Bought new lens
May 16, 2020 09:42:46 #
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HMS Macro lens a few days ago. After testing the lens as a short telephoto and macro I can now say this is one of the best lens I have owned to date. The clarity and sharpness are second to none. And the optical stabilization is amazing. I owned the non OS version a couple years go, loved it, and always kicked myself for sell it. I used it with the Sigma 1.4x EX DG teleconverter with great results shooting little league games. Now I have the OS version which is even better. Paid $1099 and I am grateful to have it. The lens has been discontinued by Sigma and none of my usual suppliers have it, at least not new in a box. Amazon allegedly does but I do not trust Amazon as one never knows where the item actually comes from. Procam here in Michigan was suppose to have one but could not find it so they wrote it off as an inventory error. A week went by and I got a call from Procam telling me they located the lens, it was new in the box and ask if I still wanted it. Well a 35 mile drive and the rest is history.
Canon EOS 80D and Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HSM Macro
May 16, 2020 09:50:19 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HM... (show quote)
Nice looking rig. Where are the photographs you made using it?
May 16, 2020 09:59:40 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HM... (show quote)
Very popular lens and a good focal length for macro.
May 16, 2020 10:02:56 #
davidrb wrote:
Nice looking rig. Where are the photographs you made using it?
Hand held. Original and crop.
Have no macro, yet ......
May 16, 2020 11:06:38 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HM... (show quote)
Congratulations on your new lens and your good luck. Enjoy.
May 16, 2020 12:17:53 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HM... (show quote)
Have fun with your new lens. Looks like a sharp keeper.
May 16, 2020 13:23:17 #
May 17, 2020 08:10:12 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HMS Macro lens a few days ago.
Enjoy your new lens!
Is that cloth protecting the table or the camera/lens?
May 17, 2020 08:27:52 #
Archiefamous
Loc: Manhattan
I’ve enjoyed this lens for some time. Had problems initially but it was due to a cheap filter. Nothing but praise
May 17, 2020 08:28:09 #
Archiefamous
Loc: Manhattan
I’ve enjoyed this lens for some time. Had problems initially but it was due to a cheap filter. Nothing but praise
May 17, 2020 09:02:01 #
Procam Is a great store. you are right Sigma discontinue that 150mm why? enjoy the new piece of glass,👍👍
May 17, 2020 09:41:49 #
Camera Man wrote:
Procam Is a great store. you are right Sigma discontinue that 150mm why? enjoy the new piece of glass,👍👍
Sometimes why things are discontinued is a mystery. This 150mm 2.8 lens takes amazingly sharp photos.
I am very pleased to have got lucky and found one new in the box. Like I said in my post, I owned the non OS version of this lens a couple years back and used it with a Sigma ex dg teleconverter with excellent results. Never had any noticeable IQ degradation or AF slow down as reported by many. I am looking to get another teleconverter but never realized they are $250. I bought mine used in new condition for $80. If I have to I will pay the $250 as I find the teleconverter very useful.
May 17, 2020 09:54:27 #
Pix59
Loc: Ohio
Congrats on your new lens! I’m starting to believe you can’t go wrong with Sigma lens. I recently bought a Sigma 100-400. I loved how sharp my photos were hand held from that lens. Just a few days ago I bought the 105mm macro. I love Sigma! Have fun!
May 17, 2020 10:08:15 #
Pix59 wrote:
Congrats on your new lens! I’m starting to believe you can’t go wrong with Sigma lens. I recently bought a Sigma 100-400. I loved how sharp my photos were hand held from that lens. Just a few days ago I bought the 105mm macro. I love Sigma! Have fun!
Sigma makes some extremely good lens at substantial savings over the Canon brand and just as well made IMO. Tamron is also a good lens but they tend to make unorthodox changes. Example: The Tamron 70-200 has the zoom ring on the end of the lens where everyone else has the zoom ring in the middle. I have also encountered Tamron lens which operate backwards from all other manufactures. Still excellent well made lens which produce great results if you can live with the weirdness. They are also less money than Canon too and Tamron offers a 6 year warranty.
I have owned several Sigma lens over the years and was never disappointed.
May 17, 2020 12:48:56 #
authorizeduser wrote:
Bought a brand new Sigma 150mm 2.8 APO EX DG OS HM... (show quote)
It is a really nice lens, I have owned it and now own its big brother the 180mm, have also owned the Canon 180mm Macro, the Sigma is by far the nicer lens of the two. Have fun with it.
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