Sigma APO 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG HSM : Specifications and Opinions

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Fcornia

sent on 01 Giugno 2024

Pros: PRICE, very solid construction, aberration handling, bokeh, close-range rendering.

Cons: Weight, infinite AF calibration (my sample), firmware compatibility.

Opinion: There are many versions, I had two, the first "APO" with aperture ring and the more modern EX II Macro and with MAF close to one meter that I still use with satisfaction for several years. An honest lens, capable of churning out professional images if the photographer knows what he is doing. My sample is very good at close and medium range, at infinity the AF is unreliable, so I consider it a 70-200 for reportage and portraiture and for this reason I use it. On Full-Frame at 24 Mpx it is optically fine and is easily usable even at TA with an understandable drop in engraving on longer focal lengths where the image at full aperture loses contrast as well as detail (spherical aberration?) but remains absolutely usable especially at close range. Closing to F4 the sharpness and microcontrast improve significantly, the lens also supports demanding resolutions and APS-C crops around 24 megapixels. The rendering of the image is classic, not sharp but the detail comes to be very high. The bokeh is good, without crying out for a miracle: it has no major defects, just a bit of outline on the light points, the aberrations are well controlled. It weighs a lot like all the 70-200 2.8 and even a little more for the granite construction (in metal), it is not stabilized so pay attention to safety times. In the mirroless era (and F4 canvases at € 2000 list) you have to consider the quality/price ratio, to have a significantly higher optical performance than TA you have to go to the top brands or the most recent versions of the best generalist manufacturers. The autofocus is quite performing, it is definitely a lens to recommend to those who want an old-school 70-200 f2.8 at the price of a dark plasticetto in 2024. Regarding a use in the video field, it is not parfocal and has a lot of focus-breathing especially on long focal lengths.

user215205

sent on 20 Gennaio 2021

Pros: Construction, optical quality, fixed opening, diaphragm ring in the Nikon version.

Cons: Delicate coating.

Opinion: I'm not one to do fleas every single pixel of the images, apart from the "peeling" of the coating, I have no complaints about this optics, precise and fast focus, at least for my needs, optically very good, the flare, although present in certain situations, is quite contained, not higher than that of other similar optics, but with the most famous brand, even if the wording APO is a little exaggerated, the chromatic aberrations are quite contained. I used it, and I still use it, in the most disparate situations, and it never betrayed me. The iris ring, in my version for Nikon, makes it usable on all cameras in this house, including analog. Compared to the Nikon 80-200 F/2.8 pump, which I used for a long time, optically does not disfigure at all, on the contrary, and the maf is much faster and quieter.

Matteo N.

sent on 12 Aprile 2017

Pros: Construction, sharpness, starry at night, value for money, absent chromatic aberrations.

Cons: Use multiplied to the limit, loss of typical coating of sigma, af valid, but not very fast.

Opinion: is an excellent 70-200 cheap, my copy I took it semi destroyed to 240 euros, but still optically very efficient. The sharpness is good although of course at 2.8 does not break the hair (as it is honest), but closing is really defending very well and the diaphragm with 9 blades you see everything in the night and in the blurred, now is the best starry I've ever found in a lens. The construction is great, by tank, if the copy I had found I still went is a virtually immortal lens. It Has several limits in the multiplied use, considering its 2x up to 300mm is more or less acceptable closing, besides it becomes aberrant even closing a lot, to do something remotely acceptable you have to close to F11-F13. The AF is already ultrasonic, but it is not in step with the times, for more with time the clutches of the full time MF are kneading and can be dragged behind the outer ring together with the elements of the lens. It Can be a very valid alternative to a 70-300 paying no more than 300-350 euros for a specimen kept well, besides so much worth taking the OS version

Bm75

sent on 01 Aprile 2017

Pros: 2.8 aperture, zoom and internal mf, very solid construction, fluid ferrules, good excursion of mf ring, sharpness, color tone, it is FF, speed and accuracy AF good.

