
The latest Olympus and other Micro Four Thirds lens patents:

→ Sigma announced pricing and availability of their new 14mm T2 FF and 135mm T2 FF cine prime lenses: $4,999.00 USD each, shipping will begin late July. → New ALPA Macro Switar 5.6/105mm lens announced: this is a high-performance lens for image scales of 1:4 to 4:1 where you can optimize the specific image scale […]

A reader recently talked to a Sigma rep who unofficially confirmed that Sigma will not produce any Sony A-mounts lenses in the future. B&H currently lists 21 Sigma lenses for Sony A-mount. I was also told that Tamron may also stop releasing A-mount lenses unless that segment picks up (so far there is no A-mount version […]

Here are the rumored prices of the latest Sigma lenses (the official release will be on June 22nd): Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art lens: $1,299 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens: $1,599 (shipping should start at the beginning of July) Some sample photos from the 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art lens can be found here.

Early next week (most likely on Monday) Sigma is rumored to announce the pricing of their latest 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens. Shipping is expected to start in 4-8 weeks. Update #1: B&H now lists June 22nd as the pre-order date for the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM OS Art lens. Update #2: the US price of the […]