Four experts will gather in Slovakia May 2024 to discuss the latest imaging techniques in the field.
Damian Peach from Selsey, England, took this image of Comet ISON a 4.3-inch refractor. Credit: Damian Peach.
The 7th Starmus Festival will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia, May 12–17, 2024. The organizers of Starmus are pleased to announce that in association with Starmus, we will again hold an astrophotography school to discuss imaging techniques enthusiasts can use to capture their own portraits of the night sky.
Organized by Michael Bakich, contributing editor of Astronomy Magazine, the astrophoto school will feature talks by three prominent expert astroimagers, and it follows the successful astrophoto school that took place at Starmus VI in Yerevan, Armenia, in 2022. Bakich is author of 14 books on astronomy and an expert, among other things, on solar eclipses. Bakich will open the school with a talk on what Astronomy Magazine editors look for in successful images of astronomical objects.
Three expert photographers will also present talks at the clinic. They include Damian Peach, world renown as one of the greatest planetary imagers on Earth, famous for his pictures of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and other worlds. Peach has a career that spans 30 years and will speak on a beginner’s guide to planetary imaging, a planetary imaging workshop, and on imaging comets.
Michael E. BakichDamian PeachChris SchurMartin Ratcliffe
Another veteran imager, Chris Schur, has been capturing portraits of the cosmos for more than 40 years. His photos have appeared in Astronomy magazine and in countless books. His specialties are comets and deep-sky objects. Schur will present talks on introductory wide-field imaging, introductory deep-sky imaging, and intermediate level deep-sky imaging.
Further, Martin Ratcliffe, former President of the International Planetarium Society and a regular columnist in Astronomy Magazine, will speak at the workshop. He has filmed total eclipses for various cinematic projects, is a planetarium production expert, and an avid amateur astronomer and skyshooter. Ratcliffe will speak on an introduction to solar imaging, creative panoramic astroimaging, and shooting for the Moon.
We look forward to many eager participants joining us for the Astrophotography School! More information will be forthcoming on Starmus.com.
Viewed through the lens of a landscape photographer Vincent Croce, Switzerland emerges as one of Europe’s most exquisite destinations, particularly in the enchanting embrace of Autumn, a season that arguably captures nature’s beauty at its peak.
In the previous year, Vincent had the delightful opportunity to traverse various regions of this magnificent country, immersing his in its diverse landscapes and seizing moments frozen in time. Below, he present a selection of his most cherished photographs, souvenirs from his unforgettable journey.
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#1 This Scene Looked Something Like Hitchcock’s Alpine Retreat
#2 The Same Chapel In Stoos, Just A Few Minutes Later. The Mountains In In Background Are The Grosser And Kleiner Mythen
#3 Shed, Tucked Away In The Middle Of The Larches, Val D’herens
As a landscape and travel photographer, Switzerland has always been one of the most appealing countries to me. Last year, I had the very fortunate opportunity to visit different parts of the country during what is perhaps my favorite season and arguably the most photogenic of the year, autumn.
While assembling my travel itinerary for the Swiss autumn, I kept in mind that the foliage reaches its peak colors around different times, highly dependent on local vegetation and the altitude of the specific place.
#4 The Magical Valley Of Lauterbrunnen
#5 Turqoise Glacier Water, Val D’herens
Although autumn generally is a great time of the year to travel in the mountains, you should specifically be prepared to encounter cold weather. That’s why I packed enough warm and rainproof clothes for my Swiss autumn trip.
#6 Morning At The Lake. In St Moritz
#7 A Well Known Photosubject: The Peninsula Of Iseltwald In Lake Brienz
#8 Another One From The Rolling Green Hills Near Zug
It’s kind of a cliché, but every region has its own beauty. I particularly loved the rugged, fairly secluded Val d’Herens and Lötschental valleys in the canton of Valais. The Engadin probably is the best place to capture the golden larch trees. A morning walk from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen in the Jungfrau region was a dream coming true. As was the ridge hike to Fronalpstock. Lesser known places like the Muotathal and the rolling hills of Hirzel were a surprising discovery.
