Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM : Specifications and Opinions

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Fabio789

sent on 01 Aprile 2022

Pros: Reaches 500 mm and is compatible with Pentax

Cons: The inaccurate and slow autofocus (but maybe it's more the fault of the camera body), weight.

Opinion: Given that with Pentax ks-2e kp also with other lenses I had some problems with accuracy of the focus point. With Kp, since I was dissatisfied with the focus I tried once again to make the fine adjustment of the focus verifying that at different aperture the adjustment changed a little, I still did not come to terms with it definitively. On the other hand, there were very few alternatives on the market and already when I bought it new it was out of production.

Torgino

sent on 01 Gennaio 2022

Pros: equipment of accessories, autofocus, wide focal range

Cons: maybe the weight, but it's a price to pay given the wide range of focal lengths at stake

Opinion: I had been looking for it for a long time in adequate conditions and price, found in Germany at 650 € and in impeccable condition and I took it on the fly. excellent equipment of accessories supplied: hood, hood adapter to use it on aps-c, the bracket for the tripod and the usual beautiful carrying bag, goes to complete my kit consisting of 17 50 2.8 os and 50 150 2.8 os of which I am extremely satisfied. the lens is beautiful massive, well built and weighing about 2kg, not really easy to use freehand, but given the extension of the zoom is more than adequate. the image quality is good, it will be evaluated in good climatic conditions since in any case the brightness is what it is and certainly not a lens to be used in critical light conditions. the stabilizer is quite quiet and fast to insert, the autofocus on my 7d mark 2 is fast, responsive and precise like my other optics. in the end I am extremely satisfied, it is not a lens to carry around every day but rather specialized but it was exactly what I wanted

Mgnello

sent on 02 Aprile 2021

Pros: Absolute power, with a nice day and a Blade...

Cons: Heavy, you have to have your muscles for the first few months available, then everything passes...

Opinion: I find it a little heavy, after 4 hours of walking in the mountains, but it does its duty, with a beautiful day and a blade to take photos of Avifauna and always ready ... With the Flipside 400AW and a backpack born for the 50-500 it enters it mounted with the paralute inserted, comfortable and clean... It has never made a fold always ready, tropicalized summer / winter, under the snow it has behaved very well, the bracket stand is perfect, it acts as a handle for transport and you do not realize that you have it in transport, at least after 4 hours of walking in the mountains, you feel the weight ... Paid new €1,600.00 uro in 2012 and I wouldn't mind taking the new Sigma 150-600mm-F/5-6.3 Sport I'm sure I make a good purchase, like the first... Greetings to everyone... (MGNELLO)

Ruggio

sent on 12 Aprile 2020

Pros: Focal excursion, versatility, discreet construction, price to use

Cons: Sharpness

Opinion: I say that I do landscape and naturalistic photography and that my opinions are based on this kind of experience. For me it was a Love-Hate relationship. Bought again in 2017 I used it in really difficult situations, from the ice of the poles to the mountains of centennial Asia alternating satisfaction with frustration. Such a focal excursion allows you to take up so many opportunities without running into the problem of changing the goal. This allowed me to take home shots that I otherwise could never have done. Unfortunately, however, versatility is paid for with the poor image quality. At long focal points it begins to be sharp enough to f7.1 to beam its best from f8 to f11. This means having a really dark view and in many areas difficult to use. On a 36 mpx ff, however, you never have sharp photos enlarging the photo to 100%.... reaching 60% of the actual size you notice a very important softness. A right lens for itinerant photography that must be taken into account its limitations.

Rpd Aero

sent on 29 Gennaio 2018

Pros: sharpness, focal extension

Cons: maybe only the weight and size

Opinion: I was very satisfied with the performance of this lens, especially the sharpness is very good. It weighs a lot (2 kg) but if you want quality is a price to pay and you have to quote it.It is tiring to carry and cumbersome, but the performance repays all! RnrnSenza doubt one of the best lenses in my possession ...

