Sigma managers if you are reading this: Can you please tell us when you plan to ship the amazing 50mm f/1.4 ART A-mount version? It’s now quite a long time Amazon says shipping in 2-6 months 🙁
Recently Gordon from Cameralabs wrote:
The new Sigma 50mm f1.4 ART is a truly excellent lens which comfortably out-performs anything costing even twice the price. It sets a new standard for 50mm lenses and easily earns our Highly Recommended award.
This is likely the best A-mount lens you can buy and it’s pity Sigma is letting us wait so long to get it.
The A-mount lens can be preordered in USA Amazon (Click here) at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And in Europe at WexUK (Click here) and WexDe (Click here).
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why and what for? who cares about sigma if we have the Zeiss 50mm 1.4? it’s far superior in evryway!
Which is true. Just did some night shots with it tonight on the A7 with an adapter…worked like a charm.
Don’t believe it. It would mean the Zeiss 50/1.4 to be close to Otus in performance.
Once you’ve paid the ridiculous price for the ZA, you don’t want to accept that a lower price lens is much better. Simple as that.
because the web decided it’s better than Canikons options. I’ve never seen a comparison to the Zeiss ZA 50 1.4 though. Maybe because it’s not available yet?
There are comparisons with the CaNikon versions of the Art.
NOT. Check out some reviews and comparisons on the web. And who wants to pay the price if you can get the sigma?
Hmm the Sigma 50mm Art lens is amazingly sharp take a look at this review, plus its almost half the price of the Zeiss
http://www.dslrmagazine.com/pruebas/pruebas-tecnicas/sigma-art-50-mm-f-1-4-dg-hsm-rendimiento.html
Well, the AF of the 35mm ART A-mount is a bad joke. Problems in bright situations, problems in dark environment. The Zeiss 50mm has no problems in all those situations (I own them both and used them in those situations). I will definitely not switch …
Interesting, on the Nikon it’s very fast.
Obviously you can’t discuss with sigma fanboys. Thanks HF for one serious comment.
I’m doing event shoots with a friend (canon shooter). We both experience AF problems while shooting against the sun or in dim / dark environments. Both canon as well as sony lenses like 24-70, 50, etc. handle those situations without hunting, wrong focus, etc. (all lenses are micro adjusted)
Possibly, because it’s much better with the D810. Compared to my older models this camera really makes a difference in focussing. I know of many friends, that have problems with the Sigmas, too. I have both ART lenses and after optimizing using the dock results and focussing is great. Maybe I’m lucky? At Photokina I tried the 150/2.8 macro. I found it amazing. It’s a lens I can use easily with adapter on an A7x, too, as I use manual focus for macros anyway.
And don’t forget problems in medium bright situations and quite bright but not extremely bright situations, and of course somewhat dark and scary dark situations. Semi-bright situations and really dim situations when shooting along others on forums are also a major problem.
Maybe you should switch … the camera on.
The Sigma ART is much better than the good old massively overpriced Minolta/Sony with the Zeiss badge. It’s also better than the real Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 only available for EF and F-mount. But it’s not better than the Otus, which unfortunately is not available for A-mount. Long story short: the Sigma 50mm “ART” is a big deal for A-mount.
The reason is pretty obvious…
Anyway, it’s interesting: if Sony no longer wants to develop A-Mount, can they possibly sell the system to someone who can? It’s still 8,5% of the DSLR market, that must be worth something.
Minolta will be reborn with optical VF? it’s time for Minolta Maxxum A900II LOL
Nah, with OVF the system would be no different than Canikon again
That’s the point! so it can compete with Canikon 😀 and Sony won’t have to worry about sales and market share. They can just provide kickass advanced sensor to Minolta. Simply let the Alpha line-up wreck havoc in mirrorless market 🙂
And if Kodak rose from the dead why not Minolta?
Minolta was never dead. They just sold the (consumer) camera business.
That’s the problem.. they have a small percentage of a dying market. As cellphones and point and shoots increase in image quality, consumers just aren’t feeling the need to move on up. When they do, they now have a competing type in mirrorless. Which essentially makes dslr’s working tools. There will always be a market for that but without the consumer base, it’s hard to justify the cost of trying to compete. So I wouldn’t hold my breath on somebody new jumping into the dslr world. I think the best home for a-mount users is sony comes out with a new innovative sensor that they source to themselves. New paradigm shifting technology can revitalize a market.
