Sigma 150-600mm 5-6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM Lens for Nikon

For a "cheap" telephoto lens, this Sigma really blew my expectations out of the water. It is relatively lightweight, maybe only weighing 7 lbs. when paired with my Canon Rebel T7 camera body, so it is great to carry, even on long hikes or birdwatching trips. The AF feature is fairly decent, getting a nice clear focus within the 100-400mm focal length, in my experience. Beyond 400mm, the focus is less accurate, but the option for manual override helps in those instances. The AF feature is also on the slow side, so getting yourself acquainted with the manual focus may be helpful for capturing flighty birds or other fast moving objects. The optical stabilization feature also works great, allowing for smooth viewing even in high movement shots. There are two options: full stabilization, or isolated horizontal/vertical stabilization for tripod viewing. Occasionally, there can be a slight jump or "jitteriness" in the stabilization, but this is typically minor and does not last long. Lastly, this lens seems to do well in a variety of lighting situations. Attached to this review are pictures taken by myself in everything from the beating summer sun to cloudy skies. The lens performed well in all situations! I find many of the limitations in picture quality may be stemming from me using an entry-level camera body, and aren't the lens itself. All-in-all, I strongly recommend this lens. It is well worth the money, and is probably one of the best values for a telephoto lens out there.

This lens is incredible for the price. I originally bought the 100-400mm Sigma, which I understand is pretty much the same as this lens other than size/reach, and that lens was really good, but I think this one is a bit sharper. The reason I upgraded was because I loved the 400mm reach and got addicted to it, and figured 600 was better than 400, right?? I will say that this is quite a bit bigger and heavier than the 100-400mm version (twice the weight). Your forearm WILL get tired of you handhold this for too long, but it’s bearable. The autofocus on this is a little slower than the 100-400mm, and it seems to hunt more - but it’s possible it’s because the extra reach compresses the scene more (that’s just a guess, I don’t know if that’s actually how it works). Costwise it’s not much more than the 100-400, so I would base your decision on whether you’re okay with the extra size and weight. I could fit the 100-400 in my camera bag just fine with the hood and camera attached, but I had to upgrade my bag for this. That said, the reach is AWESOME, coming from a 200mm. I’m using it on a Nikon D7500, giving an effective 900mm telephoto reach. The construction of the lens seems very high quality and solid. I couldn’t be happier. The one down side of this lens (and it is a big down side) is that it’s awful in low light. It’s completely fine in daylight, but in shade you’ll be using pretty high ISO to have even a chance at a good shot. On a cloudy day in the shade, you’ll have trouble even at high ISOs. Lastly, I tried this on my old Nikon D5000, which doesn’t do well at higher than 400 ISO, and it was unusable in anything other than bright daylight, so I might not buy this if you have an old camera. That said, if you want anything even close to this kind of reach in a faster lens, you’ll pay 10-20x the price of this, so take that for what it’s worth. There always trade offs. For the price this is an insanely great lens.

I'm totally amazed with the way this lens shoots, both with the matched Sigma 1.4 Teleconverter and without... The highly rated 1.4 Teleconverter is also worth every penny, and takes 'No' sharpness away, I also believe only adds to it. Auto focus worked perfect also with the TC and is so fast. I'm using this wonderful lens mounted on my new beloved Nikon Z6 Mk2 full frame Mirrorless camera for both wildlife and astrophotography, including quite a bit of deep-sky work... The lens and camera are mounted on a gimbal equipped heavy-duty tripod I used in my Photography business for 14 years. After reading everything I could on this Sigma 150-600 Contemporary lens, I also read so many who compared the sharpness of this C lens very close, and even equal in several cases to the 1lb heavier Sport lens which also costs $1k more... The S lens is probably a tiny bit sharper with it's extra glass group but for a grand more and a pound heavier this Lens has totally amazed me. I've intended for 2 years to finally purchase a high-quality Telescope and GoTo Equatorial tracking mount but simply haven't been able to chose which type, so this Samsung 150\210mm to 600\850mm (with 1.4 Teleconverter) lens has been perfect for the interim. Zooms traditionally being a bit soft wide open, as well as at the full zoom position are well known compared to Prime lenses and individual lenses each have their own personality for sweet spots... With this in mind I truly believe I've purchased a very fine piece... I can only pray they are all coming out of manufacturing with this great quality. As many have attested my lens is a tiny bit soft at 150mm yet still very acceptable, but from there out to 600\850mm its razor sharp... I've found f9 to be it's sweet spot, but f11 out to f40 are almost just as sharp, it's very close all the way including out to 850mm. One of the images I'll add shows two bucks measured on Google Earth at 3\4 mile and was shot at 850mm with the matching 1.4 Sigma Teleconverter.. The heat distortion was huge considering it was shot off my car hood last week at our record 16°. The image is a bit fuzzy but considering it was shot hand held off my car hood at 3\4 mile with so much heat distortion and 850mm I was impressed. I'll add a couple others as well. This lens is an amazing accomplishment for Sigma and is well worth every penny.

