SIGMA will address the RF mount in 2022 [CR3]

[slclick]

I'd be very interested in Tammy's RF offerings as I have been impressed with their G2 versions. It can only get better! Sigma has had some winners for me but their lineup just has had too many wild mood swings. I really enjoyed the 24-35, total sleeper lens, like having 3 primes in one.

 

[Andy Westwood]

My Sigma 14 – 24 f/2.8 adapts flawlessly to RF mount. However, most of us want native glass.

I spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham a few months ago, he said it is Canon holding back. Sooner or later Canon should let 3rd party lens manufacturer’s supply lenses or ultimately, they will lose out to the likes of Sony who offer a better choice in lens suppliers.

Interestingly he also said once Canon issue a licence, Sigma will offer a service to convert certain Sigma EF mount lenses to a standard RF mount.

 

[AlanF]

My Sigma 14 – 24 f/2.8 adapts flawlessly to RF mount. However, most of us want native glass.

I spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham a few months ago, he said it is Canon holding back. Sooner or later Canon should let 3rd party lens manufacturer’s supply lenses or ultimately, they will lose out to the likes of Sony who offer a better choice in lens suppliers.

Interestingly he also said once Canon issue a licence, Sigma will offer a service to convert certain Sigma EF mount lenses to a standard RF mount.

Will that be cheaper and more effective than using an adapter I wonder?

 

[dlee13]

I'd love the newest Sigma 85mm f/1.4 in RF mount. It's roughly the same size as the Canon RF 85 f/2. I dig what Canon has done with their f/1.2 lenses, but they're significantly bigger than the EF versions and with the smaller mirrorless bodies they just don't balance well. First to get some decently compact f/1.4 primes out gets my money.

I owned the Sigma 85mm DN Art when I shot Sony and it was seriously such a nice lens. I consider it the true successor to the EX lens as it’s a similar size and has such nice rendering.

I own the RF 85mm f/2 so not sure what I’d do I’d the Art releases, I’d probably just own both…

 

[Jethro]

There has been a lot of speculation over time that Canon would not issue licenses to allow 3rd party makers full access to (eg) the full 12 pins in the new mount. I wonder whether the background to this rumour is actually that Canon have now agreed to issue such licenses? If so, Sigma and others would need time to translate that into actual lenses.

 

[AJ]

My Sigma 14 – 24 f/2.8 adapts flawlessly to RF mount. However, most of us want native glass.

I spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham a few months ago, he said it is Canon holding back. Sooner or later Canon should let 3rd party lens manufacturer’s supply lenses or ultimately, they will lose out to the likes of Sony who offer a better choice in lens suppliers.

Interestingly he also said once Canon issue a licence, Sigma will offer a service to convert certain Sigma EF mount lenses to a standard RF mount.

I too suspect it's a matter of getting the R mount licensed from Canon, and that it's not just a matter of manufacturing capacity. Why else would they keep putting out DN lenses for Sony E, and not even an announcement for Canon R.

As such, I hope this rumour is news that Sigma may have struck a deal with Canon, rather than Sigma having resolved its manufacturing/supply chain issues.

2022 is pretty broad. Will we see something in a few months or will we have to wait another full year?

 

[David - Sydney]

Very nice. Competition will also help check Canon's RF lens prices.

I see no reason for Canon to reduce their RF prices (much as I would like them to). For the most part, Canon have features in their RF that aren't in their EF counterparts (if they exist) so their range is really RF + adapted Canon EF lenses which have a lower price point (bar 600/800mm big whites). People's allergy to the R mount adaptor is hard to understand except maybe for the big whites. Given the supply shortages, to have expectations of a price reduction is not logical.

Adapted EF Tamron/Sigma lenses should work fine as far as I know
If their RF versions have a control ring then that would be a good sign that they have a license from Canon.

 

[dlee13]

I’d love for these to release then Canon make f/1.4 versions of their 35mm, 50mm and 85mm primes that are non L’s, competitively priced and focus more on IQ than build like the L lenses.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

If Sigma would promise to release a RF 14mm F1.4 (with less weight then the EF version) in 2022 I‘d preorder and prepay today!!!!

