Sigma Announces the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art

[Richard-CN]

Sigma has announced the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art, which is an updated version of its flagship full-frame mirrorless 35mm F1.4 lens that was initially released in 2021. The new version of the 35mm F1.4 has been designed to be more compact, lighter, and better than its predecessor in terms of optical quality. Unfortunately […]

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[fox40phil]

Nice… but sadly not relevant for us …
And isn’t the flagship the 35mm f1.2?!

I’m really really jealous of the the E-mount!
I m thinking of buying the A7 V instead of the r6 iii… to use it with EF-FE Adapter… just to have finally the option to use/buy Glas which doesn’t exist for us Canon users…. And those are maaany!
Thinking about the 28-70 & 50-150 for wedding… r6 with 16-35 2.8 maybe…

 

[Malm]

I think there got something wrong in the article with the MTF curve for the 'old' Sigma Art 35/1.2.

And isn't this 'CANON rumors'?? This and several other Sigma Art lenses are rather looking like strong arguments to think about another camera brand ....

 

[Richard-CN]

I think there got something wrong in the article with the MTF curve for the 'old' Sigma Art 35/1.2.

And isn't this 'CANON rumors'?? This and several other Sigma Art lenses are rather looking like strong arguments to think about another camera brand ....

You made me double-check.

That's the new Art II MTF unless Sigma Global is wrong.

The Sigma Arts, without a doubt, are fantastic lenses (the APS-C lens, though, is available for Canon RF), while this one is not.

Why do we report on it?
a) because it's still important, and sooner or later Canon may relax its death grip on the RF mount
b) competition gives us an idea on what canon has to come up with to look decent in this marketplace.

 

[Richard-CN]

Nice… but sadly not relevant for us …
And isn’t the flagship the 35mm f1.2?!

I’m really really jealous of the the E-mount!
I m thinking of buying the A7 V instead of the r6 iii… to use it with EF-FE Adapter… just to have finally the option to use/buy Glas which doesn’t exist for us Canon users…. And those are maaany!
Thinking about the 28-70 & 50-150 for wedding… r6 with 16-35 2.8 maybe…

As the third party manufacturers such as Sigma get better, while not raising the price considerably, this is a ongoing problem for Canon's RF mount that is only going to get worse.

 

[GirlsAreBeautiful]

Such significant lenses are absolutelly worth reporting. Thank you, and I hope we will see an opening of the RF mount at a certain point because this shit is annoying as hell.
I also hope that Sigma is considering to redo the 28mm as well; the size, weight and general mechanics of this look excellent.

 

[Snapster]

It's quite relevant what the RF mount (increasingly) doesn't get, so thanks for posting.

According to reviews it generally beats the Sony GM 35mm 1.4, which in turn beats the RF 35mm 1.4L VCM. At a significantly lower price point.

It's increasingly tough to justify buying more L lenses knowing lenses like this exist, even if it means having to shoot two systems, or switch entirely.

 

[fox40phil]

Canon makes us very easy to buy a second system or switch completely!

Nikon could be the best choice with adapting Sony, having nice Z Tele lenses AND more and more 3rd Party glas!!

 

[AJ]

Too bad the DG II version doesn't come in EF mount, which is easily adapted to RF. The old version did come in EF mount.

 

[Malm]

You made me double-check.

That's the new Art II MTF unless Sigma Global is wrong.

The Sigma Arts, without a doubt, are fantastic lenses (the APS-C lens, though, is available for Canon RF), while this one is not.

Why do we report on it?
a) because it's still important, and sooner or later Canon may relax its death grip on the RF mount
b) competition gives us an idea on what canon has to come up with to look decent in this marketplace.

The text above the MTF curve isn't correct: "The MTF looks very impressive, considering this is a f/1.2 lens."

And my comment about the report of Sigma lenses in this forum was ironic: Of course I want to read about the capacities of other lens manufacturers. It's just frustrating to see which nice lenses are available for other systems. Canon will never be able to build dedicated lenses for all the different users like a 'bokeh-monster', a 'budget-saver' or an 'astro-specialist' etc. There was nearly a lens for everybody in the old EF-world, and Canon has now limited the access to it's RF mount and is building the mainstream lenses first. For more specialized lenses we might have to wait a bit ....... if they will ever become available as I'm not sure how far Canon will ever open the RF mount. I think they mention that they decide it 'case by case'. Mmmmmh ......

 

[mimbu]

As the third party manufacturers such as Sigma get better, while not raising the price considerably, this is a ongoing problem for Canon's RF mount that is only going to get worse.

I think the fact that Sigma is getting so good while being so reasonably priced (comparatively at least) is why neither Canon nor Nikon will ever allow them unrestricted access to their mirrorless mounts. Canon hasn't even let Tamron into FF yet, something Nikon did quite a while ago.