Popular lens (and camera) manufacturer Sigma has said that they are going to be giving priority to their DN line of mirrorless system lenses, going forward. A tweet posted by Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki confirmed this, stating that while the primary focus will be on DG DN full-frame mirrorless lenses, they will also be working on DC DN lenses for APS-C and Micro Four Thirds.
The translated tweet reads… Sigma currently produces more than 50 lenses, for many different brands and systems including Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax as well as their own Sigma cameras. Sigma has already abandoned SA mount in favour of the L mount alliance with Panasonic and Leica, but it seems now they’re turning their attention away from DSLRs, too. It makes a lot of sense, though. Sigma already has a pretty solid lineup for DSLRs, with the 14-24, 24-70 and 70-200mm f/2.8 “Big Three”, the 18-35mm & 50-100mm f/1.8 zooms for APS-C and more fast primes than you can shake a stick at. So, there doesn’t seem to be much point continuing development of new DSLR lenses right now. With Sigma being so invested in the L mount alliance, too, and with their lenses being so relatively easy for them to adapt to other mirrorless systems, it’s the logical way forward. Sigma hasn’t said that they’re completely stopping development of new DSLR lenses, so we may still see some, just that mirrorless is taking priority for new ones. Manufacturer of existing DSLR lenses will likely continue for as long as demand requires. Hopefully, this won’t take away from their full-frame Foveon camera development. [via 43Rumors]
