Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art: World’s first constant f/1.8 full-frame mirrorless zoom
The new Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN | Art is claimed to be the first full-frame zoom lens with a constant maximum aperture of f/1.8. Sigma says that this fast zoom delivers sharpness and clarity comparable to that of a prime lens throughout the range. Sigma has already pioneered fast zooms with the 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM | Art and the 25-35 f/2 DG HSM and the DN (digital native) 28-45mm f/1.8 adds to this impressive line up to join the latest lenses designed expressly for mirrorless cameras.
Sigma 24–70mm f/2.8 Art Zoom: Second generation is lighter, smaller with higher performance
The second-generation Sigma 24–70 f/2.8 DG DN |Art zoom is launched today. It promises improved optical performance and a welcome ten percent weight reduction with a seven percent size bonus...
Choosing the right L-Mount lens: Range versus aperture, that is the question
What is more important for a zoom lens: range or aperture? Read a few answers to these old questions - and a suggestion that opens even more options...
L-Mount Cornucopia: Keeping track of your lens options
The success of the L-Mount means it is increasingly difficult to remember just what lenses are available. The handy reference table sorts models by focal length to make things easy...
Jason’s Newsround: Sigma happiness, the nifty fifty and proving the doom-mongers wrong
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Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens for L-Mount launched
The new Sigma 50mm f/1.2 is a compact, relatively lightweight addition to the company's flagship Art range. Designed specifically for mirrorless cameras, this professional-grade f/1.2 prime lens is now the fastest 50mm autofocus lens in the L-Mount ecosystem. If you are an SL-camera owner in search of a wafer-thin depth-of-field, this could the lens for you.
Recognition for World-famous Photographers: Exhibitions, book signings, and a US stamp series
This week's news includes stories about three world-famous photographers. The Leica Gallery in London is exhibiting the work of Elliott Erwitt, who died last...
Review: Leica Super-Vario-Elmarit-SL 14-24 f/2.8 ASPH
It's really difficult to criticise this lens; it handles beautifully, looks great and produces wonderful images at all apertures, focal lengths and distances. Flare, chromatic aberrations and vignetting are all really well controlled. Not only that, but for a Leica lens, it's a real bargain...
Two new lenses from Sigma: 15mm Fisheye and 500mm Sports primes for L-Mount
Two new lenses from Sigma cover both ends of the prime spectrum, from an ultra-wide 15mm to a 500mm telephoto designed especially for sports...
The Panasonic Lumix S5 range is attracting younger customers to the expanding L-Mount system.
The Panasonic Lumix S5 and S5II models are attracting buyers in their 20s and 30s, providing an injection of younger talent into the L-Mount...
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN: Probably more than a new bread and butter lens
Sigma introduces a new telephoto zoom lens for L-Mount. This time, it is in the popular 70-200/F2.8 class. The specification is promising, so the lens will appeal to pros and amateurs alike...
Sigma 10-18mm DC DN Contemporary APS-C Lens for Leica L-Mount: Small lens, big personality
Sigma's new 10-18mm L-Mount lens for APS-C cameras demonstrates the company's commitment to the crop-sensor L-Mount market, despite the absence of suitable cameras following Leica's discontinuation of the TL2 and CL models...
L-Mount Alliance: Samyang and Astrodesign expand cooperation to seven companies
The five-year-old L-Mount Alliance continues to expand, particularly in the field of professional cinematography. Today, the existing five companies in the LMA are jointed by Astrodesign and Samyang Optics...
Silver Leica SL2 launches with two complementary lens bundles
A new variant, the silver Leica SL2, joins Wetzlar's L-Mount lineup. Available from today, the new camera also comes in kit form with two very different lenses, one L-Mount, one M-Mount...
Sigma launches the world’s first 14mm f/1.4 lens for mirrorless cameras
Introduced today, the Sigma 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art is the world's first 14mm f1.4 lens for mirrorless cameras. It is designed for wide-angle applications such astrophotography, landscapes, weddings and interiors...
