Sigma’s Full-Frame Foveon Sensor Will Be Ready By the End of 2022
Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki has revealed that the company's efforts in making a full-frame Foveon sensor are on track to be finished by the end of the year.
DJI Has Joined the L-Mount Alliance
DJI has announced that it is joining the L-mount alliance, becoming the fifth member of the group along with Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, and Leitz Cine.
Sigma Shows How the Internal Zoom of its New 16-28mm Lens Works
Sigma has shared a digital cross-section of its upcoming upcoming 16-28mm f/2.8 lens that showcases the intricate internal focusing system in action.
Foveon: The Clever Image Sensor That Has Failed to Catch On
Back in the early 2000s, Sigma -- a company usually known in the photography community as a lens manufacturer -- released a new type of camera sensor named the Foveon X3. This sensor technology was first patented in 1999 by a company called Foveon, Inc. (later acquired in 2008 by Sigma) and featured an innovative color perception technology: a 3-layer stack of photosensitive diodes.
Sigma 16-28mm DG DN Lens Review: Great Optics for a Modest Price
This Sigma 16-28mm DG DN Contemporary is the latest addition to the pile of really darn good lenses that don’t cost thousands of dollars.
Sigma Launches the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Lens for Sony E and Leica L
Sigma has announced the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN, a wide-angle zoom lens designed for Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount and can be used on full-frame cameras.
Megadap’s Gen-2 Sony E to Nikon Z AF Adapter Fixes Gen-1’s Problems
Megadap has announced its second-generation Sony E to Nikon Z autofocus adapter, the ETZ21, which it says solves a lot of the performance and compatibility issues that existed with the original adapter.
The Best Photo Gear of 2022, According to the TIPA Awards
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced the winners of its annual awards and in a surprising show of parity, every major manufacturer was honored in at least one camera category.
Sigma’s New Headquarters Features a Massive ‘Lens Cellar’
A camera crew recently was given access to Sigma’s new headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan which reveals a complex filled with zen-like spaces and a "cellar" of lenses displayed like bottles of fine wine.
Freediving Photographer Captures Underwater Lightsaber Battle
Photographer Daan Verhoeven worked together with two professional freedivers to create an underwater Star Wars themed shoot to celebrate May the Fourth.
Photographer Captures a Full Moon Nestled Under the Arc de Triomphe
French astrophotographer Thierry Legault captured the full Moon rising under one of the most famous monuments in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe.
Sigma is in the Second Stage of Prototyping a New Foveon Sensor
Sigma has announced that it is currently on stage two of three in prototyping its new full-frame Foveon sensor. The company says that if Stage 3 goes well, it can start to verify its mass producibility.
Sigma Unveils First Fuji X Lenses: 16mm f/1.4, 30mm f/1.4, 56mm f/1.4
Sigma has announced that three of its APS-C lenses are being made available for Fujifilm X-mount: the 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary, the 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and the 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary.
Photographer Captures Six Meteor Showers in One Photo
In December of 2020, scientist and photographer Nathan Myhrvold captured over 100 meteors from the Geminids along with five other showers with a custom-designed, four-camera panoramic system. Afterward, they were animated together to show how they fill the night sky.
Sigma 20mm f/2 DG DN Review: An Excellently Average Lens
Sigma has sneakily been releasing a number of compact, wide-aperture lenses designed for mirrorless cameras. Already on the company's seventh addition to the “I” series, the new 20mm f/2 DG DN is now the widest of its kind yet.
Sigma Unveils All-Metal 20mm f/2 DG DN for Sony E and Leica L Mounts
Sigma has announced the 20mm f/2 DG DN lens, its seventh and widest optic in the all-metal I Series of compact primes. The lens will be available for both Sony E-Mount and Leica L-Mount.
Leica M11 Initial Review: It Could Actually Be Your Primary Camera
Leica has finally officially revealed the M11 Rangefinder, letting us finally put all the rumors of what we may or may not expect to rest. Now that it's here, what has five years of development given us?
The Best Lenses for APS-C Cameras in 2024
While full-frame has received the most attention from camera manufacturers in recent years, there are plenty of great reasons to purchase smaller format sensors like APS-C. These systems can be cheaper, smaller, lighter, and offer greater reach over their full-frame counterparts.
PetaPixel’s Bold Camera Predictions for 2022
We're starting a new tradition here at PetaPixel, where our staff gets together to discuss the things they know, not just think, will transpire over the course of the next calendar year. As bold predictions go, we're almost certainly going to get a lot of this wrong.
The Most Expensive Camera Lenses You Can Buy Right Now
Whether you are a working professional or a weekend hobbyist, the thrill of using truly exquisite gear is unmatched. We all work with what we have while salivating over what we cannot, and no matter how old we get, fancy toys never lose their luster. Do we need them? Probably not. Will we ever purchase them? Not likely. Will we spend hours staring at them? You bet. Nothing is as intoxicating to a photographer as good, outrageously expensive glass.
Comparing Sigma’s New 18-50mm f/2.8 to Sony’s 16-50 f/3.5-5.6
Sigma today announced its new 18-50mm /f2.8 DC DN lens -- a small zoom lens for mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensors -- and photographer Gordon Laing decided to see how it compared to Sony's 16-50 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens.
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Review: A Perfect Fit
With Sigma's latest release, the company is going back to basics to deliver a standard wide-to-telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount crop-sensor cameras. Does it have any flash or is it nothing more than a simple kit lens?
Sigma Unveils the Smallest f/2.8 Zoom for APS-C: 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN
Sigma has announced the 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens which it bills as the smallest and lightest f/2.8 zoom lens for APS-C format mirrorless cameras on the market.
Sigma Unveils 90mm f/2.8 and 24mm f/2 Primes for E- and L-Mounts
Sigma has expanded its series of primes categorized under its I-series line with the 90mm f/2.8 DG DN and the 24mm f/2 DG DN lenses. Both will be available in Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount.
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN Sports Lens Review: Worthy of Attention
The long-awaited Sigma 150-600mm for mirrorless cameras has finally arrived. Available for Sony E-mount or Leica L-mount, does this redesigned super-telephoto zoom meet the expectations of real-world wildlife photographers?
Megadap Unveils First Auto Adapter for Sony E to FF/APS-C Nikon Z
Hong Kong-based lens adapter and accessory manufacturer Megadap has launched the world's first autofocus (automatic) adapter for Sony E-mount lenses to be used on the full line up of Nikon Z Mirrorless cameras, including both full-frame and APS-C versions. It's called the ETZ11.
What is the Difference Between a CCD and CMOS Camera Sensor?
A lot of words have been written and exchanged about the difference between -- and possible advantages or disadvantages of -- CCD (charged-couple device) and CMOS (metal oxide semiconductor + active-pixel sensor) camera sensors. What really is the difference between them?
Sigma Unveils the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Sport Lens for E and L Mount
Sigma has announced the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount. It is the company's first ultra-telephoto zoom lens that Sigma says has been developed from the ground up specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Using the Enormous Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 on a Sony Alpha 7 III
How does the legendarily heavy-duty Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG lens translate to use for portraits today? What about when combined with teleconverters on a Sony Alpha 7 Mark III?
Sigma’s ‘Focused on the Fight’ Campaign to Fund COVID Relief
Sigma will donate 5% of sales from 24 participating retail partners to charitable organizations to aid communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of its Focused on the Fight initiative.