A few new Sigma and Tamron branded lenses were announced over the last few days, two are now available for pre-order.
Sigma announced the Sigma Art 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM for Canon, this is a fast aperture (f/1.8!) telephoto zoom designed for crop-body (EF-S) sensors. It’s quite a novel range and aperture, similar to their Art 18-35mm f/1.8 DC. It’s available for pre-order for $1099.00 at B&H with an expected ship date of April.
Tamron announced the Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD, a vibration-controlled f/2.8 Macro lens that will likely compete toe-to-toe with the Canon 100L Macro. It’s competitively priced at $649.00 at B&H and is available to ship this week!
Finally, Tamron also announced the Tamron SP 85mm f/1.8 Di VC USD, a vibration-controlled f/1.8 prime. No pricing has been announced, but we expect it to be aggressive; they are likely hoping to take market share away from those waiting for the Sigma Art 85mm (still nowhere to be seen.)
Why do you start out saying the Tamron is 100 mm, but in the next paragraph or two it says 90 mm? And if they want to compete with the canon 100 L mm, why did they stop at 90 mm?
Hi Valerie. It’s 90 mm. I have corrected the typo. Thanks.
Ok thanks for clearing that up. I still don’t understand why they did 90 mm. Seems a rather odd number, I guess they’re trying to reach that middle-of-the-road mm group.
They’ve always had a 90mm macro. And it was one of their most popular lenses. This is basically version ii