#9 Afternoon View Near Stunning Lake Sils
#10 Magical Encounter With Two Curious Chamoix In The Forest
During a rainy day, I decided to take the traditional ferry for a ride around Lake Lucerne. I got to know a local, elderly couple who were telling me some nice and romantic stories about life in the mountains during their childhood. It was a captivating conversation and a perfect way to spend the day.
#11 The Chapel Of Stoos Just Before Sunrise, When Cow Bells Are Ringing In The Background
#12 Rolling Green Hills Near Zug
#13 The Bernina Express In Autumn, A Swiss Icon
If you decide to visit Switzerland, autumn is a great choice! Many places are much less crowded compared to the high seasons, and there is a fair chance of sunny weather after a chilly night, which is perfect for hiking. Try to include some less famous destinations in your itinerary, you’ll often be surprised!
#14 A ‘Random’ View During Swiss Autumn. You’ll See Farms Like These All Over The Country!
#15 Autumn Valley. Even On A Rainy Day, Walking Here Was A Real Treat
#16 Incredible Colors At The Impressive Lötschental
#17 A Moody View From The Fronalpstock Summit Looking Over Lake Lucerne
#18 I Spent An Afternoon Exploring The Muotathal Valley. There Was So Much To Discover In This Relatively Unknown Part Of Switzerland!
#19 Evening At Rosenlaui. A Very Iconic Place In The Jungfrau Region
#20 Subtle Autumn Light In Val D’herens
#21 Larch Mirror At The Morteratsch Valley, Engadin
#22 Not A Bad Way Way To Spend A Sunday In Lake Sils, In Graubünden
#23 Mountain Lake Saoseo In Graubünden
#24 Grosser Mythen Above A Cloudy Sea
#25 View Of The Aletsch Glacier
#26 Spectacular Colours Of Lake Saoseo
#27 The Morteratsch Glacier And Golden Larches
#28 Golden Larches Of Engadin
#29 An Evening Walk At The Fronalpstock In Schwyz
#30 Moody View On The Dent De Nendaz In Valais
#31 Kite Surfer, Captured During The Golden Hour In Engadin
Dispute: A youngster arguing with Dad in Poland’s Bialowieza Forest
Photo: Jacek Stankiewicz, Kraków Poland – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
That funny time of the year has arrived—and it’s not even Halloween yet.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has revealed the shortlisted images and videos from its 2023 competition, “all hilarious and sure to raise a cackle or a chuckle and wonder at the wonderful wildlife we share this world with.”
This year’s final shortlist of standalone photographs, videos and portfolio entries presenting a wonderfully eclectic mix of hilarious wildlife includes a kangaroo rocking the air guitar, dancing horses, an avian family dispute and an owl suffering the “Monday Blues.”
These images have been culled from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers to this popular competition from around the world.
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The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which also organizes the Comedy Pet Photography Awards, was co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam. They wanted to create a competition focused on the lighter, humorous side of wildlife photography as a way to promote wildlife conservation.
MORE FROM FORBESThe Funniest Pets In Photos, Finalists Of Comedy Pet Photography AwardsBy Cecilia Rodriguez
Each year, the competition supports a sustainable conservation organization and this year chose the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), a UK charity that supports conservation leaders working in their home countries across the global south.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, this charity has channeled £20 million to more than 200 conservationists in 80 countries.
The Comedy Wildlife photo awards also offers the public the chance to vote for their favorite funny photo here and enter a free drawing to win £500 offered by the competition sponsor, Affinity Photo.
The Overall Winner, Category and Highly Commended Winners will be announced on November 23, with the top image earning a one-week safari with AlexWalker’s Serian in the Masai Mara, Kenya, as well as a unique handmade trophy from the Art Garage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Teddy-Buddies
Photo: Thomas Vijayan – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
At Alaska’s Katmai National Park, grizzly bears are abundant and thus a photographers’ paradise. The challenge here is clicking a unique frame.
This image full of expression and proper eye contact by both bears is a perfect frame of love and friendship. “To get this image, I laid down flat on the water and stayed there for a long time waiting for the right moment to click,” said Thomas Viajayan.
