The Perfect Super 35 Combo: SIGMA Cine 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 Zoom Lenses

While full-frame has its advantages, the humble Super 35mm format has staying power with cinematographers. That’s why the SIGMA Cine 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 High Speed Zoom lenses are a great choice for all levels of Super 35 production. With this two-lens combo, filmmakers can shoot at a huge variety of focal lengths, all at a steady maximum T2, with outstanding resolving power and minimized flare and ghosting.

“Blur” Two lens filmmaking with the Sigma 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 High-Speed Zoom lenses

“Blur” was created for the launch of the Sigma Cine line. The fifteen minute production was filmed with just two lenses, the 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 High-speed Zoom lenses.

Dogwood Pass: Indy Budget filmmaking with the Sigma 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 High-Speed Zoom lenses

Cinematographer Chuck France explains how the Sigma 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 High-Speed Zoom lenses helped create the distinctive look and feel of Dogwood Pass: The Series on an incredibly tight budget and timeline.

BMX Riders with the 18-35mm F1.8 Lens

With it’s introduction back in 2013, the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM | Art lens took the photography world by storm as the first wide angle zoom with a 1.8 aperture. A wide angle has it’s place in sports photography, albeit on a more limited scale than my go to sports lens, the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM lens.

One Month with the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 Art lens

In the last few weeks I have had the chance to travel with Sigma’s 18-35mm F1.8 lens to New Jersey, Las Vegas and Chicago. The lens was put through the tests on a Canon 7D, 50D, and 60D. I was so intrigued by the lens that as a full-frame shooter, I went and found a cropped sensor camera just to use it. It was well worth it.

The Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art for Videographers

Photographers and videographers have been raving about the world’s first constant aperture F1.8 zoom lens, the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art lens since it was originally announced earlier this year, for both its groundbreaking maximum aperture, and its incredible prime-like performance, even wide open at an amazing price. It rocked the charts on DXOMark, besting top-shelf primes at comparable focal lengths, been recognized with a POP Award from PopPhoto.com, and a Gold award from DPReview, among other accolades.

Chasing Fall Color with the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art Lens

Exploring the world through the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art lens on the hunt for varying colors and textures, and levels sharpness and blur can create images that are at once new, and yet instantly recognizable. Close-up focusing on a pumpkin, for example, gives a shallow slice of sharpness, and lovely focus fall-off in a composition that’s pure seasonal color. And a single turning leaf backlit by the sun tells the story of autumn in a very different way than a sweeping vista of an entire hillside.

Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art: First Impressions

We’ve just announced the world’s first F1.8 constant aperture zoom lens, the Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art lens, and I’ll readily admit, we on the Sigma Corporation of America team have been just as excited about this lens leading up to launch as photographers have been since it was officially announced in the wee hours of April 18th. And now that I’ve spent some time with my hands on a preproduction version of the lens paired with my Sigma SD1, I, truly cannot wait ’til this lens starts shipping and I can share high-resolution end result photos! Today we’re going to focus on what we can talk about–the hand feel, build quality, and such of this brand new lens designed specifically for APS-C DSLRs.

SIGMA Cine Lens Buyer’s Guide

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 lenses they need.

SIGMA Cine Prime Lenses for Automotive Cinematography

Learn how cinematographer Chris Luong uses SIGMA Cine lenses to shoot luxury automotive commercials for Lucid Motors all over the world.