The ARTisan series isn’t just a witty pun. Our idea was simple. Give Canadian filmmakers the opportunity to tell a story about a local Artisan in their part of the country, shot entirely with our SIGMA lenses. At SIGMA, we appreciate and celebrate the passion and dedication involved with creation, just like the handmade Art series lenses we produce in our Aizu, Japan factory.
LARGE-SCALE ART
Dennis creates large-scale art installations for private collectors and public installations through the manipulation of various materials out of his workshop in Kimberley, Ontario.
SUSHI CHEF
Hidekazu Tojo is a sushi chef and owner of Tojo’s Restaurant, based in Vancouver, B.C. Tojo’s is internationally recognized for creating exquisite food served as an art form and is credited as the creator of the California Roll.
INSTINCT SKIS
Al Eagleton is the founder and owner of Instinct Skis in Rossland, B.C. Al didn’t set out to build a ski company. He started teaching woodworking in a local school, but he tends to get carried away.
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Footsteps is a documentary short film from Canadian cinematographer Jeremy Benning, CSC, that looks at the work of foley artists Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama and Sandra Fox. Generally speaking, foley is the art of creating and recording sound effects for motion picture to enhance the sound for the viewer. In this often overlooked profession, what you're hearing isn't always what you're seeing on the big screen....
Dale Sood, a Toronto based Director and Cinematographer, recently collaborated with ROMONA, an award winning women’s wear and luxury bridal brand founded by Romona Keveza, for the launch of their latest line of gowns at New York Bridal Fashion Week. We hear from Ian Macmillan, the Director of Photography on the project about his thoughts on the SIGMA CINE lenses....
Last November I chatted over the phone with my good friend Mason Mashon. He told me that him and his girlfriend Diane are planning on doing a road trip from British Columbia all the way down to Baja. The particular part of the trip I was interested in was Utah and California desert. Mason being a very creative human himself I knew we would find some beautiful zones to ride. Next thing you know we meet up in Hurricane, UT for what it turned out to be a pretty wild 2-week long ride....
Our endless passion for photography spurs us on to the kind of technical innovation that raises picture quality and performance, and it keeps us looking for new ways to facilitate artistic expression.
SIGMA lenses are still made by hand in the Aizu, Japan factory by a dedicated team of craftsmen and women. This includes grinding lenses, molding plastic, painting, assembly, manufacturing screws and other parts.
All SIGMA lenses sold in Canada through Authorized SIGMA Retailers feature a 7 Year Warranty, the longest in the industry. All work is performed locally by trained technicians for expedited turnaround times.
The latest SIGMA Art, Contemporary and Sport lenses are compatible with the SIGMA USB Dock for future firmware upgradability and advanced customization from the comfort of your own home.
At SIGMA, we have the passion to develop top quality, innovative optics and put them in the hands of photographers and filmmakers, amateur and expert.
