I've been using this lens for a month. Very impressed with the sharpness at 600 hand held. I had a tamron 150-600. The sigma 60-600 is heavier, but image quality is much better. I traded the tamron in for this lens and am pleased with results.
I don't know if this applies to the 60-600 mm, but I have a 150-600 mm Sports and actually, it is possible to zoom in or out just by pulling or pushing the lens hood (also recommended by Sigma). This is much better than turning the zoom ring.
It's amazing how sharp the lens is at 600mm. Many zooms work the other way, they get less sharp the more you zoom in, but Sigma here did a great job in delivering the best quality at the focal length most people will be using this lens at, 600mm (you're never too close to the subject when shooting wildlife). Great job Sigma! I hope the AF is on par with the image quality
In answer to your question, I sold my Sigma 150-600 Sport and purchased the 60-600 Sigma Sport in early November and haven't regretted it for an instant.It's interesting that you can get sharp images at 600mm , handheld, whilst Dustin Abbott complains that he can't get sharp images at 600mm , even when using a tripod.I use the 60mm setting for headshots and landscapes and actually find that it works extremely well given those restrictions .In a funny co-incidence , I'm actually going to take my lens to Australia Zoo tomorrow on Australia Day and will be sure to get some nice shots of young Robert Irwin, even though he's a Canon shooter :-) .
I got a 150-600 sport by accident, thought it was a contemporary 2 months ago and wondered why it feels like I have been working out at a gym! Two months in and I can probably shoot for 20 minutes without arm shake and operate the Zoom. To Zoom out point camera down, Zoom in point upwards seems to help a great deal. Have to say it seems to lack the fringing at 150 you seemed to get at 60. I think this lens really comes into its own at 300 - 600mm and gives really nice background blurring (bokeh) on nature shots and wild life shots, with subject being sharp. I live in Central Australia, very hot with dust storms so the superior build and weather sealing is probably a good idea. I shoot hand held and the image stabilisation even at 600mm has not let me down. Also slipped the lens mount handle on top and found hanging the camera off one hand and operating with the other seemed to enable better use than having the handle under the camera. All in all the 150mm difference means you have to place yourself with fore thought not being able to rely on the 60mm which is not hard in a wide open county. The image quality is not the really the issue here it's definitely weight, some people will loose shots and find moving the 150-600mm a pain in the neck and if I drop it I reckon it would rip the lens mount off the Canon Mk III I use off. If you can handle the weight the 150 won't let you down.
@ Jared: For the stiff zoom, check the lens manual. If it's like the Sigma 150-600mm Sport, it's certified you can grab the front element and push/ pull to zoom. And the shape of the front element is great for that.
I use my 150-600 sport as a push pull. I almost never use the zoom ring. I also keep the foot rotated to the top and use it as a carrying handle, then it is not in the way.
Remind me to never do a video if this is what people take from videos. I thought it was an informational video not an English or pronunciation video, but YMMV.
Excellent shots! I had a 50-500 Sigma for 4 years - same quality! It was never off my outdoor camera...until I tried to get into Lambeau Field with it.
@@diegoramirez6165 I never had it on a tripod. Monopod on a couple occasions. I am kind of a stickler about hand holding unless it's low light. Even then I am stable to about 1/6, so I use them seldom.
@@bursztyn10 And Canon already has a 500mm f4 prime, but also has a 600mm f4 prime. That's the whole point; we want a cheaper alternative to the Canon 600mm f4....
The problem with a Sigma 600mm f4 prime is the competition from the used market. Price it at $6000 and it is a bargain vs the current canon, but what about a 600mm f4 IS V1 used Canon lens? And people often claim Canon is loosing money on those lenses.
To overcome the zooming difficulty, I discovered that it was much easier and faster to pull and push the front part of the lens (i.e. pulling or pushing the mounted lens hood).
Jared, great shots. Would love to have seen any birds in flight test, but I expect the lens AF would work well with the 6D II. The 6 M$ question still lingers though: how do the 60-600 compare with the 150-600 C/S @ 600mm? Thanks.
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In my opinion, Sigma Art lenses are very good. Primes are top quality lenses and a couple of zooms are very nice as well. I love the 18-35mm F1.8, one of the best usable lens in the world. Sigma should make finally a 600/4 Art lens or at least a new version of the old Sigma 300/2.8...
I've had the 150-600 S for over a year. Love it. And being older now the other Sigma long lenses will go on sale. Would recommend the S in a heartbeat.
I bought the 60-600 lens in July 2021 for my trip to Yellowstone. Love this lens, unbelievable pictures. In fact, going back again this year for a six day stay in the park
I'm really pleased with my Sigma 150-600 contemporary lens taking hand-held photos with a NIkon D5 at 1/400th second, ISO 6400 or 8000, of musicians on a theater stage shot from the balcony. It would be nice to be able to zoom back all the way to 60, but the extra weight of the lens (4.5 pounds vs 6 pounds) would be a considerable problem, especially if the image quality is degraded at 60.
I just got the 150-600 mm. It is so sharp. zooming no problem. I do use auto ISO. My photo buddy Bill wants to get that lens. Thanks Jared. You do photography nice.
Thanks so much Jared for doing this review. Frankly every review I've seen of this lens, even those that were lukewarm, are showing sample images that I personally like better than those from the 150-600 lenses. I've even heard people comparing it favorably to the Canon 100-400 L II in that focal range, which is really saying something. Like you said, for those really wanting 600mm (or even further equivalent on APS-C) , are pleased with the IQ, can live with the slower aperture and DON'T want to drop like $12 grand...it makes allot of sense. The built in arca swiss plate and lighter construction is much welcomed as well.
