Reviews written by Kainefoto Photography

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Reviews of cameras, lenses, tripods, heads and other accessories written by Kainefoto Photography

Sigma 400 f/5.6 HSM Apo Macro

Pros: Very very sharp, comparable to Canon 400L f5.6 & Canon 100-400L...or better! Color & contrast. 1:3 minimun focusing distance, great for some macro work. Very good AF on my Canon EOS 550d. Tripod ring and built-in hood. Dirt cheap if you are patient enough, compared to 100-400L or 400L.

Cons: Decent built quality, but not ideal for professional use. No IS (OS). Bokeh is a bit ugly. AF is also a bit imprecise on my EOS 7d (it works great on my EOS 550d, though). Most of the copies only work at f/5.6, and finding a rechipped copy is not easy at all.

Opinion: Unfortunately Sigma discontinued this lens ages ago. It's difficult to find one of this lenses rechipped, and most of them now work only at f5.6, but if you have the luck to find a rechipped and HSM copy, get it! Optics are very good from the maximun aperture, a Canon EF 400mm f5.6 L equivalent for the poor man :-) Love it! It's an amazing value.

sent on March 15, 2013