![]() ![]() The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens with the supplied lens hood fitted The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens also offers a a new zoom lock switch that can be locked at any focal length, which is very useful when using the longer settings. A clear distance scale in both feet and meters runs from the closest focusing distance of 280cm / 110.2in to infinity. You can also use the USB dock to customise these ranges to your own needs. The focus limiter switch has two settings, 10m-infinity and 2.8m-10m, which helps speed up the auto-focusing if you know how far your subject is from the lens. Full-time manual focus override is also available by setting the Focus switch to the new MO mode and then rotating the focus ring. Rear of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lensįocusing is usefully internal and manual focusing is possible when set via the Focus switch on the lens barrel. The OS system has two modes - mode 1 is suitable for general photography, and mode 2 is best for panning shots of moving subjects in a horizontal direction (not vertical).įront of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens This very usefully includes built-in Vibration Reduction, activated by the OS switch on the lens barrel, which offers around 4 stops of compensation. In terms of features, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary offers everything that you need from a professional telephoto zoom lens. Side of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens The optical elements are made of high-grade glass with 1 FLD glass element (performance equal to fluorite) and 3 SLD glass elements, while the lens commendably has a dust and splash-proof construction. The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens has a plastic shell with a mixture of metallic and plastic parts used inside. ![]() Side of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens, extended to 600mmīuild quality is very good. T he Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens mounted on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens mounted on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III The lens also extends by quite a long way when zoomed out from 150mm to 600mm. This is not a lens that you can hand-hold for too long, being much more at home mounted on a sturdy tripod or monopod. As seen in the photos below, it dwarves even a full-frame camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Weighing in at a whopping 1,930g and measuring 26cm in length, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary is a pretty big and heavy lens, although it is almost 1kg lighter than the Sports version. The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens is currently available for £849.99 / $1099.99 in the UK and the US, respectively. The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary features a rounded 9 blade diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out of focus areas of the image, built-in optical image stabilisation with an accelerometer for improved vertical and horizontal panning, an Hyper Sonic Motor for fast and quiet autofocusing, a zoom lock switch that can be locked at any focal length, manual override (MO) which is activated by rotating the focus ring while using autofocus, water and oil-repellent coating on the front and rear lenses, and dust and splash-proof construction on the mount. The Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary is a relatively compact and lightweight versatile 4x telelphoto zoom lens for full-frame DSLR cameras and APS-C sensor cameras with an effective increase in focal length. ![]()
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