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I have been promising myself a telephoto lens to go with my Nikon D5500 for a while,the standard kit lens 70/300 has its reach disadvantages.

I've read everything about the Sigma 150/600 C and it looks a perfect match for me,why are you dithering you say ?. Well a second hand one is about £600 the other alternative I presume before the Sigma C is the Sigma 150/500 which you can pick up below £400 has anyone owned both and can convince me the C is a better lens.

A second question the teleconverter 1.4 to go with the 150/500 would it make sense,this would bring the cost near to the price of the C.

I would use either for Wildlife,maybe sporting events couple of times a month.

Thank you for your advice.
 
If considering a tele converter make sure it will go with the lens you choose, not every one goes with every lens
 
The 150-600 C is a better lens, adding a TC to the 150-500 will impact on the image quality of a lesser lens. :)
 
I had the Sigma 150-600 C on a Canon 6D and the Nikon 70-300 on a D750.

Incredible image quality for the price with the Sigma.

No brainer to me.

The Nikon 70-300 is soft in comparison and shorter.
 
Just make sure you see the actual size of a 150-600 before purchase if online.

It is quite large and the size put me off personally
 
GTG said:
Just make sure you see the actual size of a 150-600 before purchase if online.

It is quite large and the size put me off personally
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It is quite heavy as well after a couple of hours walking about!
 
I recently spent ages trying to decide between the Tamron 100-400 and either the Tamron or Sigma 150-600. In the end, I opted for the 100-400, which weighs in just a shade over 1kg. I'm so glad I didn't opt for one the larger options. How anyone can put up with lugging that sort of weight around is beyond me.
 
I have owned the 150-500 and it was shocking. The image quality was terrible and adding a 1.4 TC made the images unusable. Of course I could have had a poor one. The camera I had it on was a D7000.
I did consider the 150-600 as some of the reports from contacts who had one were good but I decided against it due to the previous experience with the 150-500.
I now use a Nikon 200-500 with the D7200/D750/D500 and it is a joy to use. But as has been said above all of these lens do get heavy to carry round all day.

Hope that helps you with your decision
 
dom71 said:
How anyone can put up with lugging that sort of weight around is beyond me.
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If you need that reach you just put your head down and crack on;)

GC
 
gcgraphs said:
If you need that reach you just put your head down and crack on;)

GC
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As a young man, I would have had that opinion but age makes demands you cannot argue with.
 
I have the sigma 150-600c with a 7d2. It’s a great combination. It is easily hand held. For me I use it for wildlife where I need the reach.
 
Thank you all for you advice,I knew the answer I wanted to hear,go for the 150/600c. I understand the weight problem,but to me it's not a problem.


I shall look out for a second hand one I see CameraWorld have one at £600 with a six month warranty.
 
john.margetts said:
As a young man, I would have had that opinion but age makes demands you cannot argue with.
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Depends what you class as young? I'm 55 this year and don't have an issue tabbing with the necessary kit. Did 19km through forest and swamp around a Russian airbase less than a year ago, packing 15kg of gear.

GC
 
gcgraphs said:
Depends what you class as young? I'm 55 this year and don't have an issue tabbing with the necessary kit. Did 19km through forest and swamp around a Russian airbase less than a year ago, packing 15kg of gear.

GC
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In 20 days ;)
While it can be done and if fit easily that doesn't equal enjoyable. Some people rather be photographing than trekking :)
 
soeren said:
Some people rather be photographing than trekking :)
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But you've got to get to the location(s) to get the shot(s) required:)

GC
 
I don't have a problem with carting a Flipside with 4/5 lenses in plus my Vanguard Alta pro over one shoulder for a day.If it means reaching somewhere so be it and I'm 65 next birthday.
 
gcgraphs said:
If you need that reach you just put your head down and crack on;)

GC
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The weight's managable for me, but spending a day at a typical airshow, where your car's miles away and you might spend an hour shooting and 5 hours carting a camera around, it becomes a distinct annoyance. I've got 2 days coming up at RIAT and I'm tempted to carry a long lens one day and something lighter the second one - but you can bet if I do, I'll have the wrong lens on the day!
 
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