Monday Blahs
Photo: John-Blumenkamp, Salt Lake City United States – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
This great gray owl spent most of the afternoon in America’s Grand Teton National Park posing majestically and looking, well, wise, recalled John Blumenkamp. But for a moment or two after doing some elegant stretching, it would slump and give a look that said, “Is Monday over yet?”
Three King Penguins emerge from the water at Islas Malvinas seemingly holding hands—er, wings.
Part Of Your World
Photo; Danielle Goonan, U.S.- The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
This trip to the Seychelles was Danielle Goonan’s first big endeavor after getting scuba certified. She caught this Bat Fish on one of her dives.
Walk Like An Egyptian Goose
Photo: Allen Holmes, UK – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
A territorial avocet wasn’t happy about this Egyptian goose arriving early to place a towel on its sunbed. Fortunately, the avocet apparently was a master in the art of kung fu.
Excuse me, sir, but I think you’re a little too young to be smoking.
Photo: Dakota Vaccaro, U.S. – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
While Dakota Vaccaro was working deep in the Virginian woods, a family of grey foxes took up residence under the deck of the abandoned cottage next to her location.
“One day while practicing their hunting skills on bits of moss and branches, one of the kits lunged at a small chunk of wood and started rolling around with his prize,” she recalled. “Tired after his hunt, the kit lounged on his belly still holding the wood in his mouth, which gave the strong resemblance of a cigar.”
Don’t Look Down
Photo: Brian Matthews, UK – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
An Atlantic puffin does an inverted Snoopy impression while watching jellyfish off the Farne Islands in Great Britain’s Northumberland.
Doing The Tango
Photo: Danny Sullivan, U.S. – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
These two Wild Mustang stallions show off their athletic abilities while fighting each other in Wyoming’s McCullagh Peaks. No horses were hurt doing the tango.
This picture was taken in the monkey forest in Ubud, Bali, where monkeys are king. Sometimes they give a show; sometimes, they climb on you searching for fleas or stealing your cookie.
Snowball
Photo: Jacques Poulard, France – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
A white grouse makes its way through winter in Spitzberg, Norway.
I Don’t Know
Photo: Jakub Wozny, Poland – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
A dragonfly enjoys sunrise from a horsetail surrounded by dew.
Air Guitar RooI
photo: Jason Moore , Australia – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
Jason Moore was driving past a mob of Western Grey Kangaroos in Perth, Australia, feeding in an open field adorned by yellow flowers. Stopping to shoot, he saw this guy seeming to strum on his air guitar.
The Cabaret Bear
Photo: Khurram Khan, U.S. – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
On Alaska’s Barter Islands, a polar bear cub found this log kind of intriguing when it suddenly stood up, using it almost like a performer does.
Fake News!
Photo: Matti Rauvala, Finland – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
A Sulawesi macaque turns to his local leaf to catch up on the news.
Go To Your Room Little Brother!
Photo: Mark Schocken, U.S. – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
Two great horned owlets were having it out in Tierra Verde in west-central Florida.
Mama owl had briefly left the palm-tree nest to get some rest from these hyperactive soon-to-be fledglings, according to Mark Schocken. Although they were having fun, in this photo, it looks like a scolding between brothers is in process.
Air Apparent
Photo: Paul Goldstein, UK – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
You have to applaud this leopard’s effort impressive if futile effort to go airborne in the Masai Mara.
Actually, she is displaying her temper as she is being bothered by three young cheetahs.
Turn Right Bro…
Photo: Pratick Mondal, India – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
“I was in the jungle (at Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India) when a Macaque came out of the jungle and started scratching its armpit keeping its hand straight at the same time,” said Pratick Mondal. “A deer appeared behind at that moment.”
One For The Family Album
Photo: Zoe Ashdown – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
An unusual and almost miserable end to a perfect moment arrived for this Striated heron, which had been preparing for a successful fishing expedition in South Africa’s Zimanga Private Game Reserve.