Thank you so much for a very informative review. I reall enjoy the fact that you give a reason for each comment you make. Your actually field testing each item associated with the options with other gear required to do the testing.
I remember shopping at Kiddie City in Willow Grove, right off Davisville Road. Thanks for the review, btw. I appreciate it! Always great to see local spots in reviews.
Sold my 150-600C for this. I use it to shoot my sons sports/ rugby and football. Haven't had a chance to try it yet but looking forward to it this coming season.
Hi Jaerd I have the 150-600 you can use it as a push /pull lens and it works fine. Sigma has written this in the manual for this lens. (ZOOMING) Rotate the Rubber grip on the zoom ring, or grip and move the front of the lens forwards and backwards to the desired position (fig.3).
I feel like some people might be turned away from this lens because of the way so many people doing video's about it talk about the weight, like "If you don't have arms like mine" talk. When I was 62 years old, 165 lbs. three years ago, I hiked 11 1/2 miles in the Great Smoky Mountains NP with this lens on a D500 along with my backpack with my D850 and 2 wide angle lenses, filters, tripod, other accessories and snacks & water. Just want to say, don't let that kind of talk turn you away from this lens, it's the best I've had.
I wonder if this work well for airshows, the review of the 150-600 contemporary did pretty good, this as a sports lens should focus faster is the weight of the lens a problem.
By "fringing" you mean chromatic aberration? Usually in optics fringing is used to refer to band like interference patterns or when there is some aliasing effects for example when you try to photograph a curtain or a screen and the size of the projected pixels are very close to those of the sensor.
I'm really curious if someone can answer this for me. I will try to word this as best as possible: How does the 60-600 perform, just at 150-600? I'm debating on the 150-600Sport or the 60-600Sport. If these lenses are equivalent from 150-600, then Hallelujah, the 60-149 range is a nice bonus. However, if the 150-600Sport is the better performer, I'll forego the extra range for the sharpest of the 2. Thoughts?
on APS-C Canon bodies the Sigma "C" 150-600mm = 240-960mm, it's Pin sharp both ends and lighter than 60-600mm. Weather sealing, pointless as rain=clouds=low light, V bad for slow zooms as high ISO=loss of sharpness usually and bad cropped images, add that to most wildlife hides when its raining so why pay for weather sealing. I went for Sigma f4 24-105 "A", Sigma 150-600mm "C" plus 1.4x T.C. My legs fill in for the missing 100+mm. Other options spend tens of thousands on long focal length standard lenses which are faster and weather sealed and still end up cropping. My most bang for bucks was all pin sharp Sigma; 10-20mm f3.5 EX, 50mm f1.4 "A", 105mm f2.8 Macro EX (best out there), 24-105mm f4 "A", 150-600mm "C". I have the latest Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VC USD which has to be the worst lens I have ever used, slow, 200mm+ out of focus blurred images, PANTS!!!
Thanks Jared, fully appreciate your honesty about the results at 60mm. Most would just cover it up. I love wildlife and aviation so this lens would be great for my needs. All the best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧📸📷
Ok so it sucked at 60mm for bad fringing, but was it ok at 80mm? 100mm? 120mm? I'm amazed you did not test when the fringing became acceptable or at least mentioned it.
I get great results from the Tamron 100-400 on crop, and I find the 600mm zooms to be too big for how I like to hike/shoot. That being said, the eye of that eagle! Good review Jared and thanks for doing something wildlife oriented for us
You don't need to turn the ring, you can just push ad pull forward and backward by holding the lens hood,that means you will get people in error. But neh',smell test is more important than other important things😏
I bought the 150-600 c version for c100 mkii to film nature at 60 fps. I will need a polizier for it as my base iso is 800 clog and shutter 120. I will keep it at f8 as this is best for sharpness in all ranges
That's what I use as well. It typically gives me sharp results in the majority of my shooting situations. Lower light can be tough but I guess that the nature of the beast.
Starting on 7:04 up to 5 sec after, there are 'wavy' vertical lines to the right of the diagonal wood piece. What causes this? I have never seen this phenomenon before. Is this only from this lens?
I'd love to see you compare the classic Bigma 50-500 OS HSM and this lens. The Bigmas just keeps getting larger. 86mm filter thread to 95mm now to 105mm.
Sigma is actually offering a Mount Conversion Service which also includes Sony mount. It obviously comes at a cost, for your lens is abut £390/$500. It's all a matter if the benefits worth the change.
No one knew but the Sigma 60-600mm Sport is a "Parfocal" lens this allows one to zoom in to focus, then zoom back out to compose an image. This is sort of operation is absolutely crucial for camera operators, for whom manipulating focus manually while zooming at the same time would be almost impossible. Photographers almost never need this kind of functionality, so manufacturers make varifocal lenses, which are far cheaper to construct. But most photographers are shooting both photography and video nowadays so this Sigma 60-600mm is a steal Cine lens at this price point. Also no other Super Tele can come as close to focusing at 600mm.
You can pull and push the lens hood to zoom in and out, you don’t need to turn the dial. Ps you don’t need to use the reciprocal rule when you are using OS 2 you can half your shutter speed . It’s super cool. You need to watch the sigma videos to understand how to use this and the C version to its best ability
I have the 150-600 Sport , it is a stunning lens, great images but the weight is a big issue. I have to do a lot of upper body work just to be able to hold the thing handheld. With a monopod etc for what I paid with the 1.4x it was a steal.
