Sigma to Announce a 65mm F1 or Faster Full Frame Lens in September?

[scyrene]

If I were conspiracy minded I could imagine the site generating a new Sony troll every time engagement is down.

Anyway, I've considered a faster-than-f/1.2 lens every so often for many years but never taken the plunge. Always interesting to see a new one come out, regardless.

 

[Surab]

The RF 28-70/2 gives you the first two in one lens, and the RF 85/2 already exists.

Personally, I view my 28-70/2 as a set of portrait primes in one lens, and the 85/1.2L DS provides what the zoom doesn't for superior bokeh.

Absolutely, but not everyone can afford that setup or wants that large a lens on their body.

Otherwise I agree, the 28-70mm is incredible replacement for a few high quality primes; and weather sealed!

I would love a weather sealed 28 or 35mm F2 lens. For always on, but I'm actually in love with the 28mm F2.8, so I'll just be happy with that.

 

[Del Paso]

If I were conspiracy minded I could imagine the site generating a new Sony troll every time engagement is down.

Anyway, I've considered a faster-than-f/1.2 lens every so often for many years but never taken the plunge. Always interesting to see a new one come out, regardless.

A paid army of little Sony trolls whetting their blades, ready to enter the scene whenever a new Canon product is announced.

 

[Kiton]

The RF 28-70/2 gives you the first two in one lens, and the RF 85/2 already exists.

Personally, I view my 28-70/2 as a set of portrait primes in one lens, and the 85/1.2L DS provides what the zoom doesn't for superior bokeh.

The 85 f2 is a dog outside of macro, I have it, have had it since it first launched. Terrible street lens.

 

[@amir_photography]

Canon has done so, quite successfully. For example, what other manufacturer uses every pixel on the sensor for autofocus and has cross-type AF sensitivity like the R1? What other manufacturer offers a 24-105mm f/2.8 general purpose lens? As for in-camera processing, DLO is available in-camera and corrects for even challenging issues like field curvature.

well sigma does have the 24-105 f2.8, but it is external zooming,.. I do agree that canon should definitely create halo lenses like this though

 

[P-visie]

well sigma does have the 24-105 f2.8, but it is external zooming,.. I do agree that canon should definitely create halo lenses like this though

The Sigma lens starts at 28mm, not 24mm.
See: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/a024_28_105_28/

 

[neuroanatomist]

The Sigma lens starts at 28mm, not 24mm.
See: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/a024_28_105_28/

Thanks and that was also going to be my comment. For me, 24mm is a much more useful starting point than 28mm because I use my 'walkaround' lens indoors as well as outdoors.