Llevo ya 10 meses con este lente y sigo pensando que es una de las mejores compras que he realizado. A un precio mucho menor que su contraparte de Nikon (200-500 f/5.6) es casi medio kilo más ligero, tiene 150mm más de longitud focal, más funciones, y una calidad óptica similar. Es compatible con Full Frame y APS-C (DX), tiene motor de enfoque integrado por lo que el autoenfoque es compatible con las cámaras más económicas de Nikon (series 3xxx y 5xxx), Optica: - Su nitidez es comparable con la del Nikon, ciertamente no es superior, pero aún así es excelente, sobretodo a cortas distancias (3-15m) y con diafragmas al rededor de f/8 y f/11 - El bokeh que produce es suave y muy agradable a la vista - Los 100 mm adicionales que tiene comparado con el Nikon son de gran ayuda, sobretodo en cámaras con sensor Full Frame donde 500mm aveces pueden sentirse un poco cortos - El recubrimiento de su elemento frontal es muy efectivo contra polvo y grasa, raramente se ensucia y se limpia muy fácilmente Funcionalidad - Este lente es pesado (casi 2kg) pero sigue siendo más ligero que el Nikon 200-500 por aprox. medio kilo lo cual en largas caminatas o excursiones se agradece. - El bloqueo del zoom en todas las posiciones marcadas es una gran función que tiene, puedes seleccionar tu longitud focal y bloquear ahí el zoom, evitando que se extienda cuando apuntas la cámara hacia abajo o se retraiga al estar apuntando hacia arriba. El Nikon solo ofrece el bloqueo en la longitud más corta. - Tiene 3 rangos de enfoque, Completo, 3-10m y 10m a infinito, otras marcas solo ofrecen full y 10m a infinito, y aunque no lo parezca poder bloquear en el rango corto es muy útil - Tiene 2 modos de estabilizador de imagen, para ambos ejes y solo movimientos verticales (para cuando se usa monopie, etc.) - Si tienes el dock de sigma puedes personalizar 2 funciones entre las que se incluyen la velocidad y precisión del autoenfoque y del estabilizador de imagen - Incluye una correa que puedes colocar en el pie del lente, yo recomiendo usarla para repartir el peso y evitar dañar la montura del lente o de la cámara Útil para: - Fotografías de fauna (aves, felinos, etc) - Deportes al aire libre (por su diafragma máximo de 5-6.3 es algo limitado para deportes en interiores o de noche) - Retratos - Fotografía de detalle - Fotografías de la luna Desventajas: - La apertura máxima es variable F/5 - F/6.3 por lo que la exposición puede cambiar al mover el zoom, se puede evitar esto utilizando siempre diafragmas de 6.3 o inferiores, yo recomiendo f/8 para una mayor nitidez - El zoom gira en el mismo sentido que los zooms de Canon, o sea en sentidos opuestos a los de Nikon y uno tarda en acostumbrarse - El pie del lente es algo pequeño y puede llegar a calar en la palma de la mano después de un rato

