Sigma Announces Brand New 14-24mm F2.8 Art Lens for 50MP sensors

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Read it here: https://www.dpreview.com/news/9856051689/sigma-announces-full-frame-14-24mm-f2-8-dg-hsm-art-lens

Sigma has announced a new 14-24mm F2.8 HSM Art lens for full-frame Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLRs. This ultra-wide zoom has three FLD and three SLD glass elements, plus an 80mm 'high precision molded' aspherical element. The lens is sealed against dust and moisture and has a nine-blade aperture, minimum focus distance of 26cm (10") and a weight of around 1.2 kg (2.5 lb).

While the 14-24 comes with a petal-shaped hood, Sigma will offer a 'front mount conversion service' that will replace it with a circular hood, which is preferable when capturing content intended for VR use.

Living up to its Art designation, the 14-24mm has been designed with 50MP sensors in mind. It claims to minimize distortion to 1% or lower when focused to infinity, and the Canon mount version of the lens works with Canon's in-camera lens aberration correction. Each 14-24mm F2.8 comes from Sigma's Aizu, Japan factory.

Pricing and availability information will be released at a later date.
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Guessing that this may be on the pricy side for a Sigma, but still undercut native options and be sharp as hell to boot. :)
 
Marzipanogram said:
What about native Sony mounts, Sigma?
Bloody amateurs.
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A dedicated mirrorless mount will require a different design and a will likely come later. Remember Sigma haven't even announced their upcoming E mount Art lenses yet so they are hardly going to announce a 12-24mm at this point are they? :)
 
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Hmm looks real nice, but can't see myself switching from the already excellent Tamron 15-30 2.8 VC.

The only drawback to the Tamron is its gigantic heft!
 
mrk said:
Hmm looks real nice, but can't see myself switching from the already excellent Tamron 15-30 2.8 VC.

The only drawback to the Tamron is its gigantic heft!
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Same here. Unless you shoot building interiors, , regular wedding group shots, or travel all the time they aren't that useful these lenses. i have had the Tamron nearly 2 years and basically used it once shooting an event. For landscapes they have an extremely niche use and it is very hard to find a suitable scene. Most people take pointless photos with huge amounts of blue sky, the ground at their feat and some narrow strip of nondescript landscape. They are very hard lenses to use
 
Hard lenses to use but rewarding when you do use them right. I use it for urbex and landscapes where leading lines from architecture lend themselves well for the perspective, especially in the 15-20mm range. I also like the Tamron more because it's got weather sealing and the hydrophobic coating on the front element so water just bounces off it.

At 30mm, it's also perfectly capable as a standard wide lens with a 2.8 aperture and VC for indoor use. But again, its size and weight isn't for everyone! If I'm carrying a small side bag with me to store a flashgun and a lens, the Tamron take sup the entire bag!!
 
Looks great but more than happy with my Nikon 16-35 f/4. Much more useful focal range than 14-24 and wouldn't be able to use my Lee filter system with it.
 
Irish_Tom said:
Ditto — not sure the extra 2mm at the wide end would be worth losing the 11mm at the other end.
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Most people will have a 24-70 and 2mm on the wide end makes an as big and noticeable difference to the 11mm on the longer end. And it’s also easier to step forward than step back, usually when you want something wide is because you can’t go back much further but more often than not you can just walk forward.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Most people will have a 24-70 and 2mm on the wide end makes an as big and noticeable difference to the 11mm on the longer end. And it’s also easier to step forward than step back, usually when you want something wide is because you can’t go back much further but more often than not you can just walk forward.
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True, but I only have the 16–35mm and I often find 24mm is just a little too wide.
 
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