New Sigma 24-70 HSM £800

is the old one sigma 24 70 any cop or is it a very poor comparison against the canon 24 70?
 
hotchef23 said:
is the old one sigma 24 70 any cop or is it a very poor comparison against the canon 24 70?
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I've got the Sigma...never had any complaints, but then again I've never actually done a comparison! Used the Canon version a couple of times, and the autofocus was quicker/quieter but the resulting image is close enough for me! It's worth the £400 saving anyway :D
 
It looks like it is going to be far smaller, maybe they are hoping the size and comparable image quality will get people paying close to the Canon price (assuming it will retail at around £200+ less than that).

Having said that it could be such a good lens that they expect it to sell over Canons, they have already done that with the 50mm f/1.4.
 
£800 quid!?!?!

/me checks date
Nope, not 1st of april yet. Good joke all the same.
 
hotchef23 said:
is the old one sigma 24 70 any cop or is it a very poor comparison against the canon 24 70?
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I havent done a comparison myself, but I have heard (many times) that it is fairly similar quality to the Nikon/Canon equivalent. Of course if I had the money, I would buy the Nikon version.

I have the Sigma 24-70, and its brilliant, doesn't really come off my camera. Its big and hefty, but no problem for me for my needs.
 
They are barmy. I had the old non HSM version and would say that unless they have done something incredible to this then they have got to have lost more than the odd marble. Couple that with their infamous quality issues and they won't sell any.
 
if i had to guess, it will be better but they are trying to carve a niche for themselves in the l series range. and probably with better QC as well
 
Anyone know when there is likely to be a review? Could be very interesting. :)
 
It's a Sigma though so nobody will be selling it at £800, it'll be £600 tops.
 
And you'll be able to resell it for about 20p and a Curly Wurly.
 
FelixOP90 said:
And you'll be able to resell it for about 20p and a Curly Wurly.
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I just tend to find the exterior finish of the Sigma's easily marks. I know it doesnt affect the capability of the lens, but I do wish they would make them like Canon/Nikon. A bit more hardwearing.
 
as people have said it will be more likely to sell at 600. If it optically competes with the canon/nikon variants then it should be good. I havent noticed too much problem with the Ex series and i hope by now that sigma have learnt they cant afford to have too many bad lenses on the shelf.

Its due to be smaller than the existing Sigma lens and probably the same for the canon variant. This might be a selling point as none of the existing lenses are light nor are they small.
 
It needs to have a price differential because thats Sigma's trump card - good optics at a substantial saving over the Canon/Nikon pro range. As soon as that gets eroded, the more attractive the Canon L becomes, unless Sigma can beat it with an extra feature - eg an extra stop faster or image stabilisation at the same price as the lens they're competing with.
 
I'm sorry, but £800???

HAHA

Looks like Canon are rubbing their hands and getting production of the 24-70L on the go. (Same with nikon)

I'd have the L over the Siggy any day, unless the sigma is superior.
 
Just got the Nikon, luv'in it large.....
 
Raymond Lin said:
Considering the older one is at £250, if this is anymore than £400 people will get the Canon/Nikon.
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They are selling them side by side, which to me suggests they believe the new one is worth far more than the older one. If it is less than £400 then noone would buy the older one.
 
or maybe sellnig out the old one to get rid of stock?
 
But who in the right mind would get the Sigma if they are all around the same ball park ? Unless its sharper, better built, faster focusing, better bokeh....
 
Raymond Lin said:
But who in the right mind would get the Sigma if they are all around the same ball park ? Unless its sharper, better built, faster focusing, better bokeh....
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I can't see any reason why Sigma can't do better than the current 24-70 L really.

Their 50mm f/1.4 shows they can easily outperform Nikon and Canon if they feel like it.

Personally I would advise forgetting price tags, and labels and wait for the results.

It's going to be £650 street price max, not £800. Sigma always quotes a high RRP.
 
Joe T said:
And I imagine the RRP is at today's exchange rate. The prices of the competition are on their way up....
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Actually when I mailed Sigma about this a while back (I revealed the price of this here before it was made official :lol:) the exchange rate is already factored in on this one - so it won't be going up anymore (other Sigma stuff is).

3rd party lenses are shooting up though - the superb Tokina 12-24 is now around £325 even used for example, around £90 more than this time last year.
 
Seems alot of money for a 3rd party lens. Just have to wait to see how good it turns out to be.
 
Seems a very high price for that lens compared to the original still on offer, not so big and heavy as the original but still got the 82mm filter thread which is a bit of a pain, i would be surprised if it went for more than £550, unless it really is comparable to the Nikon and Canon versions, guess we will have to wait and see.
 
If only Sigma could sort out their quality control then I'd consider them a more viable option. It's just too much of a lottery with calibration, etc. to consider the savings worthwhile.

I've already got the Canon 24-70 but my 50mm is due for replacement and the Sigma 50mm is tempting but the idea of having to keep returning until I get a decent copy puts me off - but then the Canon 50mm f/1.2L is a lot more expensive :eek:
 
pxl8 said:
If only Sigma could sort out their quality control then I'd consider them a more viable option. It's just too much of a lottery with calibration, etc.
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I think they are going to have to give serious consideration to this issue, with the price of this lens compared to the older 24-70mm.
 
purpleclouds said:
I've got the Sigma...never had any complaints, but then again I've never actually done a comparison! Used the Canon version a couple of times, and the autofocus was quicker/quieter but the resulting image is close enough for me! It's worth the £400 saving anyway :D
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This is very true unless you're a pro I think. For Joe Public like me the difference would be too minimal to notice.

Choccy...
 
I got the 24-70 non HSM version, the lens is great. picture comes out really sharp and color saturation and contrast is decent - maybe can be a bit more. But there are a few things (not bugs or flaws, just inconvenience)

I am using D90 with it. First of all, all the shots are over exposed quite significantly, coupled with D90's natural tendency to overexpose. then it's the shear size and weight, and the rather inconvenient 82mm filter size. the autofocus doesn't really give me much problem, under low light it hunts a bit but not really that bothered.

all in all the non-hsm version is a great £-performance. but this new hsm version has gone into the realm of nikon/canon's premium band, just not worth it to get a third party lens when u can get something that's pretty much proven
 
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