{"id":170604,"date":"2023-10-05T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=170604"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:54:48","slug":"sigma-unveils-the-new-10-18mm-f2-8-dc-dn-zoom-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sigma-unveils-the-new-10-18mm-f2-8-dc-dn-zoom-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma unveils the new 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN zoom lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As promised earlier,\u00a0<strong>Sigma\u00a0<\/strong>has introduced\u00a0a new product &#8211;\u00a0<strong>the SIGMA 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN lens |\u00a0Contemporary<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0This is a wide-angle, fast zoom lens for APS-C cameras with L-Mount, Sony E-Mount and FUJIFILM X-Mount.\u00a0The company calls it the most compact lens with such aperture and such focal lengths for APS-C.\u00a0Deliveries are expected at the end of October 2023, price $600.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/35_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the name suggests, the lens is equipped with a constant aperture of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sigmaphoto.com\/10-18mm-f2-8-dc-dn-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F2.8, and the design<\/a> has a unique aspherical element, thanks to which it was possible to make the lens so compact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/36_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Compact dimensions of the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN lens |\u00a0Contemporary<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum focusing distance 11.6 cm<\/li>\n<li>Magnification ratio 1:4<\/li>\n<li>7-blade rounded diaphragm<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 13 elements in 10 groups, including 3 FLD elements, 1 SLD element and 4 aspherical elements<\/li>\n<li>Super multi-layer coating to minimize glare and ghosting<\/li>\n<li>Internal focusing system<\/li>\n<li>Stepper autofocus drive, compatible with high-speed autofocus<\/li>\n<li>Aberration correction works in conjunction with compatible cameras<\/li>\n<li>DMF and AF+MF support<\/li>\n<li>Durable and precise brass bayonet mount, dust and splash resistant<\/li>\n<li>Petal hood<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with SIGMA USB DOCK UD-11, L-mount only<\/li>\n<li>Also for L-mount cameras there is switching between linear and non-linear focus ring settings<\/li>\n<li>Strict quality control &#8211; each lens goes through a proprietary MTF measurement system developed by SIGMA<\/li>\n<li>Length 62 mm, diameter 72.2 mm, weight 260 g.<\/li>\n<li>Diameter for filter 67 mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/37_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN |\u00a0Contemporary<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Presentation<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S4iKtjzFxtk?si=yidcxhokyrhL3Kwj\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As promised earlier,\u00a0Sigma\u00a0has introduced\u00a0a new product &#8211;\u00a0the SIGMA 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN lens |\u00a0Contemporary\u00a0.\u00a0This is a wide-angle, fast zoom lens for APS-C cameras with L-Mount, Sony E-Mount and FUJIFILM X-Mount.\u00a0The company calls it the most compact lens with such aperture and such focal lengths for APS-C.\u00a0Deliveries are expected at the end of October 2023, price [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/sigma-unveils-the-new-10-18mm-f2-8-dc-dn-zoom-lens\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":170609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-170604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170604","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=170604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}