Hands-on with new Sigma 35mm F1.2, 45mm F2.8 and 14-24mm lenses

To me 35mm is horrible FL... but I know many people like it. Im hoping sigma makes new 50 1.2 that would be amazing. Between 14-24 , 28 1.4, 50 1.2 and 105 1.4 ... that would be one ridiculous set.

Sigma should sell the unpainted 45mm. It looks very cool.

Sony E owners are getting a really well stocked inventory of possible lenses. Good for Sony and where are Canikon?

I remember back when Sigma and Tamron were nice alternatives, but had quality control issues (especially Sigma).
Now days, Sigma and Tamron makes great, very reliable, quality alternatives to the Canon / Nikon / Sony offerings. especially the Sigma Art lenses.
The Sigma Art line should NOT be overlooked.

I think if Sigma and Tamron or whoever made a line of small but high quality lenses people would buy them as fast as they made them. A tight weatherized sharp 35mm f2 would be killer on a FF mirrorless body. Hoping to see more of the same as the 45mm.

Hot autumn is coming,

would love to see a comparison:
Sony 200-600 vs 150-600 Sigma/Tamron,
Sony new 35 f1.4 vs Sigma new 35 f1.2 vs Batsi 40 f2 (fixed),
Sony 12-24 vs Sony 16-35 vs Sigma 14-24 vs Tamron 17-28

The 35mm/1.2 has a built-in weapon feature.

New Photograph Samples from these new Sigma Lenses hereby:

45mm f/2.8 image samples
http://qicai.fengniao.com/535/5357221.html
35mm f/1.2 image samples
http://qicai.fengniao.com/535/5357219.html
14-24mm image samples
http://qicai.fengniao.com/535/5357220.html

Real Size of the Sigma ART 35mm F1.2 Lens onto the A7 III, and the "sexy" 45mm F2.8 into Comparsion:
https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Fengg.jpg
As everyday lens, the Contemporary 45/2.8 Sigma does make a great look on a A7 Series Body. (A7 III on the picture)

Links found via SAR. ;)

Good Light, and a fine Sunday.

How the times have changed: describing the 45mm f/2,8 as compact... Nobody ever heard of the Pentax-M SMC 40 f/2,8? http://kmp.pentaxians.eu/lenses/normal/m40f2-8/ Or the Zuiko 40 f/2? http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/olympusom1n2/shared/zuiko/htmls/40mm.htm

Now, that I call compact lenses! This Sigma 45mm is a medium format lens (covering only the 135mm format.)

Why would you need a 35mm f1.2? I could see a need for a portrait lens but f1.2 for a wa lens? I don't get it.

Despite being the cheapest, 45 f/2.8 is actually the most overpriced among the four new releases. Reasons:
- It's bigger and pricier than many FF nifty fifties at f/1.8 (Nikon, Canon, and Sony)
- Sigma's own aps-c 30 f/1.4 DN beats it in light gathering ability for $300.
- Some other FE lens competition that are faster or cheaper or both, e.g. Batis 40 f/2, Rokinon 45 f/1.8.
- Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 only costs $300 more. Let that sink in.

The 14-24 is smaller and lighter than their previous DSLR 14-24 and comparable in size and weight to their 24-105, and has a better MTF chart than both. Well done Sigma

The 35mm f/1.2: Comprising 17 elements in 12 groups, this is an unusually complex prime lens, optically. Most zooms don't have that many elements? The multi-coating and transmission of these elements will have to be of the highest order or the T number will suffer and the flare will be bad?

That 45mm on the Sigma fp... Street photo beast. I'd love that!

2.4 pound 35 mm lens? Need a monopod

The Sigma 45mm F2.8 lens departs from the usual Sigma look, nearly identical to to PL 15mm. That's a good thing since most of Sigma lenses are fugly, value/quality aside.

Sigma's remake of 12-24/2.8 is phenomenal. UW lenses are in fact easier to make smaller and lighter for mirror-less and I can't wait to see how well it stands up against Sony's 12-24. The two lenses look very similar in size and weight..though I hope very much that my existing 100mm filter system can be used on this lens instead of going for a much bulkier 150mm filter system.

I am happy this 35mm lens is so heavy : instead of admitting it is too expensive for me, I can say I do not want to carry it... ;-)

Why is the 45mm f/2.8 so big considering its so slow? Its almost the same size as the Samyang 45mm f/1.8.

It is amazing how a smaller company can manufacture so many products.

