Sigma 745-306 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens for Nikon F
$1,117.99
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- 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM / C
- Minimum focusing distance : 280 cm/110.2 inches, focal length :150-600mm. Diaphragm blades: 9
- First hyper-telephoto zoom from the Contemporary line, Dust proof and splash proof mount95mm filter
- Lightweight & compact in construction for higher usability.SIGMA TELE CONVERTER TC-1401 and TC-2001 are dedicated to Tele Converter lenses, which should be used with only listed lenses.The converter cannot be attached to the camera and lens whose mount is different.Do not use the SIGMA TELE CONVERTER on top of another SIGMA TELE CONVERTER, or any other kinds of converters.
- Water and oil repellent coating on front glass element makes maintenance of the lens surface easier
- 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM / C^First hyper-telephoto zoom from the Contemporary line^Lightweight & compact in construction for higher usability^Water and oil repellent coating on front glass element makes maintenance of the lens surface easier^Dust proof and splash proof mount95mm filter
Specification: Sigma 745-306 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens for Nikon F
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tony –
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was a little apprehensive buying a big ticket item via Amazon, but it worked out great.
It arrived EXACTLY on the estimated day of arrival.
I’m using it primarily for nature and landscape shots and am not a professional photographer by any means.
I am using the lens with my Nikon D5000 and D5200.
The lens focuses superfast and haven;t had an issue of it ‘hunting around for a focus point.
I have shot some photos holding it by hand, but not for long and not fully zoomed in.
I have been using it on a tripod and got some really good shots.. even through my double paned kitchen window..
I found that the photos are even sharper then my Nikkor 300mm when i crop or zoom in
I’ve posted some of my pics of my backyard birds. below as well as s a short video taken with the lens and my Nikon d5200. I was inside so the audio is very low.
I haven’t used it much in low light, but plan to play with it during the next full moon.
The only thing i was disappointed about was that there doesn;t seem to be a manual in the box and it wasn;t obvious where it was on the Sigma website either. To be fair, I just glanced around and will put some more time into it this weekend.
All and all, I am very impressed and happy with my purchase. Can;t wait to get out and shoot some nature in northern ontario this summer.
TonyB –
So very sharp at long range one photo is of it on my D7500 and the second is of a church taken 1 km + away .. now its very sharp i dont see much if nay chromatic abbe ration but i will admit it is heavy and i recommend you get the dock with it to customize the auto focus settings 🙂
Excellent value and a great lens loses one point for slower af settings by default
Todd M –
Prior to purchasing this, I was told by this seller, that this wasn’t a gray market lens, but in reality it’s considered an import and there’s only the one year manufacturer warranty with this lens. As this seller isn’t an authorized Sigma dealer, Sigma Canada will not service this lens with their usual 7-year warranty.
My copy of this lens has severe back focusing issue on the wide end (even after using the Sigma Optimization Pro Dock) and making micro calibrations with my Canon. I will have to have it calibrated with Gentec Inc. My hope is that this lens will then be as amazing as most other reviewers have written.
Jean Hébert –
Excellent product when it works. The AF started misbehaving about one year after buying. And I only had a year warrantee… Cost of repair was prohibitive (462$CDN + postage) and the fixing did not last. Two months later it had to be sent back again to the repair center in Canada. I am now waiting… The future does not look promising for my investment. I might end up with a total loss (depending on the kind of service I get in the near future) after less than a two year use… Depressing…
B. Fischer –
| Fazit
In Summe auch nach 4 Jahren Verwendung ein absolut empfehlenswertes Super-Teleobjektiv sowohl am Crop-Sensor als auch am Vollformat! Die Lichtstärke und auch die Abbildungsleistung liegen nicht auf dem Niveau einer 600mm Festbrennweite, dafür ist das Objektiv mit ca. 900€ wesentlich günstiger und durch die Abmessungen und das geringere Gewicht einfacher in der Handhabung. Dadurch kann es auch auf längeren Touren ohne größere Probleme mitgenommen werden.
Einzige Nachteile für mich (mit Empfehlung):
Die kurze Stativschelle ohne Arca-Swiss (gerade mit leichten Kameras wird die Kombination sehr kopflastig) und der fehlende Wetterschutz. Wer dies benötigt, dem würde ich einen näheren Blick auf das Tamron 150-600mm G2 empfehlen. Als ich das Sigma gekauft habe gab es dieses noch nicht und ein Upgrade rechnet sich für mich bisher noch nicht. Durch den geringen Preisunterschied wäre dies für mich bei einer Neuanschaffung aber definitiv in Erwägung zu ziehen.
