Sigma is welcoming two new lineups of lenses to their robust selection of glass. First displayed at IBC 2019 in Amsterdam, the FF High Speed Prime Line, and FF Classic Prime Line, offer users exceptional image quality and soft bokeh in a compact build. A breakdown of each lineup below:
FF High Speed Prime Line “Art Prime”:
Key Features:
- Developed for 8K shooting and large-format cameras
- Supports Cooke’s /i Technology protocol
- PL mount lens
- Nine diaphragm blades for circular aperture
- FF 43.3mm Image Circle Diameter
- Over 46.3mm Illumination Circle Diameter
- Focus Ring marked in feet and meters
- Lenses range from 14mm T2, to 135mm T2
- Prototypes used in “Top Gun: Maverick” to be released in 2020
The Sigma FF High Speed Prime Line is meant for large-format camera systems and 8K shooting, and delivers impressive picture quality. A prominent new feature is the /i Technology protocol compatibility so users receive important metadata of their shoots including focal length, focal distance, and aperture. It’s the metadata that comes in handy in post-production compositing and perfectly blending those visual effects (VFX).
Lenses in the Art Prime line are able to record this metadata using electronic contacts on the lens that sends the information to the camera body.
The line consists of following ten lenses, and all are available for preorder now:
- Sigma 14mm T2 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 20mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 24mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 28mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 35mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 40mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 50mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 85mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 105mm T1.5 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
- Sigma 135mm T2 FF High Speed Prime Line Lens ()
FF Classic Prime Line “Classic Art Prime”:
Key Features:
- Consistent T-value throughout most of lineup
- Mix of low contrast and artistic flare/ghosting
- Incorporates non-coated optical elements
- Supports Cooke’s /i Technology protocol
- PL mount lens
- Compact
- Nine diaphragm blades for circular aperture
- FF 43.3mm Image Circle Diameter
- Over 46.3mm Illumination Circle Diameter
- Focus Ring marked in feet and meters
The Sigma FF Classic Prime Line is designed for artistic and stylized shooting. The lenses create a natural flare and ghosting effect on images and produces low contrast. The “Classic Art Prime” lineup also takes advantage of the /i Technology protocol to give creators all the important information for a smooth post-production and VFX process.
Classic Prime lenses are crafted with non-coated optical elements that generate a consistent T-value (T2.5) throughout most of the lineup.
The lineup consists of ten lenses:
- 14mm T3.2 FF
- 20mm T2.5 FF
- 24mm T2.5 FF
- 28mm T2.5 FF
- 35mm T2.5 FF
- 40mm T2.5 FF
- 50mm T2.5 FF
- 85mm T2.5 FF
- 105mm T2.5 FF
- 135mm T3.2 FF
The Sigma Cine Classic Art Prime Lenses are available only as a set of all 10, in feet and metric measurements, for .