The Happy Turtle
Photo: Tzahi Finkelstein, Israel – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
The swamp turtle is surprised and smiling when a dragonfly lands on its nose in Israel’s Jezreel Valley.
This snowy owl landed outside Vince Maiden’s house in Creemore, Canada, as he was watching a movie. He grabbed his camera to capture its moment of contentment.
The Floral Feast Chronicles. This image is one of a portfolio series.
Photo: Alex Pansier, Netherlands – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
This image is part of a charming collection of photographs capturing a quartet of mischievous ground squirrels in Vienna, of all places, each engaging in their own hilarious antics as they attempt to nibble on a colorful assortment of flowers.
From the surprised expressions of the caught-in-the-act culprits to the determined munchers and the territorial nibblers, these candid moments offer a delightful glimpse into the playful and sometimes competitive world of these furry floral aficionados.
The First Steps: This image is part of a series in the Portfolio category.
Photo: Wayne Sorensen, Australia – The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
It’s paw-to-paw action as a pair of “pretty-faced wallabies” cautiously approach each other for some fun on the beach. The image is part of a portfolio taken in Cape Hillsborough, Australia.
All standalone photographs, videos and portfolio entries here.
Here are the 41 funny finalist photos of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023. The shortlisted images and videos from its 2023 competition, all hilarious and sure to raise a cackle or a chuckle and wonder at the wonderful wildlife we share this world with. This also means that voting is now OPEN for the People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Affinity Photo offering the public the chance to vote for their favourite funny photo and enter a free prize draw to win £500!!
This year’s final shortlist of 41 standalone photographs, 3 videos and 3 Portfolio entries including a kangaroo rocking the air guitar, some dancing horses, a balletic otter and a penguin asking for directions. These images have been whittled down from thousands of entries submitted from professional and amateur photographers from all around the world presenting us with a wonderful eclectic mix of hilarious wildlife.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks MBE and Tom Sullam who wanted to create a competition that focused on the lighter, humorous side of wildlife photography but also had an important role in promoting wildlife conservation at its heart.
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#1 Everyone can fly by Adrian Slazok
The photo shows a gray seal. I took them in November 2018 on the east coast of England. In late autumn, seals leave the North Sea to give birth to their young.
#2 Walk like an Egyptian Goose by Allen Holmes
#3 Cheeky Baboon by Benard Omwaka
#4 Oh my talk about poking your nose into someone elses business by Bill-Gozansky
#5 Right of Way by Brandi Romano
#6 Dont look down by Brian Matthews
#7 Just a kiss by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon
#8 Ready steady go by Brigitte Alcalay Marcon
#9 Hang loose by Christian Hargasser
#10 Excuse me sir but I think you’re a little too young to be smoking by Dakota Vaccaro
#11 Part of your world by Danielle Goonan
#12 Doing the Tango by Danny Sullivan
#13 Fellowship by Dario Podesta
#14 The rainforest dandy by Delphine Casimir
#15 Picture me Picture me by Dikla-Gabriely
A brown bear in Finland who definitely did everything to make me pay attention to him and focus on him and not the other bears.
#16 What nice teeth you have by Henry Keepin
#17 Dispute by Jacek Stankiewicz
#18 Snowball by Jacques Poulard
These pictures was taken in Spitzberg , by a very cold winter, the white grouse is coming to me and look like a snowball with eyes.
#19 I don’t know by Jakub Wozny
#20 Now thats a selfie by Jaroslaw Kolacz
#21 Air Guitar Roo by Jason Moore
I was driving past a mob of Western Grey Kangaroos feeding in an open field that was filled with attractive yellow flowers. I had my camera with me, so I stopped to grab a few photos. I suddenly noticed this individual adopt a humorous pose – to me it looks like he’s practising strumming on his Air Guitar.
#22 Directions please: No I told you they went that way by Jodi Frediani
#23 Monday Blahs by John Blumenkamp
#24 Flossing Beaver by Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven
#25 Singing In The Rain by Kate Stevenson
#26 Living the Moment by Kawing Chiu
Relax, lay back and enjoy the warm sun… This seal is scratching its face and it is seen lying on the side while his head is supported by his flipper. This image makes the seal like the reclining Buddha statue.
