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Sigma is Ready to Make Cine Lenses

Sigma-Cine-Lenses-comingSigma is ready to make Cine Lenses according to latest news, during a latest interview Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma said to Resource Mag

How could one of the greatest innovators of lens technology in the world not be producing lenses for high-end digital video and motion picture cameras? With such high standards, cinematographers seem like a natural market for Sigma.

When I asked Kazuto about this, he simply smiled and said the two words that make every tech writer crave more: “No comment.” It looks like Sigma may still has a few more tricks up their sleeve…

As we have already seen that the recently announced ART lenses features excellent build quality and comes under affordable price tag,  So we hope that Sigma will maintain the high standards of optical quality by marinating the low price.

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Ultimate Fight - Sigma 50 Art Lens vs. Canon 50mm F1.2L

Before we start we must know that the battle is between Sigma vs Canon prime lenses (where is tamron?), being a budget photographer I always keep eye on price tag + specification / performance of a product…..  starting from the current price

  • Sigma ART Lens – 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Lens price is approx $949.00 at B&H and Amazon and
  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens will cost you $1,619.00 (no need to give buying links.. i know you will not buy this lens after reading the comparison below)

Now its time for image comparison (all image credit belongs to famous Wedding photographer will chao, website here with more image comparison)

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My first reaction was WOW, both lens output look soooo amazing.. the bokeh is very creamy.. but the real test start from the image below..

Continue reading Ultimate Fight – Sigma 50 Art Lens vs. Canon 50mm F1.2L

Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG Art Lens Coming on Photokina 2014

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Sigma is rumored to announce 85mm F1.4 DG Art lens at Photokina show (germany), the lens shipping will start from Q1 of 2015, on the other hand Zeiss is also rumored to announce its 85mm f/1.4 OTUS lens at Photokina event.

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As you can see the image that the Sigma ART lens is very close to Zeiss Otus test marks. Sigma Art Lenses will surely eat a major market share of zeiss since the recent test and review at DxOMark showed us that Sigma art image quality is equal to the Otus lens… and the price of Sigma Art lens is just half compared to Zeiss Otus. Sigma 50m F1.4 Art price is $949 (B&H and Amazon) and Zeiss 35mm F/1.4 Distagon T will cost you $1843 (B&H and Amazon).

Also see List of Sigma Art Lenses coming in future

More Sigma ART Lenses Coming

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Latest patent literature suggest that the Sigma is working on high quality ART Series zoom lenses for APS-C format DSLR, take a look at the list below

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List of Upcoming ART Lenses from Sigma for APS-C DSLRs

  • 15-30 mm F1.8
  • 17-35mm F1.8
  • 16-50 mM F2.8
  • 12-24mm F2.8

Sigma is 18-35mm F1.8 is already announced by Sigma and available for Canon, Nikon and Sony Mount – Available for purchase at Amazon and B&H Store

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Sigma 50mm F1.4 Art Lens Available for Pre-order

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Recently announced Sigma 50mm High Quality Art Lens is now available for pre-order, recent review over the web shows the Sigma 50mm art lens image quality is similar to Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus, but the Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus cost is $3,990 [B&H] and on the other hand Sigma Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM art lens will cost you only $949 only.

Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens $949 Available for Pre-Order at B&H

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Nikon DF - AF Problem with Sigma Lenses

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According to a latest press release by Sigma some of its lenses showing AF and Image Stabilization issue . Sigma will release a free firmware update for its customers to fix the issue + If your Sigma lens is not compatible with the USB dock, you will have to contact your nearest Sigma service center., for more details follow the release.

Information Regarding Nikon Df Cameras

Thank you very much for purchasing and using Sigma products.

We have found that the current firmware of our Nikon fitting interchangeable lenses may not work properly with the Nikon Df camera’s OS and Auto Focus functions.

This is similar to the phenomena described in “Information Regarding the Nikon D5300 Cameras” that we have announced on November 19th.

However, for the Nikon Df cameras, it includes those lenses that do not have an internal AF motor, and the following products will require a firmware update.

For those customers who use Sigma lenses in Nikon mount with the Nikon Df camera, we are going to provide a free firmware update.

Please note that all the products we dispatch from the factory will have the latest firmware.

Phenomenon

Without the latest firmware, the OS and Auto Focus functions do not work properly when it is used with the Nikon Df.

Concerned Products

Nikon fitting interchangeable lenses not yet updated for the Nikon D5300 camera.
* It includes the following lenses that do not have an internal AF motor:

  1. 8mm F3.5 EX DG CIRCULAR FISHEYE
  2. 15mm F2.8 EX DG DIAGONAL FISHEYE
  3. 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL RF
  4. 24mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL MACRO
  5. 28mm F1.8 EX DG ASPHERICAL MACRO
  6. MACRO 50mm F2.8 EX DG
  7. MACRO 70mm F2.8 EX DG

* For some discontinued products, we may not be able to offer the firmware update due to the discontinuation of related repair parts. Please contact your nearest authorized Sigma distributor for further details.
* Please refer to the link below for further information on the firmware update for the Nikon D5300.
http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/new/new_topic.php?id=402

Support

For those customers in need of the latest firmware, we are going to provide free firmware update from December 4th. For discontinued products, please contact your nearest authorized Sigma distributor for the further details.

For lenses that are compatible with the SIGMA USB DOCK, it is possible to update them via SIGMA Optimization Pro.

For detailed information on the SIGMA USB DOCK, please find it from the below link;
http://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/usb.html

For the detailed information on the SIGMA Optimization Pro, please find it from the below link;
http://www.sigma-global.com/download/en/index.html

Local Service Center

You can contact your nearest authorized Sigma distributor for the firmware update. Details of your nearest authorized Sigma distributor can be found on the following web page.
http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/network/index.html

Compatibility Sticker

We are going to put the sticker to all Nikon fitting lenses that we will dispatch from the factory from now on.

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Sigma free mount conversion service starts from July 25, 2013

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According to latest Rumors Sigma will start free mount conversion service, it will change the mount on your Sigma lens to a new mount, So if change you camera bodies from Canon to Nikon OR Nikon to Canon then you don’t have to buy new Sigma lenses again. The service is for Sigma Lenses ONLY , it will not change your Canon lenses mount to Nikon…

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