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Today Sigma announced 3 different lenses. A 20-200 super zoom (see other thread) and two FFL. A 35/1.2 Mkii and a totally new 135/1.4 tele lens. Impressive....
My hope is that due to the release of the new 135mm, the Sigma 135mm F/1.8 DG HSM ART L-mount (sometimes available at MPB) will be available again at around 800 euro or so.
Considering that the 35mm F1.2 Art is my all time favourite lens, there is no chance I'd pass up on it's successor. I know, the Viltrox F1.2 LAB is also a very impressive lens, but they haven't announced it for L mount yet and ultimately, I have some positive feelings towards Sigma (being reasonably priced and high quality while still continuing to manufacture in Japan) and I just wanna support them.
The 135 F1.4 also looks like a top class lens but since one of my main subjects, my wife, wasn't too happy with the rendering on the 105 F1.4 - she said it renders her body proportions unflatteringly - I ended up selling that lens and I don't think 30 mm more tele is gonna help to convince my wife.