Sigma officially announced the release of the USB lens dock for Pentax and Sony mounts. Currently the USB dock is available only for Nikon, Canon and Sigma mounts. With the USB dock you can perform lens firmware updates and focus adjustments. Many of the new Sigma lenses (including the latest 50mm f/1.4 Art) are compatible […]
The US price of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be $949. B&H is currently taking pre-orders for the different mounts: Canon mount Nikon mount Sigma mount Sony mount Update: Adorama now is also taking pre-orders for the new 50mm Art lens. Press release:
The official pricing of the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be announced tonight. Shipping fro the Canon version will start on April 25th, other versions will be released at a later date. The price is expected to be around USD 1,000. Stay tuned for the official announcement. Sample images taken with the new 50mm Art […]
Over the past few weeks we saw all kinds of speculations on the price of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens. I received some reliable information that the Australian retail recommended price of the lens will be 1,099 AUD (around 1,030 USD). This low price is still hard to believe, given the positive test […]
The first Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens review was published by SLRgear and the upcoming Sigma lens was described as the second best 50mm full frame lens available today after the $4,000 Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus Distagon T*:
→ Sigma filed a patent application in Japan for a 28-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. → Olympus filed a patent for selective exposure in different areas of the frame. → Samsung files patent for camera with transparent display.
A reader visited The Photography show in NEC, Birmingham and asked when the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens will be available. The Sigma staff told him that the lens will probably be released in two months. The new Sigma DP Quattro camera was not on display at the show.
Xitek published the first comparison images of the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens and three other lenses (click for larger view): The nomenclature of the jpg files shown is as followed: 311: the new Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art (price unknown) Sony: Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM ($1,498) Nikon: Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4G ($1,696.95) Otus: […]
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The Sigma DP2 Quattro compact camera is now officially announced. You can read more on the new camera here and here. Check pricing and availability at B&H. The press release is after the break:
