Sigma 150-500 OS

[Berton]

Would you recommend this lens to an airshow photographer like me?  Taking pics from airplanes involves panning and difficult light situations.  

[frank]

Depends, with the modern high ISO performance the light is not really an issue anymore.
AF can be a problem because that is done with wide open aperture and the lens is of course not a f2.8 lens.

But yes I would advise it, I think for the money it's a great lens.

[vincentM]

Hi Frank,
Thanks for the review of this lens.
You've made my mind up:- Sigma 150/500 it is !
Value is looking better all the time.
 VincentM

[pst]

Hi Frank,

Very useful review, thanks very much.

After almost a year, are you still using this lens? Are you still satisfied with it? I'm curious because I'm planning to purchase a lens in this category and the Sigma is one of the candidates.

Surely it's good to read all the reviews when a lens is new, but I think it's even better to know someone's opinion after using it for some time.

Thnx, pst

[frank]

Even on the 5DKMII it keeps it's quality.
I'm not shooting that much at the moment with the lens because my schedule is very busy so I don't have much time for anything else than the workshops and fashion shoots.
But I did some work with the 5DMKII with it and it's still a wonderful lens.