- It was rumored that Sigma is working on a 200 mm ph/1.8 telephoto
- The full frame lens could debut in L-Mount and Sony and Mount
- First of its kind for any mirror -free camera system
In 1988, Canon introduced the Eph 200 mm F/1.8L USM, the fastest 200 mm teleobjective in the world. Made for Canon EF Mounting DSLR cameras, nothing has been suspended in 2004. Nothing has approached its unique combination of reach and speed. That could be about to change: according to online rumors, Sigma is working on a spiritual successor for the era without mirror.
L-Rumors, a source for the news of the L-Monton camera system, recently made a story that affirms that Sigma is developing a first assembly lens F/1.8 l of 200 mm for the full frame cameras Sony E and L-Mount (Leica, Sigma and Panasonic). He points out that the optical design for this lens was patented by Sigma in 2020. Sony Alpha Rumors took the same story.
None of the sites provides concrete information about the performance, the price or the release date, speculating that the lens will be part of the Sigma Sports series. Whatever the details, the lens, if real, would be unique among modern glass without a mirror.
No other optics offers the same prime telelethel match and a maximum rapid opening f/1.8. It is a recipe that promises acute fixations with beautiful background, which gives it attractive for sports, portraits and landscapes photographers alike.
Who would a 200 mm lens f/1.8 be good for?
A 200 mm teleobjective may sound like a niche lens, but it is one that has a lot to offer for sports and wild photographers. It gives a useful degree of increase, significantly approaching distant subjects, but not so close that it cannot easily stop to follow the action from the margin.
It is also a flattering focal distance for portrait photography, creating an attractive compression effect where the background seems bigger. That same effect gives attractive for landscape photographers who want to create compositions that contrast specific details in the foreground and background.
Prime Optics offers maximum openings faster than zoom lenses. This allows photographers to shoot at faster shutter speeds in low light conditions. It also comes with the promise of soft bokeh and background blur. Both benefits will be maximized in an opening of F/1.8.
As previously, rumors suggest that the Sigma 200 mm F/1.8 will be part of the Sigma sports line. That makes a lot of sense: in that opening, sports photographers could work at faster shutter speeds to freeze the action inside or under the reflectors. Similarly, both wildlife and landscape photographers could use all the available light, even when they shoot in dim environments.
Portrait photographers would also benefit naturally. The lens promises to isolate the subjects abruptly against a wonderfully disfigured history. The Sigma 200 mm F/1.8 would deliver the most shallow possible field depth possible in that focal distance for a modern camera without mirror. That makes it a fairly convincing proposal, although inevitably expensive and physically heavy.
