Sigma 24mm f1.4 Art Announced

Nikon filed a patent for a 135mm f/1.8 VR. The Sigma 135 is rumoured to be f/1.8 too.
 
pmac said:
There are already plenty of good 85mm lens on the market.. i just hopr they will listen to all the nikon user asking for a 135mm.
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How? Canon 85mm f/1.8, while good is a little low end with a few minor quirks. It also doesn't to talk as well with the modern bodies as it did with say 1DsII. The hit rate is down with 5D3.
Canon 85mm f/1.2 II is almost 2k, and focuses like a snail. The sigma would be slap bang in the sweetspot; the non-Art is sadly very loud and slow to focus; sharpness is certainly OK, but can be better. It's the AF that is the showstopper to me.
 
daugirdas said:
The sigma would be slap bang in the sweetspot; the non-Art is sadly very loud and slow to focus; sharpness is certainly OK, but can be better. It's the AF that is the showstopper to me.
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Have you used one of these? Loud? It's HSM and I can't believe that any noise it makes is a problem in any real world situation and it's pretty damn sharp wide open unless you are talking about the edges? You want sharpness across the frame at wide apertures? I'd suggest that you wont do a great deal better than this is the mass market.

Read all about it...

http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/602-sigma85f14eosff?start=1

"The lens is very sharp in the image center at f/1.4 but the borders/corners are rather soft in the full format scope. However, the level of contrast is very high and e.g. better than what we've seen from the Zeiss ZE 85mm f/1.4. The quality increases gradually when stopping down. The center is starting to show excellent results at f/2 and it's downright outstanding from f/2.8 to f/8. However, the borders/corners remain unimpressive at f/2. You need to stop down to f/2.8 in order to get good results and very good results across the image frame are possible from f/4 onwards."

I'm looking forward to the day that I agree with one of your posts :D
 
daugirdas said:
The sigma would be slap bang in the sweetspot; the non-Art is sadly very loud and slow to focus; sharpness is certainly OK, but can be better. It's the AF that is the showstopper to me.
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Definitely not my experience of that lens. I've had bad experiences with Sigma lenses but the 85 was actually very good which is why I don't think there's a need to change it at all, it's plenty good enough as it is.

Laudrup said:
Nikon filed a patent for a 135mm f/1.8 VR. The Sigma 135 is rumoured to be f/1.8 too.
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Really hope so, want a good Nikon 135mm prime, miss the 135L from Canon. Would curtail the 70-200 I have planned in a few months time.
 
What's wrong with the 135 DC for Nikon? That and the 105 are very misunderstood, but they are super sharp and the AF is surprisingly quick for an old screw drive (on a D750 at least), mine was focusing as quickly as my Sigma 35 Art, which took me by surprise.

Anyhow, between this and the forthcoming Fuji 16mm 1.4 it's a good time for the 24mm shooters out there, both will presumably be exceptional.
 
I'll be ordering one of these as soon as they become available, it's the perfect indoor/outdoor portrait lens where you want to include the background.
 
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ukaskew said:
What's wrong with the 135 DC for Nikon? That and the 105 are very misunderstood, but they are super sharp and the AF is surprisingly quick for an old screw drive (on a D750 at least), mine was focusing as quickly as my Sigma 35 Art, which took me by surprise.

Anyhow, between this and the forthcoming Fuji 16mm 1.4 it's a good time for the 24mm shooters out there, both will presumably be exceptional.
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The 135 needs an update. The CA is bad and it isn't that super sharp wide open. Give it some faster autofocus, VR and better coating and at f/1.8 or f/2 I'd buy it.
 
SDK^ said:
I'll be ordering one of these as soon as they become available, it's the perfect indoor/outdoor portrait lens where you want to include the background.
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How refreshing to read this as so many people today think about portraits as tight head or at the most upper body shots taken with 85-200mm lenses (preferably with super wide apertures) and with no context what so ever.
 
I use my 35 for portraiture all the time, I use a 300 also, but not near as much. Mix it up a bit.

I've been out of the loop on photography side of things for a few months, now, have been through a bit of a rough time personally and the photography took a back seat, on a crowded bus! But I'm slowly getting back into it now, and I really like the sound of a 135 f/1.8! And if Sigma can do what they did with the 35 [less than half the price of the Nikon, and as good, if not better optically] they'll have a buyer here at some point.
 
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woof woof said:
How refreshing to read this as so many people today think about portraits as tight head or at the most upper body shots taken with 85-200mm lenses (preferably with super wide apertures) and with no context what so ever.
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Exactly, I want to be able to take portraits like this. Photos where the subjects stand out but still show the memories of the trip.

This was taken with the Canon 24mm L at F2

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I've been searching for pre-orders and there isn't anywhere yet.
 
odd jim said:
You can purchase from Amazon already.
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Could you provide a link? The only one that appears to be there is the non-Art 1.8 version.
 
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Bythesea said:
Could you provide a link? The only one that appears to be there is the non-Art 1.8 version.
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That's odd. On the iPhone app it's present, but when I look on the browser version to copy the link it's not there! Maybe it was put up and then taken down again?

I got an email yesterday from Sigma telling me it's out for orders now so hopefully it'll be back up later?
 
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So the launch price of this lens in the US is $849 but in the UK it's £800 - The UK buying public gets screwed again.

$849 converts to £550 + VAT - so the price should be closer to £660
 
SDK^ said:
So the launch price of this lens in the US is $849 but in the UK it's £800 - The UK buying public gets screwed again.

$849 converts to £550 + VAT - so the price should be closer to £660
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Don't forget US sales tax, which varies in amount depending on what state you buy it in.
 
I know about US sales tax.
The UK price shouldn't be the US price including tax, then add UK tax on top. That would be paying tax twice !!!

Price comparison

US price including sales tax @ 10% : $934 (£607)
UK price including VAT @ 20% £800

Nearly £200 difference.
 
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SDK^ said:
I know about US sales tax.
The UK price shouldn't be the US price including tax, then add UK tax on top. That would be paying tax twice !!!

Price comparison

US price including sales tax @ 10% : $934 (£607)
UK price including VAT @ 20% £800

Nearly £200 difference.
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This always comes up and the answer by the companies is usually tax, exchange rates and it is cheaper and logistically easier to do business in the US than the UK and Europe. All those factors will play a part but the biggest one is these companies will charge it because they know we will pay it.
 
I won't be paying it
 
SDK^ said:
I won't be paying it
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Good for you.

The UK market does have, however, plenty of people who will which is why technology companies know they can charge over the odds for new products.
 
£799 is the RRP which is what it will be on sale for while those who can't wait buy it. Then as with everything else there will be a discount. The 35mm 1.4 Art has the same RRP and WEX now have that at £636.
 
I've ordered one and hope for it to be here in the next 3 weeks. No idea what the retail price will be in Dubai yet, but hopefully they'll convert from Dollar to Dirham, rather than Pound ;-)
 
ynot said:
This could be the end of my 17-35mm. Been waiting for a wider ART, is it wide enough tho? And the £800 price tag, wow, I'll have to try and wait.
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£600 give or take through Amazon direct, which is UK stock so has full 3 yr warranty.

Edit - sorry, thought you were talking about the 35mm!
 
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If it's anything like the 35mm it'll be built like a German tank. Which is both good and bad, depending on how you look at it.
 
How about 12mm on a 5D :D

But these days 24mm seems wide to me.
 
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