I think I’ve spotted a problem and it’s not what you think. Having just come off another big show where we used the SIGMA FF high-speed cinema lenses (F1.5–F2) I can’t help but wonder why I don’t see the SIGMA brand on more film sets – and I’m not only talking about the lenses. The FF Cine lenses are clean, robust and short making them ideal for a director and DP like me who uses the entire kit of lenses in a scene. I believe lenses form the film’s personality,… read more →
I recently had the opportunity to do a few shoots with the Sigma 65mm F2 DG DN Contemporary lens, to see what this small, but mighty lens can do. BUILD QUALITY Being a Contemporary series lens, I was amazed at the all metal design of this lens, it even has a metal lens hood and includes a magnetic metal lens cap which is something I have never seen before and works so easily. This lens is has a small size factor as well, which truly worked in my favour multiple… read more →
I recently had the opportunity to do a few shoots with the Sigma 70mm F2l.8 Art DG Macro lens, and I took it through its paces with a variety of different styles and genres to see what this budget friendly macro lens can do. BUILD QUALITY Being an Art series lens the build quality is strong and does not feel cheap at all, even at this price point. Also being a nice compact size is an absolute bonus, as it became my go to lens for basically everything. FOCUS Focus… read more →
My name is Trevor McCall-Peat, I am one of the Sigma South Africa Ambassadors and over the past couple of years I have been afforded the opportunity to work with a variety of their new sports and contempered lenses. I recently hosted a private safari to Uganda to photograph the gorillas and then onto Amboseli in Kenya. A couple of days before I left, I received the new 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS E-mount lens to give it a try. Normally when I travel my camera back can way up… read more →
The Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sport is Sigma’s newest lens in the “Sports” series. The “Sports” lenses are focused towards, you guessed it; sports, but also action, wildlife, and general long-distance photography. The emphasis is largely on the lens’s impressive focusing speed, tough and resilient build quality, all while maintaining excellent optical ability. Technical information Lens: 25 elements in 15 groups with nine diaphragm blades Angle of View / FF: 4.1° Angle of View / APS-C: 2.7° Minimum Aperture: f/22-29 Minimum Focus: 280 cm / 110.2… read more →
David Rogers writes about his impression of the Sigma 60 – 600 I recently went on assignment to Botswana for ORMS* using the Sigma 1:4,5-6.3 DG 105 Sport 60 – 600 mm lens. I usually travel with the Nikon 80 – 400 (1,3 kg) and 200 – 500 (2,3 kg) that being able travel with this one lens at (2.7 kg) and cover an even wider range was a bonus. As a photo guide, being able to pack, travel and shoot with one lens for 90% of the time on a shoot was just… read more →
After using a 150-600mm Contemporary Sigma lens for most of my time as a wildlife photographer I thought it would be quite difficult to find something not only on performance wise for the price of the lens but the durability and all-around performance from image quality to the specs based on a lens which copes quite well in different conditions such as rain and dust which I have experienced while up in the Kalahari. This lens is a little heavier than the 150-600mm Contemporary however it is made from a… read more →
Firstly a caveat, I am not a techie or pixel peeper and I am not a bird photographer. So technically this is not a review, but rather my hands-on experience of the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 Sport lens. When I intend to buy gear I usually read two or three opinion pieces and then test the camera or lens to see if it will fit my shooting style. Some reviews are very technical and I sometimes wonder if shooting brick walls qualifies someone as a photographer. My passion is mostly sports… read more →
CANON EOS R5 | SIGMA FIELD TEST Text and photo’s by Sigma Ambassador Simon Du Plessis, Actionimage. I was invited by Canon South Africa to do a field review on their new Canon EOS R5 mirrorless body. This kept me quite busy, testing the R5 out in the field using various Canon RF and EF lenses, as well as my Sigma lenses, namely the 120-300 f2.8 Sport, 100-400 f5-6.3 Contemporary and my EX 150 f2.8 Macro. When I collected the R5 from Canon SA, there was concern that the AF… read more →
On Thursday 18th June 2020 at 15h00, SIGMA proudly launched the new 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary, Sigma’s first ultra telephoto lens designed exclusively for full-frame mirrorless cameras. In addition, SIGMA made the following announcements: Introduction of two new teleconverters designed exclusively for Sigma mirrorless lenses: – TC-1411 magnifies lens focal length by 1.4x. – TC-2011 magnifies lens focal length by 2x. Release of the Sigma USB Dock UD-11 for L-Mount and EF-M Mount mirrorless lenses. Availability of 16mm F1.4, 30mm F1.4 and 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses in L-Mount.… read more →