I think the real third party lens maker is actually tamron, not Sigma anymore.
I suppose Sigma still make cheaper all-purpose zooms for the general photo population?
So it is good that they embarked in the high tier with their ART series; almost-Zeiss quality at a fraction of the cost. Or almost Canon L quality again, at a fraction of the cost.
...They are completely hooked on the "Otus line" as a market bait at the moment and miss their original purpose : Lenses for every mount and for every body.It is a good time for photographers; the choice on 85 mm lenses is immense.
They seek sharpness before all and just started to speak about "bokeh" in their kina speach. Meanwhile I think the real third party lens maker is actually tamron, not Sigma anymore. Tamron at least offer Weather sealing on their glasses, stay low in price and perform very well without any pretentious PR. I, for now, never seen any bad factual review about Tamron prime performances. They are light, rugged and the 85 is stabilized ... What else ?....
It is a good time for photographers; the choice on 85 mm lenses is immense.
The new Tamron you mention is good but suffers from focus shift.
I tested it against my nikkor 85mm 1.4g - it is clearly better at f5.6 but at f2 the nikkor has a flat uniform sharpness at infinity that i really like.( unlike the Tamron)
Also the VR does not work on a d810 body ( due to the specific shutter vibration).
It all comes down on the little details and personal interest.
That is its niche. What's wrong with that????
I'm disappointed by the callous attitude towards Sigma. I come from a medium format film shooting past. To me speed of taking photos and processing them would be nice and SPP needs to be made faster. But for pure IQ joy, despite these shortcomings, so far Sigma has kept me captivated.
Of course I'm interested in the Hassy 50mp x1d. I am awaiting a demo day from the local rep.
I find it quite difficult to use ultra-wide angle lenses effectively. It is harder (for me) to come up with a composition that works and doesn't look either boring or gimmicky.
I'm really informed about Sigma... and not only, adri.
I do not care if a lens "outperform" an another lens. I care much about rendering consistency. Again "outperform" is a bold statement for charts. Sigma lenses give more performances in only one area : resolution. And again, if we speak about Sony... latest sony lenses have nothing to envy to sigma. The latest Canon L 35mm have nothing to envy to Sigma. The very light Zeiss 35f2 have nothing to envy to Sigma. Finally, the Nikon 35f1.4 is simply a pro choice for the very reason I stated : Rendering consistency.
I understand someone on a budget might skip the brand lenses offering and go full sigma art. But the after sale service is far from Nikon service I'm afraid and that's not gonna change tomorrow.
Adapting a lens x on a camera y is nice (for the whole market and user wallet) but often come with drawbacks. Professionals do it with only few lenses, often the canon 17 TS and other very useful professional lenses. The rest are hobbyist with lots of lenses up their shelves and lot of time for forums and social media's.
I never been a third party or alternative lens photographer.
My comment above was more toward Sigma cameras than Sigma lenses, by the way. This is a good thing to have such performance from a third party lens maker. It push other company to refresh some optics BUT is this the most important ? Resolution ?
I do not think so.
I do not care if a lens "outperform" an another lens. I care much about rendering consistency. Again "outperform" is a bold statement for charts. Sigma lenses give more performances in only one area : resolution. And again, if we speak about Sony... latest sony lenses have nothing to envy to sigma. The latest Canon L 35mm have nothing to envy to Sigma. The very light Zeiss 35f2 have nothing to envy to Sigma. Finally, the Nikon 35f1.4 is simply a pro choice for the very reason I stated : Rendering consistency.
out of necessity as well as the desire to up the brand and produce truly quality products.
As a landscape photographer, corner-to-corner resolution is not only the most important, but just about the only important thing in a lens.