New Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8

[Alan Peterson]

and how does the color compare to zeiss lenses. this looks a little on the cool side which would be great.

I don't have any experience with the latest Art/Sport Sigmas (which have updated coatings, I think), but the Sigmas I've used tend to give a bit of a cyan hue. Moving the midtones toward red a little bit gives you a pretty neutral-looking image, and getting them to match Zeiss shouldn't be too hard.

 

[Domenic Barbero]

Excellent.

I don't have any experience with the latest Art/Sport Sigmas (which have updated coatings, I think), but the Sigmas I've used tend to give a bit of a cyan hue. Moving the midtones toward red a little bit gives you a pretty neutral-looking image, and getting them to match Zeiss shouldn't be too hard.

 

[Dan Kanes]

My advice is run, do not walk to get this lens.

Getting off my rear to find my card reader.

 

[Domenic Barbero]

My advice is run, do not walk to get this lens.

Getting off my rear to find my card reader.

Even being apsc? think itll be fine with epic if it can shoot 4.5k? or something along those lines? im hoping the vignetting wont be super bad.

 

[Dan Kanes]

Here are some Tif's and R3D's

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B7MFaN1VTm4mNkxFakVGUXB6M1k&usp=sharing

Might not be groundbreaking work, but it will give you an idea of what to expect at 5KWS. The widest is 18mm the tightest is 35mm.

When I get some more time (a rare thing in my world) I will post some shots of my particular lens at 5KFF and 5KHD.

 

[C.H.Haskell]

Thanks Danimal!

 

[Patrick Tresch]

Thanks Daniel.

BTW did I say that I love your Arrow?

Pat

 

[Todd T]

Here is another quick(7 second) test shot

http://player.vimeo.com/video/70750216




You can play with the r3d file here:
R3D

 

[Tyler Bourns]

Does anyone know where I can find one in stock? Or when the soonest one might be able to get one, everywhere seems to say pre-order still...

 

[Dan Kanes]

I got my lens from Samy's camera - preordered online.

 

[Tyler Bourns]

Thanks Dan.

 

[jason dewey]

for those of you considering a PL version, Nan at G.L. Optics is already re-housing this lens and is available for $3500. If anyone has ordered one of these PL mount re-housed, care to share some sample files?

 

[Matt W.]

Does the focus ring have hard stops?

 

[Sam Phibbs]

No hard stops

 

[Matt W.]

No hard stops

Thanks.

And darn it.

 

[Kirk.Attard]

dont know about that. I have some lenses by Gl. All of them behave like cine lenses. They dont rotate infinitely like canon l series if that is what you mean by hardstops. That would throw the focus ring completely off.

 

[Tommaso Alvisi]

sigma, hsm no hard stop, GL optics rehouse has hard stops

 

[Samir Patel]

Looks like rumors of a sigma 24-70/f2 are going around. How is the bokeh on this 18-35?

 

[Steve Das]

Looks like rumors of a sigma 24-70/f2 are going around. How is the bokeh on this 18-35?

Here's pic of the rumored 24-70/f2
http://www.canonwatch.com/rumor-first-picture-of-sigma-24-70mm-f2-lens-leaked/

..and some footage of the 18-35/f1.8 shot all at 18mm and mostly wide open aperture

 

[Bob Gundu]

Wow. A sigma 18-35 and 24-70 f2 cinevised would be a great set.