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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


Is there a 3rd party lens collar for the Sigma yet? Thanks.

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Aug 27, 2017 at 03:39 PM
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EB-1 wrote:
Is there a 3rd party lens collar for the Sigma yet? Thanks.

EBH


Haven't seen one because there is no real recess to put one. But I did see this on DPReview where a guy modded one to work.
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59616116



Aug 27, 2017 at 05:54 PM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


any one have any real world love for this lens?



Dec 01, 2017 at 09:58 PM
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guitardirky wrote:
any one have any real world love for this lens?


I just ordered one through Greentoe for $599 so I’ll have one to play with shortly.



Dec 01, 2017 at 10:50 PM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


guitardirky wrote:
any one have any real world love for this lens?


I had one, but did not love it enough to keep it.

I am betting the Tamron 100-400 will have both better IQ and AF.



Dec 01, 2017 at 11:04 PM
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Imagemaster wrote:
I had one, but did not love it enough to keep it.

I am betting the Tamron 100-400 will have both better IQ and AF.


What didn't you like about it? I'm just looking for a lighter/smaller hiking lens to pair with my Nikkor 400/2.8 G VR.



Dec 02, 2017 at 11:51 AM
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guitardirky wrote:
What didn't you like about it? I'm just looking for a lighter/smaller hiking lens to pair with my Nikkor 400/2.8 G VR.


Well I was shooting with Canon at the time, and had the Canon 100-400 II, which was much better. The Sigma won only for price, weight, & size.

With Nikon, I have the 200-500 & 300 f4 PF, again both of which give better results than the Sigma.

Again, I would not buy the Sigma without first comparing it to the Tamron.



Dec 02, 2017 at 12:56 PM
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Imagemaster wrote:
Well I was shooting with Canon at the time, and had the Canon 100-400 II, which was much better. The Sigma won only for price, weight, & size.

With Nikon, I have the 200-500 & 300 f4 PF, again both of which give better results than the Sigma.

Again, I would not buy the Sigma without first comparing it to the Tamron.


I just really want to favor the 100 end vs the 500 end for hiking in Colorado. I don't shoot birds, mostly mammals so thats kind of where I am at.



Dec 02, 2017 at 12:59 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


Well, I've been using the Nikon AF-S 80-400 on both D7100 and D7200 crop-sensor cameras for awhile now---being a crop-sensor camera, I'm only viewing the center of the photo and not full-frame edges---my example (the only sample I have) is proving to be a very fine performer---AF speed is wonderful---it locks on the subjects very fast (keep in mind, I am shooting motorcycles and cars, not little birds)---the picture quality is also very good, but I'm not making huge crops to see every pixel...
I purchased my 80-400 used but mint at a very decent price---the 200-500 lens was not on the market yet, but even still, the 200-500 is a lot heavier to carry around. All in all, I pretty satisfied with my AF-S 80-400...



Dec 08, 2017 at 02:28 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


I took a new copy out for a test drive tonight. I didn't do any calibrations to it but it seems to be pretty spot on. and somehow this website always seems to lose sharpness on my images.



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Dec 08, 2017 at 09:10 PM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Sigma 100-400 C - - Brief Review.


Just picked up the Sigma 100-400 as a walk-about hiking lens for those days when I don't feel like carrying the Nikon 200-500. Preliminary testing is very positive... it seems as sharp as my Nikon and definitely has the size/weight advantage. Trying to capture a fast moving puppy however, did not give me as high a "keeper rate" as my Nikon.... Perhaps some adjustment with the Sigma dock will improve this however....

DSC_0089.jpg by David Hamments, on Flickr

Cheers and good light,
David



May 08, 2018 at 07:29 AM
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