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Sigma rumored to announce three new lenses today – pictures included

Sigma is rumored to announce three new lenses today: 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art 85mm f/1.4 Art lens 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens Here are the technical specs of the new Sigma lenses:

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Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens mockup / comparison

In addition to the 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM, Sigma is also rumored to announce a new 85mm f/1.4 Art lens. This rumor got confirmed when Sigma introduced their new 85mm T1.5 FF cinema lens that had a completely new lens design – 14 elements in 12 groups compared to the 11 elements in 8 groups design used in […]

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Sigma 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens rumored to be announced next week at Photokina

Sigma is rumored to announce a new 500mm f/4 DG OS HSM flagship Sports lens at the Photokina show next week. Here are the specifications:

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Sigma announced new line of cinema lenses, confirms new 85mm f/1.4 Art lens design

This is something I reported as a rumor few months ago – today Sigma announced a new line of cinema lenses that include 3 zoom and 5 prime lenses: Sigma 18-35mm T2 Sigma 50-100mm T2 Sigma 24-35mm T2.2 FF Sigma 20mm T1.5 FF Sigma 24mm T1.5 FF Sigma 35mm T1.5 FF Sigma 50mm T1.5 FF Sigma […]

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The big 2016 Photokina recap (list of rumored cameras and lenses)

After the official Canon and Fuji announcements, this is an updated list on what to expect in the next few weeks before the start of the Photokina show:

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What else is new?

With only few weeks left till Photokina, there are many news that I already covered on the other blogs or they are just not worth a separate post. Here is a recap on what else is new:

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The latest patents applications from Tamron, Sigma, Panasonic, Fuji and Canon

The most interesting new patent is for a Tamron 115mm f/1.4 VC full frame DSLR lens – I already covered it on NikonRumors. Sigma 14mm f/3.5 or f/4 lens patent for APS-C mirrorless cameras with zero distortion. Panasonic has a patent for a 24-240mm f/3.6-6.5 MFT lens. Fujifilm filed an unusual patent for a 100mm f/2 […]

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List of upcoming announcements/rumored cameras and lenses

Here is an updated list (see original post here) on what new cameras and lenses are rumored to be announced in the next few weeks before the 2016 Photokina show:

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Sigma cameras sale

New price drop on several Sigma cameras in the US: Sigma SD1 Merrill DSLR camera: $1,899 (reg price: $2,299) Sigma dp2 Quattro camera: $699 (reg price: $999) Sigma DP2 Merrill camera: $699 (reg price:$999) The Sigma dp0, dp1 and dp3 cameras are also discounted by $300 All three cameras come with free shipping.

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Sigma sd Quattro camera now shipping

The Sigma sd Quattro camera is now shipping and is already in stock in Japan. For US pricing and availability check B&H or Adorama. Amazon Germany is now taking pre-orders. Yodobashi has a nice report on the sd camera with many sample photos (see also part 2).

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