#27 The Cabaret Bear by Khurram Khan
#28 Boing by Lara-Mathews
Taken at Westerfolds Park, a beautiful and surprisingly wild pocket of land in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, famous for its kangaroo population. The mob was enjoying some morning sunshine when this joey decided to get silly and try his hand at boxing.
#29 Go to Your Room Little Brother by Mark Schocken
#30 Fake News! by Matti Rauvala
#31 Angry Bird by Michael Erwin
#32 Otter Ballerinas by Otter Kwek
An otter ballerina gracefully dances in an Arabesque position. The otter was leaping while attempting to grasp the overhanging leaves, and during an unusual landing, it ended up in the Arabesque pose. I showed this photo to a ballet teacher, and she commented that the otter is a natural but just needs to tuck in its tummy a bit — precisely what a ballet teacher would advise
#33 Air apparent by Paul Goldstein
#34 Look at right Bro by Pratick Mondal
#35 Scream by Sergey Savvi
#36 Teddy Buddies by Thomas Vijayan
#37 The happy turtle by Tzahi Finkelstein
#38 Mona Lisas Smile by Vince Maidens
#39 Unexpected plunge by Vittorio Ricci
An unusual and almost miserable end of a perfect moment, previously prepared, for a successfull fishing
RAMONA, CA — Patch reader Cheryl Johnson captured this photo of a spider on its web. The picture was taken in September in Ramona.
“I found this amazing spider while hiking after we had some rain sprinkles,” Johnson explained. “I would say his web was probably about 2 feet in diameter!”
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If you have an awesome picture of nature, breathtaking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to catch with your camera, we’d love to feature it on Patch.
We’re looking for high-resolution, horizontal images that reflect the beauty that is San Diego County, and that show off your unique talents.
Send your photos to [email protected]. Be sure to include photo credit information, when and where the shot was taken, and any other details about what was going on.
For the third year, Ladybug Gallery will be showing photographs by area astronomers during the month of October.
This year, the work of Neville Public Museum and Door Peninsula Astronomical Society members will be included in the event. With the help of a new telescope and camera system, the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society can produce amazing views of our night sky, and members of the Brown County group use both their own equipment and data collected from remote telescopes around the world. Featured astrophotographs show nebulas, galaxies, star clusters and more.
An opening reception will be held Oct. 6, 5 – 8pm, when some of the featured photographers will be available to answer questions. The photos will remain on exhibit through the month.
BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) One of the many talented photographers in the 701 is Lea Black. Black specializes in photographing women, particularly motherhood and boudoir photography. Her photography has a very distinctive style.
“I have a very extensive background in art, and the next natural step when I got to be about 15 was picking up a camera, and I was so excited because I could apply everything I learned in all my art classes, composition, lighting, all that, and the moment of taking the picture,” said Black.
Next week, Black will be releasing her winter offers, which include one-on-one sessions with mothers and their children. She also offers boudoir sessions. These sessions are artistic, empowering for women, and are done tastefully.
“I take an artistic approach, so I am more focused on the tasteful aspects of imagery rather than maybe provocative,” said Black.
Get more information from Lea Black Photography here and follow Lea Black Photography on Instagram.
CARLSBAD, CA — Patch reader Elaine Regan captured this photo of beach chairs and umbrellas at Tamarack Beach in Carlsbad. The picture was taken in July while strolling along Carlsbad Boulevard above Tamarack Beach.
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Send your photos to [email protected]. Be sure to include photo credit information, when and where the shot was taken, and any other details about what was going on.
“I paid my way through college as a diesel mechanic for a logging outfit, so I feel comfortable with mechanical things and electric things, taking them apart and fixing them. I figured it all out myself. I didn’t have any instructions,” Pettit says. “As you can hear in the watch-repair video, I make the comment: ‘The tool you use at the frontier to fix it is the tool you use to get the job done.’”
However, 20 years ago, this repair job didn’t just fix Don’s Omega. As the chemical engineer and NASA’s oldest-serving astronaut (68) reveals to WIRED, it transformed the space agency’s supply protocol at an early stage in the ISS’s own life.
