What is Back-Button Focus and Is it Right for Me?

Why to choose Back-Button Focus for sports and action photography.

SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports: First Look Image Samples

A hands-on review of the Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports lens with image samples by Sigma’s lead blogger, Jack Howard.

Sigma Cine or Sigma Art lenses for Video Productions?

As Sigma’s dedicated Cine Tech Rep, one of the most common questions I get is why should I use a dedicated Cine lens instead of the Still Art lens when the Cine version cost so much more?

The Call of the Birds

There’s an unshakeable feeling that rises at certain times—that it’s been just a little bit too long since your last photo outing.

Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro | Art lens: First Look

We take a close-up look at the Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro | Art lens, the first lens to bear the Macro mark in the Art line. With 1:1 magnification, this prime lens excels at close-up details!

Taking Photos for Take Your Child to Work Day

by Avery Howard This is a special guest blog post written and photographed by Avery Howard, 2nd grade daughter of Sigma’s chief blogger/tech editor, Jack Howard, for “National Take Your Child to Work Day” The first concept we got to…

SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary Versus SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary

The Sigma 100-400mm C is the newest super telephoto zoom lens in the Sigma lineup. With a 4X zoom ratio, this lens is designed for full-frame cameras and offers a lot of reach in a very compact and lightweight package thanks to the variable aperture design. In total specs, features, build, and focal range, it is most closely related to the slightly larger 150-600mm Contemporary lens, and it ships at a slightly lower cost. We are going to do a run through of the shared features and points of differentiation between these two great supertelephoto zoom lenses.

Hands-On: Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter in Las Vegas

A hands-on first look at the Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter, which allows many of Sigma’s Canon-mount EF lenses to be paired with Sony e-Mount cameras.

Sports or Contemporary: Which SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 Zoom Lens is Right for You?

SIGMA once offered a pair of hyper-telephoto zoom lenses for full-frame cameras, the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports and 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary. With identical focal length and apertures, and advanced feature sets including SIGMA’s exclusive lens customization, these two zoom lenses share champion DNA. What is the difference between the Sports and Contemporary version of the SIGMA 150-600mm zoom lenses?

Motes “Freeway” by Swede Films: Filmed with Sigma Art lenses

Motes “Freeway” by Swede Films was captured through the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM |Art lens and the 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art lens on a Black Magic Cinema Camera. We talk with the filmmaker about his experience crafting this music video with these two Art lenses.