Despite Sigma’s previous success with this range it’s also one that’s not been covered by Canon and Nikon, making it unique to third parties. Like the 150-500mm before it, the 150-600mm range is ideal for wildlife and sports photography, tight sunsets, or even distant street work. Sigma appends the model names with an S for Sport or a C for Contemporary, so officially speaking I’m reviewing the 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S.
#SIGMA 150 600MM F 5 6.3 DG OS HSM S FULL#
While the full specification and price of the Contemporary model were not known at the time of writing, the dual-offering remains a cunning approach by Sigma, allowing the cheaper version to compete with Tamron and the pricier one to go up against premium options from Canon and Nikon. The higher-end Sport version reviewed here is fully weather-sealed, while the more affordable Contemporary version, yet to be released, employs a simpler optical construction and sealing at the mount to hit a lower price point. Both share the same 150-600mm f5-6.3 specification, but have different levels of quality, construction and sealing.
Interestingly, Sigma is replacing the 150-500mm with not one, but two new lenses. It also now allows Sigma to compete on range with the existing Tamron 150-600mm f5-6.3. Announced in September 2014, it replaces the earlier 150-500mm f5-6.3, extending its reach while also offering higher performance and tougher build. The Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport is a super-telephoto zoom lens, available in Canon, Nikon and Sigma mounts, and corrected for full-frame use. Alternatively get yourself a copy of my In Camera book or treat me to a coffee! Thanks! Buy it now! Check prices on the Sigma 150-600mm Sport at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, or Wex. Compare closely with Tamron's 150-600mm and Sigma's own cheaper Contemporary version. There may be vignetting and evidence of coloured fringing, but both are easily corrected in RAW conversions, and importantly the lens delivers where it should with fine, well-resolved details right into the corners of full-frame images. And the optical quality in my tests proved to be very respectable across the entire range. The AF, when coupled with a decent DSLR, is fast, confident and very usable for sports.
The build quality is excellent: it's heavy, but reassuringly built with full weather sealing. Working with the Sigma USB dock, this lens allows for maximum customization such as firmware updates and adjustments to the focus limiter, AF speed and OS view.Summary Sigma's 150-600mm Sport is a highly desirable lens for sport and wildlife photographers who demand a super-telephoto reach without the stratospheric cost of big primes, or even the highest-end zooms from Canon and Nikon.
#SIGMA 150 600MM F 5 6.3 DG OS HSM S MANUAL#
The Sigma 150-600 Contemporary also touts a new zoom lock switch that can be locked at any focal length and a new manual override (MO) switch is incorporated for improved focusing control. This 150-600mm Contemporary boasts updated Sigma technology such as a quiet and optimized Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) and a new Optical Stabilizer (OS) with an accelerometer for improved panning photography both vertically and horizontally, essential for birding, wildlife and motor photography. Light weight and compact, this zoom can handle any long-reach photographic situation one may encounter. The Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 DG HSM OS Contemporary was created around the concept of maximum portability meets utmost image quality in a variable aperture hyper-telephoto zoom lens.
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