I shoot Canon (5D Mark ii). I bought the Sigma 50-500mm back in 2012 for $1900 Canadian funds. I swear by this lens and have used it for everything, including shooting video at full range.
Color fringing on OOF elements is common. You had to zoom WAY in to see it. That’s how many lenses work, although it can be corrected with additional lens elements. That fringing can also be removed in post. For me, it is not a non-starter to have such minor fringing in the OOF back ground because I can remove it post. I would not want carry that around all day. Give me a monopod. The lock switch on the 150-600 Contemporary and Sport lenses let you lock it every 100mm, from 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600. Does the lock switch on this lens work the same way across the entire zoom range?
minisla you and me, not often, 'cause we buy it for the 600mm. I really don't care of the 60. It's lighter than the S. my question is: is it better IRL than the S @600 ? the 200-500? yes-no.
@@jcphenix1 Not sure I would buy this lens. Other capable lenses on the market and why have sigma produced a lens that performs so badly at the wider end.
Hey Jared, I bought one of these and within 30 minutes the Auto Focus crapped out. I had to return it but I have to say the $2K for me would have been worth it. I miss it so much even though I only held it for about an hour. When contacting the vendor they had never heard of the problem and called it a fluke but over time I found 3 instances on B&H reviews that had the same problem. For whatever reason the AF just died. I used it on my Canon 80d and the pics were amazing. Just felt I should warn folks if they are on the fence. I so wish I could bring myself to buy it over but I am scared to take a $2K chance. Since your video have you or anyone else run into this? Thanks Tom
The good news is that Sigma claims to have fixed the autofocus problem with a firmware update. The bad news is that you can't install it with their dock, and have to have done by a "qualified repairer". Newer samples of the lenses (as of about the 2nd week of June, 2019) have the newer firmware.
This lens and the 150-600 Sport both have very stiff zoom rings as you said. It does get slightly but not a lot better over time. But Sigma built these to also be zoomable using a simple push/pull and they are much easier to zoom that way. I actually use the lens hood knob to give me more leverage to accomplish that.
@@sarahellis6947 Actually a bit better. Either lens will need an AF Fine tune (Nikon) or lens microadjust (Canon) to get the most out of it and it is best done with the Sigma dock - a pretty laborious process for a super zoom like this to get it totally dialed in to your camera body. Of course if you are going to use this on a mirrorless camera with an adapter than you do not need to calibrate it due to the way AF is done by a mirrorless camera compared to a traditional DSLR.
Hey Jared, a bit late on a comment but for handheld this lens is awesome to use the kind of shotgun pump style of zooming when you grab the lens just below the hood and just bring it closer or further (you even gave a smooth grove for that to hold it nicer - just like the 150-600)
I know this is years after the video was posted, but I'm hoping to get an answer anyway. I have a chance to get this used in the $1200 range. Is that worth it over the RF 100-500, which is more than twice as much? I already have the R6 and the EF-RF adapter. I'm not sure if they autofocus can keep up with erratic movement as well as native RF glass can. Thanks!
@@froknowsphoto Yes the lens hood, mine moves pretty easily . I am going to San Diego in March would you recommend using this lens with the 7D Mk II to photograph whales ?
I'd like to propose an additional use case - I recorded a series of (amateur choral) concerts (with a pickup pro orchestraas) last june from the back of the hall. Usually, one of the members, whose day job was doing documentaries videos would shoot one of the concerts, but she was need to sing all 3 this time. I'm the audio recording guy and had gotten a panasonic S1, which is a full frame mirrorless camera which shoots decent video. It is not unusual for dedicated camcorders to have a 20x ratio of widest to tightest focal length, but just about impossible to find a full-frame lenses with that much. 60mm was almost but not quite wide enough to capture the entire width of the stage from the back of the hall, but 600mm was terrific for zooming in on the vocal soloists from the back of the hall. I gave the the footage to the aforementioned singer/videographer who will decide whether any of it should be publicly posted. If she OK's it, I'll post the link here. For definitiveness, it was the Brahms requiem, as sung by the Berkeley (CA) Community Chorus & Orchestra, in the recital hall on the UC Berkeley Campus.
I paid $1899 CDN back in 2012 and bought the Sigma 50-500mm to go with my Canon 5D Mark ii. I still have it and it takes amazing pics. I have notice lately, that sometimes when I try and autofocus on something, it moves back and forth. Not sure how I can fix that.
I've only owned a camera for about a month now and I'm really enjoying it, there's so much to learn, but I really like the reviews and photos I've seen for the contemporary and Tamron's 150-600 G2. I doubt I'd be disappointed with either and know I'll have to get whatever is cheapest when I buy. Thanks for the reviews.
Will this 60 mm to 600 mm lens work on the Blackmagic Studio Pro 4K is it a micro for third is it motorized to operate from the camera itself will it work well inside a church environment and a big events stadium and for concerts
This one is the sharpest of them all with the tamron in this equation being the G1 as I read charts from Lenstip.com as you can yourself if you dont trust me :P
I am wondering the same. Do I add this in my discussion possibly. Yes the extra 60mm to 150mm/200mm may be nice but at potentially as much as double the Sigma C cost. Tamron g2, Sigma C or Sport, or Nikon 20mm-500mm going on a d5600 what would you all go with? Thanks.
I bought the Contemporary and regretted not getting the Sport on my 5D Mark IV, but at the time it was all I could afford. A year later I bought the Sport version with the intention of selling the Contemporary. Glad I did not sell my Contemporary, because I sold my Sport version, only lost $50. The Sport version is awesome , great lens but I could not see any difference. The C is a bit faster focus on the Mark IV and lighter. Either one of these lens are sharp and excellent quality.
