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Retail Price: $1,159.00
Deal Price: $1,159.00
Stock: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: SIGMA
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Sigma
EAN: 0085126736347
Feature: High Magnification Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens, with a 10x zoom ratio from 50mm to 500mm, optimized for digital SLR cameras.
Is Fragile: 0
Label: SIGMA
Manufacturer: SIGMA
Maximum Focal Length: 500
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Model: B0009F3MR4
Optical Zoom: 10
Publisher: SIGMA
Release Date: 2005-06-10
Studio: SIGMA
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Features
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High Magnification Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens, with a 10x zoom ratio from 50mm to 500mm, optimized for digital SLR cameras.
Most effective coating for minimizing flare and ghost with digital SLR cameras.
Triple-cam Rear Focusing System ensures high precision throughout the whole focus range.
Uses four SLD (the special low dispersion) glass elements for superior optical performance.
Accepts both 1.4X and 2X APO EX Tele-Converters, the lens can be used as a 1000mm ultra-telephoto zoom lens.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This high zoom ratio lens is optimized for digital SLR cameras and capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths from 50mm standard to 500mm ultra telephoto. In addition, the new super coating on each glass surface produces superb color rendition, while reducing flare and ghosting.
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Reviews :
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Evaluation:
Conclusion: Great lens at a great price
Review: I purchased this lens, hoping to finally get shots of some birds and people that kept eluding me. I'm happy to say I've been able to get both in range now.
The lens arrived on the exact delivery date promised, packaged very well.
It has a bit of weight to it, but not nearly as much as some of my other tele lenses.
I use this lens with a Tripod, but in good light, while bracing yourself, you can manage to get clean shots up to the 400mm range.
I've shot with this on both my a100 and my a350 with fairly equal results on both. I find it zooms in a bit faster on the a350.
Pros: It delivers what it says it can.
Cons: I didn't buy it sooner.
Givens: It weighs what you would expect from this size of lens.
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Conclusion: Interesting Lens - Heavy and decent quality
Review: This lens was a nice lens, but I just wasn't happy with the pictures I got from it. I returned the lens and replaced it with a Tamron 200-500mm and love the Tamron.
The is a good lens if you want a lens to get a wide range of focal lengths. It has good build quality, looks good and produces decent images but I saw some strange aberrations in my pictures and the bokeh just didn't look right to me.
I am not a pro photographer so the issue I had with the lens may have been user generated...but I will say that the Tamron 200-500mm works better for me than this lens did.
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Conclusion: Great lens, great value
Review: I just started taking pictures with this lens and it is just great. The only drawback is its weight that makes it uncomfortable for long nature treks. But I guess the weight comes with the kind of optics involved. Great lens for birds.
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Conclusion: Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG HSM APO RF Telephoto Zoom Lens for Minolta and Sony SLR Cameras
Review: This is an amazing lens. The image quality is superb. I put this lens on my camera and have never taken it off.
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Conclusion: Awesome performance for the money
Review: I've used this lens with great success with both my 7D and my a100 - but if you don't need the range, this lens isn't for you. It's heavy, it zooms sluggishly, and it doesn't have HSM since Sigma never made an HSM version of this lens for the Sony/Minolta family, contrary to the listing.
But if you DO need the range, this lens is capable of taking professional grade photos all the way to 500mm (use a tripod!) Besides the awesome range, it has excellent build quality. It feels solid in your hands, and can take a beating. It has great bokeh, color/contrast, and sharpness (in daylight, of course.) The size actually helps with keeping the camera still while shooting without the tripod, coupled with the super steadyshot of the a100 this lens can be used handheld in daylight.
It's slow, but perfectly capable in broad daylight. If you plan to stick to focal lengths of below 200mm, go with a smaller, more portable lens.
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