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SIGMA just unveiled four new lenses from their ART line that will have many photographers and filmmakers check their wallets and bank accounts in order to pick one of these up. 14mm F1.8, 135mm F1.8, 24-70mm F2.8 and 100-400mm F5-6.3.
Launched in 2012, the SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM was the first lens in the Art line. We reviewed the 20mm F1.4 a while ago and found it was a superb choice even for video shooters. This popular series of lenses now features an extra four siblings. All SIGMA Art lenses come in various mount options: SIGMA, Nikon or Canon. We have summed up the details of announcements for you. First, let’s look at the 14mm F1.8:
The new SIGMA 14mm lens has an incredible speed of F1.8. Among interchangeable lenses for Digital SLRs this is the world’s first and only F1.8 ultra-wide angle lens. The SIGMA 14mm F1.8 covers 35mm full-frame sensors. Ultra-wide lenses usually suffer from chromatic abberation. In order to minimize this, the Sigma 14mm lens includes three FLD (Low Dispersion) glass elements as well as four SLD (Super Low Dispersion) glass elements. The ultra-wide angle lens also includes HSM (Hyper-Sonic Motor) autofocus, which according to SIGMA offers “highly responsive autofocus photography”.
The SIGMA 14mm F1.8 will soon be available for pre-order:US: LINKEU: LINK
Price has not been announced yet.
The SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 will soon be available for pre-order:US: LINKEU: LINK
The 135mm lens is usually considered the foundational telephoto lens, the first one to add to a lens collection. The SIGMA 135mm F1.8 lens renders high resolution suitable for even 50MP or higher megapixel cameras (That is “8K ready” then it seems).
The SIGMA 135mm F1.8 will soon be available for pre-order:US: LINKEU: LINK
The SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 zoom lens features a new and improved optical stabilizer. It also has an incredible minimum shooting distance of 160cm and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3.8. This means, the lens can shoot either from a distance or up close. The Nikon mount version of this lens includes an electromagnectic mechanism that receives the approprate signals from the camera body. This ensures precision control and stable Auto Exposure performance during continuous shooting.
The SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 will soon be available for pre-order:US: LINKEU: LINK
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Nic is a camera operator that mainly works in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He recently shot the brand new series "No Man Left Behind" for National Geographic as well as BBC NHU series and is owner of a Phantom Flex 4K with Highspeedworx, which he runs out of South Africa.