SIGMA ’35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art’ Wide-Angle Prime Lens for Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras, Available in L-mount and Sony E-mount: Aperture Ring is Mounted with a De-click Function, Correction Function for Aberrations Including Sagittal Coma Flare, Dust-/Splash-Proof Structure

The following video presents “Made in Aizu” 2018｜SIGMA:
“All of SIGMA’s products are created in one single place, our Aizu factory, and then reach our customers all around the world. In this video, we focus on the people that create our products, the people that use them, and the environments that surround them. Scene by scene, we introduce some of our Aizu employees as well as their families, the beautiful nature of the Aizu region, and artists of different fields from all around the world.
It is our goal to match the passion driving artists to create new works with our own passion towards our products. With this video, we would like to present both an essence of our philosophy as well as the showcase the creative fervor of everyone who helped create it.“
(5 minutes)
Director / Cinematographer / Offline Edit：YUICHIRO FUJISHIRO
Music：haruka nakamura

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Takumi Hayato. Camera: SONY α7R III, Exposure Mode: A-Aperture Priority Mode, ISO Setting: 100, White Balance Setting: Auto, Shutter Speed: 1/2000s, Aperture Value: F1.2

PRESS RELEASE

2019.07.11

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN

A | Art

The SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art lens.

Take your mirrorless to the next level

― Benefit from the finest performance that the SIGMA’s first F1.2 large aperture prime delivers

Newly developed high-performance lens series for full-frame mirrorless cameras
SIGMA’s First F1.2 maximum aperture, large-diameter prime lens
High operability that supports various shooting situations in both still and video
Substantial functions enable user confidence, even in tough environments

Launch: July, 2019
Case, Petal Type Hood with Lock (LH878-02) supplied
Available AF mount: L-Mount, Sony E-mount
^{Note: The L-Mount Trademark is a registered Trademark of Leica Camera AG.}
^{Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice.}

Bringing the “pursuit of ultimate image quality” to the next level with an F1.2 Art line lens for mirrorless cameras

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Yoshino Adachi. Camera: SONY α7R III, Exposure Mode: A-Aperture Priority Mode, ISO Setting: 100, White Balance Setting: Auto, Shutter Speed: 1/60s, Aperture Value: F1.2

First wide-angle AF lens with F1.2 maximum aperture for the full-frame Sony E-mount and L-Mount system. This lens enables a creation of artwork with astounding resolution and large bokeh effects, such as portraits that make use of a shallow depth of field. It brings the development concept of the Art line “pursuit of ultimate image quality” to the next level. While utilizing optical correction function inside the camera, aberrations that are difficult to post-process are thoroughly corrected thanks to the optical design and it thereby enhances resolution.

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Satoru Korenaga. Camera: SONY α7R III, Exposure Mode: A-Aperture Priority Mode, ISO Setting: 100, White Balance Setting: Manual, Shutter Speed: 1/13, Aperture Value: F1.2

^{About Product Name: Product name includes “DG” when the lens is designed to deliver the ultimate in performance on cameras with full-frame sensors, and “DN” when the lens design is optimized for mirrorless cameras with the short flange focal length.}

[Key features]

1. Newly developed high-performance lens series for full-frame mirrorless cameras
With mirrorless cameras emerging at an accelerated pace, expectations towards lenses suited for high-performance full-frame mirrorless cameras are growing. Unfortunately, many photographers may feel that they have little choices for mirrorless lens systems in terms of performance, size, extensive lineup, and due to the burden of having to use multiple systems. SIGMA has thus developed and proposes this new full-frame mirrorless lens series as the optimal solution to this challenge.

SIGMA will develop interchangeable lenses with unprecedented specifications and performance by designs that benefit from the short flange focal length feature of mirrorless cameras while retaining the concepts of “Contemporary,” “Art,” and “Sports.” We will announce three models as the first lenses from this series.

Sigma: Three models as the first lenses from this lens series for full-frame mirrorless cameras

(1) 45mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary
Compact size is realized while maintaining high image quality and is compatible with full-frame mirrorless cameras. This prime lens refines the concept of the Contemporary line.

(2) 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art
The world’s first* 35mm F1.2 as L-Mount and Sony E-mount lens for full-frame mirrorless system. The high image quality of the Art line that pursues ultimate performance is realized by F1.2 maximum aperture.

^{* As an autofocus lens}

(3) 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | Art
Large-diameter, ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. While pursuing the ultimate image quality of the Art line, the size is reduced thanks to the exclusive design for mirrorless cameras.

