[Klaus]

<p style="margin:0px;">Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art


<p style="margin:0px;">Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art


<p style="margin:0px;">Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art


<p style="margin:0px;">Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary

[JJ_SO]

14/1.8 Art?  

 

Happy me, I stayed away from their 12-24 Art. And the thinking process about "15 or 11mm Irix firefly?" is not finished. Sigma would be something worth a closer look. 

 

As for the rest:  (okay, the 100-400 could be cool)

 

A couple of kilograms more glass in the shelves.

[Guest]

What is a contemporary lens (i.e, the 100-400)? Does that suggeset it will not be in the same league as an art lens ?

[Rover]

What is a contemporary lens (i.e, the 100-400)? Does that suggeset it will not be in the same league as an art lens ?

Well, yes (see the 150-600 C vs. 150-600 S, even though the C lens is still reportedly very good.

I am more surprised not by the C designation but by the aperture - which, in all fairness, would probably allow it to be more compact. However, these two factors combined lead me to the thought that there may be an S version to follow which would likely directly compete with the Canon 100-400 II and the Nikon 80-400 G.

 

As for the other... the 24-70 doesn't really interest me; the 135/1.8 would be cool - remember that in the late 70s and early 80s there was a thriving market for 135/1.8 constructions with Sigma providing some of them - but I feel that a 135/2 OS might've been a better idea.

 

The 14/1.8... woohoo. I can only imagine how large it might be - at least as big as the 20/1.4 and with more curved front glass. Maybe my 14/2.8 is in danger now (even though I'd like to see an even shorter FL lens instead like a 12/3.5 or 12/4). But if they can pull it off... one more notch for unparalleled technical achievement to them!

[toni-a]

Well if 24-70f2.8 OS ART is good enough, finally in Canon land there's an alternative to 17-55f2.8 IS, I still have my full frame gear, will wait before selling.

This one should be a hit, let's see size and weight of 135mm f1.8, anyway canon 135mmf2.0 is hard to beat.

As for the 100-400,unless price argument dunno where is her place between the 150-600 and the excellent Canon 100-400 that is very decent and almost one stop faster

[JJ_SO]

I'm pretty sure there will not be a Sports-version of the 100-400 - it's meant as a Superzoom for those who are not happy with only 70-300. A lot of the C series is only in that series, there's no 17-70 Art or Sports. The Fuji 100-400 also has f/4.5-5.6, but I reckon the Sigma will be around half the price and still decent enough.

 

Today I saw three lenses we recently talked about: The 105/1.4 G, the Sigma 85/1.4 A and the 500/4 S. The Nikon is already a nice bucket, but the Sigma throws enough shadow to make the Nikon disappear  ^_^ the 85, that is. Extrapolating the 85/1.4 to 135/1.8 I imagine a thing which will nearly be as big as a 200/2. Good luck with handling (and finetuning) this monster on a DSLR.

 

The 500/4 looks really cool.

[Rover]

Some pictures have leaked - I'm not sure how authentic they are. But an 82mm filter thread is implied for the 24-70 and 135, 67mm (!) for the 100-400.

http://photorumors.com/2017/02/19/pictur...ry-lenses/

I think there may be yet hope for a 80(100)-400/4.5-5.6 - after all, Sigma has a current (?) 120-400/4.5-5.6 model.

[JJ_SO]

120-400??? I know of a 120-300/2.8 Sports but the one you mention I could not find at Sigma US or DE - do I need to look a RU?

 

Only M82 for the 135/1.8 - the theoretical ø is 75 mm for the glass. M82 would be a bit close to the front lens? The 24-105 has M82, too, but only f/4 - I doubt the 135/1.8 will be so tiny. The 85/1.4 has M86 (front lens theoretical ø 60.7 mm)

[borisbg]

I guess Zeiss won't be the only one to offer such lens.

Do you think Sigma will use APO element?

[Rover]

Look no further than Photozone, Joachim.

http://www.opticallimits.com/canon_eos_f...f4556eosff

Looks like this lens was discontinued in the interim - so that's one more reason to expect a successor. Whether this new 100-400 is one remains to be seen.

 

Re: the 135/1.8 filter threads - there have been some such lenses with 77mm filters (most importantly, the fabulous Zeiss ZA). However, 82mm is the new 77mm anyway.

http://pp.vk.me/c636322/v636322358/47f6b...8guRM4.jpg