New sigma lens coming??

fabs said:
That no doubt weighs 6 ounces and costs less than £50.
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I'll take 2 at the full retail price as long as that includes P&P. Actually, make that just the one in dual Nikon F and Fuji X mounts.
 
A 500 f4 IS would be good competition for Canon, or even a 400 F5.6 IS prime. Either would fill the void in affordable primes.
 
if its along the lines of there recent lenses then whatever it is will be superb
 
wardy07 said:
A 500 f4 IS would be good competition for Canon, or even a 400 F5.6 IS prime. Either would fill the void in affordable primes.
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That's what I'm hoping for! Or even an f4.5 that has some sort of image stabilisation!
 
htid said:
That's what I'm hoping for! Or even an f4.5 that has some sort of image stabilisation!
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True, that would do the job but f4 would be even better at around 1/3rd the price of the Canon ;)
Be good for Nikon users to have other options at the long end although I guess they have the 200-500 so probably not as important as the Canon users.
 
wardy07 said:
True, that would do the job but f4 would be even better at around 1/3rd the price of the Canon ;)
Be good for Nikon users to have other options at the long end although I guess they have the 200-500 so probably not as important as the Canon users.
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From what I've seen of he 200-500 it's not a patch on the pro versions. At f5.6 and with little ability to take TCs its not really a comparison so if this is what we're hoping, itll be amazing for us Nikon users too ;)
 
htid said:
From what I've seen of he 200-500 it's not a patch on the pro versions. At f5.6 and with little ability to take TCs its not really a comparison so if this is what we're hoping, itll be amazing for us Nikon users too ;)
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Fingers crossed then, we'll all be happy campers if it did happen. They have released a fan few art and contemporary lenses at the short end so maybe they will do for a long prime. Here's hoping!
 
MFT to bolster the present 3 lens Art line up, Macro would be good Sigma.
 
I'm with the 135 crowd, missing it from the Canon, but if Sigma manage to pull off a 135 Art that might cause problems with my saving!
 
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Been talk for some time of a 24-70 f/2 will likely be that.
 
michael23 said:
70-200 f2 maybe?
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owenb said:
24-70 1.8 ;-)
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T_J_G said:
70-200 f2 is my guess
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HoppyUK said:
50-150 f/2 would be my gues.
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michael23 said:
Even a 50-150 f2 would be nice.
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I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I don't think we're going to see a 3x zoom which is f/2 or faster. Sigma have introduced two very fast zooms in recent times, the 18-35mm f/1.8 for crop sensors and the 24-35mm f/2 for full frame, and their zoom ranges aren't even 2x, let alone 3x. If they had the capability to extend the zoom range on either of those designs - especially the latter - then surely they would have done so.

My money is on a 35-70mm f/2.
 
StewartR said:
I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I don't think we're going to see a 3x zoom which is f/2 or faster. Sigma have introduced two very fast zooms in recent times, the 18-35mm f/1.8 for crop sensors and the 24-35mm f/2 for full frame, and their zoom ranges aren't even 2x, let alone 3x. If they had the capability to extend the zoom range on either of those designs - especially the latter - then surely they would have done so.
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True. 75-150 f/2 then.

My money is on a 35-70mm f/2.
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Good shout :)
 
T_J_G said:
70-200 f2 is my guess
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Take one look at the size of the Canon 200 f/2L to realise that this is utter nonsense. A 70-200 f/2 would be massive and cost a fortune to manufacture. Even if they could technically do it, it'd be way outside their target market.

A 24-70 f/2 was rumoured a while back and is a possibility.
 
Vertigo1 said:
Take one look at the size of the Canon 200 f/2L to realise that this is utter nonsense. A 70-200 f/2 would be massive and cost a fortune to manufacture. Even if they could technically do it, it'd be way outside their target market.

A 24-70 f/2 was rumoured a while back and is a possibility.
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I have no understanding of lens design etc and if I'm honest have little interest in it. Was just a guess based on nothing substantial hence "my guess".

Obviously struck a chord :thinking:
 
looking at it logically there 300mm f2.8 and 500mm f4 lenses are both overdue for a re-vamp ,and if they build on the success of the 150-600 S & C models with ability to tune via usb hub then its worth waiting for .kudos to sigma they have gone from strength to strength in a globally fading marketplace .
 
T_J_G said:
I have no understanding of lens design etc and if I'm honest have little interest in it. Was just a guess based on nothing substantial hence "my guess".

Obviously struck a chord :thinking:
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Sorry if I came across as belligerent, I didn't mean to. It just seemed as if quite a few people were assuming it was a 70-200 based solely on the silhouette looking a bit like existing 70-200 f/2.8 lenses when, in reality, a 70-200 f/2, if even possible, would look outlandishly different :)
 
michael23 said:
sigma rumors says an 85-135 f2 is very probable...
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Realistically, that's probably about the best balance of what's feasible, while being practical and affordable with good performance at the same time. Bokehlicious portrait lens on both full-frame and APS-C. Yes please :)
 
An 85-135 f/2 would be a seriously interesting lens for wedding/portrait usage. That said, given how good the 70-200 II is, the Sigma's quality and AF performance would have to be stellar to make the additional stop worthwhile.
 
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