Sigma 150-600 Contemporary (Page 2): I had a couple of questions on my 150-600C and contacted Sigma. The support department was absolutely superb. They took the time to fully answer my...

Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

nall wrote:

I own this lens for a Nikon mount. (D750) I have s... (show quote)

I had a couple of questions on my 150-600C and contacted Sigma. The support department was absolutely superb. They took the time to fully answer my questions and gave me some very valuable information as well. Also there is a 'Dock' available that supports the lens allowing updates and;

Customize: Autofocus, OS, Focus
Compatible with Global Vision Lenses
Sigma Optimization Pro software in order to connect a photographers lens to their personal computer to update firmware and other parameters such as focus, and for the Sports category.

http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-USB-Dock-for-Canon/dp/B00CBQ5YOS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486229103&sr=8-1&keywords=sigma+dock

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Gene, I am so envious of that cardinal. Wonderful shot. I have cardinals here but they are too elusive to shoot.

I have the Contemporary and love it. Opted for it because it is smaller and lighter than the Sport. I also wanted the extra 100 mm.

erickter Loc: Dallas,TX

Gene51 wrote:

Looked at the 200-500, Sport, Contemporary and the original Tamron. Ended up with the Sport - it produces visibly better images than either the Contemporary, the original Tamron or the 200-500. I've only shot a couple of pics with the Tamron G2 and found it to be just as sharp as the Sport, btw.

I've been using a 600mm F4, but wanted something portable that did not require a tripod. Sample hand-held image below, shot at 600mm this past Wednesday.

Very nice.

Tatertot13 Loc: Aptos, CA

Thank you for the info. I just ordered the Sigma 160-600 Contemporary from Adorama yesterday and the Sigma Dock came with the lens free. Great deal. I'm looking forward to receiving it. I use a Nikon D750. I would appreciate any tips on the lens use.
Michelle

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Jakebrake wrote:

I am using the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary on my Canon 7D MKII with superb results. A very fine lens IMO.

Using the Tamron Original with the older 7D shot handheld yesterday from about 50 yards.
500mm F/6.3

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Jakebrake Loc: Broomfield, Colorado

Tatertot13 wrote:

Thank you for the info. I just ordered the Sigma 160-600 Contemporary from Adorama yesterday and the Sigma Dock came with the lens free. Great deal. I'm looking forward to receiving it. I use a Nikon D750. I would appreciate any tips on the lens use.
Michelle

An excellent choice Michelle. You will be very happy with your selection. I know I like mine.

Best of luck, and let us know how you like it as well as posting some images.

Tatertot13 Loc: Aptos, CA

Thank you for your reply.
Have a nice day.
Michelle

Jim Bob

abc1234 wrote:

Gene, I am so envious of that cardinal. Wonderful shot. I have cardinals here but they are too elusive to shoot.

I have the Contemporary and love it. Opted for it because it is smaller and lighter than the Sport. I also wanted the extra 100 mm.

Guess you didn't like my Titmouse.

Jim Bob

davyboy wrote:

Gene that is an amazing shot of that cardinal!!!

Hey, what about my Titmouse?

hpucker99 Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Tatertot13 wrote:

I'm looking to buy the Sigma 150-600 for use on a Nikon D750. Can I get feedback from those of you who are using this lens. Thanks!

I have that combination and also purchased the Sigma TC1401 1.4x converter. I am very happy with the combo with and without the converter. I use the converter when doing astrophotography.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Tatertot13 wrote:

I'm looking to buy the Sigma 150-600 for use on a Nikon D750. Can I get feedback from those of you who are using this lens. Thanks!

Why use with a full frame and not a crop camera, or do you intend to crop in post?

Techrod

An exhaustive test comparing the two Sigma lenses and the Nikon 200-500mm was done by Brad Hill in 2015. In it the Sigma Sport came out top. See: http://www.naturalart.ca/voice/blog.html
Long read but worthwhile imo. Personally I prefer the 300mm PF f4 + TC1.4 III combo as it's much lighter though less flexible and more expensive.

Jim Bob

SteveR wrote:

Why use with a full frame and not a crop camera, or do you intend to crop in post?

Perhaps because it is a full frame lens. Geesus.