I have had this lens for 2/3 weeks now. I have taken over 500 images with it already. And I have to say it is fantastic. Well worth the money. 1st thing I noticed was the size, it's huge. Especially at 600mm. Now I knew it was big, but using it daily I realised how big. And heavy... When I 1st went out with it I thought how can you hand hold it? Now I'm a big bloke, and I felt the size and weight. However, as time has gone by, I don't notice it any more, odd what you get used too. Build is ok, very plastic. But feels sturdy and strong. The lens lock is invaluable, as it prevent lens extending as you walk. I use with a nikon D7200. And I can't quite fit the assembled lens / camera into my lowpro sling bag. I will upload some images of the issue later. If you want to carry around fitted then you need a bag that allows the m to be packed vertically, not horizontal across the bag. Focus is excellent, really fast. And zooming is a bit of a chore, in that you have to twist to zoom then release and twist again to full zoom. Not great if you need to zoom fast. But in general ok. Image quality is far better than my old tamron 70-300mm. (still a great cheap lens by the way). At this time focus at 600mm is slighty soft. So I neeed to tune it to the camera. Looks like another purchase coming up for the sigma tuning thingy. I have bought a gimble for my tripod to help . But all the images except the moon were hand held. And I did take moon shots hand held. the image stabilisation is very good, does seem to pust hand held shots slightly to the right. You can feel the motor working. But its good as you can see. I nearly bought the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E, I tried it at Jessops (lovely lens) but I don't regret buying the sigma. I wanted the extra reach and boy do I like it. It is a slow lens though so brighter light is preferred unless you are happy with high ISO's. the D7200 is great, but I am noticing the high ISO, (so noise when shooting moon was noticable to me) Great lens, well worth a buy.

el teleobjetivo es de buena calidad, es robusto y las fotografías que se hacen con el, no tienen comparación, la unica pega que le pondré es que para llevarlo por el monte durante largo tiempo, se hace muy pesado y que el aro de goma que viene con el, yo no lo aconsejaría a nadie que lo use, ya que al hacerlo hay que presionar muy fuerte para poder ensamblarlo a la cámara y luego para quitarlo, sucede lo mismo, con lo que no creo que ese sea bueno para el cuerpo de la cámara que tiene que estar soportando la presión que se ejerce sobre el y creo que con su uso, podría dañar la cámara, pero por lo demás es que cuando ves los resultados en las fotografías, me siento muy satisfecho

Got this lens to get a lot closer than my 250mm mainly for photographing wild Koalas and seeing if they're showing signs of Chlamydia. Great lens and also much sharper and clearer than my old lens and obviously gets much nearer without disturbing them. Only problem is it weighs 5x more than my old lens but its worth it. Highly recommended.

Dopo alcuni mesi di utilizzo, soprattutto per foto ad avifauna, devo ritenermi soddisfatto. Il peso è sicuramente considerevole, nonostante ciò ho usato questo obiettivo principalmente a mano libera (tutte le foto allegate) con ottimi risultati. Di seguito i miei pro e contro di questo obiettivo. Non commenterò molto sulle prestazioni dell'AF in situazioni estreme, sia perché non sono un professionista, sia perché uso un corpo macchina non professionale, sia perché credo che per altissime prestazioni si debba pagare (purtroppo) molto di più. Sappiate che, per mia esperienza, in condizioni di luce e contrasto non ottimali l'autofocus può risentirne parecchio - ma in queste situazioni l'ultilissimo Manual Override mi ha comunque permesso di ottenere ottime foto. PRO: - Utilizzabile anche a mano libera grazie ad un'ottima riduzione vibrazioni. - Zoom lock, switch AF/MO/MF e switch per il range dello zoom comodi - Gamma di focali ampia, eccellente per fotografia di fauna - AF ben performante, regolabile e personalizzabile con l'apposito dock (purtroppo venduto a parte) - A lunghezze focali fino a 400 mm la qualità delle immagini è davvero eccellente - Funzione MO utilissima soprattutto a lunghezze focali più alte CONTRO: - Sopra i 400 mm ho riscontrato un lieve front/back focus (il mio corpo macchina attuale sicuramente non aiuta); inoltre, le immagini sono tendenzialmente morbide o mosse (ma considerando che molte foto le ho scattate a mano libera, vorrei ben credere) - Ovviamente a 600 mm le immagini tendono ad essere scure - La ghiera dello zoom non è molto morbida, inoltre per passare dalla minima lunghezza focale alla massima la si deve ruotare un bel po', perdendo un po' di tempo e talora lasciandosi sfuggire il soggetto. - Se non si imposta un range di AF, questo può essere un po' lento (possibile personalizzare l'AF con priorità al tempo di messa a fuoco col sopracitato dock) - Staffa per cavalletto molto scomoda da montare e forse un po' piccola Il voto reale che darei è 4,5/5 ed onestamente acquisterei di nuovo queste ottiche. P.S. per altre foto con questo obiettivo potete visitare la mia pagina Instagram @photornithology - può farmi solo piacere!