Sigma 150-500mm f 5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM for Canon

Sunday, February 7, 2010

BestSeller Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras







Product Description
The APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Ultra-Telephoto Zoom Lens covers a telephoto range up to 500mm and allows photographers to bring the subject close and short perspective. Sigma's original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower. It is ideal for sports, wildlife and landscape photography with handheld shooting. Three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide excellent correction for chromatic aberration. This lens is equipped with a rear focus system that minimizes fluctuation of aberration caused by focusing. The super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting. High image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), which ensures a quiet and high-speed AF as well as full-time manual focusing capability. A removable tripod socket (TS-31) is included as a standard component. 16.4 to 5-degrees Angle of View 220cm/86.6 Minimum Focusing Distance Dimensions - 3.7 x 9.9 (94.7x252mm) Weight - 1910 grams (67.4 ounces)

Feature
  • Incorporating Sigma's original OS (Optical Stabilizer) function
  • An ultra-telephoto zoom lens covers a telephoto range up to 500mm and allows short perspective
  • Three SLD glass elements and a rear focus system provide optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range
  • Super multi-layer coating reduces flare and ghosting
  • HSM ensures quiet and high-speed autofocus

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CustomerReviews

Good Quality; Great Price
I really like this lens. It is a bit heavy, and its not the fastest lens on the market, but for the price it is an outstanding value. I use it for sports photography and wild life photography. It is consistantly sharp throught the focal range, color rendition is quite good, and I've been more than satisfied with the overall quality of the results I have gotten. The optical stabilization works well, but I recommend using the lens with its handle, a monopod or tripod. Auto focus is quick and very quiet, and I've had no problems with zoom creep. It came with a fairly nice lens case, but it fits perfectly into my backpack so I leave the case at home. Although I haven't yet exposed the lens to any really difficult environments, its quality of construction is such that I doubt there will be any issues. If someone is looking for a long lens but can't afford the higher price of a Canon L Series, this is a good way to go.

Hand holder
I'm a freelance Outdoor Writer/Photographer that is hopelessly addicted to photographing wildlife. No, I do not use a tri-pod. I'm a camera hand holder. My goal is to stalk through underbrush, sneak up on deer and take their portrait. This lens is a bit heavy to carry, work out before you make long treks. But you can get quality pics by shooting mid-day when shutter speed is above 125. I'm amazed how the lens still works when the sun sets, say 1/25th speed. Stay away from dirt and dust with this lens, it sucks the dust into the lens when you push the bellows out. I use the sports funtion on my camera and can catch ducks flying, deer running, turkeys drummin'...no problem. Not all images are super sharp, editing is a must. What's new!

Other reviewers were not kidding
I got this lense and was a bit intimidated by the size of it at first. But I just put it on my Nikon D60 and took it for a hike in the preserve across from my house. Once you get used to carrying it on the camera the weight isn't a big deal. The optical stabilizer makes up for any shake or tremor while you are shooting and I got some really good shots of a red-tail flying overhead as well as a downy woodpecker. I would recommend this to anyone.

A Wonderful Lens for the Money!
I was so excited when I got this lens in the mail. I began taking pictures with it that very day. I waited a few months to write this review, because I wanted to see how I was going to like it before I wrote about it. I continue to be enjoy this lens, for I'm very big into nature photography, and it makes things so much easier to get great wildlife photography without spooking the animals, or putting myself into harms way.



I gave this lens a 5 star rating, because it is a wonderful lens for the money. I'm sure the better glass in the higher end lenses would be much bettet quality with lower f/stops, but being as I do not own any of those 5-10 thousand dollar lenses then I can not truly compare this lens to them. I've been using this lens on a Nikon D-40 body, but will be soon upgrading to the D90 or the D300S, so I'll get to see how it is on a higher end camera.

Great value for great pictures
I wanted this lens for good closeup pictures of birds. I find the pictures to be very sharp. Although a bit heavy for handheld work that is how I have used it so far and with excellent results. I would recommend this lens for anyone needing a good long lens at a fairly reasonable price.




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