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150-600 mm F5-6.3 Contemporary

Sigma, Contemporary, supertelephoto, lens 150 - 600
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Sigma

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Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • great at its current price, quite sharp throughout its range when stopped down a little.
Cons
  • narrow manual focus ring, small flimsy switches, inconsistent results,
at its current lower uk asking price (if you look around) this lens is a bargain for birding on a budget.
quite sharp through its range, gets a little better when stopped down a little.
results can be inconsistent so take a few shots of your subject for insurance.
this lens needs good light ut dislikes backlit subjects.
bokeh can range from good to rather harsh.
needs the dock to realise its os and af performance.
i used this lens for a year and enjoyed my time with it until i moved on to the nikon 200-500vr which is my birding lens of choice atm.
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Sharp even at full extension with TC, zoom lock works well, focuses well.
Cons
  • heavy
I just got mine four days ago. I love it already. I don't understand the review saying it was bad, must have been a lemon lens. Mine is tack sharp. I wish that the lens kit (150-600 S lens + 1.4 TC) would have come with the usb dock. It seems a little me to not include that accessory with a $2,000.00 lens. If I had the money I would buy the Nikon prime lens in 500 or 600mm, but I don't have that kind of discretionary income. I am very happy with this lens so far. If you look at my gallery the only photo in there so far was taken with this lens at full extension with the TC. The camera body is a Nikon D810, on a tripod with a gimbal head.
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Sharp focus, excellent stabilty
Cons
  • Heavy
Been using the contemporary for a few months now, only a casual birder but it hasn't let me down to date, good speed of autofocus used on a Nikon d5500, bought the 1.4 teleconverter for even further reach but finding the autofocus more of a struggle with them together, going to buy the connector for PC next to see if they just need firmware upgrades to resolve but very happy for overall price.

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SLR & MFT (micro four thirds) Lenses
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