I am thinking of get the Sigma 150-500 with OS. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks,

That's what the review section is for

Hi mogur2,

I was in the same boat as you 2 months ago. I didn't find much on the net related to this lens so I went I bought it anyway.

Take a look at my flickr page. A good bunch of the birds shots are with this lens. I didn't shot much yet but it can give you an idea... BTW I'm just starting with birds so I'm not in the same league as some members here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julienphoto/

At first I was disapointed by it. Sure when you compare with 500 f/4 & 600 f/4 this isn't the same category. However the more you use it the more you'll appreciate it. I personally think it's great up to 380-400mm then it start loosing quite a bit of sharpness. 500mm is fine if you don't crop too much... I can crop to ~40% without seeing any problems at 500mm. But hey you pay for what it is. I paid 1400$ Canadian for it. I also have the 70-300VR. I think it's only 600$ Canadian now. You should consider it. It is much lighter, smaller and overall I think it's a better lens especially because of it's portability. With the 150-500mm you'd better have a good tripod and solid shoulders for long hiking

Thanks for the info. I currently have the Sigma 50-500 non-OS and am debating selling it and getting the 150-500 OS.

Samples; http://www.pbase.com/choco1/pelican_burst_07-09-29

Mogur, I've checked your pelican set. I don't think that you would have gotten better shots with the 150-500OS in this case. 1/1000th @ f/9 would not get sharper with the addition of OS. I don't know if the AF accuracy (in servo mode) of the 150-500 is better than that of the Bigma

Thanks, I had been wondering about that as well. Maybe I should save my money toward the 5D MII? ;\

Yea I don't think it'll be worth getting it if you already have the 50-500mm. Save your money

Thanks for the input. Now to put something else on my crave list. Happy photographing!!

mogur2 wrote:
Thanks for the info. I currently have the Sigma 50-500 non-OS and am debating selling it and getting the 150-500 OS

In a word... DON'T! You have the much better and sharper lens in the 50-500. Save up for the 5DII.