Kazuto Yamaki (Kazuto Yamaki), CEO of Sigma Corporation, in a recent interview with Japanese publication Qicai.Fengniao at CP+ 2023 made an interesting statement regarding the 70-200mm f/2.8 ‘Art’ series zoom lens for mirrorless cameras.
Will the Art -series 70 – 200 / 2.8 lens that users have been waiting for be released this year ?
Kazuto Yamaki: We’ve actually heard voices on this, and we’re currently hard at work making sure everyone has seen it before. In fact, we have been looking at different designs, hoping to offer users something new, so we have not yet released this lens.
Speaking of different designs, Kazuto Yamaki may have been referring to the development of 70-200mm f/2-2.8 or the f/2 zoom throughout the zoom range.
As a reminder, Sigma has a 70-200mm F2.8 ‘Sports’ lens for SLR cameras, which is quite heavy (1.8kg) and large (94x203mm), so a more compact solution is definitely required for mirrorless systems.
