 We have finally, finally gotten a fleet of newer copies and repaired OS systems, so we have taken down the failure warning for this lens. The repaired lenses seem to be much more reliable now. Product DescriptionThe successor to the long-lived and legendary Bigma, the new Sigma APO 50-500mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM provides the widest zoom range of any supertelephoto lens we stock (or know of). The new OS (Optical Stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible, making it a reasonable lens to shoot hand-held—if you’re reasonably strong. It also focuses as close as 20 inches (at 200mm), allowing you to use it for pseudo-macro shots. This lens incorporates HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), ensuring quiet and high speed AF as well as full-time manual focus capability. Please Note: The 50-500mm OS takes a 95mm filter. We DO NOT stock filters this size nor recommend them. Also, we do not send the crop sensor hood adapter with this lens as it offers no advantage over the standard hood. Roger’s Take:After playing around with it for an afternoon, I’m totally impressed (obviously on limited data but totally impressed nonetheless). It is as sharp as the original 50-500, which is sharp indeed. The OS is spectacular and really does appear to be 4 stops worth. We have some nice 500mm images shot at 1/125 second. Autofocus speed is adequate to the task and accuracy has been good, up until the items discussed below. My summary: once again Sigma has designed a spectacular lens, and while the price isn’t cheap, it’s a good value for what you get. Try and Buy Program: Lensrentals is pleased that our friends at SuperdigitalCity have made a special offer for our customers renting this item and considering purchase. Simply email a copy of your Lensrentals receipt to SuperdigitalCity and they will email you back a coupon code good for $85 off of the purchase of the Sigma 50-500 OS lens. Specs:
Links:MTF Chart:
Red lines indicate 10 lines/mm; green lines 30 lines/mm. Solid lines are Sagittal, dotted lines meridional. If you are bored and don’t understand MTF charts, you can read about them HERE Lens Construction:
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