Sigma Corporation,Japan 150-600 Mm F/5-6.3 Dg Os HSM Contemporary Lens for Nikon Cameras, Black, (745955)

First of all. Kudos to Sigma for going all out in making this a winner product. The entire combination of pieces which you get with this is show that Sigma wanted no stone unturned in creating this as an excellent value. It comes with a good quality bag and hood. So you don't need to buy the necessities.Then coming to the product. I had used this lens in Tadoba in December. I had rented it out (which by the way was also a very good experience). I liked to performance, the built quality, the versatility, and the picture quality. One knows that this is image quality loss in telephoto lens compared to prime lens. But honestly, the did't mind the quality at all, in fact it really liked it. If it has any lesser quality than a prime of say 600 mm, then at least I didn't notice. My friends were carrying a 600 mm lens.On the contrary, it made me realise that even if there was a quality difference between a 600 Prime and this one, I would still trade for the sheer versatility of this lens. In Wildlife, there is a big range of distance you need to cover. For e.g., one Tiger passed by our Gypsy and walked to the water hole where he sat far on the other side. This lens was able to cover all those distances. A Prime can't. And don't forget that in India wildlife safaris are a very bumpy ride. At that time, the size and the flexibility of this lens add great value. It makes it more practical.All in all, a must have for wildelife photography, unless you are a Professional. Then you should take a Pro's advice, not mine.Oh, and I must mention. Thanks a lot Amazon. I ordered it, it got delivered, I filed for replacement and no fuss replacement came with return item picked up. All in less than 36 hours. Amazing Customer Service!!! 5 Stars.

I bought this lens after a lot of contemplating. Ever since I found a new interest in bird/animal photography, I started getting interested in buying a DSLR and I did get a Canon 200D II with both the kit lens. I was getting by with using the 55-250mm (400mm full frame equivalent at the max zoom range) but I had my eyes on this lens but was hesitant on spending so much. But compared to the Canon lenses, this was way affordable.Talking about the lens, it takes a bit of time getting used to.Build - Build quality is amazing and sturdy and it feels a like a well finished product.Usage & weight - The lens is quite heavy and your hands and shoulders will hurt for prolonged use. If you already have shaky hands, think twice about the weight. You should probably rent this first before buying, which I wanted to as well, but I got the best deal on Amazon and I did not want to miss that.It's also a bit hard to zoom in and out with just 1 hand, and I haven't yet gotten used to that. The minimum focusing distance is high (almost 10 ft) and the switch to limit in which distance you want the lens to look for is a very practical addition, but may lead to a bad situation if a bird flies towards you.Packaging - Comes with it's own bag along with a lens hood, tripod mount, extra ring (to fill the gap if you remove the mount) and a few manuals.Picture quality - The picture quality seems a bit on the softer side compared to my Canon 55-250mm lens, but not a huge difference. Or maybe it could be that I may have shot on a lower shutter at the max focal length. A little post processing and you can achieve great results. For still subjects I've been shooting at around 1/500 or 1/640th of a second. For moving birds, with good light, I can go 1/1600th or faster. This made a huge difference in my images to get sharper bird picturesAutofocus - Love the autofocus in this lens especially in high contrast situations. Works amazing with my camera. I've been mostly shooting at the max focal length (960mm full frame equivalent)Over all, this is a really good purchase. I've mostly bought this for wildlife. With amazing light, maybe you could get some amazing portraits with amazing background compression as well. This is probably not for everyone. If you want to avoid cropping in a lot, this really helps.I saw quite a few mixed reviews about this. but end of the day, it all comes down to the person using it.I've attached a few pictures for your reference. These pictures are cropped and post-processed.You can find some of my latest on Instagram @rahul.k.viswanath

