Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E Summary

The highly anticipated Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E features an advanced optical design and high-speed AF mechanism, which is ideal for both stills and video recording.

Sigma has announced this cornerstone addition to its lineup of professional telephoto zoom lenses for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras, which joins the ranks of the acclaimed 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN | Art and Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art.

With a versatile focal range and bright 11-bladed aperture, this is the ideal lens for an enormous variety of subjects, including portraits and lifestyle, sports and wildlife, as well as other subjects where compression is beneficial, such as landscapes and detail shots.

The 70-200mm f/2.8 Sports range lens features Sigma’s latest OS2 optical stabilisation algorithm to support handheld shooting, as well as comprehensive weather sealing for outdoor content creation. The optical design is tailored to mirrorless cameras, boasting an elaborate array of special optics including Special Low Dispersion glass elements, aspherical elements and FLD elements.

Sample Fox ©Aya Iwasaki captured with Sony A7R IV @200mm. Camera settings: 1/4000 sec. f/2.8. ISO 100

Sigma’s proprietary HLA linear motor drives the lens’ high-speed and extremely quiet AF mechanism by moving the focus lens directly, without the need for gears or other mechanical parts. This ensures you can keep pace with faster moving subjects and harness Sony’s incredible AI-driven subject detection and tracking, which is found in cameras such as the A7R V, A9 III and many others across the range.

Key Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports Features

• Designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras
• Fast, quiet and accurate AF from the built-in HLA (High-response Linear Actuator)
• Optical stabiliser features Sigma’s effective ‘OS2’ algorithm
• Optical design includes 20 elements in 15 groups with numerous special elements
• 11-blade rounded aperture design
• De-clickable aperture switch for silent exposure changes
• Comprehensive controls include a focus range limiter, stabilisation modes and custom switch
• Maximum magnification 1:5.2 at 200mm
• Fully weather resistant construction
• Measures just 205 mm x 90.6 mm
• 77mm filter thread
• Weighs 1335g

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E in More Detail

Fast, quiet and accurate AF

Sigma's Sports range of lenses provide users with high-speed focus capabilities that seamlessly keep pace with fast-moving subjects, regardless of their trajectory within the frame. Sigma employs their High-response Linear Actuator in the 70-200mm lens, in order to achieve this level of autofocus.

This dynamic technology enables quick, silent, and efficient movement of the focus lens, ensuring photographers and videographers can capture dynamic subjects with greater precision and speed.

Sample Motorsports ©Liam Doran captured with Sony A1 @200mm. Camera settings: 1/1000 sec. f/2.8. ISO 2000

Built-in optical stabiliser

The Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 lens for Sony boasts a wide constant aperture, which excels at gathering light, making it ideal for dimly lit venues and low-light outdoor settings. Complementing this is Sigma's unique optical stabilisation algorithm, which further enhances performance, enabling the lens to excel in low-light conditions, particularly when shooting handheld.

Advanced stabilisation technology ensures photographers can confidently navigate challenging lighting situations, capturing sharp and well-exposed images even in environments where light is limited.

Sample Autumn ©Liam Doran captured with Sony A9 II @191mm. Camera settings: 1/1000 sec. f/5.6. ISO 400

High-performance optics for mirrorless cameras

Leveraging extensive expertise in optical design across various camera systems, Sigma showcases their experience in the 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens. It boasts a meticulous optical layout, helping users capture sharp, high-contrast, and crystal clear results, for both photography and videography.

With a sophisticated formula comprising 20 elements arranged in 15 groups, including 6 FLD elements, 2 SLD elements, and 3 aspherical elements, the lens achieves exceptional image quality throughout the zoom range and across the entire frame.

Sample Streets ©Basith Paykat captured with Sony A7R IV @70mm. Camera settings: 1/6400 sec. f/2.8. ISO 250

Comprehensive controls for efficient workflows

In keeping with the latest Sigma lenses, the 70-200mm Sports includes a number of controls across the barrel to support fast workflows and various shooting situations.

• AF/MF focus switch
• Focus limiter switch (3m)
• Two optical stabilisation modes and an OFF setting for OS
• C1/C2 and OFF custom settings
• Click switch for silent aperture changes
• AFL buttons

Sample Winter ©Liam Doran captured with Sony A9 II @101mm. Camera settings: 1/800 sec. f/7.1. ISO 640

Portable and robust design

A removable tripod foot with versatile Arca-Swiss type grooves allows you to mount the lens foot directly onto the vast majority of tripods and heads, without needing an additional tripod plate. The design also supports rotation for easy switching between horizontal and vertical orientation, while maintaining precise centre of gravity over the support.

Sigma also ensures superior weather resistance, which is consistent with existing Sports line lenses, such as the 150-600mm F/5-6.3 DG DN OS and groundbreaking 10x zoom 60-600mm F/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports. Weather seals enable you to keep shooting throughout rain, snow and in dusty environments where hidden gems are frequently found.

A compact 77mm filter thread permits the addition of lens filters such as a polariser, UV filter and ND filters, which are beneficial when recording video in bright or changeable conditions.

What’s in the box

• Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports Lens for Sony E-Mount mirrorless cameras (S023)