Product Description
The Sigma 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM SLR Camera Lens is a 10x Hyperzoom lens that covers all popular focal lengths from the 50mm "normal" to 500mm ultra-telephoto focal-length perspectives. Designed for a tripodmount, this lens remains lightweight and structurally durable for its size
Amazon.com Product Description
The Sigma APO 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX DG HSM Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras is a high-magnification zoom lens with a 10x zoom ratio. The advanced optical design of the lens is optimized for digital SLR cameras, and the super coating on each glass surface produces superb color rendition, while reducing flare and ghosting. This lens uses four pieces of Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass for excellent correction of color aberration throughout the entire zoom range. The Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) provides quiet high-speed AF function, as well as full-time manual focus capability. This lens also features a Zoom Lock device to eliminate "zoom creep" when the lens is tilted down. When the lens is set to the 50 millimeter focal length, it is remarkably compact and provides easy handling. The tripod mount is composed of magnesium, to minimize total weight. It is also easy to grip and carry the lens due to ergonomic design of the tripod mount. Non-rotating front lens elements, due to the rear focus mechanism, make possible the use of a custom bayonet "petal-type hood," which prevents extraneous light from degrading the image quality. This mechanism also allows the use of circular polarizing filters, since the front barrel does not rotate during focusing or zooming.
Customer Reviews:
Great intermediate lens.......2007-12-16
This is the lens that is on my camera (Cannon Rebel XTI) the most. It is very versatile. I am still a beginner, but a serious one, and the range it has is very useful. I shoot a lot of wildlife and it is great. It is very heavy so you need a sturdy tripod, although, you can hand-hold this camera, even at the 500 range, in good light and get great shots. One big problem with the lens is it gets a lot of dust on the inside on the internal lens. I have to go get it cleaned every now and then. I am too nervous to take it apart myself. I have had this lens one year and love it very much. It has even taken a couple of spills and still works great.
Not bad ,For the price great!!!!!.......2007-12-16
This lens needs a lot of light and I have not had an oppurtunity to shoot it with the ideal light. I want to give it a 4, but I need more time.. I dont think it will be a five... This is a big lens and I have not had much luck hand holding it.. You need a tripod or monopod for sure.. I found the images very soft, but I have seen more experiencef shooters get great photos with some help from photoshop... For the price you can't do much better... I found it useful at f8-f1l at an ISO of 400.. So there is some noise, which can be fixed in photoshop.. I will update this review once I get some light.. so take this with a grain of salt..
The bag it came with could have been a little longer so I dont have to take off the hood..
Keep in mind I am amateur... I am sure with time.. this will be my 3rd favorite lens in my bag...
Not bad for the money........2007-05-25
Actually, I'm pretty impressed with this lens, considering the price. It's REALLY heavy for me though, had to upgrade my tripod!
Good lens, just not 5 star.......2007-02-17
I have used this lens about three years now. I have a Canon 20D and a Canon 1D Mark II. I use a Bogen 3120 tripod with a Wimberly II head. I have handheld this monster lens quite often. Without image stability, you have to be in the shutter speed range 1/1000" (no slower). Combine this with high ISO and you are always on the verge of bad noise in your image. That is why I prefer a tripod and remote shutter release. Then you will have few problems. The autofocus is slow on both cameras. Though with the Wimberly II head, panning and following birds while continuously shooting usually results in a few good images. This lens cannot compare to the Canon 500/4 which to me is the 5-star winner, though at 5 times the price. But it is the old adage, good optics cost good money. No such thing as a good optical system that is inexpensive. But this Sigma lens is a good stop-gap until you can afford the best.
