Neither nikon nor canon offers any zoom beyond 300 or 400mm, and this lens' price, at $1,000, is very reasonable. The lens is very good in sharpness @500 in my opinion. It offers quite useful close focusing (7.2 ft) and two modes of what they deem optical stabilization (os.)
Sigma 150500mm F56.3 APO DG OS HSM Lens for Pentax K
21 elements, 15 groups minimum focusing distance:
Lens hood, strap, cloth padded case weight:
A long range zoom with image stabilization. Also see the listing at b&h. I had this lens on my africa safari trip and i made very good pictures with it. The os (optical stabilizer) function provides stable images though the viewfinder and enables the photographer to easily determine the composition with the narrow angle of view.
Scroll down and look on the left side at the corresponding mounts.
It corrects car shaking really good. 94.7 x 252 mm weight: Find out which is better and their overall performance in the camera lens ranking. Covering a telephoto range up to.
This is a sigma legacy zoom lens.
An optical stabilizer (os) allows for handheld photography even in low light scenarios,. Autofocus is leisurely, so it's not ideal for action, but for nature, landscapes and portraits where you really need 500mm, go for it! There are versions of this lens both with (see other listing) and without (this one) os optical stab. An optical stabilizer (os) allows for handheld photography even in.
Announced january 2008, it’s the longer sibling.
(150mm focal length) 3.7 x 9.9 inches mounts: This is very much the sigma superzoom’s forte. Shop now sigma 150 500 737109 this item is no longer available.
Sigma, canon, nikon, pentax, sony diaphragm blades:
An optical image stabilization system built into this lens compensates for camera shake. 21 elements in 15 groups lens mount:
