Sigma 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM SPORTS owners thread
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First thing I've noticed after taking it out of the box was weight. It is a HEAVY lens. Most likely due to amount of glass inside and build quality. In terms of build quality, it's one of the best lens I've ever had! Even hood is different and more like this from Canon L lenses. I got the USB dock with the lens and I think it's a great tool. You can customise the lens to suit your shooting style and update the firmware. I'm about to calibrate the focusing as I've noticed that it's front focussing on 300mm and 400mm. 600mm is spot on. I was trying to compare it to Tamron but didn't manage due to bad weather. You need a good light and low ISO or 1DX to see the best results. I've got few shots of birds taken on a cloudy day, so nothing special. I'm off next week, so I'll try to test it properly.
A very quick heads-up if anyone is looking to pre-order this in the Nikon fit.
Amazon have reduced the price to £1242.02 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-150-6...3392240&sr=1-3&keywords=sigma+150+-+600+nikon
That's over £250 LESS than anywhere else! I've pre-ordered one at that price despite not being sure if I want it yet. You can cancel a pre-order before it's shipped. They also don't take the money until it ships.
Even when shops had stock the cheapest I saw was £1395.
Amazon have reduced the price to £1242.02 - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-150-6...3392240&sr=1-3&keywords=sigma+150+-+600+nikon
That's over £250 LESS than anywhere else! I've pre-ordered one at that price despite not being sure if I want it yet. You can cancel a pre-order before it's shipped. They also don't take the money until it ships.
Even when shops had stock the cheapest I saw was £1395.
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got mine on monday ,totally blown away by the quality and feel ,its made like a instrument not like a toy .my main problem this week has been a sea mist thats been hanging overhead for 4 days now but this afternoon i said sod it and went looking for the local seagulls ,given that this was taken in extremely bad light that i normally wouldn't have bothered going out in i'm quite pleased .the lens though a fair weight is still hand holdable for odd shots ,but a monopod/tripod would probably be needed for walkabout work .i,ll add a bit more under the pic
is it working o.k by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
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all i can say so far is and taking everything into account i.e the weather here ,the weight , etc is hang on and get one i feel the C model will be good but this model oozes quality ,i initially though the a/f was slow but once you kick in the focus limiter its lightning fast ,the USB dock is like science fiction did a update today with it and explored what else you can do i.e change a/f speed ,change stabilisation type and speed ,do a unbelievable range of micro adjusts i.e you can m/a each length of the zoom independently .the blurb they give out doesn't even start to go into what it can do ,plus other bits and bobs and more adjustments being added as they get feedback apparently .
this in all honesty is the way forward and i think apart from slow production (you can see why when you hold one) that sigma have pulled a total blinder over canon/nikon/sony and tamron with this lens
all i can say so far is and taking everything into account i.e the weather here ,the weight , etc is hang on and get one i feel the C model will be good but this model oozes quality ,i initially though the a/f was slow but once you kick in the focus limiter its lightning fast ,the USB dock is like science fiction did a update today with it and explored what else you can do i.e change a/f speed ,change stabilisation type and speed ,do a unbelievable range of micro adjusts i.e you can m/a each length of the zoom independently .the blurb they give out doesn't even start to go into what it can do ,plus other bits and bobs and more adjustments being added as they get feedback apparently .
this in all honesty is the way forward and i think apart from slow production (you can see why when you hold one) that sigma have pulled a total blinder over canon/nikon/sony and tamron with this lens
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With Amazon lowering the pre-order price of the Sport version, I wouldn't have thought the Contemporary would be over £1k. They'd be too close in terms of price otherwise. They seem to be gunning for the Tamron so my guess is it will be the exact same price (about £899 atm).
Here's something to cheer up the people in the D810 "grey" thread.
Current pre-order price on Amazon UK for Nikon mount - £1,274.53
Current pre-order price on B&H for Nikon mount - $1999 or £1312.00
So just under £40 less here in the UK.
. And that includes our 20% VAT. The Amazon UK price has gone up £30 from when I made my post a couple days ago.
Here's something to cheer up the people in the D810 "grey" thread.
Current pre-order price on Amazon UK for Nikon mount - £1,274.53
Current pre-order price on B&H for Nikon mount - $1999 or £1312.00
So just under £40 less here in the UK.
. And that includes our 20% VAT. The Amazon UK price has gone up £30 from when I made my post a couple days ago.
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With Amazon lowering the pre-order price of the Sport version, I wouldn't have thought the Contemporary would be over £1k. They'd be too close in terms of price otherwise. They seem to be gunning for the Tamron so my guess is it will be the exact same price (about £899 atm).
Here's something to cheer up the people in the D810 "grey" thread.
Current pre-order price on Amazon UK for Nikon mount - £1,274.53
Current pre-order price on B&H for Nikon mount - $1999 or £1312.00
So just under £40 less here in the UK.. And that includes our 20% VAT. The Amazon UK price has gone up £30 from when I made my post a couple days ago.
Here's something to cheer up the people in the D810 "grey" thread.
Current pre-order price on Amazon UK for Nikon mount - £1,274.53
Current pre-order price on B&H for Nikon mount - $1999 or £1312.00
So just under £40 less here in the UK.
. And that includes our 20% VAT. The Amazon UK price has gone up £30 from when I made my post a couple days ago.
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Sorry to put your fire out Mike ,but it clearly states delivery in 1 to 3 months ,even sigma says amozon won't be able to supply till between March and July.
This it what I was up against before I found mine lots of shops listing them as for sale but when you phone they don't have them in stock ,LCE wad the worst I was told to phone 5 different shops one after the other who allegedly had them in stock ,just a big joke really
This it what I was up against before I found mine lots of shops listing them as for sale but when you phone they don't have them in stock ,LCE wad the worst I was told to phone 5 different shops one after the other who allegedly had them in stock ,just a big joke really
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Seems it is being discontinued, before it's even released, for the Sony A mount
http://www.slrlounge.com/sigma-discontinues-150-600mm-contemporary-lens-mount-release/
http://www.slrlounge.com/sigma-discontinues-150-600mm-contemporary-lens-mount-release/
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just back from a 4 day trip ,used the lens hand held for the full time ,no problems at all its a super lens and very very sharp .got a lot still to process but heres a starter
FACE OFF ! by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
hunting high by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
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just back from a 4 day trip ,used the lens hand held for the full time ,no problems at all its a super lens and very very sharp .got a lot still to process but heres a starter
FACE OFF ! by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
hunting high by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
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not got a lot of time for p/p at the moment but i took a 22 shot burst of a fox running away from me and 22 of them were in focus .still got hundreds to go through from this week and today and tommorow is high tides on the dee weekend.heres a fox one
who blew that horn by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr
and a close up canada goose
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and a close up canada goose
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