Camera Lens

Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary: $849 Compact Zoom for Full-Frame Kit Upgraders

Official product photo of the Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary lens with hood
Official product photo of the Sigma 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary. Image: Sigma

The other Sigma from today is the more useful one if you still have a kit zoom on the camera. The 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG | Contemporary is a palm-sized full-frame standard zoom for Sony E-mount and L-Mount: $849, 385g (L-Mount) / 375g (Sony E), in US stores from October 6, 2026. Pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

The headline is the wide end. Most “walk-around” zooms start at 24mm or 28mm. This one starts at 20mm and F2.8, then eases to F4 by 60mm. DPReview’s take is the same one Sigma wants: if you bought a body with a slow kit lens, this is the first serious replacement that does not drag a 24-70mm f/2.8 around.

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Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art Is Official: $1,599, Dual HLA, Completes the F1.2 Trio

Official product photo of the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art lens with hood
Official product photo of the Sigma 85mm F1.2 DG Art. Image: Sigma

Sigma has stopped teasing and started selling. The 85mm F1.2 DG | Art is out of development and on the price list: $1,599 in the United States, Sony E-mount and L-Mount, from authorized dealers beginning October 6, 2026. You can pre-order at B&H Photo Video.

That finishes the job Sigma set in February. The 85mm now sits next to the 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art and the 50mm F1.2 DG DN | Art as the medium-telephoto leg of a three-lens F1.2 Art set. Dual HLA autofocus, a 13-blade diaphragm, and a claimed class-smallest 905g body are the hardware pitch. We covered the development announcement and early B&H listing in February; this is the full spec sheet and the street date.

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Nikon Is Developing Nine NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV Lenses, Starting With a 50mm That Covers RED’s VV Sensor

Nikon posted a development notice for a nine-lens NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series, naming a 50mm and claiming the first NIKKOR image circle large enough for RED’s V-RAPTOR [X] VV sensor. No prices or ship date.

Official development image of the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV on a cinema body
Official development image of the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV. Nikon says the production lens may look different.

Nikon Inc. has posted a development notice, not a ship date. The company is building a NIKKOR Z CINEMA T1.9 VV series of nine cinema lenses, and the only focal length named so far is the NIKKOR Z CINEMA 50mm T1.9 VV.

The headline is the coverage circle. Nikon says this will be the first NIKKOR series with an image circle large enough for the RED V-RAPTOR [X] VV sensor — 40.96 × 21.60mm, which is wider than a 36 × 24mm full-frame chip. The lenses will also have a “highly precise” autofocus mechanism. Price, the other eight focal lengths, and availability are not in the notice. Specs and release dates are listed as subject to change.

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Sony’s 400mm f/4.5 GM, 600mm f/6.3 GM, and 8-14mm Fisheye G Set for September 8, With Leaked US and Euro Prices

Sony Alpha Rumors dates the FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS, and 8-14mm f/3.5 G to September 8 around 3 p.m. London time, and adds leaked euro prices next to the earlier U.S. figures.

Leaked product image of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom lens
Leaked FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G — one of the three lenses SAR now dates to September 8. Via Sony Alpha Rumors

Sony Alpha Rumors says a trusted source has now locked the date: the three new FE lenses — FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS, and the FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G — will be announced on September 8 around 3 p.m. London time. A follow-up leak adds European street-style prices next to the earlier U.S. dollar figures.

This is still a rumor, not a Sony press release. No optical formula, autofocus type, or weather-sealing claim has been shown for the two primes. Treat the numbers below as the leak, not a spec sheet.

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Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye G Leak: First Photos of a Native FE Fisheye Zoom

Sony Alpha Rumors posted the first leaked photos of an FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom — G series, not GM, with an aperture ring and a September rumor window.

Leaked product image of the Sony FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom lens
Leaked FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G product image. Via Sony Alpha Rumors

Sony Alpha Rumors has posted the first leaked photos of a new FE 8-14mm F3.5 Fisheye G zoom. The product graphic is labeled exactly that way — full-frame E-mount, constant f/3.5, G series, and explicitly a fisheye. If it ships as shown, it would be Sony’s first native FE fisheye zoom. The only first-party option today is still the 16mm fisheye converter that screws onto the FE 28mm f/2.

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Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 Completes the X-Mount Super-Tele Prime Trio, Priced $3,199.95

FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR
FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR

Fujifilm has filled the gap between its 200mm f/2 and 500mm f/5.6 X-mount primes. The new FUJINON XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR is a 400mm super-telephoto (609mm equivalent on APS-C) aimed at birds, motorsports, and aircraft — the same sports-and-wildlife brief DPReview and B&H Explora use for the launch. Fujifilm says the 200 / 400 / 500mm set now covers about 305mm to 762mm in full-frame terms.

U.S. list price is $3,199.95 ($3,899.99 in Canada). Fujifilm says the lens will be available mid-September 2026. You can pre-order now at B&H Photo Video.

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Canon Announced EOS R6 V 7K Camera and 20-50mm f/4 L Power Zoom

Canon has announced the EOS R6 V, a new full-frame RF-mount camera featuring 7K open gate recording, active cooling, 5-axis in-body stabilization, and Dual Pixel CMOS Autofocus II. With its compact, video-focused design, the camera is well suited for content creation, streaming, podcasting, and a wide range of modern production workflows. Launching alongside the EOS R6 V is the RF 20-50mm f/4 L IS USM Power Zoom lens, which weighs less than a pound and supports remote control operation.

Canon EOS R6 V costs $2,499, first available for pre-order at B&H/ Amazon.

Canon RF 20-50mm f/4 L IS USM PZ Lens costs $1,399, first available for pre-order at B&H/ Amazon.

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Nikon NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S Lens Listed at B&H!

Nikon Corporation is currently developing the NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S, a telephoto zoom lens designed for full-frame (FX-format) mirrorless cameras. The NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S belongs to the “S-Line” series of NIKKOR Z lenses; thanks to a built-in teleconverter that extends the focal length by 1.4x, this telephoto zoom lens covers a focal range spanning from 120mm to 420mm.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S Lens is now listed at B&H. the price is not revealed yet.

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