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  Vicky_Voyiatzi

  2024-03-27

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  It is a wonderful lens that is worth its money. I bought it for use with an adapter on my RP camera, which does not have the same autofocus capabilities as the rest of Canon's R series, and that's why I also bought the USB Dock, which the amazing Japanese company Sigma has designed for micro-adjustments within the lens itself and parallel adjustments in the submenus of my camera. The result (especially for fast photography like birds) is amazing. It may not be the simplest and easiest, but in order to achieve the same image quality, one would have to spend twice the amount.

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  akarakonstantakis

  2023-03-17

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  This review is about the mount: Nikon F

  I ordered the lens at the end of February. I have no complaints about the store. I received it very quickly and they were helpful.
  The lens had debris on the internal crystals, most likely from the factory.
  I contacted the store and they replaced the lens with a new one, which has MARKS on two internal crystals. I don't know if they affect the photos, but I consider it the worst purchase I have ever made, when I could have bought something else with these specifications.
  Also, the lens caps (front and back) are not of the highest quality that a lens costing around a thousand could have.
  Anyone who wants to spend a thousand and deal with things that shouldn't happen with a new lens, can do it.
  I would not recommend this particular lens due to factory negligence.
  Its technical specifications are generally very good.

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  7 out of 8 members found this review helpful

  alx255

  2021-11-12
  This review is about the mount: Nikon F

  I have had him for almost 4 years and he has made me look good in everything I have done, from marathon races to air combat demonstrations. He is the best when it comes to his money.

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  9 out of 10 members found this review helpful

  Antonisaen

  2021-01-11

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  This review is about the mount: Nikon F

  This specific lens is a "diamond" for its price!! In any case, it fully justifies its price, as it has a bunch of "goodies" and useful features! After all, one could not expect anything less from this brand!! The fact that it is a heavy lens is a downside, but for this specific focal range, the technologies and the quality it carries, its weight is expected, resulting in it not being characterized as a negative characteristic at all! I recommend it as the best possible choice in terms of quality/price ratio!

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  Nikos-51

  2017-12-10
  This review is about the mount: Nikon F

  The lens is very good for the range it offers. I use it with a Nikon D5500.

  Pros: Quality construction, sturdy and sharp even at 600mm. Normal weight for its size, but it can get tiring to hold after a while as it weighs about 2 kilograms. It also accepts software upgrades, which improve autofocus speed, optical stabilization, and allow for personalized settings.

  Cons: The autofocus speed is not the fastest. For fast-moving objects, it could be better, focusing with greater speed and accuracy. It also depends on the camera body, of course. I assume it would perform better with more expensive bodies. The optical stabilizer does a decent job, but it could be better. I would have liked it to have some of the features of the more expensive series (150-600 s), but the price difference is too big, 1670 euros.

  At 733 euros, I couldn't resist buying it new. It offers a lot for the price I paid. At 1250 euros, there is also the Tamron 150-600 G2, which might be better in terms of autofocus speed and image stabilization, but for me, the cost is prohibitive.

  I managed to capture some impressive photos of an F-16. Of course, with a more expensive body, the results would have been better. I hope that after the software upgrade, its functions will improve.

  (Update 13/04/2020)
  Now I use it on the D7500, and as I suspected, the autofocus works better and faster. After the software upgrade, the image stabilization also works slightly better. If combined with a 1.4x teleconverter (I have the KENKO one), it can be used as a hobbyist telescope (focal length of 1260mm!) with image stabilization and without significant chromatic aberration. I have managed to capture Saturn with its rings visible! Since I have a 150 x 1200 telescope, older technology, with an adapter for a camera, the photos with the Sigma lens are much better.

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