News Sigma 35/1.2 MkII & Sigma 135/1.4

[RuleOfThirds]

The launch of the new Sigma 135/1.4 made me curious. All Reviewers rave about it and show really nice photos. I never really shot seriously with a 135mm lens. But this new 135/1.4 is out of my reach.

Therefore I researched several videos about the old Sigma 135/1.8 DG HSM from 2017. According to these reviews, the new F1.4 version might be better if you enlarge in photoshop and zoom in a lot, but only at the borders of the image. Bokeh is almost the same.

So, I decided to try out the old 135/1.8 DG HSM.

There are now really bargains out there second hand for almost half of its list price (I payed 650€) and 1/3rd of the price of the new F1.4.

I hope to get mine this week-end or early next week and will post then some images made with the S1Rii.

I used the XF90/2 on Fuji a lot. And really liked the focal range and seperation. And that was 2.0 at aps-c. If ever switching back to Fuji, that is the lens I defineyly would buy again.

But, the Full frame equivalent lenses are way too big / heavy to my taste. And there sadly is no smaller 135/2.8

 

[dc_]

My hope is that due to the release of the new 135mm, the Sigma 135mm F/1.8 DG HSM ART L-mount (sometimes available at MPB) will be available again at around 800 euro or so.

Lol. Hoping too.

 

[GeorgeHudetz]

I used the XF90/2 on Fuji a lot. And really liked the focal range and seperation. And that was 2.0 at aps-c. If ever switching back to Fuji, that is the lens I defineyly would buy again.

Yeah, I had one of those too - amazing lens. At the time I really didn’t know what to do with it so I sold it to a friend, but I’d love to have that FL now. And I agree about having a F2.8 or F2 version.