Sigma Lenses: The Year in Review, 2019

New year, new mount, new lenses—Sigma spent 2019 focusing on mirrorless, and more specifically on the L mount, as obliged by its participation in the L Mount Alliance. In terms of lenses, specifically, 2019 felt like a year of positioning for Sigma; readying this company to come out even stronger in the future with an updated plan to continue addressing numerous lens mounts, in addition to the one it uses for its own cameras.
Unlike any other manufacturer, Sigma holds the unique distinction of being both a first- and third-party lens manufacturer, best known for being a third-party lens manufacturer, producing lenses for Canon and Nikon SLRs, along with Sony E, Micro Four Thirds, and now Canon EF-M mirrorless cameras… and then, on top of all of this, Sigma makes its own (admittedly) niche-oriented cameras, and lenses for these cameras. Now that Sigma is part of the L Mount Alliance, along with Leica and Panasonic, rather than its own proprietary SA SLR mount, both Sigma’s cameras and lenses are going to be gaining even more attention over the coming years. A strong foundation has been built in 2019, with much room to continue expanding in 2020 and beyond.