Sigma announced that FLD ("F" Low Dispersion) glass, which has a performance equal to fluorite glass, has been adopted and used in the new high performance lenses. FLD glass is the highest level low dispersion glass available with extremely high light transmission. This optical glass has a performance equal to fluorite glass which has a low refractive index and low dispersion compared to current optical glass. It also benefits from high anomalous dispersion. Using these characteristi...More »

Sigma has announced the DP1x, the second refresh to the DP1 which was launched in March of 2008. The Sigma DP1x camera includes the TRUE II image processing engine, improving the image-processing time, as well as a new AF algorithm, providing high speed auto focusing. In addition, the user interface has been unified with the DP2 series by changing the Set Up Menu and adopting the QS (Quick Set) button. Finally, the DP1x will ship with Sigma's Photo Pro 4.0, which features a number of wor...More »

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In October 2009, Sigma released the DP1s , which is a follow up to the DP1 that was released in March 2008. New features include the ability to allocate the Quick Set function and an enhanced performance when shooting backlit subjects. The DP1s is a 14 Megapixels compact camera with a 16.6mm F/4 lens as well as RAW and JPEG format recording and exclusive Sigma Photo Pro Software. Here is the summary of a recent review of the camera by PhotographyBLOG, giving the camera a rating of 3.5 out o...More »

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On September 5 2009, Sigma announced the 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG OS lens for Sigma, Sony, Nikon, Pentax and Canon mounts. This telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma's original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function and is housed in a compact construction.  The OS function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops of hand-holdability. It makes telephoto shooting easy for many types of photography such as sport and nature. For Sony and Pentax mount, the built-in OS function of...More »

Updated January 9 2010 with the lens review by dpreview. Updated August 12 2009 with the lens review by PhotoclubAlpha. On January 15 2009, Sigma announced the 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM superzoom lens. Offering a 13.9x zoom range in a body only slightly longer than the company's current 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OS lens, this new model features an optical design of 18 elements in 14 groups, including four Special Low Dispersion elements and three aspherical elements to minimise aberrations...More »

Sigma US has announced a scholarship contest for high school students seeking higher education in a photo-related field. The winner will receive a $5,000 cash gift and $1,000 in Sigma products. To enter, US high school seniors graduating in 2010 are required to submit an 800-word essay and three to five images with a connected theme. The contest will run until February 15, 2010 with the winner announced in May. Applicants must submit three to five images to be considered for the Sigma Corp...More »

The Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM is a new super-wide angle lens offering a maximum aperture of F3.5 throughout the entire zoom range. Two ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass elements and a SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element provide excellent correction of color aberration. Four aspherical lenses provide correction for distortion and allow compact and lightweight construction. The incorporation of HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual...More »

For the photographers that uses the RAW format, there are currently a number of programs available to process the RAW images, from Adobe, Apple, Phase One, and others. One of these programs is the Silkypix Developer Studio from Japanese software developer Ichikawa Soft Laboratory. Silkypix is a RAW developing software that generates a high-resolution picture from the RAW data of a digital camera. The original SILKYPIX development engine offers accurate color from shadows through to highli...More »

Sigma have released the DP1s, which is a follow up to the DP1 that was released in March 2008. New features include the ability to allocate the Quick Set function and an enhanced performance when shooting backlit subjects. The DP1s is a 14 Megapixels compact camera with a 16.6mm F/4 lens as well as RAW and JPEG format recording and exclusive Sigma Photo Pro Software. Check out the following press announcement from Sigma for more details: -- The Sigma Corporation is pleased to annou...More »

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$499.00 from 03-10 7am
$599.95 from 23 hours ago

Sigma has announced the 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG OS lens for Sigma, Sony, Nikon, Pentax and Canon mounts. This telephoto zoom lens incorporates Sigma's original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function and is housed in a compact construction. The OS function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops of hand-holdability. It makes telephoto shooting easy for many types of photography such as sport and nature. For Sony and Pentax mount, the built-in OS function of this lens can be used even...More »

Sigma introduced to the market in March, 2008, the DP1 with its direct image sensor; the same sensor utilized by the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. It was called a "unique, groundbreaking, compact digital camera with all the power of a digital SLR". Building on this success, the DP2 has arrived and main differences between the DP2 and last year's DP1 model include a longer 41mm lens (versus the 28mm lens on DP1) with a faster aperture of F/2.8, the TRUE II image processing engine whic...More »