Prometeo79

sent on 04 Ottobre 2017

Pros: Excursion from handyman, blurry, sharpness, speed and precision to maf

Cons: Brightness suffers dark colors and backlights

Opinion: It's a great handicap goal: landscapes, portraits and wildlife / wildlife with great results. Excellent performance at any focal point, even the most pushy. Stabilizer not last generation, but well-functioning. It has a wonderful blur, so that sometimes it seems to me an optic thought more for the portrait than for naturalistic. It weighs 2 kg, heavy for a handyman, but in line with the other supertels, so I do not consider it a defect. It gives excellent details in birdlife and wildlife photographs even at big highs (I came to 6400 iso with 7dII without great affliction) even though the results are not always uniform. In fact it suffers the dark colors and subjects. I happened to be impressed by the detail pulled out on a busy jewel less than a ninth of the frame, as I was disappointed in photographing a male bark at a short distance. Even the backlights (of course) are not really his strong. But overall it is an exceptional lens, a couple of times I wondered if it was the case to switch to something else but I'm notI feel like leaving her and I think she'll be in good shape with me again

Corteprima Studio

sent on 21 Novembre 2016

Pros: Versatile, quick to focus, precise, sharp.

Cons: Weight.

Opinion: Using this' optical by about two years, he gave me more satisfaction, first on D 70 until the month of May, then on 7 D Mark II. I know and 'a little heavy, but I assure you, and' a 'viewpoint that pays any sacrifice, always fast in focus, engages the subject in the best way, robust optic that is used primarily to' external, for landscaping or to portray subjects more 'neighbors or more' distant. Extraordinary price performance ratio, I recommend it to those sports photographer and bird life. the brightness 'is not his forte, but I assure you that you will not feel the lack of brightness' F4 or 2.8. Satisfied dell 'purchase !!!

Stevejaxx

sent on 11 Settembre 2015

Pros: Price, zoom range, sharpness

Cons: weight, a bit 'unbalanced, locking lever easy to insert in error, build quality is not up to

Opinion: I recently bought used, in excellent condition, and I must say it is very sharp and versatile zoom range from 50mm is priceless, and you can also do portraits and landscapes while you're hunting camera, and no corner field too stringent as 150-600mm.rnIl weight is right at the limit of using freehand, to all focal stretches and off balance a little bit, the build quality is the classic Sigma, and I really liked the semi-hard case for protect it from shocks and dust. the lock button to 50mm protrudes very unfortunately, and it is easy to enter by mistake while handling the obiettivo.rnComplessivamente however, are very happy with the purchase.

Tortorix

sent on 10 Gennaio 2014

Pros: Objective super versatile, very clear and very precise

Cons: Weight: I put it on the scale and the needle marks grammi.rnCerto 2100, it is always a lens of up to 500 millimeters, but if it weighed a little less ...

Opinion: It 'a lens that really makes me doting, I bought it used to photograph animals and leave the bike at home and in other occasions, but its sharpness often makes me want to use it for other kinds of foto.rné true: there is an F4 or even 2.8, but employing it always outside, I do not feel the need for a brightness maggiore.rnPeccato that weights more than 2 kg, if not, with a few pounds in less, would be a lens that would bring always with me.rnUltra satisfied with the purchase: I do not think I will separate from very early this goal

user14427

sent on 04 Ottobre 2012

Pros: Great versatility, ultrasonic motor, lever lock 50mm (almeno. ..), price / performance ratio

Cons: Weight distribution, AF, Painting (typical Sigma), a bit dark ...

Opinion: Monto the Bigma on a Pentax K-5 and I'm pretty soddisfatto.In optimal light quality of the file and the AF buone.Sembra to use a zoom pump instead of a ring, this (several times) irritante.Il is its strong point is the great versatility and the possibility of 500mm.La build quality is decent, do not forget that it is always a Sigma ...