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Sigma continues to open up its expansive lineup of lenses to more mounts with today’s announcement of the FUJIFILM X-mount versions of the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses. These will be the fourth and fifth X-mount lenses in Sigma’s portfolio, representing new options for a
When it comes to bird and wildlife photography, the one word you need to know is: telephoto! If you've ever tried to approach birds or wild animals (not too close, please!) you've likely noticed they usually don't take kindly to humans and fly or scamper off before you get close enough for a photograph. The magic of the telephoto lens allows you to get "up close" without getting… up close.
For birding and wildlife, getting closer usually means using lenses with a minimum 300mm focal length. We've all seen spectacular wildlife images by top
Apple and lenses! Apple launched new Macs at WWDC, Sigma showed off a 14mm f/1.4 lens, and IRIX has a 150mm macro and 15mm on the way.
Week of June 4, 2023
Apple stole a fair bit of the news cycle this week with its annual WWDC conference. This year’s was a doozy. The brand not only released a new 15" MacBook Air,
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Stargazers rejoice! Sigma has unveiled the 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens, a bright, ultra-wide prime engineered for capturing the night sky. Compatible with Leica L and Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras, this ultra-wide, astro-centric lens is equally capable of
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Sigma has announced three primes for L and Sony E-mount cameras: the 17mm f/4 DG DN and 50mm f/2 DG DN for full-frame cameras and the 23mm f/1.4 DC DN for APS-C format cameras. All members of the Contemporary lineup, the trio pairs compact and intuitive designs with exceptional imaging.
The 17mm f/4 and 50mm f/2 become the eighth and ninth lenses to join Sigma’s illustrious I-series, cherished for their metal housing, tactile controls, and compact builds.
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Get ready for a crash course in professional pet photography. Watch and learn as Sigma Ambassador Anabel DFlux shares her approach to photographing pets. She lets us know which lenses she uses, the settings she chooses, and other helpful tidbits. By the end of the video, you’ll be ready to put your new pet photography skills to use.
0:00 - About Anabel DFlux
1:36 - The Camera
5:50 - The Lenses
16:31 - Additional Gear
19:49 - Camera Settings, Depth of Field, Nailing Focus
28:12 - Panning
29:21 - Metering
32:52 - Portrait Tricks
38:07 - Candids
SIGMA has recently released two new lenses, the 65mm T1.5 FF HS Cine Prime and the 65mm T2.5 Classic Prime. These lenses offer filmmakers and videographers an eleventh option in both of SIGMA’s Cine Prime lineups.
Sigma has added Nikon Z Mount compatibility to three existing primes in the Contemporary lineup: the 16mm f/1.4, 30mm f/1.4, and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN lenses. Created for Nikon's APS-C format mirrorless cameras, the new primes balance bright, f/1.4 maximum apertures
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Sigma's 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens updates a classic prime for full-frame L-Mount and Sony E-Mount cameras. The new lens features a revamped optical design, faster autofocusing, and a scaled-down form factor to suit the mirrorless format better than before. Continuing Sigma's commitment to fast, sharp glass in the Art series, it is destined to
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Sigma has just announced a mirrorless version of the herculean 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports Lens. Compatible with full-frame E and L-Mount cameras, it is the first interchangeable ultra-telephoto to bring 10x magnification to the mirrorless form factor. Like its popular DSLR predecessor, the new zoom delivers maximum versatility for sports and wildlife photographers looking for an all-in-one super tele.
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Jabari Holder tests the Sigma 65mm T1.5 FF High-Speed Cine Prime Lens against its 50mm and 85mm counterparts. This lens adds more versatility to a filmmaker's kit while maintaining the build and quality of Sigma's cine primes.
0:00 - About Sigma's Cine Lineup
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Sigma has just announced two new additions to its Cine Lens lines, bringing the 65mm focal length to the already impressive lineup. The 65mm T1.5 FF High-Speed Cine Prime is a welcome addition to the high-speed Cine Prime line that already includes 20, 24, 28, 35, 40, 50, 85, and 105mm models. Meanwhile, the new
There are many ingredients in the recipe that make a good photographic portrait—foreground, background, setting, pose, expression, color, lighting, and so on—but one element that can be as important to the result as the portrait sitter is the lens used to capture the portrait and help create the art.
Technically, any lens can be used to take a portrait with your camera, and there are traditional focal lengths for “portrait lenses” like 85mm and 105mm, but I asked my fellow B&H photographers, as well as our B&H Creative partners and
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Building on the popularity of last year’s 28-70mm f/2.8, Sigma has just announced the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary. Portable, versatile, and all about wide angle, this sleek little zoom balances two of the most desirable assets in lens design: compactness and speed. And with those two attributes, this lens is positioned as a go-to choice for architecture, landscape, and travel shooting—instances where you value an ultra-wide field of
“How do you make pictures about a person who doesn't exist anymore?” This was the fundamental question facing Jessica Hines while sorting through a box of her brother Gary’s letters, photographs, and other objects from his military service in Vietnam some 35 years after his return—25 years after his life ended in a battle with post-traumatic stress.
Photographs © Jessica Hines