"While its maximum aperture of F2.8 means that it might not be a natural first choice as a portrait lens". F2.8 is absolutely adequate for portraiture, faces being too three-dimensional to photograph well with larger apertures! On the other hand, a 45mm focal length is a bit intimate for a portrait lens.

Either way, the 45mm is a lens the L mount badly needed. Maybe the first remotely budget-priced lens in the whole system?

The 45/2.8 is not much smaller and lighter than 50/1.8 . I don't know what's special about this lens.

Sigma should remake the 24-35 F2 or a new 24-50 F2. That'll be the holy grail of lenses for those with an S1R.

35/1.2 on the FP body is like mounting a gatling on a hot wheel.

For mirrorless, a big selling point is smaller size (unless you are Panasonic or Leica). Both 35/1.2 and 12-24 zoom are huge lenses. Supposedly the shorter distance to sensor provides an advantage in optical design, but can there be a more sensible design? Really wish 45/2.8 is a little faster. Had the 40/2.8 on Canon for a long time, and the 2.8 aperture is really holding it back. But at least sigma is making native mirrorless lenses.

Maybe it's "ultra-compact" for a high resolution lens. With such hi-rez sensors they are having to put a lot of glass in to new lenses, and size/weight benefits aren't being realised, but Medium/large format on the cheap sure is. Even 16MPs was already at 645 film levels of resolution.

For me the 35/1.2 coupled to a 40MP sensor represents a substitute for a 50mm (with cropping). Even maybe 85mm if I'm willing to accept 6MP of image (which used to be good even for pros not too long ago).

I'd wish to own the Sigma 35/1.2 ART, the Samples since yesterday looking really good:
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/art/a019_35_12/impression/

But i'd go with my vintage lenses, even way not that fast, they do have character, and adapting old lenses since the Sony NEX-5 is fun.

All the best for SIGMA, at least they do have something unique again (after their 18-35/1.8 APS-C Zoom for example) It's really amazing, what company SIGMA had become - since their 1st AF 35/F1.4 ART DSLR lens into 2012.

The Sigma 45/2.8 with (also) the aperture ring is very cool, and a "sexy" looking lens, especially with its lens hood. But F2.8. I do have already the 40/2.8 STM for my EF System, but this Sigma would render image quality better, i'm sure. But 45mm....40mm is way perfect, as into between 35mm and 50mm....well, you can't have it all. ;-)

Good Light.

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Lovely 3 new lenses, would love to own all of them.

But at this price point, this is a far cry from the Sigma that made good lenses at super competitive prices. Now it's a new Signature that makes much better lenses but at competing high-end leading brands' pricing. And thus for me, my interest in their products fade. At this cost (great as the lenses surely are) I'd rather buy Sony, or Canon/Nikon with an adapter.. heck I can buy a load of vintage lenses I can adapt for endless more fun and experimentation.

Probably is just me, and I respect Sigma's pricing and marketing strategy. But in my mind, Toyotas will never be Lexuses, Canons Nikons and Sonys will never be Leicas, and Sigmas will never be anything of those or on between.. at least not from my pockets or purchasing choice.

Again, great 3 new lenses, probably class leading as I commend Sigma for their efforts and wish them the best.. if only in a perfect world, at about half or a third less of the announced selling price.

the 45mm being 2.8 is such a tease. They could have made it 1.8 or f2 without affecting the size too much. Adding the aperture ring gives them the excuse to make it a tiny bit bigger to make it f1.8 or f2. But this looks promising, these 1.4s and 1.2s are starting to get stupidly big.

", the 35mm F1.2 is a hefty piece of glass, measuring 94mm (about 4 inches) in length."

That's quite clearly an error, it can't be that short. According to your product page it's 136mm long.

We've seen many new (U)WA zoom lenses. Except Canon's 16-35mm, none of them accept front filters. Why Sigma, Tamron, Venus, Laowa, etc. ? Why?

Is it really neccessary to take a "closer look"? These are large enough to see from a distance. Since Sigma delights in being quirky, maybe they'll spot the opportunity for slow, compact lenses to go with their compact camera body.

Why Sigma doesn't make N line lenses? I mean for Normal people-small, slow and light-weight??? Just like 45mm, f 2,8 For young, strong and rich they can sell whatever they make now!!!

DPR has just redefined the meaning of ultracompact.

The 45/2.8 is similar in size to the 50/1.8, no. And if the 50/1.8 is sharper st 2.8 than the 45mm/2.8 why would I want the 45?

Yeah the Sony 50/1.8 is a relatively slow/loud focused, but otherwise a pretty decent lens for less than $250...