This New Sigma Lens is Another Compact, Yet Powerful, Classic Wide-Angle Prime

There must have been a secret memo sent out to the major lens manufacturers that today is the day to launch all of your new lenses. We’ve seen several new lenses rolled out today from the likes of Zeiss, Nikon, and Sigma, and the hits just keep on coming.

In addition to a 15mm Contemporary lens, Sigma has also announced its newest 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens, which aims to be a smaller, lighter, and more optically refined version of the company’s classic wide-angle prime lens.

Let’s look at what this version II lens has to offer and how it can fit into whatever new lens lineups you choose to put together after all of the announcements today.

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens

Designed to be a major improvement on what was already one of the most versatile lenses in Sigma’s lineup, the new 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art is smaller, lighter, and overall more optically refined, and represents a pretty nice update to the company’s classic wide-angle prime lens option.

This updated version II is most notable for its more portable design, as well as a redesign of its optics, along with new AAC coating, and improved focusing performance.

The goal is to make the lens more of an “all-arounder” lens that is suitable for even more shooting situations and today’s new era of hybrid content creators who shoot more diverse types of photo and video projects.

Price and Availability

As a 35mm focal length option, the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens should be quite versatile as it will offer a standard wide-angle field of view, which should be suitable for a broad range of subjects from landscapes to portraits to street scenes.

Plus, when coupled with its bright f/1.4 maximum aperture, the lens should do quite well in a variety of lighting conditions as well as shine with its shallow depth of field for selective focus effects.

The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens is out and available for preorder now, with the full specs and purchase options listed out here below.

• Full-Frame | f/1.4 to f/16
• 14% Smaller, 20% Lighter + Improved IQ
• Dual HLA-Driven High-Speed AF Motor
• Floating Focus System
• Aspherical and SLD Glass Elements
• Advanced Amorphous Coating
• AFL Buttons, Focus Mode Switch
• Manual Aperture Ring & De-Click Switch
• Splash-Resistant Design & Front Coating

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art Lens

Improving on one of the most versatile lenses in Sigma 's lineup, the 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art is a smaller, lighter, and optically refined update to their classic wide-angle prime lens. This version II lens sees a noticeably more portable design along with new optics, a new AAC coating, and improved focusing performance to make this all-around lens better for all situations and creators.