Are Sigma lenses high quality?
The best Sigma lenses offer affordable quality for DSLRs or mirrorless cameras. Sigma has long been a favorite third-party lens company for combining high quality and low price. Whether you shoot Canon, Nikon, Sony, or an L-Mount camera from Leica, Panasonic, or Sigma, Sigma a number of lenses to choose from.
Is Sigma lenses good for Nikon?
What SIGMA lenses fit my full-frame Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras? SIGMA lenses with DG in the lens name — that do not have DN in the lens name as well — are designed for Canon and Nikon full-frame DSLRs.
Why are Sigma lenses so good?
The Sigma 20mm has an exceptional edge-to-edge performance, so you’re guaranteed to produce excellent image quality. Its fast aperture (f/1.4) also makes it ideal for low light or indoor photography. It’s sharp even wide open, which is unusual for an ultra-wide angle lens.
Where are Sigma lenses made?
Aizu, Japan
All Sigma products, lenses, cameras and flash units are manufactured exclusively by Sigma in Sigma’s own factory in Aizu, Japan. No Sigma Corporation product – lens, camera or flash – is manufactured outside of Japan.
Why are Sigma lenses cheap?
Sigma lenses are cheaper alternatives compared to those from leading brands such as Canon and Nikon because Sigma’s lenses are cheaper to manufacture, do not focus as accurately, and are not as compatible with a brand’s line of camera bodies.
Why are prescription lenses so expensive?
One reason: the manufacturing and materials used to create eyeglasses. It’s true that frames and lenses are manufactured better today than they were 30 years ago. The fashion component of the frames that surround eyeglasses and sunglasses is another reason eyewear costs are high.
Who is Sigma owned by?
Merck KGaA
The company is headquartered in St. Louis and has operations in approximately 40 countries. In September 2014, the German company Merck KGaA announced that it would be acquiring Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion. The acquisition was completed in November 2015 and Sigma-Aldrich became a subsidiary of Merck KGaA.