- Designed for APS-C mirror cameras (Super 35)
- Available for Sony E, Canon RF, Fujifilm X and L-Mount Systems
- It costs $ 919 / £ 779 (Australia Price TBC) And it will be on sale from July 10
I remember that first I put my eyes on the sigma lens of 18-35 mm F1.8. It was the reference lens for creatives who cut their teeth in the cinematographic world, and seemed to be on all low budget sets.
It was an avant -garde lens, since it offered a maximum opening F/1.8 brilliant in its versatile range of wide angle zoom, and was relatively cheap.
Despite being designed for DSLR cameras, it was its attraction that many users adapted for other systems, such as Mirrorless. In a nutshell, there was no other lens like this.
Therefore, it is particularly exciting for me that Sigma has reinvented the lens for mirrorless cameras, with the new art of 17-40 mm F1.8 AD, complete with some tasty updates.
The new 17-40 mm F1.8 costs $ 919 / £ 779 (Australia Price TBC) and comes in Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF and L-Mount-Mount, without saying a word about a Nikon Z version still. Sales will begin on July 10, although the Canon version will arrive later in August.
The next reference lens for candidates for filmmakers?
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18-35 mm Sigma was the first Zoom F/1.8 lens in the world when it was launched in 2013. Its brilliant maximum opening and the versatility of the zoom range was key to its success: it could be the only lens that it needed in the set, in addition to that it was also a practical lens for fixed images.
That does not mean that 18-35 mm was the perfect lens. It was heavy, in addition his automatic approach was a bit slow. Now, more than 12 years later, in steps the new F1.8 of 17-40 mm for mirrorless cameras with great updates in all areas.
First, the latest version is much lighter. In fact, with only 18.9 OZ / 535 g, it is more than 30% lighter than 18-35 mm.
It is also dust resistant and splashes, and is equipped with a customizable opening ring that offers adjustments both click or soft.
Its complex lens construction comprises 17 elements in 11 groups, so Sigma says it is a higher optical performance: that is a fact for a mirror lens versus a designed for DSLR.
You will have already pointed out that the 17-40 mm zoom range is wider and longer, also (it is a complete 25.5-60 mm photogram equivalent), which makes it an even more versatile optics.
In fact, 17-40 mm uses an internal zoom, which means that the lens length does not change as the focal distance changes. The approach is also suppressed, which is also a blessing for filmmakers, as well as the ‘high response linear actuator’ that supposedly offers a quiet, fast and precise automatic approach.
The Sigma art of 17-40 mm F1.8 DC sounds like a phenomenal zoom lens for APS-C cameras (Super 35), and I hope it will become a house in low-budget movie games for many years.