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| Verarbeitung
Die Zeiten, dass Sigma oder auch Tamron für ihre schlechte Verarbeitung zu kritisieren waren ist definitiv vorbei – im Falle von Sigma mit der Einführung der C(ontemporary), S(ports) und A(rt) Objektive. So ist auch das 150mm – 600mm gut verarbeitet und erweckt auch nach 4 Jahren, die ich das Objektiv inzwischen nutze, noch den Eindruck. Alleine die Gegenlichtblende ist mittlerweile etwas schwergängig zur Montage/Demontage geworden. Ich vermute diese hat sich leicht verzogen, was bei dem großen Durchmesser (95mm Filtergewinde) allgemein zu Problemen führen kann. So lassen sich z.B. billige Filter oftmals gar nicht oder nur sehr schwer montieren, da es zu geringfügigen Abweichungen der Rundheit kommt und auch bei hochwertigen Filtern darf man diese nicht zu fest greifen, da es dadurch bereits durch leichte, elastische Deformationen kommt und ein Einschrauben der Filter schwierig wird. Das Filtergewinde am Objektiv selbst ist allerdings hervorragend gefertigt.
Obwohl bei dem Objektiv laut Hersteller kein Wetterschutz vorhanden ist, ist am Anschlussbajonett eine Dichtlippe vorhanden. Damit ist zumindest der direkte Kontakt zum Kamerabody geschützt. Dennoch würde ich ohne weitere Vorkehrungen nicht empfehlen das Objektiv viel Nässe/Schmutz auszusetzen. Wer viel in widrigen Bedingungen unterwegs ist, sollte sich in der Preisklasse eher das Tamron 150mm – 600mm G2 oder (bereits deutlich teurer) das Sigma 150mm – 600mm Sports ansehen.
| Handhabung
Die Handhabung ohne Stativ ist insgesamt als gut zu bewerten. Hier hätte ich mir eigentlich nur einen breiteren und etwas leichtgängigeren Fokusring gewünscht. In vielen Fällen nutze ich Freihand aber ohnehin den Autofokus um z.B. Vögel im Flug auch wirklich mit dem Fokus zu treffen. Mehr zum Autofokus im entsprechenden Unterpunkt meiner Rezension. Die Stativschelle kann abgenommen oder verdreht werden, damit diese nicht mehr stört.
Die Handhabung auf dem Stativ ist, insbesondere mit einer leichten (Crop)-Kamera, nicht ideal. Mit meiner Nikon D5500 ist die Stativschelle viel zu kurz um die Kombination einigermaßen in einen ausgeglichenen Zustand zu bringen. Durch die starke Kopflastigkeit kommt es sogar mit einem recht stabilen Stativ zu einem leichten absinken des Bildausschnitts, wenn Objektiv bzw. Kamera losgelassen werden. Bei 600mm Brennweite ist durch den minimalen Winkel der Bildausschnitt bereits wieder falsch und wird es somit schwierig die Kamera richtig zu justieren. Mit meiner D850 (besonders mit Batteriegriff) ist das System deutlich besser ausgeglichen und die Festlegung des Ausschnitts einfacher handhabbar.
Hier wäre eine längere Stativschelle definitiv notwendig und – wie man es beim Tamron 150mm-600mm G2 sieht mit Arca-Swiss Kompatibilität ein echter Benefit. Falls eine Neuauflage des Objektivs geplant ist hiermit ein Hinweis an Sigma: Überarbeitet eure Stativschelle!
| Bildqualität
Die Bildqualität ist für ein Objektiv dieser Preisklasse und in diesem Brennweitenbereich sehr gut. Am Crop-Sensor nochmal besser als am Vollformat, da die Randbereiche wegfallen, aber auch am Vollformat gut. Die Ergebnisse sind schon bei Offenblende recht gut, durch Abblenden erhält man aber nochmal eine Steigerung der Qualität. Wer das Beste an Bildqualität und eine maximale Lichtstärke braucht ist wohl mit einem 600mm F4 Objektiv besser bedient, wird dieses aber nur mit erheblich mehr Aufwand transportieren können und hat entsprechende Kosten. Meiner Meinung nach lohnt sich das nur wenn man seinen Lebensunterhalt mit der Wildlife-Fotografie verdient. Preis/Leistungsmäßig bekommt man hier aber wirklich sehr viel für sein Geld!
Zur Beurteilung der Bildqualität sind ein paar Abbildungen mit 100% Detailansicht und Angaben zu den Einstellungen / Kamera beigefügt. Ich denke dies sagt mehr über die Qualität in realer Anwendung aus.
Dank 9 abgerundeter Blendenlamellen ist das Bokeh recht schön und insbesondere im „Makro“ Bereich angenehm weich. Die Naheinstellgrenze lässt allerdings keinen Abbildungsmaßstab, den man tatsächlich als Makro bezeichnen könnte, zu.
| Autofokus und Bildstabilisator
Der Autofokus arbeitet im Allgemeinen recht schnell und in der Regel treffsicher. Eine Feinjustierung mit dem Sigma-Dock ist generell immer empfehlenswert, in meinem Fall mussten aber nur wenig an den Einstellschrauben gedreht werden. Dies kann sich aber je Objektiv unterscheiden. Daher ist die Möglichkeit dies mit dem Dock selbst zu Justieren aus meiner Sicht sehr gut und kann ich nur empfehlen!
