SIGMA has just unveiled that their compact 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary standard zoom lens for APS-C sensors will soon make its way to FUJIFILM X-mount mirrorless cameras. The lens will be available in December 2022. At the beginning of this year, SIGMA introduced their first three lenses designed for the FUJIFILM X-mount system: the 16mm, 30mm, and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN. Now, the company announced that these three primes will soon be joined by a compact APS-C standard zoom, the 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary. This isn’t entirely a new lens, since it’s already available in Sony E and Leica L-mount options. Nonetheless, it’s nice to see SIGMA showing some love to FUJIFILM enthusiasts. So let’s take a closer look! SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary Just like the Sony and Leica variants, the X-mount version of the SIGMA 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary is designed to cover the APS-C format. FUJIFILM has released no less than 3 APS-C cameras this year, namely the X-H2S (Review / Lab Test / Interview with FUJIFILM), the X-H2 (review), and, more recently, the X-T5. This new 18-50mm standard zoom can be a great match for all of these cameras, packing a constant aperture of f/2.8 and a versatile focal length range in an extremely travel-friendly form factor. The lens has great close focus capabilities, with a minimum focusing distance of 12.1cm/4.8” when set at 18mm, supports continuous AF, and can exchange data with compatible bodies to enable in-camera aberration correction. The newly...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 14 November, 2022