Sigma to Announce Three New Lenses on August 9

[Canon Rumors]

Announcement season looks like it’s going to get rolling in the second week of August with Sigma set to announce 3 new lenses on August 9. For now, only of them will be available for the RF Mount. We have already seen the Sigma 12mm f/1.4 DC DN, and it is for APS-C cameras and […]

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[confused physicist]

I hope it's good for astro

 

[Stig Nygaard]

These days, Sigma lenses seems to be the only kind of lenses I'm buying (But Canon, it doesn't have to be that way!).

PS. Some other rumor sites says August 19. Not August 9. Typo, or @Canon Rumors has other sources?

 

[fox40phil]

Sony and Nikon are getting more and more my attantion .... maybe I will stop investing in Canon and see what comes in the future of the other brands.

 

[Maximilian]

Great to see that Sigma keeps being innovative.
I love their lenses, built, IQ, etc.
I also had some excellent experiences with their German support (minor issue with a hood, that was replaced).


Independent of the fact if it becomes an RF version, the 200/2 sounds fascinating.

 

[DhlcadR6]

Sony and Nikon are getting more and more my attantion .... maybe I will stop investing in Canon and see what comes in the future of the other brands.

You serious? This year is Sigma triumph over everyone else on product launches.
Sony announced 2 questionable&overpriced product(RX1Riii, FX2).
Nikon had some firmware update on Z8 and gets a new Tamron 16-30.
Canon R50V and V1 wasn't groundbreaking but they makes sense.

You're always free to go try the grass on the other side, but you will found out other brands has their own issue&quirks. And in the end it's limited by your creativity more than gear.

 

[DhlcadR6]

Independent of the fact if it becomes an RF version, the 200/2 sounds fascinating.

I don't think Canon will make a RF 200mm f2L nor f2.8L f1.8L like EF era. I hope Canon opens the door for Sigma. (I'm hoping Canon will open to Sigma after RF70-150/180 f2.8 STM, since then the RF mid-range money truck is complete, and should not be a problem for Sigma Tamron bringing their ones to RF.
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[Toamelicious]

200mm f/2 sounds really fun. I'm lucky to have people around me in every different camera system, so I might get to try it out someday

 

[Bob Howland]

As I recall, the EF Canon 200 f/2 was revered primarily as a portrait lens, by people who liked absurd levels of background blur. It was used for full length/height portraits in at least one Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Previously those portraits had been done with a 300 f/2.8. (For a few years, SI did a "making of the swimsuit issue" program.)

Update: In retrospect, I probably saw the 200 f/1.8, not the 200 f/2.

 

[privatebydesign]

As I recall, the EF Canon 200 f/2 was revered primarily as a portrait lens, by people who liked absurd levels of background blur. It was used for full length/height portraits in at least one Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Previously those portraits had been done with a 300 f/2.8. (For a few years, SI did a "making of the swimsuit issue" program.)

The EF 200 1.8 and f2 were very popular with tennis photographers and runway fashion shooters too. Also wide field astronomy and ‘military’ uses. At one point ten or so years ago there was a big influx of used EF 200 f1.8 lenses from South Korea that were all mint condition ex military units, never knew what they were used for though.

 

[twelvebore]

At one point ten or so years ago there was a big influx of used EF 200 f1.8 lenses from South Korea that were all mint condition ex military units, never knew what they were used for though.

At least 8 of them were bought by this project:

SuperWASP

We still have a bunch of them in storage

 

[riker]

I just wish it was a 200/2 _macro_.
And ofc RF version included.

 

[EverydayPhotographer]

Did this ever happen, or did it get delayed? Never heard anything further after this post.

 

[P-visie]

Did this ever happen, or did it get delayed? Never heard anything further after this post.

The (new) rumored date is August 19. Other sites have details and pictures of the Sigma 200mm f2.