The new lens, part of Sigma's high-end "art" product line, will ship in November, but its true competitiveness won't be known until Sigma reveals its price. October 15, 2013 11:00 PM PDT Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM with its petal-shaped lens hood. (Credit: Sigma) Directly challenging a widely used Canon general-purpose zoom, Sigma announced a new image-stabilized 24-105mm f4 lens Tuesday night that becomes the newest member of its "art" lens category. Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM has the same focal-length range and aperture as Canon's EF 24-105mm f/4L IS, but we'll have to wait until Sigma releases pricing information to find out just how fiercely it'll compete. It also will take on Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR, which extends farther into the telephoto range. It'll be available in November, Sigma said. The new lens is hefty, with a weight of 885g (31.2 ounces), but Sigma promises top-notch image quality, in part through use of super-low dispersion glass among its 19 elements. High-end glass like that can help cut chromatic aberration -- the colored fringes around high-contrast edges, especially toward the edges of the frame. But it's not yet clear how well Sigma's contender will fare against Canon's 24-105mm, which suffers from significant barrel distortion. Sigma's new lens takes an 82mm filter, employs a hypersonic motor for fast and quiet autofocus, uses optical stabilization to counteract camera shake, has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7 inches), uses a nine-blade aperture, and closes down to f22. Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM (Credit: Sigma)
The new lens, part of Sigma's high-end "art" product line, will ship in November, but its true competitiveness won't be known until Sigma reveals its price.
Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM with its petal-shaped lens hood.
(Credit: Sigma)
Directly challenging a widely used Canon general-purpose zoom, Sigma announced a new image-stabilized 24-105mm f4 lens Tuesday night that becomes the newest member of its "art" lens category.
Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM has the same focal-length range and aperture as Canon's EF 24-105mm f/4L IS, but we'll have to wait until Sigma releases pricing information to find out just how fiercely it'll compete. It also will take on Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR, which extends farther into the telephoto range.
It'll be available in November, Sigma said.
The new lens is hefty, with a weight of 885g (31.2 ounces), but Sigma promises top-notch image quality, in part through use of super-low dispersion glass among its 19 elements. High-end glass like that can help cut chromatic aberration -- the colored fringes around high-contrast edges, especially toward the edges of the frame. But it's not yet clear how well Sigma's contender will fare against Canon's 24-105mm, which suffers from significant barrel distortion.
Sigma's new lens takes an 82mm filter, employs a hypersonic motor for fast and quiet autofocus, uses optical stabilization to counteract camera shake, has a minimum focusing distance of 45cm (17.7 inches), uses a nine-blade aperture, and closes down to f22.
Sigma's 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM
(Credit: Sigma)
