Today at the CES show in Las Vegas Sigma announced two new lenses for Nikon F-mount: 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM and 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM. Full specifications available on PhotoRumors. Update: price and pre-order options available here.
Those are the Nikon related news from the first “press day” at the 2012 Photokina show: Three new Sigma lenses with Nikon F mount: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Eight new Schneider-Kreuznach lenses (Nikon F-mount adapter available).
A day after Nikon introduced their new AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR super zoom lens, Sigma announced a refresh of their 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM lens for Nikon mount. One of the new added features is macro capability. The Nikon mount version of the lens will start shipping in July for $499 (vs. [...]
Back in May of 2011 Nikon filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Sigma over lenses with VR technology. I was told that the negotiations between the two companies should be finalized in the coming weeks and a press release will be issued. Nikon was initially looking for a compensation of 12.6 billion yen (around 150 [...]
Last week Sigma announced a new lens for Nikon cameras: 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM that will replace the previous version that was announced back in 2007. MSRP is expected to be $720. Press release: