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Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - davidmanze - 03-09-2016

Quote:"Have you a link for the review of the A6000 and the Tamron? I would mind seeing it!"

 

 

E.g.: http://garyhartblog.com/2015/11/03/big-moon/

 

If you search through Gary's blog there are other posts about that combo.
  Thanks for the link........I now see your inspiration!


Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - stoppingdown - 03-10-2016

... in the meantime, I've pre-ordered the Sigma MC-11 adapter at Amazon.de... let's see how long it will take. I'll try to resolve the Sport vs Contemporary dilemma in the next days. I've added a further consideration. Obviously I like to spend less, but money in this case aren't the primary criterion. My point is that I'd like to be sure that, if I pay for something more, I'll use it. I hate to spend money for features I don't need or I'm unable to use. It seems there's some extra sharpness at 600mm for the S, and that's a point. The third, negative, criterion is weight: the S version is almost 3kg, compared to the 2kg of the C version. It's unlikely that I carry this kind of lens for longer than short hikes, so in the end 2kg vs 3kg might be not important. OTOH, the old Nikon D7000 + AFS 300 f/4 combo weights exactly the same as the A6300 plus the C version... This means that, even though my back is worse than years ago, if I was able to carry the old combo, I'd be able to carry the new combo - just less frequently. Adding one kg would be a worse scenario. So the C version might be slightly more versatile...



Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - JJ_SO - 03-10-2016

I think, it's possible to get a second hand Sports at nearly the price of first hand Contemporary.



Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - davidmanze - 03-30-2016

Quote:I think, it's possible to get a second hand Sports at nearly the price of first hand Contemporary.
 

 

  Are you talking about your sports JoJu? Send me your paypal account details.... Rolleyes



Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - JJ_SO - 03-30-2016

Quote:  Are you talking about your sports JoJu? Send me your paypal account details.... Rolleyes
  1. I'm not using PayPal to get or pay money  -_-
  2. tonight I saw a Canon version for 1100.- Swiss francs, the guy was selling it because the lens was not fast enough for him in terms of wide open aperture (but actually Sigma doesn't make a secret out of the f-stops...)
  3. If I'd sell mine, there's the additional foot and the converter for which I don't have a use anymore once the lens would be sold.
  4. this evening I made a quick and dirty comparison of the Sigma 150-600 and the Fujinon 100-400. At 400mm and DX mode of D810 they are equal (to me). At 600 mm and FF compared to 400 APS-C there are differences, less in sharpness, more in noise of the sensor.
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Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - davidmanze - 03-31-2016

 They look fairly equal, first shot goes to Sigma, second to Fuji, two many branches in the third.

 

  Purnimadigital is out of stock of the Sport, I'm waiting for a restock!



Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - JJ_SO - 03-31-2016

The first one was D810 FF (left) and downsized to Fuji APS-C (right, at 100%)  Wink

 

The second one was set the D810 to DX-mode and put the Sigma also to 400 mm, as well as the third.



Sigma 150-600 Contemporary vs Sport? - JJ_SO - 04-07-2016

Just sold my Sigma to somebody who had the Contemporary version and wants the Sports  Smile

 

I asked him, why? Then he showed me some comparisons: http://giannikrattli.com/reviews/simga-150-600-contemporary-vs-sports