{"id":155633,"date":"2023-02-22T21:46:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=155633"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:10:48","slug":"sigma-announces-three-prime-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sigma-announces-three-prime-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma announces three prime lenses for Nikon Z-mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of\u00a0<strong>Sigma<\/strong>\u00a0Corporation , has officially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigma-global.com\/en\/news\/2023\/02\/22\/20247\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the release of Z-mount versions of his lenses.\u00a0And this is undoubtedly good news &#8211; owners of Nikon Z cameras will be able to use excellent optics from Sigma.<\/p>\n<p>So far we are talking about three lenses:\u00a0<strong>Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/strong>\u00a0,\u00a0<strong>30mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>56mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/strong>\u00a0, which will be available for APS-C cameras of the Nikon Z system, which will expand the currently limited fleet of Z-optics.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, these three lenses are now available in five mounts: Sony E, Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro 4\/3\u201d and L-mount.<\/p>\n<h2>From the press release<\/h2>\n<p>The control algorithm, including autofocus drive and baud rate optimization, was developed specifically for Z-mount lenses.\u00a0In addition to high-speed AF, the lenses support AF-C (continuous autofocus) and in-camera aberration correction.\u00a0The bayonet has a rubber seal, adding reliability in various conditions.<\/p>\n<h2>Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Focal length: 16mm (24mm in 35mm equiv.)<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 16 elements in 13 groups<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 83.2\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 9-blade, round<\/li>\n<li>Aperture Range: F1.4-F16<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance: 25 cm<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 1:9.9<\/li>\n<li>Filter diameter: 67 mm<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d872.2\u044594.3 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 420 g<\/li>\n<li>Hood: LH716-01<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Focal length: 30mm (45mm in 35mm equiv.)<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 9 elements in 7 groups<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 50.7\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 9-blade, round<\/li>\n<li>Aperture Range: F1.4-F16<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance: 30cm<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 1:7<\/li>\n<li>Filter diameter: 52 mm<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d870&#215;75.3 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 285 g<\/li>\n<li>Hood: LH586-01<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Focal Length: 56mm (84mm in 35mm equiv.)<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 10 elements in 6 groups<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 28.5\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: 9-blade, round<\/li>\n<li>Aperture Range: F1.4-F16<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance: 50cm<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 1:7.4<\/li>\n<li>Filter diameter: 55 mm<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d870&#215;61.5 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 295g<\/li>\n<li>Hood: LH582-01<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pricing has not yet been announced, but the existing 16mm F1.4, 30mm F1.4, and 56mm F1.4 other mounts are selling for $450, $340, and $480, respectively.\u00a0Most likely, this pricing policy will also apply to the Z-mount, which means these lenses can be a very interesting option to buy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of\u00a0Sigma\u00a0Corporation , has officially\u00a0announced\u00a0the release of Z-mount versions of his lenses.\u00a0And this is undoubtedly good news &#8211; owners of Nikon Z cameras will be able to use excellent optics from Sigma. So far we are talking about three lenses:\u00a0Sigma 16mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary\u00a0,\u00a030mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary\u00a0and\u00a056mm F1.4 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary\u00a0, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sigma-announces-three-prime-lenses-for-nikon-z-mount\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":155634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-155633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}