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The Sigma rumors

Peter Majtan said:
85 is due this October. Detailed announcement expected in June/July.
I have now switched over to Sigma completely (from Canon L-series).
Raven is going to be well taken care of with the 18-35 + 50-100 (both f/1.8 and incredibly sharp - even wide open).
I have just tested the 24 against the Canon - will post results soon...

We should also expect the cine versions later this year - not quite sure yet which month thou...

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Any idea if they have a wider prime in the works? 14-16mm?
 
So, what ever happened to the Sigma cine primes rumor?
 
Christoffer Glans said:
So, what ever happened to the Sigma cine primes rumor?
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Trying not to get exited about that one... Cine primes are easy to mess up... Beyond the optical quailty they must be for us.


Essential:
Serviceable by the good optical repair places
Robust mechanics
Work with clip on MB with no binding
They are fast so focus marks which are true
Good focus spread
Set to set consistency
PL mount

Preferable:
On cams with even more useful focus spread
Optically the pick of the bunch
Light weight! Please not more than 1.5kg each...
95mm fronts but def def not more than 114mm
Improved min focus!
 
Patrick Grossien said:
Peter seems to know more about that. He said later this year. Really excited about this possibility.... Can't wait to see what they are cooking.
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If we get a series of 4 PL lenses ranging from at least a 24, 35, 50 and 85 that would be enough for most things. All that matters is that the price point gets closer to CP.2s CN-Es etc. Or if they go lower than that, it would be too good to be true. If that happens I'm gonna sell my CN-Es and buy these instead, no questions.
 
The initial release should have 5 primes and two zooms. PL is not the problem (read "interchangeable mounts"). 8K VV is. This I can't confirm yet...
Independently I also know of at least two 3-rd party companies that are making cine mod for both of the 1.8 zooms. If you have ever tried the 18-35 and were as impressed as I was - you are in for a treat with the 50-100. This lens is mind bogglingly good.
Both of the 1.8's are actually sharper then Ultra Primes and we are talking zooms here, wide open... ;o)

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A 5 lens set off the bat would be pretty incredible. As for sharpness, I haven't seen the 50-100 yet but if it's anything like my 18-35 then it'll be plenty sharp. I've had that lens up on a projector several times comparing to other lenses and it's super sharp out past 5K to the corners.

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Michael Lindsay said:
I've been around a long time if they are too cheap they will be too cheap... but with the Sigma name they will need to get the price just right!
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You want to pay more because... you want to pay more? :tongue_smilie:

Thing is, I talked to Steven behind the HS Celere lenses and he told me that the improvements to lens manufacturing processes that has happened the last five years made it possible for small companies to do high end lenses and sell them for a lower price. If Sigma can't do the same with their own R&D and manufacturing it's not gonna go well for them. Why bother with the Sigma lenses if they end up close to the high end sets in price?

Thing is that the Sigma ART lenses are much lower in price compared to the Canon lenses, so the price for the Sigma cine-lenses should be lower than the Canon CN-Es, otherwise they won't do that well.
 
Christoffer Glans said:
Thread started 1,5 years before that thread :tongue_smilie: :biggrin:
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Right. This one is about the rumors, pre-realease discussion. The last post in it was 5 months ago, before being bumped.

The thread I linked to is the official announcement. That's where all the discussion is happening. I figured to point everyone over there if they're stumbling across this thread post-announcement.

Just trying to prevent parallel discussion and extra confusion, is all. :)
 
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