Sigma E-mount lenses now in Stock for $99.
The first generation Sigma lens for E-mount are now for sale for $99 each. Unlike the BHphoto offer you can also buy one single lens instead of the double kit. The 19mm is available here at Uniquephoto and the 30mm lens is also at Uniquephoto.
More deals:
Save $100 on the new NEX-6 body at BigValue (Click here). The A-mount 18-200mm Tamron got a $100 price drop at Adorama (Click here). The A-mount Sigma 30mm f/1.4 also got a price drop and is available for $299 at Bhphoto (Click here). Plenty of RX1 cameras for $2600 on eBay (via Slidoo).
NEXfive
4 months ago |More interesting question: what’ll be the price of the second generation 19 & 30mm SIGMA lenses and of the 60mm? Would like to buy the 30mm for it’s good image quality, so if the new one won’t be that much more expensive I’d better go for that.
Wayne Summers
4 months ago |The price of these may soon go up again if the new lenses are just a little better in image quality. As far as build quality, its not as bad as some claim. It is far better than any kit lens I have had. This is a crazy deal
Sean Lancaster
4 months ago |I had the 30 for 2 weeks and hated the focus ring. I wouldn’t buy the discontinued version for $25 as it was just too annoying to use in practice.
spada
4 months ago |What’s your exact complaint with the focus ring? Aren’t large focus rings like that generally desired? It’s autofocus anyways so I can’t see why there would be a problem.
Sean Lancaster
4 months ago |AF is only decent when shooting at f/2.8. I often have to tweak it. The sigma had a very jerky focus ring; not smooth to twist. So tweaking focus wasn’t easy. That’s my exact experience and I read about others having the same complaint on dpreview.
spada
4 months ago |Oh, my understanding is that NEX cameras open the lens aperture up when autofocusing, and then closes it to your desired setting when you take the shot. So it shouldn’t matter what f-stop you’re shooting at, since it always autofocuses using f/2.8
Wheelus
4 months ago |I just bought the 19mm. How can you go wrong? With lenses going for $800, $1000, and $1500 you can build an arsenal of lenses for a song. Yes, those expensive lenses are better but if you hold off until you can afford them, how many shots will you have missed?
spada
4 months ago |Thanks! I figured bhphoto would do the same, but not yet. What a deal! Probably the best optics you can buy for $100 with the 30mm.