Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM
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14 years ago
Just purchased the 150-500mm Sigma for my wife's Nikon. I felt compelled to test it against the 3 similar lenses we have. Here are the results, in order of image quality: At 300mm, f8: Sigma 150-500 Nikkor 300 f/4 Nikkor 70-300 vr Nikkor 55-300 vr The 300 f/4 and the Sigma were very close.
Pros:
- My tests show better than the Nikon 55-300 vr
- 70-300 vr
- 300 f4 (with and without a 1.4x TC
Cons:
- None yet
13 years ago
Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens – Review
When you take a look at a decent telephoto zoom lens reaching 500mm in focal length you expect it to be weighty, and Sigma's APO 150-500mm lens is no exception. This lens is designed to work on full-frame cameras and it's easy to see why once it's mounted, as it really needs a weighty camera body to...
Pros:
- Great focal range
- Overall sharp images
- Good price
Cons:
- Maximum aperture f5.6-f.3
- Weighty
17 years ago
Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens
Sigma's APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens is a telephoto zoom with a 3.3x magnification ratio that will suit photographers who enjoy taking close-ups of sports or wildlife. Although not particularly fast, it is reasonably portable and has an affordable price tag for its build quality and optical...
17 years ago
Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Review
What Digital Camera reviews the Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens
Pros:
- Impressively quick and quiet automatic-focusing
Cons:
- Significant softness at wide aperture
17 years ago
Affortable and Qualtive Alternative to Nikon Lens
There are not many choices in the market for 500 mm lens. All but a few are prime. This lens offers the convenience of zoom lens with focal length varying from 150 to 500 mm. Its image quality is excellent from 150 to 300 mm but gradually degrades toward the 500 mm end.
Pros:
- HSM
- OS
- well built and relatively inexpensive 500mm lens
Cons:
- Slightly worse image quality above 400mm
- OS needs about one-second to engage, not immediately effective
17 years ago
Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Review
The Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM superzoom has the most important aspect of any modern long-focus lens – an efficient AF drive system. This is very much the Sigma superzoom's forte.
Pros:
- Impressively quick and quiet automatic-focusing
Cons:
- Significant softness at wide aperture
16 years ago
Covering 150-500mm is a great zoom range, especially when you factor in a digital crop like 1.6x found on our test camera, the Canon EOS 50D, as this takes the focal length range up to 240-800mm!
16 years ago
Good Lens for the Price
This lens is pretty sharp out to about 400mm. At 500 its acceptable only. If you are trying to shoot wildlife and birds it works well but it certainly cannot compete with the better Nikon long lenses but then again it is only about $900.00 and the good Nikons can run 4 to 5 grand.
Pros:
- Consistent Output
- Easily Interchangeable
- Strong Construction
Cons:
- Heavy
16 years ago
Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM
A super-telephoto zoom lens with optical stabilisation ideally suited to wildlife photography. This super-telephoto zoom lens costs around £695 and sports a silent Hyper Sonic focusing motor and optical stabilisation.
Pros:
- Price
- Optical Stabilisation
- HSM Focusing
- Build Quality
- Resolution at shorter focal lengths
Cons:
- Falloff in resolution at 500mm
- CA at 500mm
- 86mm
15 years ago
Value for Money
There are numerous reviews of this lens in the web, but here's my experience with this Sigma lens. Pros: 1. Range (150 - 500) there's nothing in the Nikon lens line up currently that can beat this. Nikon's offering 200 - 400 f4 is too costly for most of the enthusiasts. 2. The OS is very effective.
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