UK Bargain Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Nikon Digital and Film SLR Cameras In Stock
Cheap Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Nikon Digital and Film SLR Cameras – Price
- for all Nikon D series SLRs
- Sigma’s APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM ultra-telephoto zoom lens covers a focal range of up to 500 mm! The APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM has Sigma’s exclusive optical image stabilisation system, which is particularly suited to taking photos of sporting e
- The APO 150-500mm’s glass elements are coated with a super multi-layer that reduces flare and ghosting, guaranteeing perfect quality photos at all times, while the APO 150-500 mm’s silent and quick, ultrasonic HSM motor makes it even easier to use.
- High image quality is guaranteed with the APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM!
- 12-month UK manufacturer’s warranty included.
150-500 mm F5-6.3 DG APO OS HSM Lens for all Nikon D series SLRs (Ref: 737955)Sigma’s APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM ultra-telephoto zoom lens covers a focal range of up to 500 mm! The APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM has Sigma’s exclusive optical image stabilisation system, which is particularly suited to taking photos of sporting events and landscapes. The APO 150-500mm’s glass elements are coated with a super multi-layer that reduces flare and ghosting, guaranteeing perfect quality photos at al
List Price: £999.99
Super Sigma Telephoto?,
Having now owned this lens for 3 weeks and taken 750 approx photos with it (with a D200), I have had the chance to get used to it and assess it properly:
Build: Out of the box, this is a lot of lens for the money.The finish is much better than I expected given that this is not an EX lens (although does have the same 2 year warranty). At 2kg it is heavy for a lot of people, but much lighter than similar professional lenses. It feels as if it will last the distance, if the image quality is good enough..
Image Quality: Asking a £700 lens to perform well at 500mm is a big, big ask. It is well known that cheap telephotos are flawed – Nikon’s most similar lens, the 200-400mm F4 costs nearly £4k but apparently provides consistently good images. However, the cost is out of reach for a lot of us. For the last 2 years I have used a 70-200mm F2.8, sometimes with a TC17 x1.7 converter – I have never liked this combination as it trades in the sharpness of the original lens for extra reach (others seem to have had better experiences). This is why I bought the Sigma.
The Nikon 70-200mm gives excellent sharpness and focusing 95% of the time. The Sigma on average achieves 90% of that sharpness 65% of the time – a result which, given the high aspirations of the design and low cost is no mean achievement.
Focusing is reasonably quick, being a shade slower than say, a Nikon 18-200mm VR. If you are careful with focusing and keep shutter speeds above 1/100th sec you will be rewarded with some excellent photos that other lenses simply cannot match because they do not have the focal length.
The OS works well (but is a little noisy) and is a must if you ever intend using such a long lens. The effective focal lens is 750mm when used with a DX camera. I have found that most shots are sharp at 1/100 sec or above, so you may have to crank up the ISO in anything but the best light. But what is the alternative at this focal length – a £4k lens? At 500mm it is also advisable to stop down to F8, as it is a touch soft at F6.3.
In short, this lens is far from perfect, but will enable you to get shots that cannot be matched for the money.
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|Sigma 150-500mm,
I can say without a doubt that lens is fantatstic, well worth the money but the only down side is if you are carrying for some distance with other photographic equipment it can be rather heavy.
But having said that this lens produces superb results, the Stablization works very well also I was advised to shoot at f8 instead of 6.3 as It can be a little soft at the edges at 500mm and of course with duller days push up the ISO to about 400-500 for a nice fast shutter speed.
My main photography is shooting wildlife and this lens meets my needs very well, I opted for this lens because of the image stabilization and is much more within my budget against the nikon lens.
The stabilization moter is very quite which is good for me shooting wildlife, also the quality of the build is a very high standard.
If you decide to buy from amazone opt for the overnight which I found to be an excellent service, I had paid for the lens early evening and it arrived the very next morning, Fantastic service.
I hope this review helps you all
Richard
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|For the price a great lens,
For around the £700 mark for a telephoto zoom you can do a lot lot worse than this. The build quality is excellent. Some people complain about Sigma and its build quality but I have 6 of their lenses and I have never had a problem. It is true this lens is not quite as sharp as one that costs £4k or so but you can take genuinelly excellent and sharp pictures with this lens, wildlife etc and their is little if any discernable colour abberation and the stability control is excellent although very battery intense. The lens is heavy be in no doubt but there are no lenses of this size which are not. Sigma say it cannot be used with any teleconverters other than their own. I attached a Kenko Pro 300 DGX 1.4 and it is still very sharp although you do lose a little detail. This combination on a digital DX sensor gives a zoom length of 1050mm! The resulting pictures are still sharp although you will not need this combination very often. The lens takes an 86mm filter, these are not cheap but a good investment to protect you lens.
Overall, for the money excellent is no exaggeration.
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