No joke: Sigma will announce a new 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art lens (APS-C)

• 9 years ago
• Categories: Nikon Lenses
• Tags: Sigma, Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art, Tamron lenses (Nikon mount), Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD lens

One of the two new lenses Sigma will announce next week for the CP+ show will be a 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art designed for APS-C DSLR cameras (Nikon DX). Here are the details:

• Lens construction: 21 elements in 15 groups
• Three FLD, one SLD elements, one high-refractive-index high-dispersion glass, three high refractive index SLD glass
• Filter size: 82mm
• Shortest focusing distance: 95cm
• Maximum magnification: 1: 6.7
• Total length: 170.7mm
• Maximum diameter: 93.5mm
• Weight: 1490g
• Aperture blades: 9 (circular aperture)
• New thinned ultrasonic motor
• Inner focus, inner zoom
• Suggested retail price in Japan: 167,400 yen (tax included) or around $1,400
• Release Date April 22

Sigma already has a 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM lens designed for APS-C based DSLR cameras.

Tamron will also announce two new lenses next week:

• Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
• Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 1: 1 VC USD (Model F017)

Via Digicame-info