“At that point in time,” Pettit says, “the concept of doing repairs on orbit was to pull out a ‘box,’ put in a new box, and you don’t take the box apart. Up to that point, [the Space] Shuttle could carry 20 tons of supplies, and you’re flying four shuttles a year, and there was no problem getting spare parts. So your ‘repair mechanism’ wasn’t to take something apart, it was to replace these units.
“Then Columbia happened, while I was on orbit.” Pettit is referring to the disaster of February 2003, when the shuttle disintegrated on reentry having suffered damage to its heat-insulation tiles during launch 15 days prior. It meant Houston’s fleet was grounded for a full two and a half years, extending Pettit’s stay aboard ISS from two and a half months to five and a half, before returning aboard Roscosmos’ Soyuz capsule (a first for an American).
“We had to drop the [ISS] crew size to two, and we could barely keep the food and water supplies on station to support the crew. That brought in a whole new regime of how you do repairs. When I downlinked the watch-repair instructions, [around the time] Columbia happened, what this did was demonstrate that on orbit we could do fine repair.
“Taking a watch apart is kind of the paragon example of ‘fine repair.’ So the maintenance people at NASA started to think: ‘Let’s take our boxes apart and fix them on orbit.’”
Long before Instagram, Pettit’s video wasn’t for likes or “instant gratification,” as he puts it, though he now treasures the social medium for how meaningful it can be: “It track-proved a whole new mindset at NASA: the concept that astronauts aren’t klutzes; we aren’t just bulls in a china closet; we have the dexterity to do fine motor repair work on spaceship.”
With Congress having passed the NASA Authorization Act last year, extending US participation in ISS to 2030 and easing the transition to more commercial space operators than simply SpaceX and Boeing’s Starliner, it’s gratifying to know that more than 50 years since Jack Swigert relied on his Speedie to time the 14-second reentry burn aboard the stricken Apollo 13 capsule, Swiss watchmaking continues to play its part, up there.
Sigma has announced the 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary, price tag £599.99, which claims to be the world’s smallest and lightest ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for APS-C cameras.
Designed for landscape and travel photography and video, the new Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN weighs just 260g and is compatible with L-mount, Sony E-mount and Fujifilm X-mount cameras.
The new Sigma lens utilises a combination of aspherical and special low-dispersion glass elements to correct lens aberrations, providing sharp and high-resolution images across the frame. Notably, the first lens element is an aspherical lens with large eccentricity and refractive index, contributing to a reduced number of lens elements. This results in a lens that not only promises to be sharp across the frame but also enabled Sigma to craft its compact and lightweight design.
Sigma touts the 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN as the most portable lens of its kind, measuring just 62.0mm in length, with a maximum diameter of 72.2mm. Such dimensions make it ideal for on-the-go photography and video setups.
The new Sigma lens offers a minimum focusing distance of 11.6cm when shooting at 10mm and a maximum magnification ratio of 1:4, enabling photographers to create expressive close-up shots. From portraits to still life, this feature should offer plenty of versatility in a variety of photographic applications.
The Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN also boasts a newly designed push-on petal type lens hood, which attaches through a spring and lever system rather than the conventional bayonet mechanism.
The Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN also features a dust and splash-resistant mount, making it ideal for shooting in challenging environments.
What’s more, the new Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary supports various camera functions such as electronic image stabilisation, aberration correction, DMF and AF+MF. It is also equipped with a fast and quiet stepping motor for precise autofocus, making it compatible with in-camera AF tracking modes.
Sigma’s Extended Lens Line-Up
The new Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN joins Sigma’s fast-growing lineup of lenses for APS-C mirrorless cameras, which includes prime lenses ranging from 16mm to 56mm, all with fast f/1.4 apertures. Together with the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN | Contemporary lens, APS-C photographers now have access to a focal range of 15-75mm with a constant f/2.8 aperture, at a combined weight of just 550g.
Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Price & Release Date
The Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN price tag will be £599.99, with a release date set for 26 October 2023.
