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Sigma SD15 Digital SLR Now Available In The US
Originally announced in the fall of 2008, the Sigma SD15 digital SLR is available now in the US at a predicted street price just under $1000. The 14-megapixel SD15 is built around the unique Foveon X3 “direct image sensor,” which collects all three colors (red, green and blue) at each location (pixel) for smoother, more […]
Read More »Sigma APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Sony & Pentax
Sigma announced that its APO 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG OS HSM telephoto zoom lens will now be available for Sony and Pentax cameras. Currently available in Sigma, Canon, and Nikon mounts, this lens features Sigma’s original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function, HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual […]
Read More »Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Winner
Sigma has selected the winner of the first-ever Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Contest. Sigma’s Scholarship Contest winner is Jamie Russell, a 17-year-old high school senior from Cheektowaga, NY. Her gritty black-and-white images of a bleak city landscape and portrayal of poverty has earned her the scholarship contest prize, which includes $5,000 in cash and […]
Read More »Lens Correction in ADOBE Lightroom 3 and ACR 6
Adobe shows early details of Lens Correction Solution features in the upcoming release of Lightroom 3 and the Camera RAW 6 plug-in for CS5 in online video.
Read More »Sigma 50-500mm OS HSM "Bigma" Lens – Featured User Review
This is our first user review for Sigma’s new “OS” image-stabilized 50-500mm “Bigma” zoom lens. The Bigma is popular with wildlife photographers who want an economical and reasonably sized alternative to big telephoto prime lenses. I’ve been waiting for a review of this lens because the OS image stabilization makes it a much more compelling […]
Read More »Top Five Lenses To Blow Your 2009 Tax Refund On
This is a follow-up to the Top Five Cameras To Blow Your Tax Refund On story I posted last week. I finished my taxes at 3 AM, the day before they were due. I know I’m not the only one who puts them off to the last minute. Even knowing I’ve got a fat refund […]
Read More »Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Lens Availability
Sigma has announced the availability of the 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM lens, the widest angle zoom lens on the market today. The Sigma 8-16mm lens was first introduced at PMA 2010 in February. It is designed specifically for APS-C size image sensors and has an equivalent angle of view of a 12-24mm lens when used […]
Read More »Sigma Photo Pro 4.0
Sigma has released version 4.0 of their image processing software for users of the Foveon sensor based cameras. Versions for the large sensor DP1 and DP2 compacts and for their DSLR models SD9, SD10, and SD14 are now available.
Read More »New Sigma 50-500mm OS HSM Zoom Lens Availability
The latest, image-stabilized version of Sigma’s popular 50-500mm 10x superzoom lens is now available. The Sigma APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM zoom lens was announced last month at PMA but they didn’t have pricing or availability at the time. I figured that it would be available later in the summer, so this is a […]
Read More »Five New Sigma Lenses – PMA 2010 Video
Sigma announced five new lenses and new FLD lens optics at PMA this year. They have new OS (Optical Stabilizer) versions of the 50-500mm “Bigma” zoom lens and the venerable 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG HSM professional zoom lens. There’s also a rectilinear 8-16mm super-wide zoom and a 17-50mm f/2.8 zoom with OS image stabilization for […]
Read More »One Day At PMA
By kafin8ed
2010 PMA Canon Events Featured Lenses News Nikon Olympus Panasonic Sigma Sony Studio & Lighting Uncategorized
The 2010 PMA photography tradeshow was set at the always-bustling hub of the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County, California just a stone’s throw away from Disneyland. I’ve been to the Interbike bicycle tradeshow many times before, but never to a photography tradeshow. So, as a photographer I eagerly anticipated the opportunity to ogle all […]
Read More »Sigma 10-20mm EX DC HSM Lens – Featured User Review
In the beginning, crop-sensor DSLR owners didn’t have the option of real wide-angle shooting. That has changed and there are now plenty of very good super-wide lenses made for APS-C, crop-sensor digital SLRs. I chose this review as a Featured User Review because it’s very well written and because the Sigma 10-20mm EX DC […]
Read More »Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
Sigma announced their newly upgraded 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM lens by adding Optical Stabilization (OS) to the already popular zoom lens. The lens is ideal for a wide range of photography, with a large aperture of f/2.8 on the wide end and f/4 at the telephoto end, as well as a macro function […]
Read More »Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship Contest
Sigma has announced their first-ever scholarship contest. The Sigma Corporation of America Scholarship will award a $5,000 cash prize and $1,000 in Sigma products to one talented high school senior (graduating in 2010) that is pursuing a photo-related career, such as photography, photojournalism, graphic arts and design, visual arts and art history.
Read More »Sigma DP1s Digital Camera
Sigma has announced the new DP1s, an improved version of the DP1 digital camera. The DP1s still features the 14 megapixel Foveon X3 direct image sensor. New updates include the QS (Quick Set) function to the digital zoom button, found on the DP2 and SD14, that allows for faster and more convenient operation and improved […]
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