What is the curved part above the aperture ring on the 24/2? The Sigma 35/2 has it too, but the 90/2.8 doesn't. Is it just styling or does it have a function? Also, why the ribbed lens hoods? I'm not quite understanding this design aesthetic.
I believe it's supposed to help give you some grip when dismounting the lens from the camera.
NJPhotographer wrote:
What is the curved part above the aperture ring on the 24/2? The Sigma 35/2 has it too, but the 90/2.8 doesn't. Is it just styling or does it have a function? Also, why the ribbed lens hoods? I'm not quite understanding this design aesthetic.
Based on the leaked dimensions the 90/2.8 should have the same diameter and filter size as 24/3.5 DG DN and it is supposed to be about 1.1cm longer and 70g heavier and these leaked images look just like that so I think they must be real. The only thing I don't like is that the included hood for the 90/2.8 seems to be quite sizable. I prefer to use these lenses with their original hoods but some of the I-series lenses have larger and heavier hoods than what I'd ideally like, especially 65/2 from the original ones.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'll get this 90/2.8.
tsdevine wrote:
It says 90 right on it….and it looks real enough. Can’t wait to see samples from it.
I have the 45 and 65, and I'm not using the hoods. They do sort of defeat some of the size/weight benefits.
Juha Kannisto wrote:
Based on the leaked dimensions the 90/2.8 should have the same diameter and filter size as 24/3.5 DG DN and it is supposed to be about 1.1cm longer and 70g heavier and these leaked images look just like that so I think they must be real. The only thing I don't like is that the included hood for the 90/2.8 seems to be quite sizable. I prefer to use these lenses with their original hoods but some of the I-series lenses have larger and heavier hoods than what I'd ideally like, especially 65/2 from the original ones.
I have all 4 of existing I-series lenses and with the 24 and 45 the hoods are small and light enough to my taste but with 35 and especially 65 I wish they were shorter / lighter. I typically use original hoods with all my lenses for protection as well as for shading purposes as I don't use any filters etc...
tsdevine wrote:
I have the 45 and 65, and I'm not using the hoods. They do sort of defeat some of the size/weight benefits.
No qualms with that approach. I was in the no filter camp, but have drifted back to using filters after using my CVs (not for protection specificially.) Oddly enough I do use the hoods on my CV 35/50 APOs though.
I'll have to try the hood for the 45, I can't honestly say I even tried it.
Juha Kannisto wrote:
I have all 4 of existing I-series lenses and with the 24 and 45 the hoods are small and light enough to my taste but with 35 and especially 65 I wish they were shorter / lighter. I typically use original hoods with all my lenses for protection as well as for shading purposes as I don't use any filters etc...
The CV APO 50/2 (especially) and 35/2 hoods are also longer than I'd like but I still use them. I prefer the short hoods that most other CV E-mount lenses come with, e.g. the 35/40/50 f1.2 Noktons etc.
tsdevine wrote:
No qualms with that approach. I was in the no filter camp, but have drifted back to using filters after using my CVs (not for protection specificially.) Oddly enough I do use the hoods on my CV 35/50 APOs though.
I'll have to try the hood for the 45, I can't honestly say I even tried it.
Honestly, part of the reason I use the hoods on the CV 35/50 APOs is to help tell them apart. When I grab them, I feel the hood and it helps me from getting them confused.
Juha Kannisto wrote:
The CV APO 50/2 (especially) and 35/2 hoods are also longer than I'd like but I still use them. I prefer the short hoods that most other CV E-mount lenses come with, e.g. the 35/40/50 f1.2 Noktons etc.
I'm not gonna lie, I like the look of hoods. I often don't use them, especially on my Sigma 45 as I find that they generally need to be bigger than I'd like to offer proper protection.
That said, Juha, I'm with you: I use hoods for protections, from bumps and knocks and from rain... I do live in Vancouver, after all.
Damn that Sigma 24mm f2 looks nice and tempting. Hopefully it will perform as well as it looks.
The 90/2.8 doesn’t appeal to me, I already have the Samyang FE 75mm f1.8 as a compact portrait lens, which is extremely sharp at f2.8:
Dave Sanders wrote:
I'm not gonna lie, I like the look of hoods. I often don't use them, especially on my Sigma 45 as I find that they generally need to be bigger than I'd like to offer proper protection.
That said, Juha, I'm with you: I use hoods for protections, from bumps and knocks and from rain... I do live in Vancouver, after all.
I also really like the look of the Sigma I-series hoods, just don't like the length and weight they add to the lens especially with the bigger hoods. I think with the 90/2.8 I could swap the hood to one from 45/2.8 or from 24/3.5 as they all share the same diameter and filter thread size. I think the 45/2.8 and 24/3.5 hoods are noticeably smaller/shorter than the 90/2.8 hood based on the leaked product images. I also have 2 copies of 24/3.5 and 45/2.8 (one in E-mount and the other in L-mount) so there's no shortage of these hoods
It will be just the perfect little tele for my kit, which I usually try to keep as light and compact as possible. My current portrait tele is the Sigma 105mm Art macro, which renders beautifully, but damn it's huge and heavy. And I really don't care for macro shooting. Sure I've tried, but it's just not my cup of tea. So I leave it out of my kit more often than I'd like. The 90 is so tiny that it would never be left behind. (Damn you Voigtländer for not producing the 75mm Nokton as native Sony lens.)
This 90mm kinda reminds my of my old favourite, the 75mm f/2.5 Color-Heliar, which I still regret selling. Hope it renders as good as the rest I-series. Having a modern autofocusing sigma with good build quality and haptics (like the rest I-series which I adore) would be a blessing.
It's interesting the hoods of the CV APOs are full coverage, much the same as the longer FL Sigma DG DN lenses. These longer ones are round too. It's fair indication that the lens is made for use in high contrast environments (the other one that comes to mind is the Loxia 85mm), where the short hoods are for street lenses. Being reversible will help greatly. The build has a chunky Terminator vibe, very functional. Announcement Sept 9, say SAR.
