You'd need to make sure it is screwed in snugly each time when using it to ensure it doesn't come loose. You might want to look into one of the camera straps that fastens directly to the tripod foot. Some people have damaged a camera and/or lens because of this.
SIGMA APO 150500mm F/56.3 DG OS HSM (for Nikon AF mount
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Nikon d800 @ 500mm, iso 800, 1/640, f/6.3.
Ad shop now sigma 50 500mm But did you check ebay? This zoom can focus down to 220cm from the imaging plane which gives it a. On the d5500 it toggles between mf and af.
The lens offers a terrific blend of high quality optics and multiple high magnifications in a convenient form factor with a high performance hsm focusing motor.
It is ideal for sports, wildlife and landscape photography with. There is no focus limiter switch on the sigma and from time to time the lens hunted quite a bit. There is only one setting at the fully retracted position. Sigma's original os (optical stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower.
Autofocus is leisurely, so it's not ideal for action, but for nature, landscapes and portraits where you really need 500mm, go for it!
I found the tamron’s second setting at 400mm to be quite handy. An optical image stabilization system built into this lens compensates for camera shake. Covering a telephoto range up to. This is very much the sigma superzoom’s forte.
Neither nikon nor canon offers any zoom beyond 300 or 400mm, and this lens' price, at $1,000, is very reasonable.