Review on Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM SLD Lens for Canon DSLR Camera - Ultimate Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens by Gagaan Pahal ᠌

Name: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM SLD Lens for Canon DSLR Camera - Ultimate Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens
Item: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM SLD Lens for Canon DSLR Camera - Ultimate Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens
Rating: 4

September 13, 2022

I recommend to buy, the product is of high quality.

The lens exceeded my expectations in terms of shooting quality, I bought the filter for 2500 on ebay without any problems, it’s not very convenient that the “focusing move” works in the opposite direction from nikona and tamrona, you have to get used to it, well, as a small appendage cover (it’s more convenient for competitors), but these are already trifles that you simply can not notice, although when you need to quickly throw up this unit, as it was noted somewhere in the article, it looks more like a reactive infantry flamethrower "bumblebee", the cover is somewhat annoying with the absence of tangible "pedals".

Pros

Sharpness, focusing speed, color reproduction, build quality, and of course the ability to zoom in, compared to my old AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f / 3.5-5.6G ED VR, it is simply great, especially focusing speed in poor lighting. The stabilizer works "with a bang" even on a long focus, just train your "grip". And what kind of portraits does he "paint" at 500 mm!

Cons

In my opinion, there is one and very significant latch. It is disproportionate to the weight and volume of the lens, it is very small, with a poorly felt fixation and a short stroke, I have been using the nikona and tamrona zoom models for more than 3 years, despite the fact that these two lenses are much smaller. but the retainer for both is simply magnificent, sigma killed me on the spot - the retainer stopped working 15 days after purchase. (for repairs!)