Der Bildstabilisator leistet gute Arbeit, bei dieser Brennweite muss man aber einfach eine entsprechende Belichtungszeit wählen, da bereits kleinste Bewegungen zu einer Unschärfe führen. Am Vollformat sind bei 600mm noch bis etwa 1/320s scharfe Aufnahmen möglich. Eine ruhige Hand ist allerdings Pflicht, ein Stativ besser.
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+++ Ich lege großen Wert auf die Meinung anderer Kunden und freue mich, wenn ich mit meinen Erfahrungen bei einer Entscheidung helfen kann. Daher nehme ich mir viel Zeit für eine ehrliche, umfassende und hoffentlich hilfreiche Alltags-Rezension. +++
Gaberlunzie –
I am very keen on wildlife photography and have been using a Canon 100-400 L lens with my Canon 7D MkII. I hadn’t been that happy with the reach of just 400mm and also that the images seemed to be quite soft even after tuning the camera to the lens. After some investigation, I decided that the Sigma 150-600 was the lens to get and I am so glad that I did. As we travel quite a bit, I didn’t want the extra weight of the Sport version and so after reading many reviews decided on the Contemporary. I fitted the lens to my 7D MkII and achieved perfect results without any lens compensation in the camera. My only very small issue is the difficulty to turn the zoom ring round from 150mm to 600mm once you have found your subject. I’m sure that I will get used to this in time. All in all a wonderful piece of kit for the excellent price.
John C. –
I’m glad I bought this lens. It was offered at a great price and it got a lot of good reviews and that influenced my decision to get it. It’s quite high quality, very clear and sharp, and the auto focus is very fast. If you shoot it offhand, and use manual focus it is very awkward to use that way. It’s kind of heavy for fast pointing and shooting on active wildlife and birds even on auto focus. Best with a tripod but the preparation time can be a little inconvenient at times when your subject doesn’t want to stick around for very long.
S Thilip Kumar –
I read lot of reviews before buying this product, here is my verdict.
– If you are looking for budget priced telephoto lens, this is for you.
– Its heavy, no doubt why this product is sturdy and can take few blow and still perform the same. Don’t judge this product by weight, if you look for lesser weight lens you end up paying almost double price for 700 gm or so wt reduction.
– Picture quality : Its equally good or maybe better in certain conditions with any lens of this category when the subject seem to be isolated or if you give enough time to focus. When the subject is with blended background it takes a while or maybe little blur to the pic. Remember this was on a crop sensor camera, results are completely different and better on a full frame sensor camera. Plus you get better result when you keep the lens distance setting appropriate to the situation. This doesn’t harm anyway a fast moving object, it’s hilariously good to shoot fast moving subjects. Camera setting do affect the image quality, with right setting it’s a workhorse of lens to shoot with. I’ve pictured far flying eagle fully zoomed and could get clean (Definitely those pics do have have few blurring due to the distance with pollution on sky)
– I read someone commenting the lens zoom was too hard, indeed I experienced it as well but after reasonable usage I do adjust with my holding fingers; it’s so buttery smooth.
– Verdict : If you are looking for inexpensive (I would not use the word ‘cheap’ as this product outlives the money invested) entry level telephoto lens, go for it:; Not an iota of doubt for this lens.
You might struggle initially a bit to take good pics but once you familiarise which settings ( Lens as well camera setting) suits your camera, then begins your joyful endless journey with this lens.
I’ve attached some of the best pics taken with this lens (Crop sensor body) for reference
Jacques –
I have been looking into this lens for weeks, going through all kind of reviews and comparisons, and finally decided for this Sigma (compared to Tamron’s). I was hesitating only because it often sells for a couple of hundreds dollars more than Tamron’s v1, but when I found this Sigma on Amazon at this price, I jumped onto it … and I do not have any regret !
Quick shipping and really impressive lens ! On the heavy side, of course (normal for this telephoto range), but I am surprised positively by its image quality. I use it on my new Canon 80D and it is just amazing what it can do and with such a good quality of picture. Also impressed finally that it does not only need that much of bright light to get good quality picture. I was expecting needing much more light than it actually requires.
However, it will require me much more “getting used to” than expected … Handling such a heavy lens is not obvious and even with a monopod, it is pretty challenging at high end of the lens (which is why we buy it in the first place, right ?). So, tripod use is recommended for beginning 🙂
Excellent buy !