Worth it's weight in gold!.......2006-11-09
This has been my primary lens for all of my aviation photography and has never let me down! I have photographs that I've taken as slow as 1/40 at the 500mm end without the use of any tripod/monopod with fantastic results! The lens obviously comes in at 8 pounds and in my opinion really helps with panning. The real reason for purshasing this lens is its incredible zoom range. At airshows I keep it in the 300-500mm end of the lens most of the time but there have been many times I had to quickly zoom to the 50mm end to frame that "perfect" shot to include an aircraft taxiing right in front of me along with the other aircraft still in the air. I also shoot at a local airport for my clients and not having to quickly change lenses/bodies continually makes this lens well worth its weight in gold!
the only issue I've had with this lens is when I'm shooting in windy conditions. That long lens acts like a sail and can really be a problem when shooting a slow/stationary object.
Nearly every photograph on my website, fight2flyphoto.com, was taken with this incredible lens.
Product Description
Sigma introduces a new addition to their exclusive EX series of lenses, the 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO EX Hyperzoom. The use of an apochromatic design and four elements composed of SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass, plus a seven group zoom system and multi-coated optics, enable this wide-ranging zoom lens to provide a high level of performance, as well as versatility.The 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM is coupled with Sigma's HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), to provide quiet, responsive autofocus function, plus ''full time'' manual focus. This lens also features a Zoom Lock mechanism to help eliminate ''zoom creep'' when the lens is tilted up or down. Sigma uses magnesium in the tripod mount to help reduce the weight of this lens, while maintaining the strength and rigidity necessary to support it. A custom bayonet Perfect Hood is provided to protect the front of the lens from extraneous light. Nature and sports photographers will appreciate the performance and versatility of this amazing new superzoom lens from Sigma.Expand your Ultra Telephoto World with Sigma EX APO Tele-Converters. It's easy to approach 1000mm Ultra Telephoto World with Sigma 2x EX APO TC. This 50-500mm f4-6.3 EX lens can be used with Sigma's 2x EX APO Tele-Converter as a 200-1000mm zoom lens, for manual focus. Converted f-stop display will be provided by 10 pin electronic interfaces to the camera.
Amazon.com Product Description
Encompassing all popular focal lengths from the 50mm normal to 500mm ultratelephoto, the Sigma 50-500mm f4-f6.3 EX RF HSM hyperzoom lens gives you amazing versatility, plus a 10:1 zoom ratio, while its rear focus system ensures fast, convenient manual focus. The use of an apochromatic design, plus four optical elements composed of special low dispersion (SLD) glass, a seven-group zoom system, and multicoated optics combine to give you high-quality images.
This lens, featuring Sigma's silent hypersonic motor (HSM) focusing system, allows you to shoot pictures of your subject without the normal noise of an automatic focus system. In addition to its quiet, responsive AF function, you can also use the full-time manual focus at any time. The zoom lock mechanism helps reduce the "zoom creep" distortion that can occur when your lens is tilted up or down.
Sigma uses magnesium in the tripod mount to help reduce the weight of the lens (it's just over 65 ounces), yet still maintains the strength and rigidity necessary to support its weight. This model is dedicated to Canon AF SLR cameras.
Customer Reviews:
Bang for the buck.......2005-06-03
I field-tested this recently and found it to be a good lens for the ~$1000 that I shelled out. Heavy it is indeed due to the 10X zoom...but quality is good for the money. The only flaw I find with this is NO Image Stabilizer. At 500mm even with a heavy tripod, small gusts of wind (20-30 miles) produce vibrations. Faster ISO and multiple snaps however make it a little easier to capture sharp images.
Best bang for the buck!.......2002-10-23
I just recently got into photography as a retirement hobby and was fortunate to be able to acquire a Canon D60 within two days of ordering one from Kaimuki Camera Store in Honolulu.
To complete the Canon system I purchased Canon Lenses, the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM, EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM, Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.5-6 IS USM, and a Canon EF 35-350mm f/3.5-5.6L USM. I also got a Tamron 28-300mm UltraZoom XR f/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical Macro, and my daughter got me the Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO RF Zoom lens, along with the Sigma 2.0 teleconvertor lens, for my retirement party.