Excellent product from Sigma and equally excellent delivery and shipping by Cloudtail and Amazon. Had used the 150-500mm for 7 years before upgrading to this one. Works flawlessly with the Canon 550D, 700D and 80D - should have no problem with any contemporary Canon Body. Pretty ok at F6.3 and 600mm and of course when the light is good, then it can give lenses 5 times as expensive as this a run for their money. Image quality and sharpness of the 150-600mm is surely improved from the older 150-500mm version - in most lighting scenarios you can see a noticeable difference. Optical stabilization is fast, effective and completely silent and can enable one to take photos down to 1/250s at 600mm on a crop body. Autofocus speed is good - but at 600mm F6.3 it is not the fastest out there, which is understandable. Autofocus speed can be improved if one does not rely on the Full range of the selector switch, but helping the autofocus system by selecting the likely distance to subject using the distance selector switch on the lens. Clicking small, restless birds inside foliage in low light may be a tad more difficult with this lens at 600mm than with the old one at 500mm, but that is part of the challenge of going to higher focal length as well. Autofocus accuracy is excellent and, in decent lighting conditions, is pretty much unbeatable. If combined with a slightly more capable body than a Canon 700D, one can expect pretty impressive results even at ISOs of 1600, while reaching up to 600mm with F6.3. Overall an excellent product for its price. Attached photos, apart from that of the tiger walking down, are all at 600mm on a 700D body with ISO speeds capped at 1600.

I have the sigma 150-600 for my nikon d3400, which is an f-mount. I was using a nikon 70-300 and the jump in difference was astounding.PLEASE LOOK AT THE SPECS ON WEIGHT AND SIZE! There not a deal breaker but it caught me off guard when my lens was delivered.The jump from the 70-300 to the 150-600 produced such closer and tighter shots with the sigma, and with good sharpness. I've attached some photos just to give you an idea of what is possible with this lens. FYI I in no way consider myself anywhere near an actual photographer, all I do is go out and point my lens at something.Only complaints are the weight, but that's to be expected, and the size. The size makes it a little weird on where to grab it. I tend to grab the tripod attachment ring, resting the weight of the lens on my hand.

I bought this for my Nikon D850. Love the combo. Autofocus is fast and precise. Motor is quiet. Optics are sharp and pleasing to my eyes. Colours are rich. A little heavy but that's to be expected for beast like this.

Tengo una Canon EOS 250D y me gusta mucho hacer fotos de aves y naturaleza, llevo un tiempo usando un objetivo Canon 70-300 con buenos resultados pero se me quedaba corto en muchas ocasiones, así que me decidí por comprar el Sigma 150-600. Tenía miedo porque es un objetivo muy oscuro pero cuando lo he probado me ha maravillado con su calidad de imagen.A tener en cuenta:- Es un objetivo grande y pesado, para estar quieto en un sitio, enfocar y disparar. Colgar la cámara del cuello con este objetivo para ir andando con él no es para nada viable. Para eso tienes el 70-300.- Se te va a hacer durillo enfocar y hacer zoom sin un trípode, aunque se puede hacer. Recomendable usar trípode si vas a estar un buen rato haciendo fotos.- La nitidez de las imágenes es una maravilla, lo he probado con aves pequeñas pero me falta irme a un puesto de observación de aves. Aún así el resultado es muy bueno.- En la caja viene una bolsa para transportarlo, correas para la bolsa y el objetivo, el parasol y el objetivo

Pour l'instant je suis satisfait de cet objectif. Monté sur un Nikon D500. Le pare-soleil est encombrant, je m'en passe parfois. Niveau design, ce n'est pas le plus beau, mais à ce prix ce n'est pas la priorité. Bon rapport/qualité prix.

There is always something to whish for, but for the money it is a great lens. Fast and sharp focus. Works perfect with my Canon 90D. Also with the 80D, so I expect it will work with every DSLR form Canon. It has some weight, but with the correct strap the combination body & lens is easy to carry and als easy to handle. I use the SunSniper Pro strap with a modified system to attach the body or lens to it. But the original system is just as good to carry it. My solution is only easier to switch between lenses: I carry this lens on it's own attachement, but the smaller lenses through the attachment on the body. So switching to and from this lens means also switching of the carrying point. Carrying this lens on it's own attachment point givis the combination a perfect balance.So, i spite of the weight I am very satisfied with this lens for which I also replaced my camera bag. The lenses' bag is not very handy. Don't throw it away, because it is handy when a frend wants to borrow yoyr lens and also in the unexpected case you want to sell it (or for replacement by Sigma's 60-600) this bag is handy to have. I am satisfied with this value for this money.