Sigma 12-24 Art & Contemporary Lenses on the Way? [CR1]

[Canon Rumors]

<p>According to PhotoRumors, Sigma is working on 2 versions of the 12-24mm lens. One will be an Art series lens and the other a Contemporary series lens, this is the same sort of thing they’ve done with the new 150-600 lenses.</p>
<p>Sigma currently makes a 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG HSM II, and a constant aperture Art version of such a lens would be very sought after if they continue with their aggressive pricing.</p>
<p><em>More to come…</em></p>

 

[plam_1980]

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Great work from Sigma recently

 

[CanonGuy]

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Beyond excited for this lens! Will be interesting to see the price point.

I know it will be fantastic optically. If the price is in line with the other art lenses, canon 11-24 will be in serious competition! Yay for the consumers

 

[pwp]

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I've got a fair copy of the original Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6. It's fine at one aperture...f/11, which kind of limits its usefulness. It gets rolled out once or twice a year when the 16-35 f/2.8II just ain't wide enough and a stitch-up is impractical or impossible. Apparently the 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG HSM II was a solid improvement on the original and I'm prepared to believe an Art 12-24 would be orders of magnitude better than my unloved clunker. I want one already.

I'm taking this thread as a reminder to sell the old 12-24 when I do my next annual spring-clean sale.

-pw

 

[YuengLinger]

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If it is f/2.8, I'm interested!

 

[sleepnever]

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If Sigma releases a 12-24 and it is stellar, I sure hope they weather seal it. I love my 50 ART and do use it outdoors sometimes, but its mostly my people lens and don't care so much that it is not weather sealed. However, for the price, how much does it really cost to weather seal a lens? I'm curious.

 

[bereninga]

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I have a feeling Sigma will not disappoint. 11mm is pretty wide, though. It'll be tough to find filters for it.

 

[NancyP]

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I can't think why they would have two versions of this specialty lens.

 

[preppyak]

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I can't think why they would have two versions of this specialty lens.

Same reason Canon has two versions of the same specialty lens.

Some people will pay $200-300 for a decent wide angle that is f/4.5-5.6 and is basically for landscape use at f/8. Others need something more, whether its f/2.8 or a constant aperture, or the ability to be sharp at f/4. They'll pay $500+ for that.

 

[RGF]

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If it is f/2.8, I'm interested!

F2.8 with ART quality IQ would be a real winner.

 

[Pixel]

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Considering the new 24-35 is getting less than spectacular reviews, they've got their work cut out.

 

[CanonGuy]

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Considering the new 24-35 is getting less than spectacular reviews, they've got their work cut out.

Well, people were expecting 24 art and 35 art in a single zoom lens. That's never gonna happen! But for 999$ it brilliantly does what it's supposed to do. Come on, give it a slack. It's an f/2 zoom!

 

[deleteme]

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A new 12-24 would be a great thing for me. F4 would keep it affordable.
The last increment of aperture is not a practical advantage for me with this level of UW. I shoot mostly on a tripod or if handheld the UW nature minimizes shake visibility.

I, too, had a mk I version of the lens and it was invaluable in my work shooting interiors early in my business. The edges were soft but I got AOVs that my competitors could not. At the smaller apertures necessary for sharper edges using flash was a challenge.

I sold it after I bought the 17TS-E when it came out and my clients could actually see the difference in IQ. I occasionally use the Rokinon 14 and it is a brilliant lens for the money. A zoom would just be that more useful and hopefully save me from a $3K credit card bill for the Canon 11-24.

 

[that1guyy]

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+1 for weather sealing

Also hope they make it for FE mount for Sony.

 

[Hjalmarg1]

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Great work from Sigma recently

Keep it up Sigma. This would be an interesting proposal

 

[Proscribo]

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+1 for weather sealing

Also hope they make it for FE mount for Sony.

That would require different optical design (to make use of the shorter flange distance). Otherwise the lens would be really looooong which I think Sigma doesn't want to do.

 

[9VIII]

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Given that we already have the Canon 11-24 to reverse engineer, the Sigma should at least be as good as that.
I'm a sucker for low distortion lenses so hopefully they make it better in that area, but at least at Sigma prices it might make sense for me to use a crop body instead and have a nice, low vignetting and low distortion 19-38mm equivalent.

 

[gregory4000]

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Shooting pics for 40 years...I love the fact that third party companies can offer great products that integrate well
with what you use. Sigma is showing us all that they should be taken seriously. And after watching the release of the 11-24mm from Canon, I'm hoping for two outcomes. 1. That Sigma can duplicate a lens with similar quality ( maybe even excel in some aspects and 2. Offer this at a better price.
I'll be watching for this closely.

 

[cellomaster27]

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This is awesome. I really hope that they revamp their 24-70 and 70-200 as well. I'm sure that those can be much improved like everything that they've done recently.

 

[pwp]

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If it is f/2.8, I'm interested!

F2.8 with ART quality IQ would be a real winner.

Dream on...an f/2.8 12-24 would not only punish your bank balance but also weigh a ton.

-pw