Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Nikon Digital and Film SLR Cameras

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The marked focal length span of the Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM is, of course, 150mm to 500mm. Remember that focal lengths are always specified for the lens focused at infinity, and it's not unusual for the actual focal length to be up to +/-5% different from the nominal values. A change (decrease) in effective focal length is also pretty common when a telephoto zoom is close focused. Bearing this in mind... The Sigma did not suffer from any focus lag when used with a Nikon D7000 or a D70. Readers may recall from my review of the Tamron 150-600mm VC that focus lag was an issue with older Nikon bodies, especially when using single-point focus. The difference between the two lenses is likely due to better firmware compatibility of the Sigma 150-500mm OS with older bodies. NIKON D800 @ 500mm, ISO 1600, 1/1600, f/6.3 The reason I went for this particular lens in favor of its competition in the stabilized tele zoom group the Nikon 80-400VR , Sigma 80-400OS and Canon 100-400IS because:

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM - Canon EF Fit

I use Sigma 150-500 OS in birding shot and is very good for flying bird. Very good OS in panning in motor sport auto and cycling too. But I'm very satisfied when I go to shot people portrets in public places like garden, park. The people walk arround and don't know her faces are in my camera. Well here is a problem with lens dimensins. Is not very discret but it work. Weight: At 2090g (4.6 lb.) (incl. tripod collar) plus 150g for the lens hood the new Sigma is much, much lighter than its predecessor: the Sigma 150-600 HSM Sports was 2860g (without lens hood). It is still not a light lens. The Tamron 150-500 is only 1725g + 95g lens hood + 155g tripod collar, the Sony 200-600 is 2115g (without lens hood or tripod foot), the Tamron 150-600 is 1784g + 108g lens hood + 200g tripod collar. [0] It has been almost two years since I shot with a DSLR so I’m a bit hesitant to provide any advice as I am not really current on FX lenses like the new Tamron, Sigma and Nikon super telephoto zoom lenses. If you will not be using this type of lens very often then buying a cost affordable used lens like the Sigma 150-500 you mentioned in your comment does make a lot of sense. Every piece of camera gear comes with some kind of trade-off. Before buying any gear I would suggest that you take some time to clearly define your photographic needs. That is the best way to ensure that you will make the best decision for your specific requirements. This article on creating a camera buying matrix may be of some assistance: tomstirrphotography.com/creat…ion-matrixFollowing the advice of SLR Gear reviewers it is used mainly at f8 and with as high a shutter speed as I can obtain and still keep the ISO sensitivity reasonably low. Also, re the d7100 autofocus accuracy, I hadn't really thought about that. It is something for me to test out though. I ran the RAW files through my typical DxOMark OpticsPro settings, then through CS6 and Nik. Overall, I found that I had to add quite a few more adjustments to the Sigma files than with the Tamron produced files. Typically this included more Gamma adjustment, vibrance, and contrast as well as a host of other ‘tweaks’ that were image specific. The Sigma files also needed more sharpening, especially when shot at the longer end of the focal range. I found that I had to spend quite a bit more time working with the Sigma files than with the Tamron-produced ones…easily double. NIKON D800 @ 270mm, ISO 1600, 1/3200, f/5.6 This Sigma 150-500 OS was a big oportunity for me and I buy it. I'm very happy with, from about one year. I think it is important to remember that lenses can perform quite differently depending on the camera body used with them. Many folks don’t realize this and they sometimes spend money on a new lens only to discover that there is little, if any, noticeable difference in image quality when used on their existing camera body.

Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Sigma Digital and Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Sigma Digital and

I got this lens as a smaller, easier to carry 'long' lens (as an alternate to my Nikon 200-400). Gave up waiting for an AF-S version of the 80-400. There is no focus limiter switch on the Sigma and from time to time the lens hunted quite a bit. I found it helpful to pre-focus it in anticipation of my next shot. The Sigma has two optical stabilization settings. Setting ‘1’ provides both vertical and horizontal corrections, whereas the ‘2’ setting only has vertical corrections. This allows optical stabilization to be used when panning with birds in flight. In bright sunlight, the Sigma performed better and the jpegs looked cleaner, although the shadows areas on some images still had a bit of muddiness to them. In good lighting focusing with the Sigma was very fast and accurate. If any Photography Life readers have ever tried to capture a swallow in flight over water…you know exactly how challenging that can be. initial trials shooting Gannets in New Zealand were very disapointing and a Nikkor 80-200 on a d300 (even with a TC) just blow it away, although I will concede that the lens does seem to perform reasonably well from 150-300.

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Cons: In tests of the lense carried out on a tripod and with the lense set at various apertures, it appeared that focussing on my D80 body varied slightly from shot to shot. This may be more a characteristic of the camera's autofocus mechanism than any problem with the Sigma. When the focus was accurate, however, the images produced were very sharp. Sigma AF 50-500mm 4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM, for 400 EUR more you get an extension of the short end from 150mm to 50mm. Chromatic aberration is visible between 250mm and 500mm but it's at a fairly low level. Here's an example at 370mm, shot using and EOS 7D DSLR. First the whole frame: Pentax don't currently offer any lenses approaching 500mm, with their longest lens currently being a 300mm f/4, so this lens may be of particular interest to Pentax users. Optically, it isn't a bad performer either, especially at the shorter end of the zoom. Unfortunately at 500mm, which is what I feel a lens like this is all about, the results are noticeably softer and the level of colour aberrations may become an issue. Still, for the price if you can live with these flaws this lens could represent excellent value for money.