Personally I have a huge love for monochrome imagery as many people do. Monochrome has the advantage of removing the distraction of colour from an image and allowing you to focus on the content, composition, subjects, tonality and emotion present in that image. When we look at a good monochrome image it draws us into the thought process and mind of the photographer in a much different way than with colour images. We can push our creative boundaries in a myriad of different ways with monochrome photography as opposed to… read more →
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce that SIGMA 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art has won EISA Awards 2016-2017. Sigma’s 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM Art is a fast telephoto zoom optimised for DSLRs with APS-C image sensors. This latest addition to Sigma’s acclaimed Art series covers three popular focal lengths in one (85mm, 105mm and 135mm equivalent), which makes it a very useful addition to any photographer’s arsenal. The optical design delivers excellent image quality, and the ultrasonic HSM motor provides silent and accurate autofocus. Thanks to the maximum… read more →
Recently I went on a 10 day trip to the famous Kruger National Park, where I saw it as an opportunity to use an unusual setup, the 150-600mm DG OS HSM Sport lens coupled with a Sigma TC-1401 1.4x tele-converter. Now the reason I say it’s an unusual set up is because it gives you an f-stop of f7.1 at the lowest focal length and f9 at the highest, so you would automatically think that you will be limited when it comes to when you would be able to take… read more →
Today we look at the Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 EX DC HSM. This is one of the ultra wide angle lenses I have had the pleasure of using in the past and I must admit. It is highly underrated and in my opinion, one of the best UWA lenses out there for a crop sensor body. It is available for Canon, Nikon, four thirds users, Sony and Pentax. Sony and Pentax users however don’t have the focussing benefit that HSM gives. It is also one of only a few UWA lense… read more →
In the beginning of most of our photographic journey’s we strive for the best light from over our shoulders that illuminates our subjects in late afternoon golden loveliness. Which it must be said is truly wonderful and makes great images of course. But…the moment I spun that first & last 10 minutes of glorious light on it’s head and had it over my subject shoulder, my photographic journey changed forever! What is not to love about deep rich reds and oranges dancing across a dusty scene creating moody and wonderful… read more →
Win a Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM wide angle lens (see more info about the lens here http://goo.gl/Ebahl6) worth R7500 & have your winning photo featured as our Facebook Cover Photo for the month! Simply post your best Winterscape image in the comments section of this post to enter before Wednesday 27 July 2016! Winner to be chosen by renowned wildlife photographer and Sigma Ambassador, Keith Connelly. How to enter: Simply post your best Winterscape image in the comments section of the corresponding Facebook post on https://www.facebook.com/SigmaSouthAfrica/ to enter… read more →
Thank you for purchasing and using our products. We would like to announce the availability of a new firmware update for the SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports in Nikon mount and the SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary in Nikon mount. This firmware update can be installed using SIGMA Optimization Pro. The lens firmware update corrects the phenomenon of overexposure when the lens is attached to the SIGMA TELE CONVERTER TC-1401 on Nikon Digital SLR camera “D500”, released by NIKON CORPORATION. For customers who own… read more →
Thank you for purchasing and using our products. We would like to announce the update in the lens firmware of the SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art Canon and SIGMA 24-35mm F2 DG HSM | Art Canon on the SIGMA Optimization Pro. The latest firmware update makes it fully functional with the Canon Digital Cinema Camera EOS C300 Mark II. For those customers who own the following products, please update the firmware of the lens via the SIGMA Optimization Pro. Applicable products ・SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art–… read more →
By Sigma ambassador Rudi Hulshof As camera enthusiasts, we are bombarded by reviews and spend hours on the internet scrolling through specifications and sample images taken with the lens that we are interested in buying. The “lens haze” descends, and we are sold on the most expensive, out of this world lens, that eventually becomes, just a dream. We promote the incredible capabilities of this lens, rattling off specifications to all those that are willing to listen to our “knowledge”. We defend certain brands, and highlight their advantages, while convincing… read more →
I had the good fortune of being able to borrow three wonderful Sigma lenses while I co-presented a photographic workshop at Klein-Aus Vista, Namibia, together with Wicus Leeuwner and JJ van Heerden in June 2016. All photos shown here were shot with my Canon 40D, which has a 1.6x crop sensor. Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM This is the widest rectilinear lens available for crop-frame sensors, and it can be used to produce wonderfully exaggerated perspectives: Cartoon Horse, Sigma 8-16mm @8mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 400 I found the lens a… read more →