IBC 2016 Sigma Cinema Lenses

Simga Cine Zoom Lense Pricing & ETAs Texas Media Systems

Simga Cine Zoom Lense Pricing & ETAs Texas Media Systems

SIGMA 18-35MM T2 CINE LENS Sony E-MOUNT - 210967 $3999

Lease Payments $102 - $355 Per Month

SIGMA 18-35MM T2 CINE LENS Canon EF MOUNT - 210966 $3999

Lease Payments $102 - $355 Per Month

SIGMA 50-100MM T2 CINE LENS Canon EF MOUNT - 693966 $3,999.00

Lease Payments $102 - $355 Per Month

SIGMA 50-100MM T2 CINE LENS Sony E-MOUNT - 693967 $3,999.00

Lease Payments $102 - $355 Per Month

SIGMA 18-35MM & 50-100MM CINE ZOOM LENS KIT E MOUNT - WZQ967 $8499

Lease payments $215 - $755 per Month

SIGMA 18-35MM & 50-100MM CINE ZOOM LENS KIT Canon EF MOUNT - WZQ966 $8,499.00

Lease payments $215 - $755 per Month



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Can you clarify Terry, why would someone pay $500.00 more to buy the two together in a kit? Some kind of fancy two lens case or ?
 
Liam Hall said:
+ the zooms breathe the same as the stills versions and are not parfocal.
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It's too bad they didn't design back focus adjustment into the zooms. I added a spacer into my 50-100 f/1.8 that made it parfocal on my camera, but you would think they would change the design for the price.

The bigger problem is the focus breathing on the 50-100 f/1.8. I consider it to be unusable for rack focusing on static shots. It's the worst of any lens I've ever used.
 
I was eager to know pricetag, now I´ll get Tokina way 16-28, a bit slow lens but FF and Parfocal, so, no brainer
 
Is a cine zoom of a limited range really that desirable to justify this price point? I mean really in the end it is only about convenience so one doesn't have to swap lenses as much. Even with primes however how often are we swapping lenses between 18mm and 35mm? In that range I tend to use one lens only and move the camera. At a lower price I could see the advantage of having a zoom lens so this isn't a question of what benefits a zoom lens would have on a production. It is more of a question of at this price point does it still make sense vs using really darn good primes and maybe swapping every now and then. If one absolutely needs a zoom why not just use the photo version of the lens which many already in fact do.

I just see this as a really tough sell in the market. Cine lenses are already a niche product and that was when we had affordable Rokinon type options.
 
These Sigmas are bracketed on the lower end by their own photo glass and, on the higher end, by the new Zeiss and Angenieux zooms. The pro zooms are $10,000-$13,000 each. For those operating the sub-$20,000 cameras such as FS-5, FS-7, C300 MKII, URSA/Mini, Varicam LT, Red Raven and Red Scarlett W, these lenses just might do the trick.
 
Too bad. $2k more than I hoped and $1k more than were I'd still feel it could be called 'aggressive' pricing (like their still versions in relation to performance).

These lenses will hold their own compared to Canon's CN-Es or Zeiss's CP2s, but they'll sell to the same customers too. I was hoping for a cine set that was targeted towards a larger market.
 
I'm not sure that's quite fair guys. These zooms literally have no competitors. There's nothing out there that covers the same range, with the same speed, for anywhere even remotely near their pricepoint (3rd-party rehousings aside).

And if the primes are at a similar pricepoint, that shouldn't shock anyone either - this is glass that people keep rating on par with its stills competitors from Canon and Nikon, and it's the only set out there (until Celere release their 18.5mm), that will offer a complete standard set of T/1.5 (superspeed) aperture primes at this price point. That's a big achievement, and a HUGE drawcard IMO.
 
Grug said:
I'm not sure that's quite fair guys. These zooms literally have no competitors. There's nothing out there that covers the same range, with the same speed, for anywhere even remotely near their pricepoint (3rd-party rehousings aside)...
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GL Optics Sigma mods are as much as $4,300.
 
Grug said:
I'm not sure that's quite fair guys. These zooms literally have no competitors. There's nothing out there that covers the same range, with the same speed, for anywhere even remotely near their pricepoint (3rd-party rehousings aside).

And if the primes are at a similar pricepoint, that shouldn't shock anyone either - this is glass that people keep rating on par with its stills competitors from Canon and Nikon, and it's the only set out there (until Celere release their 18.5mm), that will offer a complete standard set of T/1.5 (superspeed) aperture primes at this price point. That's a big achievement, and a HUGE drawcard IMO.
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I think the price is high, but I do agree with you as well. I think it's all about expectations.

2-3 years ago, I saw a lot of BM users (BMCC/BMPC) adapt the Sigma ART line when no one was really using them. And may of us had super low budgets and we all thought these lenses had an amazing price point for their value compared to higher end options like Canon 'L' glass which was offering similar lenses for $1000-$1500 more.

I think that kind of market was probably hoping for the pricing to stay more in line with their stills offerings.

The people coming from the world of using the $20K-$30K Canon and Zeiss zoom lenses probably think this is the best deal ever.
 
Grug said:
I'm not sure that's quite fair guys. These zooms literally have no competitors. There's nothing out there that covers the same range, with the same speed, for anywhere even remotely near their pricepoint (3rd-party rehousings aside).

And if the primes are at a similar pricepoint, that shouldn't shock anyone either - this is glass that people keep rating on par with its stills competitors from Canon and Nikon, and it's the only set out there (until Celere release their 18.5mm), that will offer a complete standard set of T/1.5 (superspeed) aperture primes at this price point. That's a big achievement, and a HUGE drawcard IMO.
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Agreed. I think the price is very good. Look forward to seeing what price the primes come in at.
 
So it appears that the mounts are swappable, but only if returned to Sigma to do so.

That is unfortunate, as there is a large group fully capable of doing lens prep, who would like to avoid the shipping and insurance charges, service fees, and time delays when simple changing a lens mount.
 
FWIW, GL Optics $4,300 versions have a 300 degree rotation. These would be comparable with the $4,000, which are 160 (from memory). The benefit, of course, is that these come from the OEM. IMO, expecting these to be priced lower than an outside mod with identical features was unreasonable.
 
Forgive my ignorance, but if a stills version of the 18-35 can be marketed for $800-, why would a cine version need to cost $3999-? How is the $3200- price increase justified?
 
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