We took the Sigma 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS Lens to Mashatu Game Reserve. Any good?
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- Size does often matter. And, when talking abut the form factor of photographic equipment, often (but not always) the smaller the better (as long as quality is not compromised). And the Sigma 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS lens is just that: small. And lighter than you'd imagine.
In short, we loved the lens and the image quality is superb - way sharper than I would ever have believed possible. We took one to Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana to try it out and it was a joy to use for both stills and video.
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I bought the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports Lens in March 2024, it is very compact, very Light weight, easy to handle and operate, the optical image quality are excellent ! I can go hiking with tis holding it my hands for hours without problems. I can very highly recommend the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports Lens !
An incredible lens indeed!
Looks an excellent lens - and you got some fantastic shots, thank you for sharing.
I enjoyed the overlay of bush sounds during the sample images, rather than music - very calming, and helped take me back to my own safari last year.
Have subscribed to your channel, cheers from Derbyshire
It's certainly rated a very good look at if you're in the market for a long prime - we were most impressed. Many thanks for you comments - much appreciated. Greetings from (almost) the most southern point in Africa.
Thanks for the review! I'm considering to buy this lens, it's great to take on trips as it's light. Not really a fan of the bokeh quality though as expected from a 5.6 lens. Seems distracting if there's a bush or tree a few meters behind the subject. Either this lens or save up a bit for the Sony 400mm 2.8
Hi Jeroen. Very light and short making it easy to hand hold - I really enjoyed using it. Bokeh is pretty much what one would expect from a 500mm 5,6 lens but the cost significantly lower than a 400 2,8! It may be an idea to put the difference in price into travel costs to shoot pics but you call of course...
Amazingly sharp. Thanks for sharing.
I was most impressed. Thanks for the comment.