Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN: Potential Issue of Ghost Resistance Deterioration


【Important Notice】 Potential issue of ghost resistance deterioration of the SIGMA 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary
Dear valued customers

Thank you for your purchase and continued support of our products.

We have become aware of a potential issue with our recently released SIGMA 28-70 F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary, which could lead to increased ghosting over time in certain shooting conditions. This falls short of our usual high standards so we are acting as quickly as possible to rectify the issue.

【Applicable Product and Serial Number】
– Applicable product:SIGMA 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary (for L-mount, Sony E mount)
– Serial Number: serial number prior to 55488834, regardless of mount

The phenomenon has been identified early, so only a small number of customers are affected. Anyone who has already received a 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary (which has only started shipping in some countries) can check their lens’s serial number to see if it is affected.

【How to check the serial number】
You can find the serial number printed on the side of the lens, and also on the box. If your serial number is higher than 55488834 you can be assured it is not affected by this issue.

【Cause of phenomenon】
Our optical engineers are working hard to identify and eradicate the underlying cause of the phenomenon, and we expect to have this resolved within a month.

【Treatment on this issue】
We will suspend all shipments of the applicable product until the cause of this matter has been identified. Once we know the cause, we will be in touch with the small number of affected customers to advise on whether we will repair their lens or replace it, and how this process will work.

In the meantime, all customers can continue to use the 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary with confidence. If you have any questions please contact your local authorized SIGMA Service Station at https://www.sigma-global.com/en/world-network/, who will be happy to assist

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and we assure you that we will put this issue right as soon as possible.

SIGMA corporation

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Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, FE 40mm f/2.5 G, and FE 24mm f/2.8 G Announced

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Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, FE 40mm f/2.5 G, and FE 24mm f/2.8 G Photos Leak

Nokishita leaked photos of the Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, FE 40mm f/2.5 G, and FE 24mm f/2.8 G.

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Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 25mm, 75mm and 135mm Lenses Found

Some new Voiglander patentes were found for a Voigtlander APO-LANTHAR 25mm, 75mm and 135mm Lens.

 

Cosina’s patent application was published on March 18, 2021. There are some examples such as “APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2”, but some of them are interesting such as “135mm F2” and “135mm F1.2”.

  • Publication Number: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-43376 (P2021-43376A)
  • Publication date: March 18, 2021
  • Application date: September 12, 2019
Example 1Example 2
Focal length40.0036.01
F value1.971.23
Half angle of view28.431.4
Example 4Example 5
Focal length51.1449.28
F value1.261.93
Half angle of view22.923.7
Example 9Example 10
Focal length73.00134.00
F value1.732.03
Half angle of view16.59.17
Example 12Example 11
Focal length25.80134.00
F value1.861.20
Half angle of view39.99.17

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Lens Tips: Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Review


The Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM was just announced and Lens Tips released its review which you can read here. Or you can see the summary below:

Sony is on a winning streak – they managed to launch another outstanding lens on the market. It deserves our ‘Editor’s Choice’ badge just for the way it performs at the maximum relative aperture but the list of its assets doesn’t end here. This list is really long and impressive. A round of applause!

Pros:

  • solid and sealed mechanical construction,
  • sensational image quality in the frame centre up from the maximum relative aperture,
  • very good image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
  • good image quality on the edge of full frame,
  • properly corrected longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • moderate distortion,
  • decent coma correction,
  • moderate vignetting on the APS-C sensor,
  • good performance against bright light,
  • very pleasant out-of-focus areas,
  • quite fast, silent and accurate autofocus.

Cons:

  • high vignetting on full frame.

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