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Hot on the heels of the Sigma 200mm F2.0 comes quite a few new full-frame lenses for Sigma that look pretty impressive. They are expected to be released for the L-Mount Alliance L mount and the Sony E mount, and notably not for the RF mount. All three lenses are expected to be announced on September 9th.
135mm F1.4 DG｜Art
This is supposed to be Sigma's bokeh lens, and it's massive. Its rumored features are;
- Full size compatible
- 105mm filter
- Weight: approx. 1320g
- Detachable tripod mount
- No focus breathing (ideal for video recording)
- Compatible mounts: Sony E and Leica L mounts
- Announcement date: September 9th
20-200mm F3.5-6.3 DG｜Contemporary
This looks like a pretty impressive 10x zoom, starting at the ultra wide, carrying the trend with the APS-C 16-300mm lens by starting wider than the more traditional super zooms have in the past.
Rumored Features include;
- Full-frame autofocus lens
- 72mm filter thread
- Weight less than 600g
- The size is the same as the RF24-240mm
- Compatible mounts: Sony E and Leica L
- Announcement: September 9th
35mm F1.2 DG II | Art
Similar to Canon's own Canon RF 35mm L f/1.4 VCM, Sigma is producing a new version of its Art version of the 35mm fast prime. The version II lens features are rumored to include;
- Full-frame autofocus lens
- Approximately 25% shorter and lighter than the previous model
- Compatible with Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount
- Announcement: September 9
We have not heard anything about Sigma (or others) providing full-frame RF mount support. Still, we hope Canon will relent and start to allow Sigma and others to produce full-frame native mount lenses for Canon's full-frame mirrorless cameras.
While this doesn't directly affect us, I think the more competitive lenses Sigma produces, the more pressure will be applied to Canon to start allowing some of these lenses. We all know that competition helps us all, regardless of whether you want to purchase a Sigma lens. I'm not sure how much of an impact our whining had, but it was no surprise that Canon's CEO literally got tired of answering questions about the RF mount third-party support. We probably need version 2 of this campaign and annoy Fujio Mitarai some more.
I would love to show some pictures of these lenses, but the watermarking makes me want to use some AI and remove the watermarks, so I will say, if you want to see the lenses, they aren't that difficult to find online.
At this point, who knows... money I guess. Maybe Canon wants some absurd amount for licensing. In the camera nerd world, it's really bad publicity, but maybe that doesn't represent the market as a whole and most customers don't care.
Very true we are part of a niche... but on this site we're all camera nerds so we care
Hey hey the're the market leader! That means whatever they are doing is good YOU, so please chill on the protesting. You can and complainers don't know what's good for you. + Have you tried the latest VCM lenses? No compromises there***
"Most dont care."
Every time you guys say something like this please drop the evidence as well.. because we'll all be amazed to show how you can prove this is true, and not just pulled out of a rear.
Inb4 someone points to sales numbers as proof
As a Canon customer, Canon knows what is best for you. Those third party lenses are dangerous and you shouldn't hang out with them. You might pick up some weird disease.
That sl*t Sony lets anyone mount, you should stay far away.
So yipp, a very sad story. And Canon is making a nice profit (I'm sure that their market-knowledge is very good), so they feel probably little pressure to change their 3rd party lens politics.
BTW: Has Canon allowed a direct competition to any of their RF lenses or do they only allow 3rd party lenses to fill in gaps they aren't interested in like RF-S?
I've never felt any "attraction" for Sony cameras 🤣, but I do envy a bit some of their lens offerings
The Sigma 14/1.4 and 15/1.4 Fisheye are incredible astro lenses. The 14/1.8GM is too, if you want something smaller. The upcoming Sigma 135/1.4 is also likely to be excellent, and it seems very likely that Sigma will release a 105/1.4 or maybe even a 105/1.2. Just incredible stuff from Sigma these days!
Edit: And for that matter, the Sigma 200/2 looks really promising for astro too. So many options.
You get used to any camera system after a bit of use. My main systems have been Canon film, then Canon DSLR, then Nikon DSLR. Now Sony E. It never takes much time to adapt if you keep an open mind. I hate brand loyalty and find it absurd. People treat it like a sports team they need to be a fan of. I'm sure the brands love the loyalty.
The only thing that stops me from hopping around is the cost of switching, not the ergonomics and other things
On the other hand, as time goes on, the glass available across the fence is seriously tempting me to buy a body from another brand and see what it's like. Maybe during the next round of refreshes..
I just wanted to say I thought this was really funny! Thanks for posting it.