SIGMA Cine Lens Buyer’s Guide

This article was last updated January 17, 2024 and reflects all Cine products available at the end of the calendar year.

SIGMA’s line of professional-grade Cine lenses offers a full range of focal lengths, as well as several formats, styles, and mounts. We break down the entire selection to make it easier for cinematographers to find the premium lenses they need.

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Full-Frame High Speed Primes

FAST, SHARP, CLEAN
for PL /i, Canon EF, and Sony E

Full-Frame Classic Primes

ONE-OF-A-KIND VINTAGE LOOK
for PL /i only

Zoom Lenses (FF & S35)

SUPER FAST VERSATILITY
for PL, Canon EF, and Sony E

Cine Full-Frame High Speed Prime Lenses

Nothing speaks to the heart of a cinematographer like a fast prime, and SIGMA offers a full range of primes with shallow depth-of-field from 14mm to 135mm.

Built upon the legacy of our renowned Art lenses, our Cine Full-Frame High Speed Primes feature ultra-sharp optics, amazingly consistent color, and professional-grade build quality that not only stands up to the rigors of on-set use, but allows for easy service and customization. Plus, these lenses start at just $3,499, making them among the most affordable premium cinema primes available.

Cine FF High Speed Prime features:

• Bright maximum T-stop of T1.5 (T2.0 for 14mm & 135mm only)
• Designed for full-frame sensors
• Incredible resolving power for up to 8K shooting
• Minimized flare and ghosting
• Available in PL /i, Canon EF, and Sony E mounts
• Compatible with MC-21 (Canon EF) or MC-31 (PL) adapters to use on L-Mount cameras
• Available individually or as custom-built set

Cine Full-Frame Classic Prime Lenses

While the focal lengths of our Cine Full-Frame Classic Prime lenses match their High-Speed counterparts, the Classics are a completely different animal!

Designed with special coatings and optical processes to produce beautiful flares, lower-contrast imagery, and a warmer tone than our High-Speed primes, these lenses are something truly unique and impressive. While the glass evokes a vintage look, these Classic primes are equally capable of resolving images up to 8K, with consistent color and impeccable build quality. These lenses also feature a hand-crafte enamel “Classic” logo to distinguish them from other SIGMA lenses.

Cine FF Classic Prime features:

• Lower contrast, and artistic flare and ghosting
• Provides warmer tone and beautiful bokeh effects
• Maximum T-stop of T2.5 (T3.2 for 14mm & 135mm only)
• Designed for full-frame sensors
• Incredible resolving power for up to 8K shooting
• Available in PL /i mount only
• Compatible with MC-31 (PL) adapter to use on L-Mount cameras
• Available individually or as a set

Cine Zoom Lenses

Full-Frame

The only one of its kind, the SIGMA Cine 24-35mm T2.2 is a full-frame zoom lens that is, practically speaking, three prime lenses in one! With a fast T-stop of T2.2 throughout the zoom range, outstanding sharpness and resolving power, and clean color matching that of our Full-Frame High Speed Prime lenses, it’s an amazingly versatile wide zoom to handle a huge variety of filmmaking situations, or add to an existing kit with longer primes like 50mm or 85mm.

Super 35 / APS-C Format

Designed for more compact Super 35 / APS-C format cameras (or smaller formats with the appropriate mount adapters), SIGMA Cine High Speed Zoom lenses are truly versatile while offering outstanding low-light capability. As with our other high speed lenses, these zooms provide a sharp, clean look for creating the perfect foundation for post-production work. And with a full-frame equivalent focal range of approximately 27-150mm, these lenses together handle virtually any filmmaking need.

Cine Zoom features:

• Bright maximum T-stop for low-light performance
• Incredible resolving power for up to 8K shooting
• Minimized flare and ghosting
• Available in PL, Canon EF, and Sony E (S35 lenses)
• Available in Canon EF and Sony E mounts (FF)
• Compatible with MC-21 (Canon EF) or MC-31 (PL) adapters to use on L-Mount cameras
• Available individually (all) or as set (S35 lenses only)

Which SIGMA CINE lenses are right for your production?

Whether you’re going for a clean, crisp look that makes a perfect “blank slate” for post-production, or a gorgeous vintage aesthetic right out of the box, SIGMA Cine lenses are a outstanding option for all levels of production. Optically superior, compact, affordable, and built to last… these are the hallmarks of the SIGMA Cine line of lenses, and whether you rent or invest in your own set, you can rely on SIGMA Cine to support your productions for years to come.

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