HELLO there in the cage you are half a dozen meters away, let's suppose it is at 150, 200 meters, does this lens have the ability to shoot this bird clearly?.tanks for the video.............I ask this question, because I have a 7d and at 70 / 200,2.8 I use a 2x ll duplicator and the photos don't get the detail, nor the sharpness that I wanted because the lens is at 100 meters even with the 7d that is cropped, + and to forget, which lens would you advise me to photograph eagles, falcons, thank you.
I am waiing for the L-Mount version of this lens with maybe with a few tweaks alongside the 70-200mm f/2.8 & f/4, maybe a lighter version considering it's for mirrorless system. Good range of Tele on L-Mount Alliance will boost it's capabilities even more as opposed to using MC-21 Adapter and be limited with AF-S only.
I bought the 150 - 600 Contemporsry and have been loving it. It was a choice between the 60 - 600 and the 150 - 600 and it came down to price. Someday maybe I'll get this lens! I love Sigma glass.
Bonjour, merci pour cette belle vidéo j’ai une question j’ai un nikon z6 ii et je fait beaucoup de vidéo, pensez vous que cet objectif 60-600mm peut convenir à de la vidéo? car je fais principalement de la vidéo (aero, aviation) merci d’avance pour votre réponse
Is the 150-600mm lighter? I already find my 70-300mm and 24-105mm a touch heavy (do not have your muscles). My main lenses are EF-Ms that are quite light.
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I have been waiting for this review...I knew that Jared would put this lens through it’s paces and not hold back! Sure it’s a big ol piece of glass but being 6’4” and 300lbs. I am sure I can handle it...and I WILL be getting it!
Hi Tim. Right now I'm looking for a sigma 50 500 canon mount. Do you have an email to contact you? I have some questions about this lens, maybe you could help me to answer.
@@ddphotoadventure2657 it truly is, I dont intentionally beat mine around but it has been in 100 deg+ temps with high humidity and in temps in the teens with 0 deg wind chill and it hasnt made a single whimper
I have not had mine in the extreme heat yet. But I have had it out in the cold with temps in the teens and the lens holds up well. Also the v r on this lens is just incredible
Great review Jarad - Sounds like a great lens.... I'm just wondering at what point in the zoom range does the fringing that was so evident in your shots at 60mm go away? If this lens gives really clean sharp images at 80 or 100 mm than it would be well worth spending the money once my old 150-500 Sigma finally dies....
For my aviation photographers, how is this lens shooting action shots? I currently use the Nikon 200-500 with a D5500 body for such activities, but I always want a little bit more reach
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I was lucky enough to test this lens few weeks back, and I too would prefer this over the 150-600mm.
Why?
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I've been using this lens for a month. Very impressed with the sharpness at 600 hand held. I had a tamron 150-600. The sigma 60-600 is heavier, but image quality is much better. I traded the tamron in for this lens and am pleased with results.
How has to 60-600 been 1 year on?
I don't know if this applies to the 60-600 mm, but I have a 150-600 mm Sports and actually, it is possible to zoom in or out just by pulling or pushing the lens hood (also recommended by Sigma). This is much better than turning the zoom ring.
It's amazing how sharp the lens is at 600mm. Many zooms work the other way, they get less sharp the more you zoom in, but Sigma here did a great job in delivering the best quality at the focal length most people will be using this lens at, 600mm (you're never too close to the subject when shooting wildlife). Great job Sigma! I hope the AF is on par with the image quality
In answer to your question, I sold my Sigma 150-600 Sport and purchased the 60-600 Sigma Sport in early November and haven't regretted it for an instant.It's interesting that you can get sharp images at 600mm , handheld, whilst Dustin Abbott complains that he can't get sharp images at 600mm , even when using a tripod.I use the 60mm setting for headshots and landscapes and actually find that it works extremely well given those restrictions .In a funny co-incidence , I'm actually going to take my lens to Australia Zoo tomorrow on Australia Day and will be sure to get some nice shots of young Robert Irwin, even though he's a Canon shooter :-) .
I got a 150-600 sport by accident, thought it was a contemporary 2 months ago and wondered why it feels like I have been working out at a gym! Two months in and I can probably shoot for 20 minutes without arm shake and operate the Zoom. To Zoom out point camera down, Zoom in point upwards seems to help a great deal. Have to say it seems to lack the fringing at 150 you seemed to get at 60. I think this lens really comes into its own at 300 - 600mm and gives really nice background blurring (bokeh) on nature shots and wild life shots, with subject being sharp. I live in Central Australia, very hot with dust storms so the superior build and weather sealing is probably a good idea. I shoot hand held and the image stabilisation even at 600mm has not let me down. Also slipped the lens mount handle on top and found hanging the camera off one hand and operating with the other seemed to enable better use than having the handle under the camera. All in all the 150mm difference means you have to place yourself with fore thought not being able to rely on the 60mm which is not hard in a wide open county. The image quality is not the really the issue here it's definitely weight, some people will loose shots and find moving the 150-600mm a pain in the neck and if I drop it I reckon it would rip the lens mount off the Canon Mk III I use off. If you can handle the weight the 150 won't let you down.
@ Jared: For the stiff zoom, check the lens manual. If it's like the Sigma 150-600mm Sport, it's certified you can grab the front element and push/ pull to zoom.
And the shape of the front element is great for that.
There is a rubber ring for added grip
I use my 150-600 sport as a push pull. I almost never use the zoom ring. I also keep the foot rotated to the top and use it as a carrying handle, then it is not in the way.
