CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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Sigma announced several new products at CP+ 2016, including two new cameras. The interchangeable lens SD Quattro And SD Quattro H represent a new departure for the company in two senses - both are mirrorless cameras, and the 'H' features an APS-H format sensor. More conventional are a new 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM Art zoom and 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary prime for mirrorless cameras.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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Ergonomically, the new SD Quattro and Quattro H are far more conventional than the DP-series compact cameras in Sigma's lineup. But both still handle very differently to most other mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. They're boxier, for one thing, with a distinctive body shape, and a viewfinder that's much further to the right than the majority of DSLRs and EVF-equipped mirrorless models.
The 2.3MP viewfinders in Sigma's new cameras are sharp and detailed, although our preliminary impressions of the cameras' hybrid autofocus systems aren't terribly encouraging. We're hoping that the slow, hesitant AF that we experienced is a symptom of these early, pre-production cameras because in most other respects the new models handle very well.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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That being said, the cameras are comfortable to hold, and feel like 'premium' products, as we'd expect from Sigma at this point. This view highlights the unusually deep lens throat, which protrudes a good inch or so from the front of the main camera body. Here, we've attached a (Sigma mount, of course) 50mm F1.4 'Art', and the total package handles (and balances) very well.
Ergonomically, the SD Quattro and SD Quattro H are identical. The only difference is the size of their sensors. Sigma claims that the Foveon sensors inside the SD Quattro and SD Quattro H offer resolutions equivalent to 39 and 51MP respectively, in conventional Bayer terms.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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The new cameras are being launched alongside a new flash - the EF-630. Compatible with 'with most well-known digital SLR cameras' (and the Sigma SD Quattro / H) the EF-630 has a guide number of 63, and the articulating head can zoom to cover focal lengths from 24-200mm.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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We don't normally get too excited by flashguns but the EF-630 is an unusually solid-feeling, well-made unit. As well as on-camera use it can also be triggered wirelessly.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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As well as a new flash, the SD also gets a new dedicated grip. The grip adds duplicated vertical controls and can incorporate two batteries. It also converts the SD Quattro's unconventional body shape into a more traditional flat-sided form. Booooring...
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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Not at all boring is the new 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM Art, which provides a 75-150mm focal length range on the APS-C format DSLRs for which it's designed. Offering a fast maximum aperture and standard 'Art'-series construction quality the 50-100mm is solid, heavy and luxuriously engineered.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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With enthusiast APS-C format DSLRs enjoying something of a resurgence in the past couple of years, we suspect there are a lot of Canon EOS 7D Mark II and prospective Nikon D500 owners who will be very excited by this lens. The 50-100mm features three FLD (F Low Dispersion) glass elements, one SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass element, and one high-refractive index, high-dispersion glass element. We expect this lens to deliver great results and we're keen to see how it performs.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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At the other end of the size and weight scale is he 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary. A small, lightweight prime for mirrorless cameras, the 30mm F1.4 is available in two versions - one for Micro Four Thirds (shown here) and another for Sigma's APS-C mirrorless E-mount cameras. We were able to use both versions briefly at CP+ and we're especially impressed by how fast the lens can focus. Eventually, we'd love to see Sigma make a version for full-frame mirrorless (you'll get heavy vignetting if you put the E-mount version on an A7-series camera).
The 30mm F1.4 will ship in mid-March at an MSRP of $339, while the 50-100mm F1.8 is expected in late April priced at $1099.
CP+ 2016: Firing up the Quattro - Hands-on with new Sigma SD cameras and lenses
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Sigma's final CP+ announcement was the Mount Converter MC-11, which lets you attach Sigma's most recent lenses (in either Canon or Sigma mount) on full-frame or APS-C E-mount bodies. The MC-11 adapter is able to support phase detection AF with adapted lenses, and makes use of both camera and lens stabilization when present.
Effectively an own-brand version of Metabones Canon EF to FE adapters, the MC-11 (sort of) answers a long-standing complaint of Sony A7-series owners about the lack of full-frame Sigma lenses for their chosen platform. Pricing and availability has yet to be announced.
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