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<blockquote data-quote="jfmgb777" data-source="post: 1300943" data-attributes="member: 42168"><p><strong>The Nikkor would seem to be the</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All I can say <strong>from personal experience</strong> is that the Sigma 120-400 simply does <strong>not </strong>give sharp images at 400 mm even at f/8. </p><p></p><p>My understanding from other comments and more than one independent test (<strong>not</strong> the <em>Digital Photographer</em> review) is that the Sigma 150-500 goes very soft above 300 mm. For example:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.michaelfurtman.com/sigma150_500.htm" target="_blank">http://www.michaelfurtman.com/sigma150_500.htm</a></p><p></p><p>The 120-400 gets no better than a <strong>fair</strong> rating here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1184/cat/31" target="_blank">http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1184/cat/31</a></p><p></p><p>As a Canon user (350D) I cannot comment on Nikon lenses or cameras. What I am saying is that if the Sigma 150-500 OS is anything like my Sigma 120-400 OS, you would be far better going for the optically superior Sigma 80-400, even though the autofocus is slow and the optical stabilisation is primitive. I can only suggest you be guided by the reviews of the Nikkor 80-400 VR and Sigma 80-400 OS here on Bird Forum and other sites:</p><p></p><p>Nikkor 80-400 VR:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/140/cat/14" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/140/cat/14</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/125/cat/13" target="_blank">http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/125/cat/13</a></p><p></p><p>Sigma 80-400 OS:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/142/cat/14" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/142/cat/14</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/754/cat/31" target="_blank">http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/754/cat/31</a></p><p></p><p><strong>But note the warning in the second review concerning the Sigma 80-400 - not all Nikon camera bodies can use the OS, or even the autofocus!!!</strong>:</p><p></p><p>"For Nikon cameras, it is only possible to use OS system with models equipped with image blurring compensation mechanism. It can be used with following Nikon cameras: F6, F100, F80/N80 series, F65/U, F75/U2, D2 series, D1 series, D100, D70, D70s, D50 and Fuji Film FinePix S2 Pro. OS mechanism cannot be used with other Nikon models. In addition, OS mechanism and Auto Focus operation of this lens do not work with F5 cameras. (Check Sigma's website for the latest list of compatible bodies.)"</p><p></p><p>Here endeth the sermon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jfmgb777, post: 1300943, member: 42168"] [b]The Nikkor would seem to be the[/b] All I can say [B]from personal experience[/B] is that the Sigma 120-400 simply does [B]not [/B]give sharp images at 400 mm even at f/8. My understanding from other comments and more than one independent test ([B]not[/B] the [I]Digital Photographer[/I] review) is that the Sigma 150-500 goes very soft above 300 mm. For example: [URL="http://www.michaelfurtman.com/sigma150_500.htm"]http://www.michaelfurtman.com/sigma150_500.htm[/URL] The 120-400 gets no better than a [B]fair[/B] rating here: [URL="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1184/cat/31"]http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1184/cat/31[/URL] As a Canon user (350D) I cannot comment on Nikon lenses or cameras. What I am saying is that if the Sigma 150-500 OS is anything like my Sigma 120-400 OS, you would be far better going for the optically superior Sigma 80-400, even though the autofocus is slow and the optical stabilisation is primitive. I can only suggest you be guided by the reviews of the Nikkor 80-400 VR and Sigma 80-400 OS here on Bird Forum and other sites: Nikkor 80-400 VR: [URL="http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/140/cat/14"]http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/140/cat/14[/URL] [URL="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/125/cat/13"]http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/125/cat/13[/URL] Sigma 80-400 OS: [URL="http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/142/cat/14"]http://www.birdforum.net/reviews/showproduct.php/product/142/cat/14[/URL] [URL="http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/754/cat/31"]http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/754/cat/31[/URL] [B]But note the warning in the second review concerning the Sigma 80-400 - not all Nikon camera bodies can use the OS, or even the autofocus!!![/B]: "For Nikon cameras, it is only possible to use OS system with models equipped with image blurring compensation mechanism. It can be used with following Nikon cameras: F6, F100, F80/N80 series, F65/U, F75/U2, D2 series, D1 series, D100, D70, D70s, D50 and Fuji Film FinePix S2 Pro. OS mechanism cannot be used with other Nikon models. In addition, OS mechanism and Auto Focus operation of this lens do not work with F5 cameras. (Check Sigma's website for the latest list of compatible bodies.)" Here endeth the sermon. [/QUOTE]
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