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At last! One year after the announcement the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 lens for Sony A-mount is in Stock for the first time via [shoplink 26758 ebay]eBay Japan (Click here)[/shoplink]. This is a superb lens for APS-C A (or E-mount) camera owners! Photozone just reviewed the lens and wrote:
Most prime lenses in this range aren’t any better nor faster than this astounding Sigma and when thinking in this scope, it is actually a pretty cool thing. Therefore … highly recommended!
US preorders at Amazon US (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Europe preorders at Redcoon Germany (click here).
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why is this a good news?
Because it’s a superb lens and many were waiting to grab it since the announcement last year!
Admin, you should know you’re wasting your time ever replying to that one.
agreed!
+1 to Christopher. Please check whaeva’s past postings to know what kind of person you are replying to.
agreed.
But everyone deserves a second chance.
It’s because it’s a lens far better than any kit lens for APS-C including SAL1650F2.8, you can update the lens firmware for optimum compatibility with future bodies and you can calibrate the lens with the dock. also getting this lens would also entitle you for a mount conversion program should you change your system from Sony to Canon/Nikon
We-Want-E-Mount! We-Want-E-Mount.
Oh, well, at least I do….
What’s E-mount?
The system you’ve been reading about in the last year and a half…well maybe there was 3 days of a77 news that might have gotten in.
Yup and look at the number of comments it got relative to E-mount too. A pity that Sony aren’t listening.
A77II posts generally receive about 400 to 500 comments, and E-Mount posts get 50 if your lucky.
I want one for E-mount too! I’d love to have from 18 to 35mm in f/1.8! This zoom lens could replace a few of my current lenses!
Sounds very cool!! Great specs. Just make sure you calibrate them with the A mount AF….Only experience was with Sigma HSM primes on Canon was that they were a loooong way out on calibration.
My 35/1.4 needed a bit of adjustment, but you’d have to be crazy to pick up an art zoom with the USB dock.
Please explain @Andrew Richardson. I am not familiar with this tech.
Tx!
Not sure if go for this and a 50mm prime or simply pick the 16-50 2.8
I’d pick up the 16-50mm SSM, its a better overall lens
Thanks. Now I am asking myself if itsworth to wait for a new FF a-mount with 4k or just go buy the new a77II and sell it later if needed. The 16-50mm doesnt work on FullFrame doesnt it?
No, it doesn’t work on a full frame, but its a third of the price.
I would stick with the A77II with a 16-50 its a solid combo and costs a third of the price of a A99, and 24-70.
4K will likely be incorporated into the A77 series in the future (A77III or A77IV)
I just decided to go with the a77 (not II) and buy a 24-70 2.8 for fullframe A and 70-200. So as soon as the new A FF come out (Q4 2014 i guess) ill sell my a77 and switch over. So I dont have to wait so long and a a77 for 500 bucks would sell easily.
Right…
And now you have a 36-105mm in your APS-C. I guess you didnt need the 24mm equivalent?
36mm is fine for now. Probably buy a wideangle prime later on.
Good plan! Smart move with FF lenses.
I own a a77 (not II) and a99
a77
I usually use with a77 the SAL1635Z (24-53,5) for several purposes
a99
SAL1635Z – Landscape / Group
SAL2470Z – Several purposes
16-50mm f2.8 is one fine solid lens. I like the color and sharpness it produced at wide opened. I combo this with my a57. At time, I did find f2.8 is not enough for indoor low light condition. Depends on the usage, I shoot indoor low light quite often (mostly wedding event) so I’ll get this Sigma lens 18-35mm f1.8 a try.
P/S: My initial plan was hopping a77II can perform at higher ISO to compensate 16-50mm f2.8. But I understand the possibilities is very low.
I just purchased the a65 and Tamron 24-70 2.8, and will switch body to FullFrame A when the new come out. I’m just waiting for a 4k internal cam that isnt based on a M43 system.
Since you’ve planned to switch to FF, both 16-50mm f2.8 and 18-35mm f1.8 are for APS-C.
Holy shit, how long did that take? About a year and a half?
Why, why,…. oh why Sigma… Why so late?? I understand, Sony’s market is niche for you, but understand Sigma, We want to be treated the same way as Nikon and Canon users.
Then buy a Nikon or Canon…
I’ve already did. Just because of sony’s lens limits.
Then why are you complaining here? Buy it for your CaNikon.
Then tell Sony to treat the A-mount market properly first, not all 3rd party manufacturers are willing to risk developing products that would work on a seemingly dead on arrival product line with no ROI, as painful as it sounds, Canon and Nikon are here to stay because their systems are matured and are used worldwide it’s a far better platform to invest in
A-Mount will be around for a long time, except in the imagination of paranoid forum posters. Stop propagating this nonsense.
When will it be released for E-Mount?
Sigma already stated that they’re currently not interested in E-mount due to lack of marketability and their releases in E-mount will be minimal.
that was back then I am hoping they are rethinking this.
This could be the perfect companion of Sony A6000.
I think they will eventually adapt it to E-Mount.
If you want for e-mount, why not adapt it?
thats bs, I read the statement is has nothing to do with the lack of marketability, its because theres few alterations needed to change the mount from canikon to a mount, sigma stated they would need to completely redesign the lens to E mount because the short flange distance.
Never
APC ??? No thanks.
Thank you for the update informing us that you don’t want APS-C lenses, my life is now complete.
This lens is going to look pretty sweet hanging off my A77II.
I’m glad to make your miserable life complete
it’s good for E-mount in FS700?
To be fair we’re talking a niche lens for a niche mount, so it’s going to be well down the list. I was tempted to replace my 35/1.4 and 16-50 with it, but I think it’s too much of a compromise in terms of reach and bulk.
Tired of Sony’s crap zooms and overpriced primes!
Looks to have better specs by far than any E-Mount Zoom. Throw in Sony’s crap QA of the 16-70(?) Ziess for Nex and at $1k this could be a very sweet walkaround for my new Nex-6.
May be my next lens.