| Latest Review Posted | Sigma APO DG 135-400mm F4.5-5.6
I have the older APO non DC version.
I bought this lens of a bloke here a few months ago for $400 US. This lens has some serious size to it and definitely the tripod collar is useful!! The build is good the finish to the lens isn't as nice as newer Sigma lenses such as 17-70 etc. I use this lens for photographing cricket matches mainly (300mm wasn't enough!) and when coupled to my K200D and using Lithium AA's the AF is fairly fast and accurate, albeit loud.
The colours are pretty good and have that typical Sigma warmth tone to them.
The lens is surprisingly sharp throughout the range, especially when shooting at f/8-11 (normal in good light.) and I'm happy with the lens.
The only real negative to the lens is bloody zoom creep! It's going to take some creativity to use it for moon shots! I don't pixel peep much but can say in most of my shots CA and purple fringing etc are minimal, and don't distract me too much.
Overall:
AF: 7/10
Build Quality : 7/10
Image quality : 8/10
Bokeh : 6/10 (mainly because of the relatively small apeture, Although isn't unattractive.)
Handling: 8/10
Overall: 8/10...probably more like an 7.8 but 8 is a pretty good representation. Since I really only use it for sports and the like, not birding like most prospective buyers, I can say for the money it's a great value performer for the money and a much cheaper alternative to a Bigma or 120-400. |