I do the same - both zoom and carry
Wow, Jared pronounced “horizontal” correctly for the first time in 8 years. 3:41
OmarSaletovicPrins for real I was more excited about that than the lens
OmarSaletovicPrins yeah, but he still can't say "versus".
Remind me to never do a video if this is what people take from videos. I thought it was an informational video not an English or pronunciation video, but YMMV.
Harsh.
"Horizontical" @ 3:32 :D
Excellent shots! I had a 50-500 Sigma for 4 years - same quality! It was never off my outdoor camera...until I tried to get into Lambeau Field with it.
And i thought i'm the only one with that lense. I still love it. Even on my d850
Hi Branden. I'm looking for a sigma 50 500 canon mount. Maybe could I contact you to ask about own your experience with this len by email?
@@diegoramirez6165 I never had it on a tripod. Monopod on a couple occasions. I am kind of a stickler about hand holding unless it's low light. Even then I am stable to about 1/6, so I use them seldom.
Jared, I love your reviews! No music, no sound effects... 👍👍👍👍
Sigma needs to bake a 600mm f4 prime
Actually, first, or at the same time, a 600mm f/5.6 ....
They already have a 500mm f/4 prime.
@@bursztyn10 And Canon already has a 500mm f4 prime, but also has a 600mm f4 prime. That's the whole point; we want a cheaper alternative to the Canon 600mm f4....
they don't sell well.
The problem with a Sigma 600mm f4 prime is the competition from the used market. Price it at $6000 and it is a bargain vs the current canon, but what about a 600mm f4 IS V1 used Canon lens? And people often claim Canon is loosing money on those lenses.
To overcome the zooming difficulty, I discovered that it was much easier and faster to pull and push the front part of the lens (i.e. pulling or pushing the mounted lens hood).
Jared, great shots. Would love to have seen any birds in flight test, but I expect the lens AF would work well with the 6D II. The 6 M$ question still lingers though: how do the 60-600 compare with the 150-600 C/S @ 600mm? Thanks.
I wonder which stabilisation is better, in 60-600 or Nikkor 200-500. I tried Sigma sport and stabilisation was abyssmal, compared to Nikkor....
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I love the camera POV cam! Love it. Great work on your reviews I appreciate them so thanks for all your work. And amazing work with the fro.
Looking forward to see a real world review of the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 Sports
Yep, really looking forward to this, swinging between sigma and canon right now
now you have it:D
I have both the Tamron 70-200 g2 and Sigma 70-200 Sport and love them both.
In my opinion, Sigma Art lenses are very good. Primes are top quality lenses and a couple of zooms are very nice as well. I love the 18-35mm F1.8, one of the best usable lens in the world. Sigma should make finally a 600/4 Art lens or at least a new version of the old Sigma 300/2.8...
I've had the 150-600 S for over a year. Love it. And being older now the other Sigma long lenses will go on sale. Would recommend the S in a heartbeat.
I bought the 60-600 lens in July 2021 for my trip to Yellowstone. Love this lens, unbelievable pictures. In fact, going back again this year for a six day stay in the park
I'm really pleased with my Sigma 150-600 contemporary lens taking hand-held photos with a NIkon D5 at 1/400th second, ISO 6400 or 8000, of musicians on a theater stage shot from the balcony. It would be nice to be able to zoom back all the way to 60, but the extra weight of the lens (4.5 pounds vs 6 pounds) would be a considerable problem, especially if the image quality is degraded at 60.
I just got the 150-600 mm. It is so sharp. zooming no problem. I do use auto ISO. My photo buddy Bill wants to get that lens. Thanks Jared. You do photography nice.
I would like to see a review with the Canon 100-400L ll with 1.4 lll TC vs. this 60-600 Sigma lens.
Thanks so much Jared for doing this review. Frankly every review I've seen of this lens, even those that were lukewarm, are showing sample images that I personally like better than those from the 150-600 lenses. I've even heard people comparing it favorably to the Canon 100-400 L II in that focal range, which is really saying something. Like you said, for those really wanting 600mm (or even further equivalent on APS-C) , are pleased with the IQ, can live with the slower aperture and DON'T want to drop like $12 grand...it makes allot of sense. The built in arca swiss plate and lighter construction is much welcomed as well.
As far as the zoom functionality, my 150-600 Sport is built to also be a push pull zoom, which makes it much easier.
Right the entire time I was wanting him to try that. I love the ability to snap to a target and push right at it. Makes it very easy.
Thank you so much for a very informative review. I reall enjoy the fact that you give a reason for each comment you make. Your actually field testing each item associated with the options with other gear required to do the testing.
So with that wide-end fringing, does it not make sense to buy the 150-600 instead?
I remember shopping at Kiddie City in Willow Grove, right off Davisville Road. Thanks for the review, btw. I appreciate it! Always great to see local spots in reviews.
Sold my 150-600C for this. I use it to shoot my sons sports/ rugby and football. Haven't had a chance to try it yet but looking forward to it this coming season.
Let me know how you are getting on i'm thinking of doing the same swop!!
Please do a video on the 70-200mm Sport Lens!
Yesss please
What's the point of making a 60-600mm lens if it looks terrible at 60mm?
Hi Jaerd I have the 150-600 you can use it as a push /pull lens and it works fine.
Sigma has written this in the manual for this lens.
(ZOOMING)
Rotate the Rubber grip on the zoom ring, or grip and move the front of the lens
forwards and backwards to the desired position (fig.3).
