On June 8th Sigma will announce this astrophotography dream lens! And here are the very first leaked images of this beast!

The full specs:

• 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art
• Lens construction: 19 elements in 15 groups (3 FLD glass elements, 1 SLD glass element, 4 aspherical lenses)
• Shortest shooting distance: 30cm
• Maximum magnification: 1:11.9
• Number of aperture blades: 11 (circular aperture)
• Size: 101.4 x 149.9mm (151.9mm for E-mount version)
• Weight: 1170g (1160g for E-mount version)
• Cover-type lens cap: LC1014-01
• Tripod socket: TS-141
• Guide plate: GP-11

On June 8th we will get the new Sigma 14mm f/1.4 L-mount lens. Here are the specs:

• 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art
• Lens construction: 19 elements in 15 groups (3 FLD glass elements, 1 SLD glass element, 4 aspherical lenses)
• Shortest shooting distance: 30cm
• Maximum magnification: 1:11.9
• Number of aperture blades: 11 (circular aperture)
• Size: 101.4 x 149.9mm (151.9mm for E-mount version)
• Weight: 1170g (1160g for E-mount version)
• Cover-type lens cap: LC1014-01
• Tripod socket: TS-141
• Guide plate: GP-11

Source: Sigma teaser

On April 3 Sigma will announce the new 17mm f/4.0, 50mm f/2.0 (both FF) and the 23mm f/1.4 APS-C lens. On top you see the leaked image of the 23mm lens!

via Asobinet

I have no clue yet if those “leaked specs” are real. But let’s hope he is spot on and there will be a new S1H II soon!

via Asobinet

Sigma CEO Yamaki has been interviewed by Fengniao. They

Question: Will the art series 70-200 f2.8 lens, which is eagerly awaited by domestic users, be released this year?

Answer: We have heard about it and are working on it, so we hope to see it sooner rather than later. In fact, we have been thinking about differentiating this lens, hoping to bring something different to users, which is why we have not launched it yet.

At the Cp+ show Laowa displayed the new Laowa 28mm f/1.2 lens! Dc.watch posted those images and some specs. I also got additional info from my soruce which I included here:

Specs summary:

• Laowa 28mm f/1.2
• Full Frame E-mount
• manual focus
• lens construction is 13 elements in 7 groups.
• number of aperture blades is 13
• shortest shooting distance is 500mm
• maximum shooting magnification is 0.073x
• Supports click ON/OFF switching of the aperture ring
• 562g
• $599
• 600g
• good sharpness even at f/1.2
• High CA wide open
• Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, L mount
• Release on March 28