 

[Bob Howland]

I spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham a few months ago, he said it is Canon holding back. Sooner or later Canon should let 3rd party lens manufacturer’s supply lenses or ultimately, they will lose out to the likes of Sony who offer a better choice in lens suppliers.

Interestingly he also said once Canon issue a license, Sigma will offer a service to convert certain Sigma EF mount lenses to a standard RF mount.

I'm surprised that there is any actual licensing going on. In the 1970s and/or 1980s, Canon had the reputation of thinking of third party lens manufacturers as absolute parasites but there was nothing that Canon could do about them except stonewall.

 

[Tidy Media]

I am thinking of buying the 50mm 1.4 ART sometime early next year. So I'm sure they'll announce the RF update about 30seconds after my return period ends.

Brian

Currently selling mine hit me up xoxo

 

[AJ]

I'm surprised that there is any actual licensing going on. In the 1970s and/or 1980s, Canon had the reputation of thinking of third party lens manufacturers as absolute parasites but there was nothing that Canon could do about them except stonewall.

Seems to me that it's time for a lawsuit against Canon to open up the RF protocol. USA vs Microsoft (with regards to Internet Explorer) could be a precedent.

 

[rbr]

Two of my favorite lenses on the R5 are the Sigma 14-24 f2.8 and 28mm f1.4 ART in EF mount. I have no interest in replacing them with any RF lenses, but I'd like to be able to get that 14-24 in the smaller, lighter DG DN version that is offered for Sony and L mounts only.

 

[dominic_siu]

As long as Canon doesn’t open the R mount to third parties and Sigma going to producing lenses with internal adapter, it’s not going to be success

 

[slclick]

Internally adapted build of existing other mount glass vs Canon ef-rf adapted 3rd party lenses....trade offs? Which scenario renders better?

 

[Max TT]

Same rumor about Sigma in 2019, 2020 and now back again in 2021.

 

[LSXPhotog]

I love me some Art glass and I need a FF 24-70. But the EF 24-70 isn't at the same level as most of thee rest of the Art glass so I am hoping it comes early in the road map which is likely. These will definitely be the same mirrorless lenses we have seen for Sony just with a different mount since that is how all their previous lenses worked.

BTW my biggest beef with the EF 85 1.4 Art is that is needs an 87mm filter. If you are shooting wide open in daylight even with the shutter at 1/8000 you are going to need an ND quite often.

The filter size was one of the determining factors in me parting way s with the lens. I loved the optics, but the size was just a little too off base for earning a place in my bag. At the time, I was shooting with strobes that were very terrible with HSS and I had to use a variable ND to afford filters on this damn thing. That obviously came with its own challenges. THEN...Canon released the 85mm f/1.4L IS USM and I couldn't move on quickly enough. It was optically a step back, but it was a 77mm filter and created some absolutely beautiful images.

 

[unfocused]

Seems to me that it's time for a lawsuit against Canon to open up the RF protocol. USA vs Microsoft (with regards to Internet Explorer) could be a precedent.

Not even close.

 

[unfocused]

I spoke to a Sigma rep at the Photography Show in Birmingham a few months ago, he said it is Canon holding back. Sooner or later Canon should let 3rd party lens manufacturer’s supply lenses or ultimately, they will lose out to the likes of Sony who offer a better choice in lens suppliers.

Interestingly he also said once Canon issue a licence, Sigma will offer a service to convert certain Sigma EF mount lenses to a standard RF mount.

Sounds like bull to me. What else would you expect a Sigma salesman to say?

 

[HMC11]

needs a sigma RF 14-35 f4 or even 2.8 at half the price of canons.

Sigma has an excellent 14-24 f2.8 dg dn lens for Sony mirrorless. I assume, though I wouldn't presume to know, that it would not be too difficult to use an RF mount for that lens. For the Sony version, it is priced at US$1299, so there is indeed hope for a very competitively priced wide angle 3rd-party RF zoom lens