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Why the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art Doesn’t Have Stabilization

Chris Gampat
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02/14/2020
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The Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN Art doesn’t have image stabilization built into it, and we asked Sigma why.

Of course, Sony E and all L mount cameras have image stabilization on the sensor. But I run into journalists and influencers who I swear inject coffee right into their veins. While on a phone call with Sigma reps, I wondered why the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art didn’t have image stabilization. It’s an issue that’s bound to come up and it’s valid. Some folks are just awful at holding steady. We asked Sigma to give us an official response as to why it doesn’t have image stabilization.

“Aside from the all new optical formula for the 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art, there were many design choices made to give users an even better shooting experience. For example, the gasket is redesigned to cover the gap between the lens and camera mounts without having the extended flaps that would easily tear off. There is also a new ’soft lock’ zoom lock switch design that has been implemented. The major advantage of this is that the extra step of unlocking the zoom in order to turn the ring is eliminated. It’s strong enough to prevent lens creep while still allowing easy unlocking.”

“Users may also notice the absence of OS in the 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art. Adding OS would add cost, size, weight and also make the optical design more complex in order to achieve the same level of performance. Since most popular mirrorless cameras (like Sony) have IBIS and this is fairly a short range and relatively small lens, IBIS is able to address stabilization.”

Sigma technical support department

We’re currently working on our review of the lens. So stay tuned for more! You can get the Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art on Amazon.

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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.
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