DP2 Prices from Online Shops
$569.00 from 02-08 6am
$590.56 from 11-28 4am
$599.00 from 12-29 10am

Sigma introduced to the market in March, 2008, the DP1 with its direct image sensor; the same sensor utilized by the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. It was called a "unique, groundbreaking, compact digital camera with all the power of a digital SLR". Building on this success, the DP2 has arrived and main differences between the DP2 and last year's DP1 model include a longer 41mm lens (versus the 28mm lens on DP1) with a faster aperture of F/2.8, the TRUE II image processing engine whic...More »

DP2 Prices from Online Shops
$569.00 from 02-08 6am
$590.56 from 11-28 4am
$599.00 from 12-29 10am

The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM is a new standard zoom lens for DSLRs with APS-C / DX size sensors. It incorporates Sigma's Optical Stabilisation system which works with the anti-shake function of Sony and Pentax DSLRs. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM offers a large aperture of F2.8 at 18mm wide angle, faster than most standard kit lenses, and the HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures quiet and high speed auto-focusing. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM lens will be available in...More »

Sigma introduced to the market in March, 2008, the DP1 with its direct image sensor; the same sensor utilized by the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. It was called a "unique, groundbreaking, compact digital camera with all the power of a digital SLR". Building on this success, the DP2 has arrived and is equipped with a 24.2mm F2.8 lens, equivalent to 41mm on a 35mm SLR camera, increasing creative possibilities, providing superior image quality and improving handling and performance. S...More »

DP2 Prices from Online Shops
$569.00 from 02-08 6am
$590.56 from 11-28 4am
$599.00 from 12-29 10am

Sigma introduced to the market in March, 2008, the DP1 with its direct image sensor; the same sensor utilized by the Sigma SD14 digital SLR. It was called a "unique, groundbreaking, compact digital camera with all the power of a digital SLR". Building on this success, the DP2 has arrived and is equipped with a 24.2mm F2.8 lens, equivalent to 41mm on a 35mm SLR camera, increasing creative possibilities, providing superior image quality and improving handling and performance. CN...More »

DP2 Prices from Online Shops
$569.00 from 02-08 6am
$590.56 from 11-28 4am
$599.00 from 12-29 10am

The Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM is a new high-performance telephoto zoom lens. It incorporates Sigma's Optical Stabilisation system which allows the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than normal. The lens is also compatible with the anti-shake function of Sony and Pentax DSLRs. The Sigma 50-200mm F4-5.6 DC OS HSM will be available in Sigma, Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony mounts. Sigma today announces that this lens for Sigma Mount will be released in Japan July 31 20...More »

The Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM is a new super-wide angle lens offering a maximum aperture of F3.5 throughout the entire zoom range. Two ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass elements and a SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element provide excellent correction of color aberration. Four aspherical lenses provide correction for distortion and allow compact and lightweight construction. The incorporation of HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual...More »

The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM is a new standard zoom lens for DSLRs with APS-C / DX size sensors. It incorporates Sigma's Optical Stabilisation system which works with the anti-shake function of Sony and Pentax DSLRs. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM offers a large aperture of F2.8 at 18mm wide angle, faster than most standard kit lenses, and the HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures quiet and high speed auto-focusing. The Sigma 18-50mm F2.8-4.5 DC OS HSM lens will be available in...More »

Currently selling at $799 , the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM Macro II lens was introduced in 2008 and had replaced the Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO HSM lens. While the two lenses look virtually identical, the new "II" version of the lens adds a third ELD glass element to provide for enhanced correction of all types of aberrations as well as other optical improvements. The new lens is also available for virtually all DSLR mounts including Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Four-Thirds for...More »

Sigma announces the availability of the latest SIGMA Photo Pro Software 3.5.2 for Windows and SIGMA Photo Pro 3.3 for Macintosh (build 1019). Users of DP series and Sigma SD series cameras can now download the latest Sigma PhotoPro software. Here are the benefits of the Sigma PhotoPro software update:   SIGMA Photo Pro 3.5.2 for Windows Improved processing performance in highlight areas of RAW images Exposure Warning is displayed to each RGB channels of the histog...More »