Whoa. Sigma is on the brink of shaking up the camera lens industry yet again with another groundbreaking Art lens. Next week, on February 23rd, 2016, Sigma will reportedly announce a new 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art lens — a zoom lens with an unusually large f/1.8 fixed aperture.
While news of this new lens has been rumored for days now, the product photo above and some specs were just leaked by Japanese camera site digicame-info.
It’s designed for APS-C sensors with Canon EF, Nikon F, and Sigma SA mount, so it has a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 75-150mm — perfect for things like portraits and weddings.
It weighs about 3.28 pounds (1490g), so it’s not exactly light. But by comparison, the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II weighs 5.4 lb and the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II weighs 5.45 lb.
Other reported specs of the new lens include 15 elements in 21 groups, an 82mm filter thread, a minimum focusing distance of 0.95m (~3.12ft), a length of 170.7mm (~6.72in), a 9-blade circular aperture, and a new HSM motor.
The lens will reportedly cost about ¥167,400 over in Japan (~$1,500), and may hit stores in late April 2016. Stay tuned!
from PetaPixel http://petapixel.com/2016/02/19/sigma-unveil-crazy-fast-50-100mm-f1-8-art-lens/
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