News Sigma 200mm F2 DG OS Sports Lens Announced

[Tim Mayo]

Sigma have officially launched the Sigma 200mm F2 DG OS Sports lens. This new full-frame lens will be available for Sony E-mount and L-mount and will retail for $3,299 in the US and £2,999 in the UK. You can already pre-order the lens but it won’t start shipping until September 4th, 2025.

Further details and early reviews can be found in the blog post:

Sigma 200mm F2 DG OS Sports Lens Announced - Alpha Shooters

Following hot on the heals of the Sigma 300-600mm F4 DG OS lens we now have the Sigma 200mm F2 DG OS Sports lens. This new full-frame lens will be available for Sony E-mount and L-mount and will retail for $3,299 in the US and £2,999 in the UK. You can already pre-order the lens …

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Is anyone here tempted by this lens? I wouldn't mind trying one out on our MX track but I don't think this is a lens that's really needed in my bag.

 

[Unframed Dave]

I don't have a need for one. The GM 70-200mm f2.8 is an awesome quality lens that travels everywhere with me. I don't believe I'd notice any improvement in owning a prime 200 and the difference in aperture isn't required for me.

And wow! That's a lot of mullah!

 

[AlphaWorld]

I'm not interested in getting one, but my two primary cameras are the A1 II and the A9 III - I'd be really unhappy limited to 15fps.

One thing that is unclear - Chris Nicholls suggested that it would support teleconverters on L mount, but other places are saying it doesn't support teleconverters. The Sigma website makes no mention of teleconverters on the page about the lens, nor do they mention compatibility with teleconverters. Maybe Chris just assumed teleconverter support on L mount?

 

[Tim Mayo]

I'm not interested in getting one, but my two primary cameras are the A1 II and the A9 III - I'd be really unhappy limited to 15fps.

One thing that is unclear - Chris Nicholls suggested that it would support teleconverters on L mount, but other places are saying it doesn't support teleconverters. The Sigma website makes no mention of teleconverters on the page about the lens, nor do they mention compatibility with teleconverters. Maybe Chris just assumed teleconverter support on L mount?

I normally shoot 10 fps max with my A1, it's very rare that I feel the need for more frames and I'm not the biggest fan of image culling. It's handy to capture some unique moments now and again but I can't imagine even professional sports togs are shooting that often with such high frame rates.

I can't see any mention of the teleconverters for the L-mount version either. I would have also assumed that it's the perfect lens to make use of them. But then the Sony 50-150mm F2 doesn't support them either which is probably a lens that many will be comparing with this new 200 F2.