![]() ![]() It is a premium/pro lens, and it gives up nothing in its build to Canon’s high end telephoto lens. The Tamron 150-600 VC is an extremely good lens, optically amazing for its value price point, but the Sigma Sport lens is in a completely different category when it comes to build quality. Even the lens hoods feel like they’ve been given a lot of thought. At key points there are soft touch, rubberized sections that just feel great. ![]() The materials all feel very premium under your fingers. There is great attention to detail that must be experienced to be fully realized. While they are all essentially a black on black design, Sigma has done an exceptional job mixing textures and materials to produce lenses that look very sleek and modern while also feeling tough and durable. I think that Sigma’s new design philosophy is producing the best looking (and feeling) lenses of any of the modern lens makers. In this second video I take a very close look at the build quality of the lens in an interactive fashion. I shared my initial thoughts in the unboxing video where you can also see how the lens arrives and what comes with it. In this review I will be highlighting what I perceive as the strengths and weaknesses of this lens and will also be sharing a host of images that should help tell the story. For a primer, you can read my review of the Canon 100-400L II here or my review of the Tamron SP 150-600mm VC here. One should not mistake them for being optically inferior. Yes, it is a variable aperture lens, but it is a variable aperture lens in the way that the Canon 70-300L and the new 100-400L II are variable aperture lenses. This is a pro lens with a pro build and premium optics. Yes, it is definitely very heavy (more on that in a moment), and yes, it’s price is nearly double that of the Tamron, but the Sigma is undoubtedly a premium lens that, if anything, is probably a bargain at its roughly $2000 price tag. While some of those initial reservations are undoubtedly true, I must confess that the new Sigma won me over during the review period. I struggled to see the market for a more expensive, much heavier version of the already very popular Tamron lens. I saw the specs (including the heavy weight and increased size over the Tamron 150-600 VC), and the MTF charts and early shots didn’t seem to be a lot better than the Tamron. ![]() If, however, you're a pixel-peeper, here's a static comparison between the Sigma Sport, Sigma Contemporary and Nikon 200-500 lenses.Īgain, it boils down to preferences - put the same subject images shot with these three lenses next to each other and you'll have a very hard time trying to pick which lens shot which image.Confession time: I had pretty much written off the new Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM SPORT lens before I reviewed it. If the subject is close I can usually get it all in and if it's far Jenny gets the better shot. We also complement each other as I shoot with a Nikon D3S body so I have the width of 150mm while Jenny shoots with a Nikon D7100, thereby providing her with a 225-900mm reach. Jared's real world comparison proves that both lenses are good and the differences boil down to 'nit-picking' and it would come down to your preference as to weight, maximum aperture (third of a stop difference), more reach, wider, etc.įor concerts Jared would choose the Nikon for the lighter weight but gives the Sigma a slight edge in sharpness.įor wildlife I need longer reach (600mm), wider (150mm) for closer subjects and the best sharpness I can get so I am very happy with my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens.Īnd in most cases we cannot tell the difference between Jenny's images, shot with the Sigma Contemporary and my more expensive Sigma Sport! Since we reviewd the Sigma 150-600 Sport lens Nikon brought our the 200-500 to compete with the Sigma. Sigma 150-600mm Sport VS Nikon 200-500mm - "Real World Review" If you would like to compare images between the Sigma 150-600mm lens and the Tamron 150-600mm lens please go here. Hands-on preview of Sigma’s latest ‘Sigmonster’ telephoto lens Here is another Sigma 150-600mm lens review that you may enjoy reading: You can see more images on our January Madikwe Trip Report page. The lens continued to perform well so it wouldn't surprise us if it becomes the classic safari lens! We were back in Madikwe on safari in January where we subjected the lens to more tests for 15 days instead of just 6 days. The conditions in Madikwe seemed to cause our Nikon 80-400 AFS lenses to malfunction therefore this was the ideal testing ground for the new Sigma lens.ĭo we miss our old 300 f2.8 and 600 f4 Nikon lenses? Not really – they served their purposes at the time but our style of photography has changed so that we now need the flexibility and maneuverability of a sharp zoom lens, the reach of 600mm but do not want a cumbersome and heavy 600mm prime lens and the Sigma 150-600mm sport lens solves all these issues beautifully. ![]()
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