B&H Photo Video is having a hot Sigma Lens Sale as part of their Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Show Specials. They’re giving $200 off on the popular Sigma Art 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM (now $999.00, the lowest price seen yet). They’re discounting the Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM by $100 to $799.00. They’re also giving $50 off most other Sigma Art lenses along with free filters, free USB dock ($59 value), and 4% rewards towards a future purchase — use coupon code BHWPPI18 in-cart.
- Sigma Art 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for $999.00 at B&H
- Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for $799.00 at B&H
- Sigma Art 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM for Canon for $1549.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for $849.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for $799.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 30mm F1.4 DC HSM for Canon for $449.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon for $899.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM for Canon for $1349.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM for Canon for $1549.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM for Canon for $749.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM for Canon for $949.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 24-105mm F/4 DG OS HSM for Canon for $849.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
- Sigma Art 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM for Canon for $1049.00 at B&H (coupon: BHWPPI18)
Check out all the Sigma Lens deals as part of the B&H WPPI Sale. Don’t forget coupon “BHWPPI18”.
So tempted to grab one of F1.8 DC zooms, either the 18-35mm or 50-100mm. Mostly for improved low light shooting on my 80D. I keep hearing bad things about the AF performance though, and they are things that are not easily corrected by the dock due to being inconsistent front and back focusing. For low key shooting this would be ok, but for sports shooting (what I want it for) it would not.
Sigma was on to something though by putting out these lenses. The APS-C market is much larger than the full frame market, and there are lots of us out there that would love to see some native lenses from the big boys for crop sensors. The success of these lenses have proven there is a market for it. I think the only question is how much would a Canon 18-35mm or 50-100mm F1.8 cost? My guess is a couple hundred more than the Sigma, but with native focusing (they would probably add IS also). They probably figure that people would rather buy L glass at those prices, but that is not a solution to low light performance. I can see why they don’t want to compete with their own full frame market, but by this point it should be obvious that people are not flocking to full frame from APS-C jsut to gain better low light and background blur.
I don’t know, I guess I can wish in one hand, and the other is just not pleasant…