost all of my previous posts with additional information (press releases, samples photos, MTF charts, etc.) so check them out: Sigma sd Quattro and sd Quattro H Sigma […]
The big surprise from Sigma today is the development announcement of new sd Quattro and sd Quattro H mirrorless cameras with Foveon X3 sensor and Sigma SA mount. The official released date and pricing are not available. Additional pictures and information: Two mode Autofocus system Mirrorless system, Dust & Splash magnesium alloy body Compact design similar […]
In addition to the MC-11 adapter, Sigma announced also two new lenses: Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art lens Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens New Sigma accessories: Sigma lens hood for 30mm f/1.4 DC DN lens Sigma lens hood for 50-100mm f/1.8 lens Sample photos: Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art lens Sigma […]
Sigma announced a new MC-11 AF mount adapter for Sony E camera. Two different versions are available: Sigma MC-11 mount adapter for Canon EF lenses to Sony E cameras Sigma MC-11 mount adapter for Sigma SA lenses to Sony E cameras Features: Adapts Sigma SA/Canon EF lenses to Sony E body Integrated LED displays compatibility […]
Sigma announced a new EF-630 flash (for now only in Japan) that will be compatible with the new Sigma sd Quattro mirrorless cameras. Pricing was not released. Press release:
In addition to the 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art and 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses, next week Sigma will also announce a new Canon EF and Sigma SA to Sony E-Mount lens adapter called MC-11 that will be 100% compatible with AF and metering. Sigma is preparing new firmware updates for the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS […]
Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens construction: 21 elements in 15 groups Three FLD, one SLD elements, one high-refractive-index high-dispersion glass, three high refractive index SLD glass Filter size: 82mm Shortest focusing distance: 95cm Maximum magnification: 1: 6.7 Total length: 170.7mm Maximum diameter: 93.5mm Weight: 1490g Aperture blades: 9 (circular aperture) New thinned ultrasonic motor Inner focus, […]
Few updates on the Sigma lens teaser I reported few days ago – there were two different teasers and I believe both are now removed from Facebook. The first one is most likely for a new zoom, while the second (smaller) lens will probably be mirrorless:
These are the current ongoing rebates/deals by manufacturer:
Sigma Austria posted a teaser on their Facebook page about a new lens that will be announced on February 23rd for the 2016 CP+ show in Japan. Here is the translated text:
Sigma filed a patent in Japan for 20mm f/1.8 DG HSM Contemporary lens: Patent number: 2016-12034 Published on January 21, 2016 Filed on June 30, 2014 Focal length: 20.70 21.01 F-number: 1.84 1.95 Full angle of view 2ω: 93.42 90.34 The image height Y: 21.63 21.63 Overall length of the lens: 139.73 139.73 Canon has […]
Two new patents from Tamron and Sigma: Tamron filed a patent for a SP 85mm f/1.4 Di VC USD full frame DSLR lens. Sigma filed a patent in Japan for a 30-300mm f/2.8-3.5 Super 35 lens. Maybe Sigma is getting also into the cinema lens segment?