I feel like some people might be turned away from this lens because of the way so many people doing video's about it talk about the weight, like "If you don't have arms like mine" talk. When I was 62 years old, 165 lbs. three years ago, I hiked 11 1/2 miles in the Great Smoky Mountains NP with this lens on a D500 along with my backpack with my D850 and 2 wide angle lenses, filters, tripod, other accessories and snacks & water. Just want to say, don't let that kind of talk turn you away from this lens, it's the best I've had.
I wonder if this work well for airshows, the review of the 150-600 contemporary did pretty good, this as a sports lens should focus faster is the weight of the lens a problem.
By "fringing" you mean chromatic aberration? Usually in optics fringing is used to refer to band like interference patterns or when there is some aliasing effects for example when you try to photograph a curtain or a screen and the size of the projected pixels are very close to those of the sensor.
I'm really curious if someone can answer this for me. I will try to word this as best as possible:
How does the 60-600 perform, just at 150-600?
I'm debating on the 150-600Sport or the 60-600Sport. If these lenses are equivalent from 150-600, then Hallelujah, the 60-149 range is a nice bonus. However, if the 150-600Sport is the better performer, I'll forego the extra range for the sharpest of the 2.
Thoughts?
I've had the 150-600 C for 3 or 4 years and I'm seriously thinking of upgrading to the 60-600 for use on my R3
Update, I took delivery of my copy of this lens today HEAVY looking forward to using it
Thanks for the review and comparisons 💚
If you get the EOS-R adapter with the filter slot, you can use much smaller, less expensive filters.
60-600 as the 150-600. has push pull system aswell so you dont have to spin the ring you can just push it and pull via the hood
Which you shouldn't because it will damage the gears and other parts of the zoom mechanism.
@@McClane6666 nope its designed to its says in the manual
10:01 We called it Lionel Play World here in Georgia! I loved it going there!
i hope there is a sigma 70-200mm sports video
hi, great review. You mentioned purple fringing at 60mm...did you notice at which focal length the fringing stopped? Many thanks
on APS-C Canon bodies the Sigma "C" 150-600mm = 240-960mm, it's Pin sharp both ends and lighter than 60-600mm. Weather sealing, pointless as rain=clouds=low light, V bad for slow zooms as high ISO=loss of sharpness usually and bad cropped images, add that to most wildlife hides when its raining so why pay for weather sealing. I went for Sigma f4 24-105 "A", Sigma 150-600mm "C" plus 1.4x T.C. My legs fill in for the missing 100+mm. Other options spend tens of thousands on long focal length standard lenses which are faster and weather sealed and still end up cropping. My most bang for bucks was all pin sharp Sigma; 10-20mm f3.5 EX, 50mm f1.4 "A", 105mm f2.8 Macro EX (best out there), 24-105mm f4 "A", 150-600mm "C". I have the latest Tamron 70-300mm f/4-5.6 VC USD which has to be the worst lens I have ever used, slow, 200mm+ out of focus blurred images, PANTS!!!
Thanks Jared, fully appreciate your honesty about the results at 60mm. Most would just cover it up. I love wildlife and aviation so this lens would be great for my needs. All the best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧📸📷
Ok so it sucked at 60mm for bad fringing, but was it ok at 80mm? 100mm? 120mm? I'm amazed you did not test when the fringing became acceptable or at least mentioned it.
I get great results from the Tamron 100-400 on crop, and I find the 600mm zooms to be too big for how I like to hike/shoot. That being said, the eye of that eagle! Good review Jared and thanks for doing something wildlife oriented for us
You don't need to turn the ring, you can just push ad pull forward and backward by holding the lens hood,that means you will get people in error. But neh',smell test is more important than other important things😏
I bought the 150-600 c version for c100 mkii to film nature at 60 fps. I will need a polizier for it as my base iso is 800 clog and shutter 120. I will keep it at f8 as this is best for sharpness in all ranges
Think I'll stick with my 150-600mm C for the time being.
I agree.
That's what I use as well. It typically gives me sharp results in the majority of my shooting situations. Lower light can be tough but I guess that the nature of the beast.
I don’t care
Yeah me too. If something ever happened to it I might consider this one though. My 150-600mm C works really good on my Sony A7III too.
@@petrub27 Then why talk? Thank you adding to the conversation.
Starting on 7:04 up to 5 sec after, there are 'wavy' vertical lines to the right of the diagonal wood piece. What causes this? I have never seen this phenomenon before. Is this only from this lens?
I'd love to see you compare the classic Bigma 50-500 OS HSM and this lens. The Bigmas just keeps getting larger. 86mm filter thread to 95mm now to 105mm.
I so want Sigma to bring a native version of the 150-600 C for Sony
Sigma is actually offering a Mount Conversion Service which also includes Sony mount. It obviously comes at a cost, for your lens is abut £390/$500. It's all a matter if the benefits worth the change.
Can you do a review comparison between this lens and rf 100-500
No one knew but the Sigma 60-600mm Sport is a "Parfocal" lens this allows one to zoom in to focus, then zoom back out to compose an image. This is sort of operation is absolutely crucial for camera operators, for whom manipulating focus manually while zooming at the same time would be almost impossible. Photographers almost never need this kind of functionality, so manufacturers make varifocal lenses, which are far cheaper to construct. But most photographers are shooting both photography and video nowadays so this Sigma 60-600mm is a steal Cine lens at this price point. Also no other Super Tele can come as close to focusing at 600mm.
You can pull and push the lens hood to zoom in and out, you don’t need to turn the dial.
Ps you don’t need to use the reciprocal rule when you are using OS 2 you can half your shutter speed . It’s super cool.
