Sigma 500mm f/5.6 L-mount lens will cost 3500 Euro

While the US pricing should be just under $3,000 ( I guess $2999) the European pricing will be around 3500 Euro. A bit too high probably? What do you think?

Sigma will announce those two new lenses on Feb 21:

  • 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE| Art

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Price just under $3,000 and around 3500 Euro.

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Sigma official teaser for a product announcement on February 21st, 10 a.m. JST

For me this means I have to wake up early and live blog at 2am my time 🙁

Sigma will announce those two new lenses:

  • 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE| Art

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Price just under $3,000
  • Announcement on February 21.

First leaked images of the Leica SL3

Here you have the first leaked images and full specs of the Leica SL3.

 

Specs:

  • Same sensor as M11/Q3 60/36/18 MP
  • 15stops dynamic range
  • Smaller body than SL2
  • Improved ergonomics
  • 3.2-inch 2.3 million dot tilt monitor
  • 5.76 million dots OLED viewfinder
  • Maestro IV processor with L2 technology
  • ISO 50-100000
  • 6.5 steps of image stabilization
  • Hybrid AF system
  • Not 9fps
  • FHD, 4K, C4K, 8K
  • MP4, MOV, H265, ProRes 1080p
  • Crop 8K 30p, 4K 60p
  • Full width 4K 30p
  • CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II
  • timecode interface
  • HDMI 2.1A
  • USB-C 3.1
  • 3.5mm input
  • Bluetooth 5.1・Wi-Fi 6 2×2 MIMO
  • IP54 dust and splash proof
  • BC-SCL6 battery
  • Apple MFi
  • 769g
  • New DC coupler/charger
  • new grip
  • Announced around March 7th
  • Content authentication similar to M11-P
  • less than 8000 euros

via Asobinet via LR

500mm f/5.6 will be priced a tiny bit below $3,000!

I got confirmation that the lens will be priced just below the $3,000 mark.

Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Price just under $3,000
  • Announcement on February 20/21.

Sigma announcement on Feb 20/21:

  • 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE| Art

Sigma will announce two new lenses: 500mm f/5.6 and also a 15mm f/1.4 fisheye lens!

Damn what a surprise! Around February 21 (day varies according to timezone) Sigma will announce two new lenses:

  • 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports
  • 15mm F1.4 DG DN DIAGONAL FISHEYE| Art

And that 15mm f/1.4 is a never seen before kind of lens. Nobody ever made such a fast Full Frame Fisheye lens before. The only lenses coming close are the Olympus 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO (it’s a MFT lens so FF equivalence is 16mm f/3.6) and the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Lens. Having a f/1.4 fisheye lens will likely open some new possibilities never explored before. Bold move Sigma! But I wonder how big this lens will be! I bet it’s going to be massive! I hope trusted sources can soon share some images and full specs of this lens.

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Circular vs Diagonal Fisheye:
The circular fisheye effect gives a 180-degree angle of view across the whole periphery.
A diagonal fisheye effect captures a roughly 180-degree diagonal angle-of-view and a greatly distorted view of the image periphery. This effect is also known as a “full-frame fisheye” effect because the resulting image covers the entire frame.

Reminder: Sigma 500mm f/5.6 specs:

  • Lightweight lens…less than 1,5kg and so the lightest telephoto prime lens you can buy.
  • Very fast AF on Sony A1 (lens has linear motor)
  • The lens sharper than the Sony 200-600 G
  • very low chromatic aberration
  • Coming for Sony E and Leica L mount cameras
  • Price just under $3,000
  • Announcement on February 21.