Great lens. The manual focus feels great and changing the focal length feels good. It can also be locked at different focal lengths auto focus is fast if switched to 2.8m-10m and at 10m-infinite. It feels sturdy it’s also quite heavy but manageable without a tripod. Highly recommend this lens for anyone into wildlife photography on a budget.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The lens is everything I expected, sharp images, rapid and positive focusing. I have two sigma lenses and both perform brilliantly. It is important to say the lens is heavy (1.8 kg) but the balance is good around the tripod point. Manual focus is a little fiddly to findwith only a narrow plain knurled ring but no problem when the fingers know what to feel for. Delivery from GW Cameras (Swindon) was exceptionally fast, about 20 hours from placing the order to receipt....and I didn't even pay for next day delivery!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
It's not a small lens nor light (2 kg). But the bulid quality is very good, it's solid and beautiful, with very precise moving parts. Don't try to use it with a tripod attached to the camera body, only use its own collar for balance! It's easy to rotate the body on it to portrait if needed. The image quality is fantastic, very sharp also on the full opened apertures. If you use it on 500-600mm or with a 2x multiplier then you should use the stabilization ON with images or videos because the high shaking in a lightest wind (or a super massive tripod) and also a remote controller is useful to not shake with touching the body. Anyway, you'll love this! :)
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a great lens for anyone who wants to shoot small or distant subjects like birds but does not want the weight, bulk and expense of a pro quality lens. Provided it is stopped down a little, I can see no difference in image quality between this and my manual focus 500mm f4 Nikon lens.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Pin sharp, fast and reliable AF, very effective OS. Used on apsc D7200. Monster diameter front element! Overall, an excellent buy. [Vendor delivered fast and well packed]. Absolutely nothing negative to say. An enhancement? .. a 20mm long spigot to help wind the zoom ring in an out? Lens also provides arm muscle workout if h/held ! (It is weighty.. esp if at 600mm end!). Use tripod if possible.... bracket very sturdy and well balanced.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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