Category Archives: Sigma

Sigma L-Mount Body and Lens Roadmap

It’s going to take Sigma until 2019 to release their Foveon L-mount Full Frame sensor due to research delays, but the sensor is just about finished today. Sigma plans for the sensor to have three 20MP layers which will give 60.9MP. Sigma will also go back to their 1:1:1 design instead of the newer 1:1:4 […]

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Sigma L-Mount Lenses and Adapter Announced

Sigma Announces Art Prime Lenses in L-Mount & Mount Converter MC-21 The new products include 11 Art prime lenses for full-frame cameras in L-Mount and a converter for Sigma’s SA mount and Canon EF mount lenses on L-Mount camera bodies. Ronkonkoma, NY – February 26, 2019 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo […]

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DPReview: Olympus/Panasonic/Sigma/Leica New Year’s Resolutions

DPReview put together a wishlist article about what they would like to see from each manufacturer in 2019. Here is what they had to say about the m43 alliance and L-Mount alliance partners. Olympus – in 2019 we wish you would… Start making small cameras again. Maybe an updated PEN-F? Update the OM-D E-M5 II. Simplify your […]

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Sigma 14mm f/1.2 and 35mm f/1.2 Patents

Sigma has a patent for two new Micro Four Thirds lenses: Focal length: 13.92 mm F No.: 1.28 2ω: 81.14 Image height: 10.82 mm Lens length; 105.02 mm and: Focal length: 34.98 mm F No.: 1.28 2ω: 33.12 Image height: 10.82 mm Lens length; 110.14 mm Via hi-lows-note co Photorumors

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Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Pre-Orders Start

The Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary is now available for pre-order at B&H Photo and Adorama.

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Personal View Panasonic Interview: “Please don’t worry about m4/3. We plan to make much more m4/3 products.” and More Interesting Details.

Personal View interviewed Mr. Michiharu Uematsu (Adviser for Technical PR, Merchandising Department, Imaging Network Business Division), Ms. Emi Fujiwara (Imaging Section, Communication Department) and Mr. Taku Kariyazaki (Staff Engineer, Innovative Entertainment Development Center, Corporate Engineering Division) about the new L-Mount alliance and the future of m43. Below you can find some excerpts from the lengthy interview […]

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Cinema5D: Interview With Kazuto Yamaki From Sigma About The L-Mount Alliance

Cinema5D Interviewed Sigma’s CEO Kazuto Yamaki about their L-Mount alliance announcement. Below are some excerpts from the interview: Sigma started working on Foveon Full Frame 3 years ago Having a partnership would be better for the customers so they decided to work with Panasonic and Leica Their current cameras are APS-C and APS-H Can’t comment about the camera […]

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