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Sigma announces five new Global Vision lenses

Sep 25, 2018 by John Aldred 1 Comment

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Sorry, completely skipped this one in the last Sigma press event post. I was distracted by full frame freaking Foveon! But that’s not all they’ve mentioned today. Sigma has now officially announced the five new “Global Vision” lenses (that’s the collective name for their Art, Sport & Contemporary lenses) that leaked last week.

Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

This wide angle full frame lens will be available in Sigma SA, Nikon F, Canon EF and Sony E Mounts. It features water and oil repellent coating on the front element and is dust & splash proof for extreme shooting conditions.

  • Focal length: 28mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/1.4
  • Minimum aperture: f/16
  • Mounts: Nikon F / Canon EF / Sony E / Sigma SA
  • Optics: 17 elements in 12 groups
  • Angle of view: 75.4° (full frame)
  • Minimum focus distance: 28cm (11″)
  • Filter thread: 77mm
  • Dimensions: 82.8 x 107.7mm (3.3 x 4.2″)
  • Weight: TBD

Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

The Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM was originally developed to “live up to the sought-after angle of view and performance standard for a benchmark cine lens”. And it’s now becoming an Art series lens for photographers. It features three Special Low Dispersion elements which Sigma says helps correct for chromatic aberration, reduces distortion to less than 1% and coma flare to “non-existent” levels.

  • Focal length: 40mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/1.4
  • Minimum aperture: f/16
  • Mounts: Nikon F / Canon EF / Sony E / Sigma SA
  • Optics: 16 elements in 12 groups
  • Angle of view: 56.8° (full frame)
  • Minimum focus distance: 40cm (15.7″)
  • Filter thread: 82mm
  • Dimensions: 87.8 x 131mm (3.5 x 5.2″)
  • Weight: 1200g (42.3oz)

Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary

Designed for Sony E and Micro Four Thirds mounts, the Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary is a compact and lightweight lens. It’s compatible with the Sony E mount Fast Hybrid AF system and can utilise both facial recognition and Eye AF functions.

  • Focal length: 56mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/1.4
  • Minimum aperture: f/16
  • Mounts: Sony E / Micro Four Thirds
  • Optics: 10 elements in 6 groups
  • Angle of view: 28.5° (full frame)
  • Minimum focus distance: 50cm (19.7″)
  • Filter thread: 55mm
  • Dimensions: 66.5 x 59.5mm (2.6 x 2.3″)
  • Weight: 280g (9.9oz)

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports

This is probably the one Sigma lens that people have been asking for the most over the last couple of years. But Sigma has now finally announced the 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens. It’s their new flagship large-aperture telephoto zoom, which Sigma says is both robust yet lightweight. As one expects, it features a dust and splash-proof construction, with water & oil repellent coating on the front element. It also includes “intelligent OS” with acceleration sensor to account for actual intended movement.

  • Focal length: 70-200mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/2.8
  • Minimum aperture: f/22
  • Mounts: Nikon F / Canon EF / Sigma SA
  • Optics: 24 elements in 22 groups
  • Angle of view: 34.3-12.3° (full frame)
  • Minimum focus distance: 120cm (47.2″)
  • Filter thread: 82mm
  • Dimensions: 94.2 x 202.9mm (3.7 x 8.0″)
  • Weight: 1805g (63.7oz)

Sigma 60-600mm f/4.3-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports

Because a 50-500mm lens just isn’t ridiculous enough, Sigma has announced teh new 60-600mm f/4.3-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports lens – the “world’s first 10x optical zoom telephoto with a tele end of 600mm”. And it looks like an absolute monster. It features 25 elements in 19 groups, and offers image stabilisation of up to 4 stops. When shooting at 200mm, it can also be used in a macro mode, with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3.3.

  • Focal length: 60-600mm
  • Maximum aperture: f/4.5-6.3
  • Minimum aperture: f/22-32
  • Mounts: Nikon F / Canon EF / Sigma SA
  • Optics: 25 elements in 19 groups
  • Angle of view: 39.6-4.1° (full frame)
  • Minimum focus distance: 60-260cm (23.6-102.4″)
  • Filter thread: 105mm
  • Dimensions: 120.4 x 268.9mm (4.7 x 10.6″)
  • Weight: 2700g (95.2oz)

Pricing and availability on most fo the lenses above is coming at a future date. The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3, however, is available to pre-order now for $1,999 and will ship in October 2018.

Hopefully, at least some of these lenses will become available in L mount flavour at some point, too. If not, you’ll be able to adapt the SA and EF mount versions to Leica L for use with Panasonic and Sigma’s impending full frame cameras.

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John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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