Cons: unserviceable at minimum focus distance and 2.8 ingombroe weight (which is also considered 2.8 remains a beast), unusable with direct sun in the frame, even diaphragmed.

Opinion: Used only on the right coupled with Nikon d300. It 'a good deal because it has a good cost-performance ratio. My copy has the defects that I describe above, I do not know if it's common problems. Unlike what I read in other reviews mine has no problem back focus. Its advantage is the price: it costs as a Nikon 80-200 first original series but is more modern and HSM.

Iziomio75

sent on 01 Aprile 2017

Pros: HSM Autofocus, aesthetics

Cons: Everything, zero contrast weight of stabilizer tropicalizzatornAssenza

Opinion: I had this zoom for two months, sold out of desperation, suffering from back focus weighs very heavy, although these lenses is normal, the sore point of this now optical dated and exceeded the quality of the mediocre, slow, often having the lenses untreated sufferers magenta casts, under the 125 second if you do not use a monopod is often risks camera shake, under daylight conditions works decently, although much advice Nikon rende.rnOttica coast sconsigliornrnVoto 5

Stefanod91

sent on 04 Aprile 2015

Pros: f2.8 throughout the zoom range, price, speed AF.

Cons: Heavy (but with this type of optics is obvious), the coating loses color, heavy problems of back-focus, rings that rotate with respect to the contrary nikon but there becomes a habit.

Opinion: I had this light for a period of about 4 months and then I resold for a simple reason ... unsolvable problem of back-focus. At the time I had a Nikon D5100 so I could adjust the autofocus as I would now with the D7000. But despite the assistance has resulted in the problem I was not solved. Unfortunately, we must admit that as optical start to feel the years, in fact ensue type 3/4 new versions even if there is to admit that in fact aging technology is much slower than for example the SLR. Minimum distance of focusing too high (1.8 meter are very many and not realize it since the first shots). Undoubtedly low price now that with 300 euro you take home. Obviously to buy only if you are in "monetary shortage" and you have a DSLR where you can correct the problem of back-focus because from what I understand almost 70% of the models suffers. Needless to say, the absence of the stabilizer is felt but for the amount that it is insane to demand it. Vote7 for the ultrasonic motor and the price calculated for the fact that it is a fixed f2.8 (the Nikon motorized version is twice what af-s and if you're lucky three times). If I had another chance to buy it do not know if it wouldnt, right now I aim to nikon 80-200 or if its just the Tamron.

Pier Franco

sent on 28 Gennaio 2014

Pros: objective robust, good sharpness, used by quality / great price, great ring to stand, hsm favoloso.vale all about the money

Cons: coating loses color with use, the lens hood leggerino,

Opinion: I feel good, with adequate time does not feel the lack of VR, Nikon compared to 2.8, I've got to try, I think the price on quality games in favor of sigma.Mi gave and I hope to continue, the excellent soddisfazioni.Solo 2.8 does not convince me, but otherwise everything ok.Mi would recommend the lens, which I use on the D300 body, certainly the purists might turn up their noses, but with a little care has not nothing to envy to the most renowned optics.

Andreglo

sent on 06 Giugno 2013

Pros: opening price, strength, design, speed, nbitidezza.

Cons: weight, the lens coating will peel off after a few years.

Opinion: I own this lens for a long time "is my only tele" rnnitidezza ok .. the problems listed above were due to a defective because after buying a uv filter I noticed population having made only 10/20 that the sharpness of the picture had changed terribly. has happened since. during the same period of time hoi purchased the 60d. . and so I thought that the fault was pairing camera lens .. but I was wrong ... rntolto the filt .. that shortly after espoloso .. "do not ask me how .." RNLA sharpness and the focus is back ... perfect rnrnil filter was a hama * .. paid 35 euros! damn ... * If I remember correctly .. rnrnl'obiettivo and very solid. rnpremetto well constructed as mentioned above which is my first paintings I have always enjoyed it and I brought home the results "for me" satisfactory "rncome beginner I think soddisfatto.rnrnrn