Sigma has announced it will be showing off a new Digital Neo (DN) lens on December 1 during its ‘Sigma Stage Online’ livestream.
No further information has been shared about what kind of lens we can expect, but with the livestream just a week out, we won’t have to wait long. The livestream will take place at 7am ET (4am PT) using the below video:
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Interesting that the majority of cameras shown early in the presentation were the fixed lens Quattros....as though the lenses on these cameras are those that exemplify the best of the Sigma line to date.
I kinda wish that 24/3.5 had been a 28, since there's already a lot more 24mm options for E mount than 28mm ones... But I'm still intrigued by it, hopefully it's as good as the Tamron 24/2.8 but w/better AF (leaked images already show it's smaller)...
I'd been waffling between the Tamron and Sony's old 28/2 and ultimately decided to wait and see what else would come out, glad I did. I wanted something small to pair with the 45/1.8 (Samyang's) and this might fit the bill.
The 35/2 will face stiffer competition, the 65/2 looks interesting, I like seeing oddball FLs and slower/smaller options TBH.
Actually, that was only for the three very early ones, the Sigma 60 f/2.8 DN and its 30 and 19 mm siblings. Later models like the great 56 f/1.4 (and its 30 and 16 mm siblings) didn't have that, and the latest 85 f/1.4 DN full frame also does not rattle.
Sorry, so confused, just saw the pictures. Are these cine/video lenses? What is the bottom ring? Or manual lenses? Why do we need an aperture ring, which is what this seems to be? These look a bit strange, very full of ridges/indentations/features. What happened to the smooth barrel look? Focus ring is tiny, lenses are small, so holding might be uncomfortable. Something doesn't add up here
Lets look on this was... There is some 35mm gap in E mount line. There is only Zeiss 35mm f1.4 but it is pretty old lens with some qc issues and there is no GM lens.... so it is very possible that Sigma will come here to 35mm with one beautiful f1.4 lens.
Also 50mm Zeiss f1.4 is pretty old and big... yap... this two is very possible. Some 14mm or 16mm or maybe zoom 15-34 or 16-35 f2.8.
Just when I was about to pull the trigger on the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN for my a6600 APS-C mirrorless, they pull out of their hat the Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN lens for FF? I also have the older a7ii. Well at least they are giving us better value choices as opposed to what Sony gives.
I believe you are totally correct. I just expect more flexibility if the new lens is FF and could also be used on my a6600 with Sigma latest features. Then I could also add the Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for use with the a6600 instead of the Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN. The new FF 65mm should then give me close to the equivalent on my APS-C of what the 56mm has. Sometimes the conversions get confusing.
@BacktoNature1 The specs leak shows that 65 DN weights 405g and costs $699. This is a far worse deal than 56 DN which is going on sale for under $400 everywhere. I think Sony apsc is still relevant because Tamron is going to release 17-70 f/2.8 by the end of this year and this A6600 setup will last you at least a year before A7iv or a flagship apsc.
Sigma(and Tamron) must realize ASAP, that the Z-RF mounts owns 65% of the market now(11/25/2020), maybe 70% - 80% by the time Z-RF are done with their lens lineup, in five years or less. Sigma will easily double(or even triple) their profit$ just catering to the Z-RF mounts, just look at the price range of the S-line and L-series, so much room for profit, it’s a “no brainer” Sigma.
I had been eyeing the Samyang 35mm f/1.8. Now I'll be waiting for more details on these lenses. We can assume the Sigma's will have a more solid built.
Some like minor macro abilities and the FE 35/1,8 is the same as the Canon EF 35/2 , repro ratio 0.24x, which is nice. The FE 35 has a bit unattractive bokeh wide open and quite a bit of bokeh fringing and is a bit expensive so yeah, nothing beats the Canon EF for me yet.
Wooohooo! I was hoping for a compact 28mm f/2, but a 24 f/3.5 + 35 f/2 are not too shabby! I wonder if they will also prioritize rendering like the 45mm? Hence, they will not play nice with AF-C at <1.5M, or if Sigma will no longer under-correct for SA. Either way, this is very exciting for me.
Thanks for pointing directly to the only trusted source on the internet when it comes to (Japanese) camera news/information.
I was hoping for some news about release of Sigma lenses for Nikon or Canon. There are rumors in Japan that both Sigma and Tamron will release some new mirrorless lenses for both Nikon and Canon at the beginning of coming year.
Oh, and from the MFD printed on the two faster 35mm and 65mm lenses we can assume magnification of ca. 1:5.5 and 1:6.3 respectively. The 24mm may well be the best of the bunch for closeups, to be confirmed.
@umbalito I was also surprised with the conservative f/3.5 lens. Well, the images I've seem don't show it, but I bet this 24mm will be a tilt-shift lens. And I hope sigma can dare to make it autofocus, which is totally possible. In one of my dreams, actually imagination, there should be a mirrorless camera with autofocus tilt-shift lenses that could be operated by choosing two (or more?!) focus points by touching the LCD screen and the camera would calculate focus and tilting (the later with servo motor) much like the manual process used in advanced view cameras. That would be more useful with normal to tele macro lenses.
As mentioned the ART are classics. Cheap, sharp and great colours. Are these for Full Frame or APS-C ?The 30mmF2.8 was my favourite lens on the Sony.
