![]() This focal length and maximum aperture has been done (by Nikon last year in the Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E), but Sigma has ratcheted things up further with a bigger, badder, bolder lens that looks more like a slightly smaller 200mm f/2 lens, tripod foot and all. The most recent example is this lens – the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART. This typically included focal lengths or zoom ranges at larger maximum apertures than what had been done before. As time passed, however, Sigma became even more daring by tackling projects that no one else would touch. That daring was rewarded by first a rabid following of amateur photographers who found a high-quality option in their price range, and, in time, by a growing market acceptance even among professionals. ![]() ![]() At first they showed their daring by building big, heavy lenses that eschewed compactness in favor of optical excellence and high resolution. When they initially launched their new Global Vision (which spawned the ART series as one of the three branches of lens design), they began to tackle the established brands optically, but with familiar focal lengths (the 35mm f/1.4 was the first). ![]() Sigma may just be the bravest camera/lens maker in the market today. ![]()
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