Last week, a report came out of Japan suggesting that Sigma was no longer producing lens filters, including its UV protective and circular polarizing filters. Sigma tells PetaPixel that this report is false and that the company still makes filters.
For a long time, third-party optics usually meant compromise somewhere, but in 2024, does that apply anymore? Is it possible for a photographer to be perfectly happy shooting with, for example, Sigma lenses and nothing else?
Sigma announced the 50mm f/1.2 Art for full-frame cameras, promising to combine optical excellence and outstanding autofocus performance in the smallest and lightest chassis on the market.
Sigma may be best known for its photographic lenses, but the company's video-specific Cine lenses are very well regarded in the industry. So much so, in fact, that the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) has selected Sigma Cine lenses as its new standardized test lens.
Sigma's latest compact telephoto optic, the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens is so popular that the company can't keep up with pre-orders.
Last week was a big one for some of the biggest names in the camera industry including Fujifilm, Sigma, and Panasonic. Tons of announcements hit thanks to the CP+ camera exhibition in Japan that we needed a whole episode to talk about them all!
Sigma's new 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Art diagonal fisheye lens is unique, a little bit weird, and definitely niche. The company knows it won't be a big seller, but that's not why it decided to make it. Sigma made it to prove a point.
It’s not often that I get to review a lens that the world has never seen before. I’ve reviewed plenty of f/1.4 lenses and I’ve reviewed the occasional 15mm fisheye, but a 15mm diagonal fisheye with an f/1.4 maximum aperture is a first for me.
Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki says that he is "very much personally interested in supporting medium format," and now that the company has filled out its support of full-frame mirrorless, perhaps the time to expand to larger sensors is nigh.
Sigma's long-awaited full-frame Foveon sensor, the heart of a new camera that began development in 2016, is still at least a few years away, and the company's CEO adds that its arrival is not guaranteed, PetaPixel has learned.
When I heard about the latest Sigma lens, the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN Sport, I wanted to revisit the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary. The new lens sounded ideal because it is unobtrusive, lightweight enough to handhold easily, and has the reach to capture these elusive Wolfdogs in their natural surroundings.
Sigma has long struck an exciting balance between offering high-quality alternatives to lenses the major camera makers offer and creating unique optics that offer something different from existing lenses. Sigma's two newest lenses both mostly fall into the latter category. The Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens is not wholly unique but fills an empty void in the E-mount and L-mount systems.
Alongside the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lens, Sigma has announced the 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye Art. The new lens is the world's first-ever f/1.4 diagonal fisheye for interchangeable lens full-frame cameras.
I’m not just a camera history nerd, I’m also a huge fan of weird things in general. Weird and unique technology is especially fascinating, and I’m sure many readers here share the same sentiment.
Alongside PetaPixel's recaps for major camera manufacturers, including Sony, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Canon, we also recapped the year for the L-Mount Alliance and the Micro Four Thirds mount. Now it's time to wrap up the year in review equipment recaps with a highlight of the "best of the rest" cameras and lenses released this year from the smaller, or at least less mainstream, brands.
Map Camera, one of the largest photography retailers in Japan, has published its list of the 10 best-selling lenses of 2023 and the results are somewhat surprising.
Japanese YouTube channel Process X has delivered a great Christmas present to camera enthusiasts everywhere -- a nearly 12-minute long video showing how Sigma makes its fp cameras, the world's smallest and lightest full-frame interchangeable lens camera.
It has been a great year for the L-Mount Alliance. The alliance welcomed new members Samyang and Astrodesign in July, and Blackmagic Design joined in September.
Now in its third year, PetaPixel has gathered its team together to guess the things they just know are going to take place over the next calendar year. All of us are, as usual, ready to be very, very wrong.
We are proud to announce the results of the third-annual PetaPixel Awards where we give honors to a small list of the best new photography products released in the last year as voted by the PetaPixel staff.
I have always admired Sigma. It wasn’t regarded in the same league as it is today for its lenses until the Art series came out, but Sigma’s digital cameras have always been singular in design and purpose. The family-owned company has never been afraid to try something new, and honestly, that’s something we need to see a lot more of in the photography world.
Sony is on its second version of a pro-level 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master lens. Tamron recently released its second 70-180 f/2.8 G2 lens. A professional 70-200mm f/2.8 was one of the first lenses released by Panasonic for its Lumix full-frame bodies. And in all this time, where has Sigma been? Well, the wait is over. Sigma has finally released the 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports series lens, but was it worth the wait?
Sigma's long requested and highly anticipated 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS "Sports" lens will arrive for $1,499 on December 7 for Sony E and Leica L mount.
YouTube channel Process X creates videos showing how a diverse range of products are made, and a new video takes viewers to Sigma's factory to show how a lens is manufactured.
Sigma has launched new teasers of its upcoming 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports lens, which will be "coming soon" to full-frame E-mount and L-Mount cameras.
Sigma has not released a new camera since 2021 and doesn't currently have an APS-C camera, otherwise known as a crop sensor, in its lineup. In fact, it hasn't made one since the sd Quattro in 2016. That should change, and I believe it's about to.
Alongside the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, Sigma has announced the development of a new full-frame f/2.8 zoom lens, the Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports.
The first thing you notice about the Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary is just how compact and adorable it is. In fact, Sigma claims that it is the smallest and lightest ultra-wide APS-C zoom lens on the market. Having used it myself, I wouldn’t disagree with that statement.
Sigma has announced the 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary, the world's smallest and lightest f/2.8 zoom lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The lens is also Sigma's first to release simultaneously for L-Mount, Sony E-mount, and Fujifilm X Mount.
Last week, AsobiNet reported that some specialty camera stores in Japan had listed the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art lens for Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount as discontinued.
We've seen the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary before because it's the current full-frame super-telephoto option from Sigma for mirrorless cameras. What we haven't seen before is a full-frame Sigma that has been specifically adapted for the APS-C-sized Fujifilm lens mount -- until now.
Sigma has announced that it is bringing the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses to Fujifilm X-mount, bringing the total number of Sigma optics for the format to six.
While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama earlier this year, I visited with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corporation, and one of the most savvy executives in the entire photo industry.
Megadap has announced its third generation Sony E-mount lens to Nikon Z-mount camera autofocus adapter, the ETZ21 Pro. It retains the super-thin design but ditches the USB port and can now be updated through the attached Nikon camera instead.
Sigma has been celebrating its 10th year in the Chinese market this July and is capping the festivities with a 35mm f/1.4 DG DN Classic that has the same optical construction as the original lens but without coated elements, which emphasizes flare and lightens contrast.
The L Mount Alliance has acquired two new members: Samyang and Astrodesign. While the latter is likely less known to photography enthusiasts, Samyang is quite a well-known brand that has become relatively respected over the last few years.
There are plenty of lenses with eye-watering prices, including a Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm f/5.6 lens that was custom-built for a Qatari prince for $2 million, but what about lenses that any photographer can buy or rent today?
Jordan Drake -- my YouTube partner -- hands me the Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens, and the first thing that strikes me is just how bulky it is. The second thing that strikes me is that we need to go shoot some astrophotography with it.
Sigma has announced the "world's widest" f/1.4 prime lens: the 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art. The company says this new optic was born from our engineers' passion for capturing the widest, brightest, highest-resolution, and most captivating starry sky images possible.
There just aren't a lot of ultra-wide full-frame prime lenses to choose from. There are plenty of zoom lenses to choose from, however, compact dedicated ultra-wides are in short supply. Cue Sigma to save the day with its brand new Contemporary series 17mm lens. But is this the hero we were looking for?