Sigma Lenses
Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 ART review
04 Jun 2018 ThomasThe Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 ART is an ultra-wide angle zoom lens designed for full-frame cameras and available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. Find out how this latest addition to the acclaimed ART series performs in Thomas's in-depth review!
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 OS Art review
28 Jul 2017 ThomasThe Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 OS Art is a standard zoom for full-frame DSLRs, available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts. It upgrades its decade-old predecessor with ART-level optics and stabilisation. Find out if it's a worthy addition to the ART series in Thomas's review!
Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 OS review
08 May 2017 ThomasThe Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 OS is one of the smallest, lightest and most affordable long telephoto zooms around. Corrected for full-frame bodies, it's available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLR mounts and works on Sony mirrorless with the MC-11 adapter. In his in-depth review, Thomas finds out how it compares against rivals that are generally more expensive.
Sigma 135mm f1.8 Art review
03 Apr 2017 ThomasThe Sigma 135mm f1.8 ART is a mid-length telephoto lens with a bright aperture, available in Canon, Nikon or Sigma mounts. It's corrected for full-frame DSLRs and works on Sony's mirrorless bodies with an adapter. Find out why Thomas reckons it's Sigma's best ART lens to date in his in-depth review - one of the first published!
Sigma 12-24mm f4 Art review
22 Mar 2017 ThomasThe Sigma 12-24mm f4.0 Art is a 2x super wide-angle full-frame zoom available in mounts for Canon, Nikon and Sigma DSLRs. Announced in February 2017, it's already the 3rd generation 12-24mm model from Sigma. Sigma has done a complete optical redesign to get a constant f/4.0 focal ratio and improve performance fitting for inclusion into Sigma's acclaimed Art series of top-notch lenses. Add the improved build…
Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art review
17 Jan 2017 ThomasThe Sigma 85mm f1.5 Art is a short telephoto prime lens designed for full-frame bodies and available in Canon EF, Nikon and Sigma mounts. It's a highly anticipated update to the previous 85mm f1.4 from Sigma and anyone following the Art series won't be disappointed as Thomas declares it the best 85mm f1.4 with autofocus he's tested!
Sigma 24-35mm f2 Art review
18 Jan 2016 ThomasThe Sigma 24-35mm f2.0 DG HSM Art is a one-of-a-kind lens: It simply is the largest aperture full-frame zoom lens around and it also delivers very good image quality. As such the new zoom is a very compelling addition to Sigma's catalogue. Add Sigma's build-quality of the "Art" series and the option to swap the lens-mount should you change…
Sigma 20mm f1.4 Art review
16 Dec 2015 ThomasThe Sigma 20mm f1.4 DG HSM Art is a one-of-a-kind lens: It simply is the widest full-frame f1.4 lens around and it also delivers very good image quality. As such the new Sigma is a very compelling addition to the catalogue of large aperture wide-angle lenses. Add Sigma's build-quality of the "Art" series and the option to swap the…
Sigma 24mm f1.4 Art review
11 Dec 2015 ThomasThe Sigma 24mm f1.4 DG HSM Art is a very compelling addition to large aperture wide-angle lenses: it combines very good performance overall with Sigma's build-quality of the "Art" series.In optical performance this lens has only two flaws: It has some field curvature and a dip in resolution at the DX-corner but that does not prevent the lens from…
Sigma 150-600mm Sport review
08 Dec 2014 Gordon LaingSigma's 150-600mm Sport is a high quality super-telephoto zoom for Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts, that's great for sports and wildlife.
Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art review
20 Jul 2014 ThomasSigma's 50mm f1.4 ART is a high-end standard lens for Canon, Nikon or Sony mounts. Superb quality makes it the best 50mm with AF I've tested.
Sigma 24-105mm f4 OS Art review
03 Apr 2014 ThomasThe 24-105mm f4 OS is Sigma's second full-frame lens in its Art-series which (quote Sigma) "offers sophisticated optical performance and abundant expressive power to deliver faithfully on your artistic vision". Blimey.The first full-frame Art lens was the 35mm f1.4 DG HSM which put in some astonishing performance in the corners of the full-frame sensor (see my Sigma 35mm f1.4 review).…
Sigma 50mm f1.4 EX review
09 Dec 2013 ThomasThe Sigma AF 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is one of Sigma's trio of f1.4 lenses for full-frame / FX format DSLRs; the other pair offer 35mm and 85mm focal lengths. It's available for Canon, four-thirds, Nikon, Pentax, and Sony / Konica Minolta camera bodies. …
Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art review
14 Feb 2013 ThomasThe 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM is Sigma's first large aperture 35mm full-frame lens. It was announced November 2012 and goes head-to-head against the equivalent offerings from Nikon, Canon and Sony.As Sigma's first lens to define its "Art" product line (the others being "Contemporary" and "Sports") it is expected to "focus on sophisticated optical performance and abundant expressive power". It is…
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 OS review
14 Jan 2013 ThomasThe Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM is the company's latest 70-200mm and its first with an image stabilizer. It covers a 2.9x zoom-range and was announced February 2011. Sigma offers this lens with Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Sigma mounts and it is cheaper than any other stabilized 70-200/2.8 zoom.While primarily designed as a general purpose bright tele-zoom…
Vergleich von 85mm Festbrennweiten für Nikon
02 Dec 2012 ThomasIf you are looking for our English version, please see our Nikon 85mm comparison.Nikon bietet gegenwärtig drei 85mm Festbrennweiten an: das alte AF 85mm f1.8D, das neue AF-S 85mm f1.8G, und als Objektiv mit der größten Öffnung das AF-S 85mm f1.4G. Wer sich nach einer hoch-öffnenden kurzen Tele-Brennweite für seine Nikon Spiegelreflex umschaut, wägt sicher Pro und Kontra dieser drei…
Nikon 85mm lens group test
12 Jul 2012 ThomasNikon currently offers three 85mm prime lenses: the ageing AF 85mm f1.8D, the new AF-S 85mm f1.8G, and the largest aperture AF-S 85mm f1.4G. If you're shopping for a bright aperture telephoto prime lens for a Nikon DSLR, you'll no doubt be weighing up the pros and cons of all three models. But which really is best? Does newer equal…
Sigma 85mm f1.4 EX review
10 Jul 2012 ThomasThe Sigma AF 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM is a short telephoto lens with a bright f1.4 focal ratio. Announced February 2010, it's the only 85mm large aperture alternative to Nikon or Canon's own primes that offers auto-focus. The short telephoto lenses from Samyang and Zeiss are manual focus only. It is available for Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Sony, and Pentax…
