Sigma interview: No doors are closed for a future 120-300mm f/2.8 lens

Phototrend had a short chat with Foucauld Prové, Managing Director at Sigma France.

Sigma is eager to make “unusual” lenses:

So yes, the demand for atypical optics is growing. And then we also see the evolution of the photo market, which is increasingly moving towards a market of expert amateurs. And this type of user may have more specific desires: it is to this type of demand that we will respond with this type of lens.

Could Sigma make a sort of 100-300mm f/2.8 lens?

We had a Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM zoom in the catalog for many years, with several versions between 2008 and 2022. So, no doors are closed on that level.

How Sigma’s sees the market:

The Sigma brand has had its best years in history over the last three years globally and in France as well. We are therefore on a good trend and with very good prospects for the future.

Strongest mount demand:

It is obviously the E mount that has allowed the brand to grow in recent years.

About the possibility of getting a compact 70-200mm f/4.0 lens:

If we ever launch a 70-200mm in the Contemporary line, it would probably have an f/4 aperture, in order to gain in compactness and lightness. Would a 70-200mm f/4 lens be very successful? I’m not 100% convinced.