You need to watch the sigma videos to understand how to use this and the C version to its best ability
I have the 150-600 Sport , it is a stunning lens, great images but the weight is a big issue. I have to do a lot of upper body work just to be able to hold the thing handheld. With a monopod etc for what I paid with the 1.4x it was a steal.
Hey fro the design of the front hood is meant for push pull that allows you to zoom faster.
I have this lens and I am amazed by the sharpness and quality delivered. you didn't talk about the mode 1 and mode 2 on this lens
I shoot Canon (5D Mark ii). I bought the Sigma 50-500mm back in 2012 for $1900 Canadian funds. I swear by this lens and have used it for everything, including shooting video at full range.
Color fringing on OOF elements is common. You had to zoom WAY in to see it. That’s how many lenses work, although it can be corrected with additional lens elements. That fringing can also be removed in post. For me, it is not a non-starter to have such minor fringing in the OOF back ground because I can remove it post.
I would not want carry that around all day. Give me a monopod. The lock switch on the 150-600 Contemporary and Sport lenses let you lock it every 100mm, from 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600. Does the lock switch on this lens work the same way across the entire zoom range?
Always love your Reviews
How often would you shoot at 60mm with a lens like this
minisla you and me, not often, 'cause we buy it for the 600mm. I really don't care of the 60. It's lighter than the S. my question is: is it better IRL than the S @600 ? the 200-500? yes-no.
@@jcphenix1 Not sure I would buy this lens. Other capable lenses on the market and why have sigma produced a lens that performs so badly at the wider end.
Anyway you can try this lense on a A9 or a7r3 with a sigma adapter?
Hey Jared,
I bought one of these and within 30 minutes the Auto Focus crapped out. I had to return it but I have to say the $2K for me would have been worth it. I miss it so much even though I only held it for about an hour. When contacting the vendor they had never heard of the problem and called it a fluke but over time I found 3 instances on B&H reviews that had the same problem. For whatever reason the AF just died. I used it on my Canon 80d and the pics were amazing. Just felt I should warn folks if they are on the fence. I so wish I could bring myself to buy it over but I am scared to take a $2K chance. Since your video have you or anyone else run into this? Thanks Tom
The good news is that Sigma claims to have fixed the autofocus problem with a firmware update. The bad news is that you can't install it with their dock, and have to have done by a "qualified repairer". Newer samples of the lenses (as of about the 2nd week of June, 2019) have the newer firmware.
This lens and the 150-600 Sport both have very stiff zoom rings as you said. It does get slightly but not a lot better over time. But Sigma built these to also be zoomable using a simple push/pull and they are much easier to zoom that way. I actually use the lens hood knob to give me more leverage to accomplish that.
Is the 150-600 image quality just as good?
@@sarahellis6947 Actually a bit better. Either lens will need an AF Fine tune (Nikon) or lens microadjust (Canon) to get the most out of it and it is best done with the Sigma dock - a pretty laborious process for a super zoom like this to get it totally dialed in to your camera body. Of course if you are going to use this on a mirrorless camera with an adapter than you do not need to calibrate it due to the way AF is done by a mirrorless camera compared to a traditional DSLR.
Hey Jared, a bit late on a comment but for handheld this lens is awesome to use the kind of shotgun pump style of zooming when you grab the lens just below the hood and just bring it closer or further (you even gave a smooth grove for that to hold it nicer - just like the 150-600)
Great vid! just would 've liked if JP had said something on the sharpness at 600mm vs the 150 to 600...
I know this is years after the video was posted, but I'm hoping to get an answer anyway. I have a chance to get this used in the $1200 range. Is that worth it over the RF 100-500, which is more than twice as much? I already have the R6 and the EF-RF adapter. I'm not sure if they autofocus can keep up with erratic movement as well as native RF glass can. Thanks!
You do not have to use the zoom ring Just pull or push near the bottom of lens hood, much like the canon 100-400
the lens hood you mean? That would make it awkward to keep the lens still.
@@froknowsphoto Yes the lens hood, mine moves pretty easily . I am going to San Diego in March would you recommend using this lens with the 7D Mk II to photograph whales ?
Sigma rep at Photokina told me the same, you grab it by the small ridge just behind the hood to pull or push and zoom
I'd like to propose an additional use case - I recorded a series of (amateur choral) concerts (with a pickup pro orchestraas) last june from the back of the hall. Usually, one of the members, whose day job was doing documentaries videos would shoot one of the concerts, but she was need to sing all 3 this time. I'm the audio recording guy and had gotten a panasonic S1, which is a full frame mirrorless camera which shoots decent video. It is not unusual for dedicated camcorders to have a 20x ratio of widest to tightest focal length, but just about impossible to find a full-frame lenses with that much. 60mm was almost but not quite wide enough to capture the entire width of the stage from the back of the hall, but 600mm was terrific for zooming in on the vocal soloists from the back of the hall. I gave the the footage to the aforementioned singer/videographer who will decide whether any of it should be publicly posted. If she OK's it, I'll post the link here. For definitiveness, it was the Brahms requiem, as sung by the Berkeley (CA) Community Chorus & Orchestra, in the recital hall on the UC Berkeley Campus.
I paid $1899 CDN back in 2012 and bought the Sigma 50-500mm to go with my Canon 5D Mark ii. I still have it and it takes amazing pics. I have notice lately, that sometimes when I try and autofocus on something, it moves back and forth. Not sure how I can fix that.
At what point did the fringing stop? 100mm? Thanks! great review.
