Saving my poker winnings for a 150-600mm lens

[JFG]

I know some have the Sigma 150-600mm 5-6-3 Contemporary DH OS HSM LENS for canon R and would like to get some input on the pros and cons.  Thanks  JFG

[Tronhard]

That is because the thing didn't send.  I will re-write it and post again, but much of what I said in that is in my last response on this thread.

[JFG]

Thanks for the referral, EB.  I'll also check out the Tamron G2 to compare.

[JFG]

Roger, do you have the Contemporary or the Sport ?  Thanks for your input 🙂

[wq9nsc]

JFG,

I bought the contemporary.  The sport should provide better quality but the contemporary is surprisingly good.

Images below were taken right after I unboxed the lens, I was doing a quick check before leaving on a vacation later that week.  It was heavily overcast and started pouring a few minutes after I captured these which forced the ISO pretty high, IQ would have been better under better lighting.  It is a very impressive lens for the price.

Rodger

1DX III, Sigma 150-600C, f6.3, 600mm, 1/1250, ISO 6,4001DX III, Sigma 150-600C, f6.3, 600mm, 1/1000, ISO 10,0001DX III, Sigma 150-600C, f6.3, 600mm, 1/1250, ISO 4,000

[JFG]

Nice pics, Roger..  Thanks for sharing.   I looked at the Sporting,  but I'm more interested in the Contemporary due to its lighter weight.  I already have a Canon EF-EOS R  adapter so once I get enough winnings I'll purchase it.   🙂

[JFG]

Trevor, thank you for your thorough response.  Specially your thoughts on; "Since Joe is using the Canon EOS R6MkII, one of the biggest questions is how the lens (and any EF mount alternative) will work on his MILC camera. "  Yes,  I'd like to hear from those that are using the Contemporary on a R6MIi body with a Canon EF-EOS R adapter.   Also went through the links that you posted; the Sigma vid on using the Contemporary on an R6 Body was interesting.  However because it was done by Sigma, I wonder how much was for mktng. I think that I will wait and see how long my poker luck holds out. In the meantime hope to get a response from someone using the lens with a R6MII body..   Cheers, Joe 

[Tronhard]

FWIW, I do shoot with the following bodies on the Sigmas Canon R5, R6 and R6MkII.  In all cases I have had no issues with the lens, using the methodologies I outlined, which seem to be similar to yours.  In the PM that got vaporized  I gave a link to a post on the subject:
Farewell to the Sigma 150-600c on a trip to the zo... - Canon Community   When I look at the post, I cannot expand the images to look at them in anything like decent resolution - I wonder if something has changed in the site settings or if it is something happening at my end.  Without that ability, the images are not given justice as regards clarity.
In the end I decided to keep the 150-600c!

[JFG]

Great to know that you've used your Contemporary lens on your R6MII with no issues.  That helps me a lot. There's nothing like getting first hand experience from someone that has used it with the same equipment that I have..  BTW, those pictures on your link "Farewell to the Sigma 150-600c on a trip to the zo... - Canon Community "  are great !  I was able to expand them so the site is working good.

Also, you're correct, I have set my R6MII to single point focus, with eye tracking, hand-held, 12 fps mechanical shutter.  I will make sure to use the same set up when I get the Sigma.     I'm looking forward to it.   😊   Cheers, Joe

[Tronhard]

I hope it will work for you as well as it has for me!  Having some issues with the site at my end, not sure what is going on there - may be something to do with my Norton IS, which just had a major update and is being a bit feisty.

[ebiggs1]

"...one of the biggest questions is how the lens (and any EF mount alternative) will work on his MILC camera. "  Yes,  I'd like to hear from those that are using the Contemporary on a R6MIi body with a Canon EF-EOS R adapter."

A lot of the problems using any camera gear is the user and not the gear or lens in this case. Almost all AF issues  are user caused or error and not the camera/lens.