Multiple Sigma Firmware Updates Resumed

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 21, 2024


SIGMA Resumes Sony E-mount firmware downloads
Thank you for purchasing and using our products.
We are pleased to announce that the download of firmware for SIGMA’s Sony E-mount, which had been suspended, has resumed.

The changes in this firmware are as follows:

[Applicable products]
・SIGMA 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports Ver.02 in Sony E-mount
・SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary Ver.04 in Sony E-mount
・SIGMA 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary Ver.04 in Sony E-mount

[Benefit of the update]
Compatibility with continuous shooting of up to approximately 120 frames per second has been added for the autofocus modes (AF-S/DMF/MF) on Sony α9 III cameras.

[Applicable products]
・SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG DN | Art Ver.03 in Sony E-mount
・SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art Ver.03 in Sony E-mount

Compatibility with continuous shooting of up to approximately 120 frames per second has been added for the autofocus modes (AF-S/DMF/MF) on Sony α9 III cameras.
The operational stability has been improved.

[How to update]
Please click on ‘For Windows’ or ‘For Mac’ in the firmware download page below for your lens in Sony E-mount, read “Before updating” and follow the update procedure.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/support/firmware/lenses/?mount=sony-e
*After the update is complete, be sure to remove the battery pack from the camera and reinsert it.

For further information, please contact your nearest authorized SIGMA subsidiary / distributor.
https://www.sigma-global.com/en/world-network/

We appreciate your continued support for our company and products.

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Sony a9III Firmware 2.01 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 20, 2024


Sony a9III: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sony released firmware 2.01 for the Sony a9III. You can download it here and the details of what it addresses are below:

Firmware 2.01 Benefits and Improvements

  • Fixes an issue where the exposure may be underexposed when shooting continuously with an aperture value of F18 or higher
  • Improves the operational stability of the camera

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NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 20, 2024


The NiSi 250mm F5.6 Reflex MF will be coming soon for Hasselblad XCD, Fujifilm GFX, Fujifilm X, Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, and Sony E mounts. It will be priced around 2,950 yuan or $406.33 USD.

  • 6 elements in 3 groups
  • Minimum shooting distance: 2m
  • Maximum magnification: 0.14x
  • 62mm Filter
  • Simple drip-proof
  • Compatible mounts
    : Sony E, Canon RF , Nikon Z , Fujifilm GFX , Fujifilm X , Hasselblad XCD , Canon EF , Nikon F

NiSi Products can be found on B&H Photo and Amazon

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LT: Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 19, 2024


SIGMA 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lenstips published its full review of the Sigma 23mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary and you can read the full review here or you can check out the excerpt below:

Pros:

  • excellent image quality in the frame centre,
  • very good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • imperceptible lateral chromatic aberration,
  • lack of any noticeable problems with spherical aberration,
  • low astigmatism,
  • sensibly looking out-of-focus areas,
  • excellent performance against bright light,
  • silent, quick, and accurate autofocus,
  • good price/performance ratio.

Cons:

  • a bit too high coma,
  • significant focus breathing.

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Viltrox 28mm Pancake Patent Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 18, 2024

Viltrox is working on a 28mm pancake autofocus full-frame lens according to patent information found on weibo. That is all the information we have for now, but it could be a very attractive lens especially if it is a bright f/2.8. Viltrox currently makes a Viltrox 28mm f/1.8 for E-mount.

Viltrox 28mm f/1.8:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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PP: Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0 and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Character Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 17, 2024

Chris and Jordan published their character review video of the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0 and Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2. There is a summary below of their findings.

Canon R5 with Voigtlander 40mm f/1.2 Nokton

  • Full electric connectivity for EXIF
  • Premium manual focus lens
  • Butter smooth focus
  • Nice click stop
  • All metal
  • Nice Depth of field scale
  • A little smaller and lighter than the 50mm
  • 420g or 0.9lbs
  • 58mm filter thread
  • Not much flare to worry about
  • No major ghosting
  • Not great for Sunstars but a little better than the 50mm f/1.0
  • Great bokeh with cats eye specular highlight that are almost petzval
  • Petzval cats eye goes away by f/2 and no soap bubbles or onion rings
  • Can be a little polygonal when you stop down
  • LoCA is pretty bad wide-open
  • Fairly soft wide open with some contrast loss that goes away as you stop down
  • There is vignetting in the corners in addition to it being soft and while it sharpens up by f/2.5 there is still vignetting
  • You can get character and softness out of this lens without a problem
  • Beautiful character that can get razor-sharp and it is well corrected
  • Similar bokeh from both lenses

Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2:
B&H Photo

Sony a7RV with Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0

  • Full electric connectivity for EXIF
  • Premium manual focus lens
  • Butter smooth focus
  • Nice click stop
  • All metal
  • Nice Depth of field scale
  • 484g or 1.1lbs
  • 67mm filter thread
  • Not much flare to worry about
  • No major ghosting
  • Not great for sunstars
  • Great bokeh with cats eye specular highlight that are almost petzval
  • Petzval cats eye goes away by f/2 and no soap bubbles or onion rings
  • Slightly worse LoCA than the 40mm which is pretty bad wide-open
  • Fairly soft wide open with very low contrast that goes away as you stop down as soon as f/1.4 and more so at f/2.0
  • There is vignetting in the corners in addition to it being soft and while it sharpens up by f/2 there is still vignetting
  • You can get character and softness out of this lens without a problem
  • Beautiful character that can get razor-sharp and it is well corrected
  • Similar bokeh from both lenses

Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.0:
B&H Photo / Amazon

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