Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM Optical Stabilised Telephoto Lens Nikon Fit

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Another point is that there is no stabilized version as of today, even though Sigma has at least two "OS" lenses. The 70-200 Sports zoom ring rotates in the Canon-standard direction (opposite of the Nikon standard). The lens also sports a triplet of buttons, and these can be customised to perform different focusing tasks. Any foreground and background specular highlights showing different surrounding colors indicates that these issues are present.

Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports Review | PCMag Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports Review | PCMag

In fact, its weight of 1,805g makes it around 265-325g heavier than its peers, while its 82mm filter thread and 94. With straight lines running along the edge of the frame, 70mm will show very slight barrel distortion, curving those lines outward in the center of the frame. This includes the Sigma's TC-1401 and TC-200 teleconverters, which boost the effective focal range to 98-280mm and 140-400mm respectively, as well as the USB Dock that allows firmware to be updated and both AF and image stabilisation to be tweaked. With the 2x TC mounted, lateral CA is blurred more strongly and the 200mm pincushion distortion is mostly erased.I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 10 years, which has given me a front row seat for the DSLR to mirrorless transition, the smartphone camera revolution, and the mainstream adoption of drones for aerial imaging. In addition to the highest levels of optical performance and photographic expression, SIGMA's new Sports line of lenses offers the kind of action-capture performance that precisely executes the intentions of the photographer.

Sigma 70-200mm F/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports Nikon FX

If you want a bag that doesn't look like a camera bag or prefer to make your own DIY solutions, they're worth a look. The interior of the lens is ribbed to avoid light reflecting into the lens and the exterior features a thin mold ribbed ring and rubberized rear section to aid in grip during installation and removal. Focus shift, the center of the depth of field shifting forward or, more commonly, backward as the aperture narrows is not an issue with this lens. Sigma is getting Black Friday started early this year, offering discounts on five of its lenses online now through Monday, November 30th including the 50mm F1.

To keep this lens as light as possible and also for economic reasons, Sigma utilizes Thermally Stable Composite (TSC) materials along with traditional metals in the design. With excellent detail at even wider apertures, great control over chromatic aberrations, very effective image stabilisation and prompt autofocus, it delivers what the professional demands at this level. I would still prefer the 70-200 4L because of better IQ and built quality (and the fact that it's not a third-party).

Sigma 70-200mm 1:2.8 EX DG OS HSM Review

aperture that is sought after by photographers who need to capture fast moving action or the blur the backgrounds on portraits and close-range sports. With the TC-1401 mounted behind the 70-200 Sports, autofocus speed remains good and focus hunting was not an issue even in low light conditions as long as some contrast was available for the AF system to lock onto. lens class is an extremely-popular one with the full range of photographers, from beginners to professionals, finding such a lens to be an invaluable part of their kits. To help minimize the weight associated with a hyper telephoto lens, the lens barrel is made with a magnesium alloy.Axial CA remains at least somewhat persistent when stopping down with the color misalignment effect increasing with defocusing while the spherical aberration color halo shows little size change as the lens is defocused and stopping down one to two stops generally removes this aberration. If it is a zoom lens, lateral CA is nearly always present in some amount in at least some of the focal lengths.