Sigma 18-50mm and 55-200mm HSM Lenses for Nikon DSLRs

Posted on July 25, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Lenses, News, Nikon, Sigma | 1 Comment

PRESS RELEASE:
Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of new HSM lenses for Nikon. The Incorporation of the HSM enables these lenses to autofocus with all Nikon DSLR cameras (including the D40 and D40x)
18-50mm F3.5-5.6 DC HSM for Nikon

18-50mm f3.5-5.6 DC HSM
The HSM is incorporated into the […]

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Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 DC Macro Lens Review

Posted on May 14, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Lenses, Reviews, Sigma | Leave a Comment

Popular Photography has a test up of the highly-rated and digital only Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 macro lens:
For tabletop shooters who like to reach out from the camera position to reposition or otherwise manipulate their subject, this 1:3 macro is probably the closestfocusing lens in its class. Read more . . .
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Nikon D40 and D40x Compatible Sigma Lenses

Posted on May 2, 2007 - Filed Under Lenses, Nikon, Sigma | Leave a Comment

The new Nikon D40 and D40x are the first Nikon bodies without a built in auto focus motor. This means that the any lens used with the D40 and D40x will need the auto focus motor built into the lens. These lenses are called AF-S lenses. Sigma has a large line of compatible AF-S type […]

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Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8

Posted on April 26, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Lenses, Sigma | Leave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZsFGJ_TTc

Got a tripod for that?
There’s some more pictures here.
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Heavy lifting

Posted on March 22, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Lenses, News, Sigma | Leave a Comment

Heavy lifting
Originally uploaded by Kelly Turner.

How about that Sigma f/2.8 200-500? Holy cow! That’s a constant f/2.8 throughout the zoom range! Word is that its 35 lbs and will cost something like $9,000 (US) when released.
You got a monopod for that?

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Sigma’s 18-200 Stabilized Lens Finally Available

Posted on March 4, 2007 - Filed Under Canon, Deals, Gear, Lenses, News, Nikon, Sigma | 2 Comments

Ok, not just yet, but you can now pre-order it now through Amazon in Canon, Nikon and, of course Sigma mounts. This thing was announce at Photokina last fall. Finally, it looks like it will actually release (ship?) on May 10, 2007. Canon is the company that really needed this lens though. […]

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