Is the cost so high? A-Mount doesn’t need much to compete. 90% of work was already in place when Sony decided to abandon the system. They have allready developed a great AF system in A77-II, there’s a decent G/Zeiss pro lens selection. They need a 35mm new lens and an UWA prime… maybe a 400mm… other than that, just update existing lenses with SSM and weather-sealing. The SLT tech is already in place, differentiating the product line from the competition, reinforced further by autofocus Zeiss lenses.
However, if Sony manages to pull this off and make an A9 that can really compete with DSLR… it will only become a matter of time until the pros too jump the ship.
“90% of work was already in place when Sony decided to abandon the system”
They only abandoned it here on SAR, actually people like you did! Meanwhile Sony said they keep developing for both mounts, but I guess they send the message in Japanese or sth…
I keep developing for A-mount too!!!
Who exactly is going to buy the system and have the technological expertise to develop it further?
If Sony successfully develops E-mount into a true competitor against the traditional DSLR competition, the buyer of A-mount will be crushed by Sony alone, nevermind the might of Canon and Nikon, who eventually will also transition into mirrorless. A-mount will become a dead end eventually (along with all other traditional DSLR-based mounts).
It may sound stupid but I can finally step up from my trusted a58 but I don’t know if I should get the a6000 (I can afford) or should I get the A7 (I might have to sell a few things but it’s reachable). I only dream with an A7s or A99, and I don’t want to switch over to Nikon or Canon. So, what should I get?
A7 is so cheap right now! get it! it is so worth getting one!
A7S you cant crop but its ISO and DR is crazy!
A77ii is $900 on the sony store, including a $100 sling bag and a 32GB memory card. You can add the 18-135 for $300.
If you work for a major corporation or govt, you may be eligible for corporate perks, which would give you an additional 10% off
You should post in a relevant thread. This one is about the Sigma 50mm Art for A-mount.
I’m very curious about how it compares to the Zeiss 55mm ! And its focal length is a bit wider.
Maybe you should read some of the many tests and reviews then?
Sigma uses preorders like a Kickstarter program for Alpha. They dont commit until enough funding is secured. Same goes for the 24-105/4.
“This is likely the best A-mount lens you can buy and it’s pity Sigma is letting us wait so long to get it.” Erm what? OK Admin needs to increase sales i think 😛
People only talk about sharpness, like it is the only factor that is importand to a lens.
There are so many more interesting and importand aspects!
Yeah, like color! I love pink lens! Or like with supercute unicorn tattoo on the side! So awesome and stellar!!!
Colorrenditon, Boke, Flare, Chromatic Aberation, Rendering, Color Fringing, Light Transmission …
If you only look at one aspect (e.g. sharpness) you only see a little part of the whole story.
It’s bokeh and aberrations, but yes, you’re obviously right. I really mean it. But name a lens that is very sharp but has a lot of CA? Name a lens that has very little CA but sucks at sharpness?
I’m just saying that it is not only about sharpness. Everybody only talks about sharpness just to Pixel peep the Image at 400% on his montor.
In the meantime admin talks about the best lens for the system EVER! 😛
I like pink color ruindition and pink bouquet like roses or those orcheats with white fringing around pink petals! ANd like a little bit transmission when in direct sunlite! So beautifull!
I suspect Sigma isn’t fully decided on whether to ever release these newer lenses for a-mount. They may decide based on low pre-orders to cut the product. They may be waiting to see if Sony is truly committed to the a-mount — won’t sell many of the lenses if the body isn’t being sold.
Hopefully these lenses, including the 24-105 and newest super zoom eventually do find a-mount release, but it’s been long enough to make one wonder.
Why the surprise? Sigma do this over and over and over again. The real shock should be when they do actually ship a lens.
To be honest, if they could start being more honest over such things and alter people’s perceptions of their quality control, then they could dominate the market. Their lenses often perform as well as any, together with very competetive pricing.
However, their announcements and marketing have always been a source of intense irritation.
Dear Admin-san,
Me and my colleagues from the Sigma management team always start our day from reading SAR. That’s such a shame we forgot about making the 50mm art lens for Sony! Some of my colleagues have just cut some of their fingers, but I don’t believe this can wash out our horrible shame. I’m going to commit seppuku right now right here!!!!!!!
Kazuto Yamaki,
Sigma CEO – will become ex-CEO in a moment…
Hi, I spoke to a long time Sigma employee last Saturday who has been to the Sigma factory twice. He said the problem getting an A-mount is simply because the 50 is such a hot selling lens they are already having trouble meeting the demand for Canon and Nikon. Once they get that out of the way they will switch over to sony production. I guess it takes some retooling to switch back and forth for different brands.