Filmmakers using a Sony E-mount of L-Mount camera might have just found their one lens
Sigma has unveiled a lens that is sure to excite filmmakers everywhere: the new Sigma 28-45mm f/1.8 DG DN. It’s the first full-frame zoom lens for mirrorless cameras with a constant f/1.8 aperture throughout its entire zoom range.
It might sound like it has a modest zoom range, but trust me this lens will get plenty of interest, based on the popularity of the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM. The Super 35 lens (APS-C) was game-changing, also delivering a constant f/1.8 aperture across its wide to standard zoom lens range, ably covering off multiple video scenarios.
Just about every indie filmmaker I’ve worked with, or low-budget set I’ve been on, has at one point used Sigma’s legendary 18-35mm, even adapting the Super 35 lens to full-frame cameras. That’s no longer necessary with the new 28-45mm f/1.8 lens in the picture.
It’ll be available from June 20 in Sony E-mount and L-Mount versions – the latter being used by Panasonic, Leica and Sigma’s own cameras, and costs $1,299 / £1,299 (Australia pricing is TBC, but that converts to around AU$1,950).
