Category Archives: Sigma

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount gets discontinued before release

By PR admin | Published: February 16, 2015

If you had plans to purchase the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for Sony A mount, you are out of luck – the lens got discontinued before it’s officially released…

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens price announced, available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2015

The price of the new Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens was just announced: $849. The lens is currently available for pre-order at B&H and Adorama and it comes in Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts. Shipping will start on March 20th, 2015. Here are the basic lens specifications:

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Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens availability announced

By PR admin | Published: February 11, 2015

Sigma announced the availability of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens: the Canon version will be available in March, 2015 and Nikon version in May 2015. No dates were given for the Sigma and Sony models. The new lens will be on display at the CP+ in Japan. The price is still not announced. The […]

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Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens announced

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2015

The long rumored Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens is now officially announced and will be available for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. Estimated availability for Sigma and Canon mounts is March 2015, Nikon mount should arrive in April 2015. Update: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens price announced, available for pre-order. Additional information […]

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Sigma dp0 Quattro camera announced with 14mm f/4 fixed lens

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2015

Sigma announced a new dp0 Quattro compact camera with 14mm f/4 fixed lens. Sigma already has three other cameras in the dp Quattro line: Sigma dp1 with 19mm f/2.8 Sigma dp2 with 30mm f/2.8 lens Sigma dp3 with 50mm f/2.8 lens Here are the dp0 Quattro basic specs: 29MP Foveon X3 Quattro CMOS Image Sensor TRUE III […]

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New Sigma accessories announced: conversion lens FT-1201, tripod socket TS-81 and base grip BG-11

By PR admin | Published: February 10, 2015

Sigma announced three new accessories: Sigma conversion lens FT-1201 for Sigma dp3 Quattro Sigma announced the development of Conversion Lens FT-1201 that is exclusively designed for the SIGMA dp3 Quattro. When it is attached to the front of the lens, it magnifies the focal length of the lens by 1.2 times (60mm / equivalent to 90mm on a […]

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This is the Sigma dp3 Quattro compact camera

By PR admin | Published: February 3, 2015

The upcoming Sigma dp3 Quattro compact camera is already listed on Sigma’s website and is “coming soon”. I expect additional details to be announced at the CP+ show next week. While the dp1 has a 19mm f/2.8 and the dp2 comes with a 30mm f/2.8 lens, the dp3 will have a 50mm f/2.8 lens. All three models have […]

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2015 CP+ rumors roundup

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2015

Here is a quick recap on what is expected/rumored to be announced from the major camera and lens manufacturers during the CP+ show that will take place next month (February 12-15, 2015) in Japan:

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The latest Sigma news

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2015

The latest Sigma news: Sigma promised a firmware update for the 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC MACRO HSM lens for Pentax mount to fix reported issues with the image stabilizing system that caused blurred photos. Sigma released a new firmware for the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lenses with some optimizations improvements in the OS algorithm. […]

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What else is new

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2015

→ The Fuji X100s camera is already listed as discontinued at B&H. Few pieces are still available for sale on Amazon at discounted prices. → B&H now carries Yongnuo products. → Sigma announced that their LCD viewfinder LVF-01 will start shipping in January, 2015. B&H is already taking pre-orders. → Toshiba launched the world’s first SDHC memory card […]

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