Nilanjan –
Excellent product from Sigma and equally excellent delivery and shipping by Cloudtail and Amazon. Had used the 150-500mm for 7 years before upgrading to this one. Works flawlessly with the Canon 550D, 700D and 80D – should have no problem with any contemporary Canon Body. Pretty ok at F6.3 and 600mm and of course when the light is good, then it can give lenses 5 times as expensive as this a run for their money. Image quality and sharpness of the 150-600mm is surely improved from the older 150-500mm version – in most lighting scenarios you can see a noticeable difference. Optical stabilization is fast, effective and completely silent and can enable one to take photos down to 1/250s at 600mm on a crop body. Autofocus speed is good – but at 600mm F6.3 it is not the fastest out there, which is understandable. Autofocus speed can be improved if one does not rely on the Full range of the selector switch, but helping the autofocus system by selecting the likely distance to subject using the distance selector switch on the lens. Clicking small, restless birds inside foliage in low light may be a tad more difficult with this lens at 600mm than with the old one at 500mm, but that is part of the challenge of going to higher focal length as well. Autofocus accuracy is excellent and, in decent lighting conditions, is pretty much unbeatable. If combined with a slightly more capable body than a Canon 700D, one can expect pretty impressive results even at ISOs of 1600, while reaching up to 600mm with F6.3. Overall an excellent product for its price. Attached photos, apart from that of the tiger walking down, are all at 600mm on a 700D body with ISO speeds capped at 1600.
Paul Mak –
Love it. Well made lens that spells quality. Hood and tripod bracket fit nicely. All adjustment controls feel smooth except for the zoom ring which was a bit stiff to turn but could be due to the new condition. Tested it out and very happy with the performance. Sharp and quick focus throughout the zoom range except at 600 mm where details were a bit softer than say 400-500 mm zoom setting. On the downside, the lens is a bit heavier than I expected. A tripod or monopod is needed for any extended photo session. Definitely a quality product with performance close to lens many times its price.
freewheeling frankie –
For the money, this is a pretty amazing lens. While heavy, compared to virtually anything else with 500 or 600 mm focal length it’s pretty light and as a consequence, given the excellent image stabilisation, it’s certainly possible to use hand-held in reasonably good light. But unless you’ve got quite strong arms – or something to lean on – I’d strongly recommend using a monopod. This will be a lot lighter to lug around than a tripod although obviously the latter will get you the best shots, and is especially recommended if you’re staying in one place such as a hide.
As many have pointed out, with its unspectacular maximum aperture the lens isn’t great in low light (a wider maximum aperture would make it much heavier and much more expensive) and ideally it should be paired with a camera body that has really good low light autofocus ability and relatively low noise at high ISO values. If you’re not used to using a supertelephoto lens – and it is quite a steep learning curve – you’re going to find that smaller targets that are some distance away are hard to achieve good focus on using autofocus, especially if there is something else slightly further or nearer to potentially focus on such as water, branches etc. This isn’t a shortcoming of the lens, more a question of technique and the quality of your camera’s autofocus system. In particular, if you’re photographing relatively distant birds on water that aren’t moving around much, you’ll get the best shots on a tripod using either manual focus or the manual override setting (where you can use autofocus and then fine-tune) using the camera’s magnified on-screen view rather than the viewfinder where it can be difficult to see if you have optimum focus. While this isn’t a criticism of the lens, it’s worth knowing so that you don’t think there’s something wrong with it at longer distances when closer shots with autofocus are so sharp. And of course even with perfect focus, as your subject gets further away there is inevitably a law of diminishing returns with regard to detail and any subsequent cropping or sharpening will bring out any noise in the image.
From an aesthetic point of view, the background blur (bokeh) of areas of the frame that are out of focus is not very attractive when the background is near to the subject – e.g. if you’re shooting a duck floating on water, the duck may look fine but the water behind and in front of it less so. On the other hand, if the background is some metres behind the subject then the blur looks fine to me. The sharpness when you get a good focus on something is really spectacular – a small bird 5 or 10 metres away will show every filament of its feathers. The focus limiting switch, with three positions of full range, closest focus to 10 metres and 10 metres to infinity is really useful, – if you’re trying to shoot a bird through gaps in branches or reeds or alternatively one perched on a branch quite nearby you can avoid the autofocus locking onto the foreground or background respectively and waste a lot less time hunting for focus.
Obviously this lens is far from cheap in absolute terms, but compared to anything better it’s a huge bargain and I would strongly recommend it for shooting birds in your garden or a park, at least as practice for using it in more challenging environments. As an example of what you can achieve when the subject is quite near, the shot of the robin is from about 6 or 7 metres away.
Aatos Lehtila –
Definitely the best 600 mm lens anywhere near this price range. Focus is decently quick with my 6D, even though it isn’t supposed to focus at F6.3. And sharpness is good in the corners – better than the competition for sure. Other focal lengths are fine as well, with some being very good. I can’t find anything better under $5000.