It will be hard to beat the f1.4 trio for IQ and focus speed. These look to be vlogger/video friendly type lenses. Like why a 35mm f2 over a 30mm f1.4 ? A constance F4 small zoom or an ultra wide like a 12mm with auto focus would be amazing. Just my thoughts.
Sigma are a member of the L mount, and they will probably produce a lens for that mount to provide a focal length not currently available from them, This could be a 70-200mm, or even a 150-600mm, there are also no primes above 135mm from either them, or Panasonic. If it is also made to fit other brands, probably a bonus for that brand.
waiting for prices. But looking at size, the 24mm should have been f/2.8, not 3.5. And the 65/2.0 could as well have been f/1.8. But yes, in practice little difference.
The 24 looks like an interesting pairing with the 45 IMO (or with Samyang's 45 tbh)... Smaller than the Tamron 24/2.8, hopefully better wide open than the Sony 28/2.
Hopefully Sigma will also continue to produce high quality Art lenses because mirrorless versions are more compromised than DSLR versions. They promised that mirrorless mount has benefits...
During a interview earlier this year, they mentioned about the development of more compact lens like the 45mm F2.8, which is more suitable for street photographer. So I guess it should be a F2.8 DG DN (full frame) prime lens or F2 DC DN (aps-c) prime lens.
much ado about little. yet another niche 3rd party prime lens that will sell a few 1000 units until it is replaced by the next iteration. possibly a fART more expensive than OEM lens.
Sigma is a party in L-mount Alliance, where Panasonic offers a fantastic 16-35/4 S-Pro lens, even "certified by Leica," whatever that means. So I guess this kind of lens is not a priority for Sigma.
Excited for this. Some signs point to a small 28mm f/2.8 or f/2 for the ‘Contemporary’ line - similar to the very misunderstood and superb 45mm f/2.8 for E and L mounts. Let’s make it happen Sigma!
I wish for a 18-55mm F2 ART lens for L and FE mount weighing about 750g with 0.28x macro (82mm filter size). Price it about USD1300 and you can have my money.
About Product Name: “DG” is given to lenses designed to deliver the ultimate in performance on cameras with full-frame sensors, and “DN” to lenses designed to be optimized for mirrorless cameras with short flange focal length.
So that explains the abbreviations. I imagine therefore that those designated DG DN are optimised for full frame mirrorless.
I will be happy with literally any RF lens, not to buy, but more as a statement of intent and support. I know there is some trademark stuff in play but I'm holding out hope. Would love to have their new 35 1.2
They've had the old 30 and 60, plus the 45 and fast 56mm. Im gonna take a guess and say they are going longer, I'll go with a 90mm f/2. Their DN line has always been apsc and smaller right? A 90mm on apsc would be a 135mm FOV.
A non stabilized, non sealed, 90mm f/2 for $399. I'd buy it for my Olympus.
l-rumors.com rumored that this will be a "compact wide angle for L mount and Sony E mount".
The lack of any rumors or speculations here can only mean that they are under NDA and have already been testing that lens for a week or two so the initial review will be ready at launch day. Sigma has become quite good at orchestrating those announcements.
The 45mm f/2.8 was a step in the right direction for Sigma. It's good to offer smaller and compact lenses. For me, f/2.8 is good enough for 28mm and wider.
But please don't do like Tamron, their 2.8 wide angle trio has massive distortion that has to software corrected. It should be corrected in the optics.
The 45mm is also slightly software-corrected, but the actual distortion is small enough that I'd rather turn it off if I can (like with Affinity Photo).
If it were an ‘Art’ line lens, it would mostly be optically corrected. But it will most likely not be compact. If it’s for the ‘contemporary’ line, it would rely on more software corrections.
Not necessarily, there are many old manual lenses that are both compact by modern standards and more or less optically corrected. If Sigma wants it they can do it. But they might want to do as you suggest to separate the lines.
They should think that over if they want people me as a customer.
There was a need for ≈.5 stop extra light gathering capacity in the film era, where grain made shooting colour in artificial light above ISO 400 a painful experience, but not in the digital era. It's the equivalent of a spoiler on the back of your car.
@RubberDials What I care about isn't really the extra light gathering, it's the depth of field, especially when shooting a person or any other sibjects that isn't really close... The extra light gathering is often rather an issue when shooting wide open... When shooting film, I therefore use ISO 25 rolls...
I agree that f1.2 is very tempting but please... weight and size can't be compromised. I don't want to see another oversized lens like Canon's RF primes. I wouldn't forgive them for that ;)
@Idm photography I disagree. :) Camera body and lens need to be in a good balance for comfortable use. Lighter bodies demands smaller and lighter lens. At least for me and my style of shooting.
Wouldn't they have to build the initial lens for the largest flange diameter and then "dumb down" for the smaller ones? Very interested in this event. Too bad it will likely mean another device needed to update firmware.
Compact primes are sorely missing from the new mirrorless lineups, hopefully it will come soon in RF mount too. I'm pretty sure Sigma is working on it after they saw surge of R5/R6 sales, their lenses for Canon have always been the most popular.
@Photodog2 I am pretty sure they have cracked it long time ago, as did Samyang and Techart. Just they didn't find it economically viable to make lenses for RF and Z until now.
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