Sigma is Making a Canon EF & Sigma SA to Sony E-Mount Lens Adapter Called MC-11 | No Film School

Sigma has been turning the lens game on its head with impressive models like the relatively affordable 18-35mm f/1.8, and now they are joining the adapter pack with the MC-11. While it looks like official information is a little sparse at this point, there will be two versions of the adapter that will work with E-Mount cameras for Canon EF or Sigma SA lenses. This adapter will support all functions of these lenses on the Sony cameras, including aperture control, autofocus, and lens stabilization.

We'll update when we have more info on price and release date, but if we are to judge based on their other accessories, I wouldn't expect this to be more than a few hundred dollars, hopefully coming in at a lot less. The original link was from DSLR Magazine, but it looks like it has been removed, so they probably jumped the gun with the announcement. It's also worth noting that this doesn't have the optics of a Metabones type adapter — it's just a straight 1:1 adapter.

Sigma also announced today that they are going to release a firmware update for the Canon/Nikon 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens on March 11th:

The latest firmware update improves the AF algorithm of 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM lenses and further enhances AF speed by optimizing HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) drive control.

It is expected to increase autofocus speed by approximately 20%, to a maximum of 50%, during normal shooting as well as when using “Speed Priority” set through SIGMA Optimization Pro.

What's the Hype With 'Interstellar' Revisiting Cinemas After a Decade in 70mm IMAX?

Here's Why You Need to Revisit 'Interstellar' in 70mm IMAX

Celebrate the love and hope at the center of Nolan's space epic in the format it was meant to be seen.

If we know anything about Christopher Nolan, he likes to go big. Nolan started with smaller-scale stories (as many of us do) with early noir adjacent works like Following, Memento, and Insomnia, then started going and staying big with his illusionist drama The Prestige. Since then, the scale has been various degrees of massive, with the biggest scope in his time-and-space sprawling epic, Interstellar.

While Interstellarmight not be everyone's favorite Nolan outing, there's no denying it's an impressive feat of filmmaking and his most emotional—if watching Matthew McConaughey's Cooper desperately try to reach his family through quantum space-time doesn't make you cry at least a little bit, what's going on, dude?

With Interstellar'sIMAX release, it's a great time to shed some tears in a public setting in one of the most prestigious film formats around. As we mentioned in our film gauge piece, Nolan loves shooting on film and utilizes 65mm intentionally to provoke a tone of massive scale. In that regard, Interstellar was made for 70mm IMAX. That goes without saying, dawg. That being said, other factors make Interstellar a perfect movie to revisit in theaters while you can.

Let's break down the release further below.

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