New Sigma 150/600 contemporary (1 Viewer)

Roy C · Mar 30, 2015

micloi said:
That's exactly what I will do, MFA and then go out to use it, is that a problem?

As long as you do the MFA correctly there is nothing whatsoever wrong with doing it first. You may as well do it to begin with as doing it later - if the combo do not require any MF adjustments then that will show up when you do it anyway.

Roy C · Mar 30, 2015

the black fox said:
i think whats happening is the same as what happened to the tamron ,new and inexperienced users looking for more than is possible ,and not realising theres a learning curve .the comments " i got it yesterday did a quick MFA set up and then went out to use it " fill me with dread ,if it aint broke don't fix it ,one guy had the sense to comment it could be atmospherics over long distance causing a problem ,one which i now know full well IS most definitely a problem ,and or also camera shake as these shots are probably hand held at nearly 1000mm focal taking crop into the equation .i'm still learning with mine even after a month or more with it .but would i sell it the answer is no its a versatile all rounder thats worth taking time with

Another thing I noticed with that guys pics is that he used spot focus for all of them except the flyer. You have to be careful with spot focus, because of the smaller AF area you have to make sure that there is adequate contrast within the AF area. While spot focus is good at times, using as a default is very poor practice IMHO.
I agree about the Tamron - the first batch of pics all came out of Japan and were all very poor quality due to inexperience users and very poor light. The lens turned out far better than those early samples indicated - should be the same for the Siggy 150-600 C.
BTW his shutter speeds varied between 1/500 and 1/1250 sec (although several of the shots were not at the long end of the zoom). If anyone wants to show what a 600mm lens can do then the least they can do is use a tripod for the samples even if you do not intend to use one normally - that way you are eliminating camera shake.

stevo · Mar 30, 2015

the black fox said:
i think whats happening is the same as what happened to the tamron ,new and inexperienced users looking for more than is possible ,and not realising theres a learning curve .the comments " i got it yesterday did a quick MFA set up and then went out to use it " fill me with dread ,if it aint broke don't fix it ,one guy had the sense to comment it could be atmospherics over long distance causing a problem ,one which i now know full well IS most definitely a problem ,and or also camera shake as these shots are probably hand held at nearly 1000mm focal taking crop into the equation .i'm still learning with mine even after a month or more with it .but would i sell it the answer is no its a versatile all rounder thats worth taking time with

I read a comment once from Canon that the majority of cameras sent back to them with focus issues weren't faulty.They'd had MFA adjustments done on them by inexperienced users.

Cheers.

Steve.:t:B

Paul - Herts · Mar 30, 2015

Here's a mystery from Juza. Five shots purportedly taken with the Contemporary but all pre-date the release and one, at least, was taken before Christmas. Any thoughts?

http://www.juzaphoto.com/recensione.php?l=en&t=sigma_150-600c

Paul Jarvis · Mar 30, 2015

I agree, those sample pictures are poor. Some are nt even in focus and the mfa seems way out.

Paul Jarvis · Mar 30, 2015

The review is quite a good appraisal of the lens so it will be interesting to see some more images.

jshen808 · Mar 31, 2015

Imaging Resource: Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens Review.
Posted on March 30, 2015..
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/03/30/sigma-150-600mm-contemporary-lens-review

Also, SLRgear..
http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=1736

Also, Flickr..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97470426@N06/sets/72157651665318955/

micloi · Mar 31, 2015

That will teach me jinxing it... Received it and it is clearly back focusing on the 550D which, of course, does not offer micro adjustment. So now I need to get a USB dock and calibrate it before I use it.

the black fox · Mar 31, 2015

Or take a trip up here ,two cameras to try it on and a usb dock LOL

micloi · Mar 31, 2015

the black fox said:
Or take a trip up here ,two cameras to try it on and a usb dock LOL

Or you come and visit me with the dock

the black fox · Mar 31, 2015

micloi said:
Or you come and visit me with the dock

I,m on a pension your rolling in money ,so you come here 8-P

micloi · Mar 31, 2015

the black fox said:
I,m on a pension your rolling in money ,so you come here 8-P

:-O

micloi · Mar 31, 2015

Calibrated it using the dock and took my usual shot of my testing target. The copu I got seems to be very sharp, open wide as sharp as the sport I had before and sharper than the Tamron I still have.
Very impressed. Also biuld quality is better than the Tamron, would say between the Tamron and the Sport.

All in all a bargain IMHO

jshen808 · Apr 1, 2015

micloi said:
Calibrated it using the dock and took my usual shot of my testing target. The copu I got seems to be very sharp, open wide as sharp as the sport I had before and sharper than the Tamron I still have.
Very impressed. Also biuld quality is better than the Tamron, would say between the Tamron and the Sport.

All in all a bargain IMHO

That's great news! Thanks for the update and comparisons!

Roy C · Apr 1, 2015

micloi said:
Calibrated it using the dock and took my usual shot of my testing target. The copu I got seems to be very sharp, open wide as sharp as the sport I had before and sharper than the Tamron I still have.
Very impressed. Also biuld quality is better than the Tamron, would say between the Tamron and the Sport.

All in all a bargain IMHO

That's good news, thanks for the feedback :t:

MiguelM · Apr 1, 2015

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1357161

the best I've seen so far. And look really really good imo

micloi · Apr 1, 2015

wardy11 · Apr 1, 2015

They are very impressive and show what this lens can do very well indeed. The Fred Miranda link was also very informative and IMO, this has to be the lens to go for under £1K. I wouldn't even consider the sport now after seeing these shots.
Well done you!

Roy C · Apr 1, 2015

MiguelM said:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1357161

the best I've seen so far. And look really really good imo

Yep, they look very promising I must say. It has to be remembered however that they were taken with a FF camera, a lot of crop Cameras are not so forgiving due to the smaller pixel sizes. So far so good.

micloi · Apr 1, 2015

Roy C said:
Yep, they look very promising I must say. It has to be remembered however that they were taken with a FF camera, a lot of crop Cameras are not so forgiving due to the smaller pixel sizes. So far so good.

I took mine with a 550D and I am happy with the results. I expect it to do even better with a full frame camera.

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