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Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras |  | Brand: Sigma
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,470.00
Buy New: $979.95
as of 9/5/2010 06:44 PDT details
You Save: $490.05 (33%)
New (8) Used (4) Refurbished (1) from $875.00
Seller: Continental Digital Pros
Rating:  71 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 3.3
Maximum Focal Length: 500
Minimum Focal Length: 150
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 7.7 x 7.2
MPN: 737-101
Model: 737-101
ASIN: B001542X6E
Release Date: May 21, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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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Amazon.com Product Description
The Sigma 150-500mm ultra-telephoto zoom lens covers a telephoto range of up to 500mm, letting you bring almost any subject close for short-perspective shots. The lens employs Sigma's original Optical Stabilizer (OS) function, which gives you access to shutter speeds approximately four stops slower without blurring the image. As a result, you can capture low-light, long-distance shots such as football plays, wildlife profiles, and landscape scenes without using a tripod for each photo. In addition, the lens incorporates a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) for quick, high-speed autofocusing, along with a rear focus system that guarantees optimum image quality throughout the entire zoom range. And photographers will love the three special low dispersion (SLD) glass elements, which correct for chromatic aberration, and the super multilayer lens coating, which reduces flare and ghosting. Other details include an option for full-time manual focusing, a close focusing distance of 86.6 inches, and an 86mm filter size. Compatible with optional 1.4x and 2x tele converters--which produce a 210-700mm length or 300-1000mm length respectively--the Sigma 150-500mm lens carries a one-year warranty. Specifications
- Focal length: 150-500mm
- Maximum aperture: f/5-6.3
- Lens construction: 21 elements in 15 groups
- Angle of view: 16.4 to 5 degrees
- Number of diaphragm blades: 9
- Minimum aperture: f/22
- Minimum focusing distance: 86.6 inches
- Maximum magnification: 1:5.2
- Filter size: 86mm
- Hood type: Bayonet
- Mount: Canon
- Dimensions: 3.7 inches in diameter and 9.9 inches long
- Weight: 67.4 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year
Product Description
This 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 asfull-time manual focusing capability. The addition of the (optional) 1.4x EX DG APO or 2x EX DG APO Tele Converters produce a 210-700mm F7-9 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens or a 300-1000mm F10-13 MF ultra-telephoto zoom lens respectively. A removable tripod socket (TS-31) is included as a standard component.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 71
 Great lens, and very affordable. September 3, 2010
C. R. Cochems (CA USA)
I use this lens constantly for bird photography, and it gives consistent clear results from 150-500mm. Auto-focus is quick, and VR works a charm.
 Sigma 150-to-500 Lens August 17, 2010
Steven R. Osborne (Luling LA)
The lens provides good quality photos -- better than the photographer, as a matter of fact. It does what I wanted. My minor complaint is the weight, but I still lug the lens for long shots.
Good lens but not what I needed July 24, 2010
dhunckyn (Albuquerque, NM)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had this lens for about a week but sadly I am returning it. I was too sure what to expect when I ordered it but was hoping for something a little sharper.
My biggest complaints are that:
1. If shooting something over 50ft away it always seemed to be soft or at least not as sharp as I wanted.
2. In order to get the speed I wanted I had to turn ISO up to 1600 or more and on my D80 this just doesn't perform the way I would like on a D3 or D700 I'm sure I would have been happier.
3. While the auto focus was very quiet it was also very slow, shooting hummingbirds and dragonflies had to be done manually
the good:
1. In bright daylight I was able to get some great shots of dragonflies (handheld) and Polar Bears (on tripod) at the local zoo, even at 500mm.
2. The 150-500mm is a very useful range for zoom
Sigma 150-500 July 15, 2010
Zip Skip (Las Vegas, NV)
I love it so far. Haven't had the time to take as many photos as I'd like but the tests I've done I'm happy with it. It is a bit heavy but shooting hand held is pretty doable considering the OS (anti vibration system).
Great for the price July 14, 2010
coach52
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens primarily for sports photography and I have taken several hundred pictures at speed boat races and summer football. I find the os to be a little slow for fast focus so I turned it off for the boat races and the photos were very nice. I was able to use the os for football and this also resulted in good quality prints. I am pleased with this lens, particularily as its cost is about one sixth the cost of the comparible Nikon lens.
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