2. SIGMA’s First F1.2 maximum aperture, large-diameter prime lens
The “Art line in the age of mirrorless cameras” pursues ultimate performance as a large-diameter lens with a focal length of 35mm and also achieves a maximum aperture of F1.2. Three SLD glass elements and three aspherical lenses including a double-sided aspherical lens are optimally arranged in a lens construction of 17 elements in 12 groups. In addition to the optical design that makes use of the characteristic of the short flange focal length, it effectively takes advantage of the correction function inside the camera to correct distortion and peripheral illumination. Various aberrations that are difficult to correct by post-processing, such as sagittal coma flare, are thoroughly corrected by the compilation of the optical design technologies that SIGMA has cultivated, achieving an overwhelming resolution that can resolve over 50 million pixels.

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Satoru Korenaga. Side-by-side comparisons of night shots taken with this lens and the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for the E-mount show the correction of sagittal coma flare (left-hand, top corner) for the 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art. In other words, the 35mm F1.2 DG DN｜Art has at least 2-stop advantage in terms of sagittal coma flare." — SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Satoru Korenaga. Side-by-side comparisons of night shots taken with this lens and the 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for the E-mount show the correction of sagittal coma flare (left-hand, top corner) for the 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art. In other words, the 35mm F1.2 DG DN｜Art has at least 2-stop advantage in terms of sagittal coma flare.”

3. High operability that supports various shooting situations in both still and video
In autofocus photography, comfortable shooting for a F1.2 large-diameter lens is achieved by the large Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) that gets desired torque required to drive the focus lens group. In manual focus photography, the focus ring driven by the focus-by-wire system with the optimized torque setting responds to fine operations of the photographer. The aperture ring is also mounted with a de-click function for removing clicks, enabling seamless operations that are especially useful during video shooting.

SIGMA 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art: © Takumi Hayato. Camera: SONY α7R III, Exposure Mode: Manual, ISO Setting: 100, White Balance Setting: Auto, Shutter Speed: 1/8000s, Aperture Value: F1.2

4. Substantial functions enable user confidence, even in tough environments
The AFL button which can be assigned with various functions widens the range of operations available on the lens. Furthermore, the lens features a dust- and splash-proof structure, along with a water- and oil-repellent coating on the frontmost surface of the lens, which further supports shooting in various environments.

Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN mounted on the Sigma fp

[Other features]

Full-time manual mode
Hood with lock
Available Mount Conversion Service
Designed to minimize flare and ghosting
Evaluation with SIGMA’s own MTF measuring system: A1
11-blade rounded diaphragm
High-precision, rugged brass bayonet mount
“Made in Japan” craftsmanship

For more information about the SIGMA GLOBAL VISION lineup of fine products, please visit the official SIGMA global website:

SIGMA GLOBAL VISION: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/

[Specifications]

All figures calculated for L-Mount

Lens Construction: 17 elements in 12 groups｜Angle of view (35mm): 63.4°｜

Number of diaphragm blades: 11 (rounded diaphragm)｜Minimum aperture: F16｜

Minimum focusing distance: 30cm / 11.8in.｜Maximum magnification ratio: 1:5.1｜Filter size: φ82mm｜Dimensions (diameter × length): φ87.8mm×136.2mm / φ3.5in. × 5.4in.｜Weight: 1,090g / 38.4oz.

[Barcode No.]

For L-Mount: 0085126 341695 For Sony E-mount: 0085126 341657

[Accessories]

Product Name / Barcode

Petal Type Hood with Lock LH878-02 (Supplied) / 0085126 937287

FRONT CAP LCF III 82mm (Supplied) / 0085126 930028

REAR CAP LCR II (Supplied)

For L-Mount: 0085126 937256　For Sony E-mount: 0085126 929879

SIGMA WR CERAMIC PROTECTOR 82mm (Optional) / 0085126 931834

SIGMA PROTECTOR 82mm (Optional) / 0085126 931100

SIGMA WR PROTECTOR 82mm (Optional) / 0085126 930974

SIGMA WR UV FILTER 82mm (Optional) / 0085126 930714

SIGMA WR CIRCULAR PL FILTER 82mm (Optional) / 0085126 930844

[Contact]

For further information, please contact your local authorized SIGMA Service Station listed in the link:
http://www.sigma-global.com/en/about/world-network/

[Product information]

SIGMA GLOBAL VISION : http://www.sigma-global.com/

Product information: http://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/art/a019_35_12/

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