The newly announced Sigma lenses for the NEX system will start shipping in April. The 30mm lens release is scheduled for April 6 and the 19mm for April 13. Dpreview (Click here) posted some image samples of the 30mm Sigma on the NEX-7. And also the German Mittenkontakt (Click here) posted images with the exact same camera-lens combination.
The 30mm Sigma lens is in Stock on [shoplink 11967 ebay]eBay UK (Click here)[/shoplink] and Amazon Germany (Click here). USA readers can preorder the lens at BHphoto (Click here).
Source: Sigma Japan.
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RICK SANTORUM
RON PAUL
f1.4?
LOL no, not 1.4
Both are 2.8
waww to bad if that both lens f2.8 >.<
thx sir 😀
I read an early test on the 30mm and it looks like it has CA to sell. Pity; it could have been a useful lens for a system which is in real need at the moment. Why Sony can’t “convert” the 35mm SAM for e-mount? That is one fine lens for the price!
+1,
Tried 35mm f/1.8 with adapter. Fine but looks and feels bulky (bulky nexwise). But results are superb.
Ok this 30 mm seems to be better than the Sel 16 mm.
It go in the good direction, and I’m sure that a good and fast pancake could breack sells record !!
please Sony make a good quality pancake lens, don’t forget nex-7 users !!
Trouble is “Fast” and “Pancake” don’t go together too well – you can have one or the other though – if somebody cares to make them.
Don’t you know about Panasonic m4/3 pancake lenses? Quite thin and fast. They also perform well.
That link you posted was not by DPRreview. It was a user review on DPR website. DPR allows users to publish their own reviews.
I would like to see Sigma making more lenses for the NEX than Sony or Zeiss. The 30/2.8 is that impressive.
A step in the right direction! Do you know if they have plans for any more? Would love to see a longer macro and super-wide zoom.
Sigma aren’t flagging it as a macro lens, though – which is different from the Paris announcement. http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/
I’m glad they didn’t make it a macro lens. The lens would be bigger and the optimum performance would be in the macro range instead of the usual mid to long distance.
This lens fills a huge gap that Sony should be shot for leaving.
However, we now know how Sony treats their friends 🙂
I am starting a Sony boycott until the harassment of Andrea ceases.
Maybe my first shot will be purchasing this instead of waiting for the “low light normal lens”
Who would they sell their new NEX variations to?!
This is a better lens than any of Sony’s E primes. It is also the cheapest. Really shocking.
So Vivek, would you say the 30 is better than the Zeiss 24 across the frame at f/4 and f/5.6?
In terms of CA, yes, much better. The Zeiss (shockingly abominal amount of CA) still is way sharper. However, how sharp is sharp with 24MP (NEX-7) is subjective when not shooting resolution charts. 🙂 I think by f/5.6 this lens reaches the (sharpness) limit already.
Strangely, I just found the 19mm on Amazon, and I ordered. Hopefully, it is the real deal.
Gosh, if this 30mm f/2.8 lens is considered good, it just shows how desperate people are for E-mount lenses.
Did you try it? Most importantly, did you try it along with the other E primes? 😉
Jonathan,
Sony has demonstrated that it doesn’t really care about a few thousand fanatics that follow this site. Sony thinks in much bigger numbers like the reported 30,000 sensors it’s selling to Nikon each month right now for the D800.
What we think is irrelevant and what we want is also irrelevant
Even if each of us that REALLY care decide to never buy a Sony again and magically convinced several to agree that would mean nothing to Sony.
f/2.8 is not exactly fast for a 30mm APS-C lens.
Underwhelmed, unless it is a macro – but then it would be much too short to be very useful.
I think this lens will be a lot better then the 16mm pancake which is pretty bad. It’s not as fast as i hoped but it doesn’t brake the bank. This on the camera 80% of the time and the 16mm in my pocket is all i really need for my nex which is for street photography.
i like the black color lens for nex 7 😀 hope sony will make many varians lens in black color 😀
The 30mm is already shipping from B&H.
Recent tests online show it to be sharp from corner to corner even wide open. There is CA, but it can be fixed in post processing. (I’ve experimented with downloaded files.) There is little distortion. It handles flare very well. One user reports that it focusses as fast as the Sony lenses, but makes some noise doing it (which may effect video). It’s light, small, black. Focusses to less than a foot. Inexpensive. This seems to be a worthwhile normal walk-around lens. Mine is on the way….
Without stab 30/2.8 not exactly what I prefer…I would like to see some thing like Minolta 35/2 but OSS.
still new to all photography but love my 5n, had the nex 5 last year but sold on for the A33 but back to 5n now 🙂 Im desperate for the 50mm F1.8 which I cant believe is still unavailable!!! Im trying everything I can!!!!
I already have the sony 30mm f3.5 but prefer the 50mm alpha lens but desperate for something auto (I didnt get the kit lens thinking the 50mm would be imminent :() but dont like it so am trying the Sigma 30mm, – do you think I’m wasting my money?
The 30mm looks good!!
f/2.8 is too dark. I’d buy it if it was at least one stop faster.
I hope Sony (or maybe even Tamron) will introduce a 30/35 mm f/1.8, with, or without stabilization: I’d buy it immediately.
Does anyone know the pricing for the 19mm?
>> Does anyone know the pricing for the 19mm?
About the same as the 30 mm: 200 euro, and 200 USD.