Sigma 150-500 vs 150-600 contemporary: I am an enthusiastic amateur who has enjoyed using my Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 handheld on my D810 for nature shots. My question is whether or not...

stringplayer Loc: Atlanta, GA

I am an enthusiastic amateur who has enjoyed using my Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 handheld on my D810 for nature shots. My question is whether or not there is an appreciable difference in quality between that lens and the contemporary version of the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 besides the obvious additional 100mm of focal length.

Thank you.

sp

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

stringplayer wrote:

I am an enthusiastic amateur who has enjoyed using my Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 handheld on my D810 for nature shots. My question is whether or not there is an appreciable difference in quality between that lens and the contemporary version of the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 besides the obvious additional 100mm of focal length.

Thank you.

sp

Take a look here.

http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/lenses
http://lenshero.com/lens-comparison
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
http://www.lenstip.com/lenses.html
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare

Carlo Loc: Maryland, NW.Chesapeake Bay

I have the same lens and the same question....looking forward to view responses...
Thanks for posting this question.
I have been quite pleased with my 150-500 on my Canon 70D.

Jim Bob

The linkmeister has spoken.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

stringplayer wrote:

I am an enthusiastic amateur who has enjoyed using my Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 handheld on my D810 for nature shots. My question is whether or not there is an appreciable difference in quality between that lens and the contemporary version of the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 besides the obvious additional 100mm of focal length.

Thank you.

sp

As for image quality there is really no appreciable difference at all. Like you mentioned, the biggest difference is the extra focal length. One major benefit is the ability to focus tune the new Sigma lenses at several different focal lengths with their USB Dock and free software.

MtnMan Loc: ID

MT Shooter wrote:

As for image quality there is really no appreciable difference at all. Like you mentioned, the biggest difference is the extra focal length. One major benefit is the ability to focus tune the new Sigma lenses at several different focal lengths with their USB Dock and free software.

The third link above suggests the 150-600 is much sharper. It takes some fiddling.

stringplayer Loc: Atlanta, GA

All replies and links greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.

sp

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

stringplayer wrote:

I am an enthusiastic amateur who has enjoyed using my Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 handheld on my D810 for nature shots. My question is whether or not there is an appreciable difference in quality between that lens and the contemporary version of the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 besides the obvious additional 100mm of focal length.

Thank you.

sp

Here - http://photographylife.com/bird-photography-with-sigma-150-500mm-os - is a good comparison .....

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

imagemeister wrote:

Here - http://photographylife.com/bird-photography-with-sigma-150-500mm-os - is a good comparison .....

I'm sorry, this comparison is with the Tamron - but still sem-pertinent. As mentioned, the docking feature of the newer Sigmas is an advantage to consider ....

MtnMan Loc: ID

imagemeister wrote:

Here - http://photographylife.com/bird-photography-with-sigma-150-500mm-os - is a good comparison .....

Sure wish he identified which lens each image was made with.

I'm surprised by his comments on the OS and different cameras because I thought the OS was completely in the lens.

Focus, on the other hand, uses both the camera and the lens mechanics so I'm not surprised by differences there. It might be his V2 requires a lower fstop to focus.

MtnMan Loc: ID

MtnMan wrote:

Sure wish he identified which lens each image was made with.

I'm surprised by his comments on the OS and different cameras because I thought the OS was completely in the lens.

Focus, on the other hand, uses both the camera and the lens mechanics so I'm not surprised by differences there. It might be his V2 requires a lower fstop to focus.

Oh, upon reread I think I misinterpreted his sentence. He may have meant his V2 didn't recognize the whole lens, not that it didn't recognize the OS.