Category Archives: Sigma

Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: April 18, 2013

Sigma officially announced the previously rumored 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens:

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Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens leaked? *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: April 17, 2013

The Czech website Digiarena published a picture of a soon to be announced Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens. No other details are available at that point. This of course could be just another late April’s fool joke. What do you guys think? Update: this may actually be true, here are some detailed specs on […]

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Sigma Corporation announces pricing and availability for 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM, 30mm f/2.8 DN and 19mm f/2.8 DN lenses

By PR admin | Published: March 8, 2013

Sigma Corporation announced today the pricing and availability for three out of the four new lenses that were announced in January this year – shipment will start this month with the following pricing: Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM lens: $499 Sigma 30mm f/2.8 DN lens: $199 Sigma 19mm f/2.8 DN lens: $199

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Olympus XZ-10 and Sigma DP3 Merrill pricing, shipping dates announced

By PR admin | Published: February 22, 2013

Olympus finally announced the XZ-10 for the US market with a price of $399 and March 22, 2013 shipping date. Here are the camera’s basic specs: 1/2.3″ CMOS 12MP back-illuminated sensor 5x optical zoom with 26-130mm f/1.8-2.7 lens 40% smaller than the XZ-2 Weight (including battery and memory card): 221 g Touch AF shutter control 920 000 dots […]

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Japanese magazine Nippon Camera predictions for 2013

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2013

The Japanese Nippon Camera published their predictions for 2013. Similar to the article published by the Impress magazine few months ago, those forecasts are often based on information from rumors blogs:

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Sigma DP-3 available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 6, 2013

The new 46MP Sigma DP-3 Merril camera (50mm f/2.8 lens) is now available for pre-order with a price tag of $999. The estimated shipping date is early March, 2013. Sample images taken with the DP-3 can be found here.

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Sigma: new 19/2.8, 30/2.8, 60/2.8 lenses for NEX and MFT; 30/1.4 for APS-C DSLRs

By PR admin | Published: January 29, 2013

Here are the details on the four new lenses from Sigma – the three new mirrorless lenses (MFT & NEX) explain why the previous versions were 50% off in the past few weeks: Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC HSM (see full press release) – Sigma’s new USB Dock, which will enable firmware updates and focusing adjustments, […]

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Sigma 25mm f/1.4 Micro Four Thirds lens patent

By PR admin | Published: January 22, 2013

Sigma filed a patent (2013-3324) in Japan for a 25mm f/1.4 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Sigma currently has a 19mm f/2.8 and 30mm f/2.8 lenses for MFT. Both models are currently on sale at 50% off (two lenses for the price of one).

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The new Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 and 120-300mm f/2.8 lenses are now available for pre-oder

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

The two new Sigma lenses are now available for pre-order in various mounts: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM

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Sigma DP3 Merrill camera officially announced

By PR admin | Published: January 8, 2013

     The previously leaked Sigma DP3 Merrill camera is now officially announced (pre-order link). The key specs are:

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