Yehouda Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 SIGMA announces L-mount version of their prime lenses and an new EF to L-mount adapter. https://www.l-rumors.com/sigma-announces-the-release-of-12-new-l-mount-art-lenses/ https://www.l-rumors.com/sigma-announces-the-new-canon-ef-to-l-mount-mc-21-adapter/ Good news for S1/R! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Romero 2 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Am I the only one who is pretty apathetic about Sigma art lenses??? I mean, i shoot mostly stills (which I think is the target audience) and I can't really get that thrilled about f/1.4 primes. Anyway, not trying to knock them. I know they are always highly rated and some people love them. Guess I am just weird that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 26 minutes ago, Mark Romero 2 said: Am I the only one who is pretty apathetic about Sigma art lenses??? I mean, i shoot mostly stills (which I think is the target audience) and I can't really get that thrilled about f/1.4 primes. How fast do you need a lens to be? f1.4 is not exactly slow, and DoF would be pretty thin on FF. Hell they are big enough now, let alone making them bigger like that crazy 58mm f/0.95 S Noct MF Nikon Z lens is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, webrunner5 said: How fast do you need a lens to be.? f1.4 is not exactly slow? f0 or it's trash mate. newfoundmass, Mark Romero 2, Ty Harper and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currensheldon Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 This is definitely a good start, but if Sigma really wants to add something to the L-Mount, their DSLR port over lenses aren't all that interesting. The adapter/converter is way more helpful. I'm a big fan of Panasonic and the S1 is very interesting. I would love it if Sigma starts doing for the L-Mount what Zeiss did for the E-Mount - namely two beautiful lens lineups that are small, lightweight, and sharp. A smaller f2 lineup with manual focus (like the Loxia) and hard stops would be great. As would a Batis-like lens lineup - compact and powerful. Leica will always be uber expensive and it seems Panasonic is going for high-end sharpness - so Sigma could find a sweet spot in making f2 versions of their Art Primes and size them accordingly (300-400 grams). Will probably wait a year to see what Panasonic does in the L-Mount video space, with lens releases, and what Sigma does with lenses that are actually designed for the L-Mount. But being a big Panasonic fan, hoping they can do well here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted February 26, 2019 Super Members Share Posted February 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Yehouda said: SIGMA announces L-mount version of their prime lenses and an new EF to L-mount adapter. https://www.l-rumors.com/sigma-announces-the-release-of-12-new-l-mount-art-lenses/ https://www.l-rumors.com/sigma-announces-the-new-canon-ef-to-l-mount-mc-21-adapter/ Good news for S1/R! And absolutely punching the air level of good news for us Leica SL owners, especially the EF adapter. For Novoflex, possibly not such good news. Leica50mm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Sigma lens are amazing. I wouldn't say they have a lot of character, but they are incredibly sharp wide open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 The Consortium strikes back! 12 new lenses, just like that.. Suddenly, Canonikon are last in their own game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Plagaro Mussard Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 8:09 PM, thebrothersthre3 said: Sigma lens are amazing. I wouldn't say they have a lot of character, but they are incredibly sharp wide open. Hi end lenses are about NOT having character, which in fact are defaults. webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Xavier Plágaro Mussard said: Hi end lenses are about NOT having character, which in fact are defaults. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrothersthre3 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Eh I don't know, lots of high end lenses are said to have character. Lots of people use vintage glass to get that look vs a lot of modern glass which is said to be sterile looking. That said I get your point, character could be a detraction if it doesn't fit the look you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noone Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 13 hours ago, Xavier Plágaro Mussard said: Hi end lenses are about NOT having character, which in fact are defaults. Depends on what you mean by a high end lens and what they are designed for. I would not expect "character" in a higher level macro lens but in a portrait lens, sometimes yes sure. Sigma has come a long way in the last few years. I have had a few that were not so good (one was about the best built lens I have had but was worse than a coke bottle optically - some weird 200mm lens from decades ago), Sigma lenses had the same importer to Australia as Pentax so Sigma zooms were often Pentax kit lenses here. That said, even though it isn't an art lens, the 150 2.8 APO macro (mine is the older non stabilized version) is one of my favourites and I have liked using it on M43 Panasonic, FF Sony and for now I even use it on a Canon APSC (EF mount). An ancient 180 5.6 APO macro wasn't all that horrible either. Xavier Plagaro Mussard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 18 hours ago, Xavier Plágaro Mussard said: Hi end lenses are about NOT having character, which in fact are defaults. Totally agree. In a sense it's like choosing between purified water or cordial. If I'm thirsty then I'd choose cordial because I like it and I might put it in a cake, but if I was baking bread or making soup then I wouldn't want the cordial in there at all! I've gone totally nuts into learning about lenses recently, vintage vs modern, organic vs sharp, fast vs slow, etc and one thing I stumbled upon was that people have a modern set and a 'character set' or 'vintage set' and they choose the right one for the particular project and the aesthetic they want. I have the Sigma 18-35 and it is a phenomenal lens - it is legendary for good reason. But the CY Zeiss lenses are also legendary, precisely because they don't look like the high end modern lenses. Modern lenses are great because they are purified water, and vintage lenses are great because they add flavour. Xavier Plagaro Mussard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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