This Sigma 50-500 lens is like magic for me in that I've taken pictures of the city from my balcony and upon proccessing the images on my computer there are images that I didn't even know were there through my naked eye. I was amazed that I could read freeway signs that were easily over ten miles away.
Tonight my wife, daughter and I went out to shoot pictures of the full moon. We were all pleasantly surprised when we could see the details of the moon's surface, with the craters and other distinct features. By the way, I did have the Sigma 2X teleconvertor attached. If I'm not mistaken, along with the extra teleconvertor's 2X power, the magnification was also further enhanced by the inherent 1.6 mutiplier effect through the digital camera's characteristics.
All of the other reviewers are correct in their opinion of the 50-500's weight. It is heavy, and so far, I've gotten a lot of comments about the neat "retro" look with the crinkled black finish just as Bluegun opined. I also noticed that on several occassions people in front of me actually moved aside to give me room to shoot pictures at our Aloha Week events and once at a University of Hawaii sporting event. I guess the big tripod, and once, monopod monted Sigma zoom possibly gave me the look of a pro, which, of course, I'm far from.
I really like Sigma's locking feature so that the lens won't creep open when moving about. Also, when trying to manually focus the lens it is pretty tight, or sticky, as Bluegun has noted, however, I may be wrong, but I kind of like it tight rather than having it too loose. When I checked for comparisons in features/pricing this Sigma 50-500 is a definite bargain. I can't seem to find any comparable Canon lens with that range of the 50-500. The closest Canon has is not anywhere near Sigma's price points. Of course I pretty well believe that Canon's quality/price against Sigma's is definitly not comparing apples and apples. What Sigma has done, however, is help to make a big powerful lens that is affordable for just about anyone who can't affordably justify Canon's at the moment. Case in point - Sigma's 50-500 zoom has made it possible for my daughter to have the luxury of purchsing a good as well as impressive "big lens" for her daddy on her student's budget.
heavy but worth it.......2002-07-08
I got this lens to replace my 600mm reflector which is fixed aperture with a dreadfully small depth of focus. This lens is spectacular by comparison: excellent focus depth, with F4-6.3 it is light-strong enough to get away with a lot of stuff that reflector lenses don't allow as they suck so much light. I do motorsport and nature photography, so fast exposure times are key, and this lens allows for good flexibility in difficult light conditions or where you need to be super-quick without compromising depht-of-focus. I use this lens on a Canon EOS 7E elan, and this is an outstanding combo for motosport and nature shots, since both the lens and the camera are very quick and very quiet. My two only complaints with this product are the weight (very heavy, bring Advil to shooting a whole Grand Prix weekend!)and the fact that the zoom is a little slow-going, but maybe that'll easen up with more use. Overall another very solid Sigma product, unbeatable value for the money. I shut off the autofocus sometimes when I do difficult action pics where there's potential for automatic focussing errors, but if you don't, be prepared to bring extra batteries, since moving the autofocus in a big lens like this will suck the power out of your camera in no time.
Very decent lens for the money........2002-05-08
Heavy as lead. Slight "stickiness" in the zoom when changing directions at full extension, but nothing major, feels like it will work out. Nice finish, kind of retro, speckled, grainy finish, good gripping and looking. Good, very quiet focusing. Excellent sharpness, using it on a D30 digital, so can't really tell about aberrations at widest and longest, since I lose the edges with my CMOS anyway. FOR THE MONEY, I don't think you have a better choice. Of course, if you can afford it, get the Canon "L." Don't think you'll be disappointed for the price.
Heavy!.......2002-01-19
Its a good lens with with 500mm Zoom. It is necessary to shoot wildlife. However, the lens is EXTREMELY HEAVY! That limits its usage considerably. I went to shoot whales recently. Thanks to the fast zoom, I am the only one that got pictures of whales, everyone else I know, only got a small dark spec in the ocean!
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