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RogerB
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 2
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Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO review by RogerB
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Review Date: 5/10/2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $700.00| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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sharp lens, good contrast
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Cons:
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Poor quality control - lens keeps breaking down
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My copy of this lens (in Canon fit) was let down by a consistent failure of the autofocus motor in the lens. I had to send it back to Sigma twice to be fixed. And I do not use the lens much. They did fix the lens quickly, but I do not expect 2 failures in such an expensive product.
Buyer beware!
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sgnirts
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 7
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Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO review by sgnirts
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Review Date: 2/5/2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Total Spent: $599.99| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Great range, easy handling, nice looking build, quick focus.
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Cons:
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Very soft from f2.8-f4, never gets tack sharp, lots of CA, not consistant in focus accuracy.
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I had the highest hopes for this new version of the Sigma 50-150mm HSM II, I really needed the range and a fast f2.8 ability. I guessed i would need to stop the Sigma down at 150mm to get sharpness, put you really have to stop this lens down a lot, at every focal length to get results you can be proud of. Sadly, my Nikon 55-200mm VR starter zoom is sharper at every focal length and every aperture..YES, the Nikon 55-200mm is sharper, focuses about the same speed ( the Nikon, hits the target more often), the Nikon has better contrast and color too...yes, I sent the Sigma back. I was told by 47th street photo on the phone, that they thought the lens was defective. Once the Sigma arrived at 47th street photo they told me their tech tested it and it was "fine without issues". Of course I am still fighting to get me refund from 47th street (I should have purchased from Adorama or B&H!!). Maybe the 50-150mm III will get it right.
I picked up a used Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 ED today, the Nikon looks great stopped down to f3.5 and is built like a tank! Save your time/hassle and just pick up a Nikon zoom in this range...I only wish the Nikon was as light as the Sigma, nothing more.
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HighSierra
Registered: June 2008
Posts: 13
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Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO review by HighSierra
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Review Date: 10/7/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $650.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Convenient size/range/aperture, sharp, nice bokeh, great HSM and build
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Cons:
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Uncorrectable color fringing in OOF areas, wish it could focus closer
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The lens produces very satisfying sharp images throughout the zoom range. Not quite as bitingly sharp as the 50 1.8, 85 1.8 , and 180 2.8 primes it replaced, but close enough for the convenience of a zoom to win out. I also feel this lens produces nicer bokeh than any of those three (rounded 9-blade aperture anybody?)
My only real issue with the image quality is a type of CA which occurs most noticeably around OOF areas when stopped down, as it is not correctable via normal means. The lens exhibits very little CA in areas which are in focus. There is a bit of vignetting at the long end, but that is easily correctable. Distortion is usually not a significant issue.
The HSM is true ring-type, super quick and quiet. The lens is built very nicely, like a solid block, and both control rings are wide and nicely damped. This is the best manual-focus AF lens I've owned.
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lextalionis
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 82
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Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 II EX DC HSM APO review by lextalionis
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Review Date: 3/21/2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $755.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Good build and fast AF.
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Not much...a little edge-softness at 2.8 and zoom ring too close to camera body.
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Pros: Good build and fast AF.
Cons: Not much...a little edge-softness at 2.8 and zoom ring too close to camera body.
Sample Photos taken with a Nikon D40
-Lex
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