Once upon a time photographers used to buy Sigma lenses as they were cheap. That perception has changed with the recent series of Sigma lenses, especially their art series lenses were applauded by professionals and independent film makers started using for video filming.
Sigma with Global vision series has announced Cinema lenses in three categories FF Zoom Line, High Speed zoom line and FF High speed Prime line. All these lenses are weather proof and feature luminous paint marking for operation in the dark.
Each CINE lens has 180 degrees of focus rotation, manual linear iris control and electronic mounts for metadata.
Sigma Global vision cine lenses set to launch around January 2017 which will have total eight lenses from three categories. E, EF lens mount will be available towards the end of 2016 and PL mount lenses will be available from early 2017.