Possible groundbreaking optic for the year: Sigma reveals the 200mm f/2 Sports lens!
Sigma has announced the launch of its latest offering, the Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports lens. This premium telephoto prime lens is designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras, catering to portrait and sports photographers with its impressive features.
Key Features
- Focal length & aperture: The lens boasts a 200mm focal length and a bright f/2 aperture, offering excellent subject isolation with a large bokeh and strong compression effect, ideal for portraits and separating subjects from backgrounds.
- Optical design: The lens adopts an optical design of 19 elements in 14 groups, including 2 FLD and 2 SLD glass elements for superior image quality and sharpness.
- Autofocus system: Equipped with a High-response Linear Actuator (HLA) providing accurate, fast, and quiet autofocus, essential for tracking fast-moving subjects in sports.
- Image stabilization: The lens features 6.5-stop Optical Stabilization with two OS modes—general shooting and a special mode optimized for panning shots, beneficial for capturing sports action.
- Build quality: The lens boasts a dust- and splash-resistant robust design, consistent with Sigma’s Sports line, ensuring reliability in demanding shooting environments.
- Other features: The lens offers an aperture ring with click and lock switches, multiple AFL (auto-focus lock) buttons, dust- and oil-repellent nano coatings, focus limiter, and custom mode switch for flexibility in various shooting conditions.
Advantages for Portrait Photography
- The wide f/2 aperture combined with the 200mm telephoto focal length creates a shallow depth of field with beautifully smooth, large bokeh, making the subject stand out dramatically against a blurred background.
- The lens is ultrasharp at the maximum aperture, delivering exceptional image quality with smooth rendering of skin tones and details, producing professional-level portrait results.
Advantages for Sports Photography
- The bright aperture and fast, high-precision autofocus allow for excellent subject tracking in low light and fast action scenarios common in indoor and outdoor sports.
- The advanced OS system provides stability and sharpness even when shooting handheld during movement, with a mode optimized for panning that maintains stabilization during lateral motion.
- The tough build quality ensures durability in challenging environments such as outdoor sports venues.
Specifications Summary
- Minimum focusing distance: 170 cm (67 inches)
- Filter size: 105 mm
- Weight: approximately 1,820 g (64.2 oz)
- Rounded 11-blade diaphragm for pleasing bokeh
- Compatible mounts: Sony E and L-Mount
The Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports lens combines ultra-sharp optics, fast wide aperture, advanced image stabilization, and durable professional build to deliver outstanding results for both portrait and sports photographers. Its combination of large bokeh rendering and reliable autofocus stabilization makes it especially valuable for isolating subjects and capturing fast action with clarity and style.
Notably, the lens shares thermal insulation with the recent 300-600mm f/4 Sports telephoto zoom lens. The large bokeh of the lens enhances movements and expressions in subjects, making it suitable for capturing dynamic images. The lens will be released for Sony E and L-Mount only, featuring a newly designed tripod socket with an Arca-Swiss type foot.
The Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports is highly versatile and suitable for various photography scenarios, including low-light situations and indoor sports photography. The lens is dust and splash-resistant, and its exterior is coated with a water- and oil-repellent coating. It offers AFL buttons in three different locations, a focus mode switch, a focus limiter switch, an OS switch (Mode 1/2), a custom mode switch, and an aperture ring for enhanced flexibility.
Mode 2 of the Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports is particularly ideal for motorsports photography or tracking wildlife/birds. Surprisingly, the lens might prove suitable for landscape photography, as having a longer focal length can enable the photographer to focus in on a particular part of the landscape.
The Sigma 200mm f/2 DG OS | Sports is set to be released on September 04, priced at $3,299 / £2,999.
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