I've only owned a camera for about a month now and I'm really enjoying it, there's so much to learn, but I really like the reviews and photos I've seen for the contemporary and Tamron's 150-600 G2. I doubt I'd be disappointed with either and know I'll have to get whatever is cheapest when I buy. Thanks for the reviews.
Will this 60 mm to 600 mm lens work on the Blackmagic Studio Pro 4K is it a micro for third is it motorized to operate from the camera itself will it work well inside a church environment and a big events stadium and for concerts
Love your reviews keep them coming! They help in making stuff for my channel!
Wanna know which one has the best sharpness
This sig 60 600 or the Tam & sigma 150 600
Or Nikon 200 500
This one is the sharpest of them all with the tamron in this equation being the G1 as I read charts from Lenstip.com as you can yourself if you dont trust me :P
I am wondering the same. Do I add this in my discussion possibly. Yes the extra 60mm to 150mm/200mm may be nice but at potentially as much as double the Sigma C cost. Tamron g2, Sigma C or Sport, or Nikon 20mm-500mm going on a d5600 what would you all go with? Thanks.
I bought the Contemporary and regretted not getting the Sport on my 5D Mark IV, but at the time it was all I could afford. A year later I bought the Sport version with the intention of selling the Contemporary. Glad I did not sell my Contemporary, because I sold my Sport version, only lost $50. The Sport version is awesome , great lens but I could not see any difference. The C is a bit faster focus on the Mark IV and lighter. Either one of these lens are sharp and excellent quality.
HELLO there in the cage you are half a dozen meters away, let's suppose it is at 150, 200 meters, does this lens have the ability to shoot this bird clearly?.tanks for the video.............I ask this question, because I have a 7d and at 70 / 200,2.8 I use a 2x ll duplicator and the photos don't get the detail, nor the sharpness that I wanted because the lens is at 100 meters even with the 7d that is cropped, + and to forget, which lens would you advise me to photograph eagles, falcons, thank you.
I am waiing for the L-Mount version of this lens with maybe with a few tweaks alongside the 70-200mm f/2.8 & f/4, maybe a lighter version considering it's for mirrorless system. Good range of Tele on L-Mount Alliance will boost it's capabilities even more as opposed to using MC-21 Adapter and be limited with AF-S only.
I bought the 150 - 600 Contemporsry and have been loving it. It was a choice between the 60 - 600 and the 150 - 600 and it came down to price. Someday maybe I'll get this lens! I love Sigma glass.
Bonjour, merci pour cette belle vidéo j’ai une question j’ai un nikon z6 ii et je fait beaucoup de vidéo, pensez vous que cet objectif 60-600mm peut convenir à de la vidéo? car je fais principalement de la vidéo (aero, aviation)
merci d’avance pour votre réponse
Did you try zooming in and out by just pushing and pulling the lens in and out?
I would go with the Nikkor 200-500mm lens.
GREAT pictures!!!! I think I have no choice but to get this lens now... keep doing you!!!
Is the 150-600mm lighter? I already find my 70-300mm and 24-105mm a touch heavy (do not have your muscles). My main lenses are EF-Ms that are quite light.
Hi...is it compatiable with Nikon d7500 ?
I remember shopping at Toy Town which then was renamed to Kiddie City. I loved going there during summer when they had pool supplies up front and you could smell the chlorine. For a young kid it was the signal that summer was on!
thank you for your review. I was quite unhappy with its performance at 60mm, so I think I'll keep on using my 150-600 C
I have been waiting for this review...I knew that Jared would put this lens through it’s paces and not hold back! Sure it’s a big ol piece of glass but being 6’4” and 300lbs. I am sure I can handle it...and I WILL be getting it!
Can you do a competition between the 150-600 and this one
Kwok Terrance yeah that would be helpful
I'd like to see it compared to the 150-600 sport
150-600 S vs 60-600 S sharpness test
@@QbekR id love to see that as i have the 150-600c (and 50-500) and thinking of upgrading! please mr Frodo
I have the 50-500 and it's by far my favorite lens. I've shot portraits to wildlife with it and I can't say enough about it.
Hi Tim. Right now I'm looking for a sigma 50 500 canon mount. Do you have an email to contact you? I have some questions about this lens, maybe you could help me to answer.
@@diegoramirez6165 wildman1218@gmail.com
3:40 Jared actually says "Horizontal"
I think I will stick with my Nikon 200-500mm
Ditto.
I agree , the nikon 200 500 is a great lens!
@@ddphotoadventure2657 it truly is, I dont intentionally beat mine around but it has been in 100 deg+ temps with high humidity and in temps in the teens with 0 deg wind chill and it hasnt made a single whimper
I have not had mine in the extreme heat yet. But I have had it out in the cold with temps in the teens and the lens holds up well. Also the v r on this lens is just incredible
@@bassangler73 I took my 18-55 nikkor afp in 30 degree weather for astrophotography
great review but I am happy with my 150-600 C. It is the best value for the money.
Great review Jarad - Sounds like a great lens.... I'm just wondering at what point in the zoom range does the fringing that was so evident in your shots at 60mm go away? If this lens gives really clean sharp images at 80 or 100 mm than it would be well worth spending the money once my old 150-500 Sigma finally dies....
How does this compare to the 150-600 Sport? Btw, Kiddie City and Babytown on Cottman Ave in the Northeast in the 70s. Those were the major toy stores.
For my aviation photographers, how is this lens shooting action shots? I currently use the Nikon 200-500 with a D5500 body for such activities, but I always want a little bit more reach
11:54 --> Wow, that's great composition!!!