#Sigma 150 600mm manual#
#Sigma 150 600mm plus#

Inside, the lens uses 25 elements in 15 groups including four “F” low-dispersion elements and two extra-low dispersion elements, plus a dust and moisture resistant coating on the front element. I guess I can always buy the eye-rollingly expensive TS-81 foot that Sigma sells separately. Again, with the weight being a factor, I begin to feel the discomfort of carrying like this for longer periods of time.

With this foot, I can only awkwardly cram three fingers in rather than a more comfortable four. As someone who shoots handheld, I still appreciate having the foot there and I use it as a carrying handle for my setup. Because of it, I did not have to take my eye out of the viewfinder to check level alignment.Ī downside I find with the included tripod foot is that it’s quite short. This really comes in handy when shooting off a gimbal when I wanted to go from landscape to portrait orientation. The collar itself also has notches every 90 degrees so the foot can be set perfectly level by feeling the groove rather than having to eyeball the alignment with markings. For one, the foot incorporates an Arca Swiss-compatible plate so that no additional add-on is necessary. The tripod foot and collar feature a couple of great design choices. I’ve never thought of this as a possible issue until using this lens. This is in contrast to the Sony 200-600mm I own and Canon telephoto lenses I’ve used where the ribbing is flattened at the edge and doesn’t stick out so far. After a while, the weight of my camera and this lens starts to dig into my hand and the ribbing starts to feel like little knives. One other complaint about both the zoom and focus rings comes from Sigma’s combination of rubber hardness and the wide, triangle-shaped ribbing. In the video section of this review, I will discuss its poor functionality further.

On the plus side, it does have smooth rotation to it with an appropriate amount of tension to the glide.

#Sigma 150 600mm manual#

For wildlife photography, manual focusing becomes very important in certain situations where there are foreground elements and dense foliage at play, and I use it every day I’m out. For such a small area, I wish Sigma could have at least placed the rubber ribbing over as much as possible. It’s awfully narrow and what is worse is that only a portion of the ring that moves is covered in rubber grip. Looping back to the focus ring, I’m not a fan of its design. That leaves f/6.3 being the maximum aperture through the rest of the range from 366mm to 600mm.įor comparison, the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 lens switches over right around 300mm, so for those hankering over a third-stop of light, this Sigma is an improvement. From 173mm to 365mm, the widest aperture is f/5.6. This lens has a variable aperture that from my testing breaks down as follows: from 150mm to 172mm, the widest aperture is f/5. Sigma appears to have done well to ensure there was no extra bulk here. The lens diameter is 4.3 inches (10.9 centimeters) which fits well in my hand and it takes 95mm filters screwed to the front. At 600mm, the lens physically extends out to about 14.5 inches (36.8 centimeters). That weight is spread across the 10.5 inches (26.7 centimeters) length and can be handheld, which is how I photographed with it for my review. In all, the lens weighs four pounds 15 ounces (2.2 kilograms) with the lens hood attached. In my opinion, the matte black finish is an immediate relief compared to the unsightly off-white Sony 200-600mm lens. There’s no glossy finish anywhere and it’s not gaudily large and over-industrial in style. The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS is one of the company’s better-looking lenses. Available for Sony E-mount or Leica L-mount, does this redesigned super-telephoto zoom meet the expectations of real-world wildlife photographers? The long-awaited Sigma 150-600mm for mirrorless cameras has finally arrived.