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Sigma Announces $899 Price Point on the 24-105mm f4

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10/25/2013
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Last Updated on 10/25/2013 by Chris Gampat

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Sigma 24-105mm lens announcement (1 of 1)ISO 50

Not too long ago, Sigma announced their brand new 24-105mm f4 lens that was quietly announced and then officially made known to the world. But today, they’re letting the world know that it will be sold at around an $899 price point. Now let’s think about that: if you’re a Canon user you know that this lens will come in at the price of a used Canon 24-105mm f4 L IS USM. This lens has OS, and both Canon and Nikon mount versions of this lens will have that feature. However, the Sony Alpha mount version won’t.

Still no word about when the lens will be launched, but you can expect it most likely soon.

Tech specs are after the jump.

Specifications:

Lens Construction: 19 elements in 14 groups

Minimum aperture: F22

Filter size: ø82mm

Angle of view (35mm format): 84.1°-23.3°

Minimum focusing distance: 45cm/17.7in.

Dimensions (Diameter x Length): ø88.6mm x 109.4mm/3.5in. x 4.3in.

Number of diaphragm blades: 9 (Rounded diaphragm)

Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4.6

Weight: 885g/31.2oz

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.