Excellent review ! It's a good thing to see different focal lengths at different appertures in direct, to compare them, awesome work !

Absolutely love your videos....great site you have going on here! Definitely helpful while I am in the lens market!

I’ve just picked up one of these on EBay for £425. Really interesting to watch your review. It confirms everything I’ve noticed. I’ve used it with a Canon 5D Mkiii and a Canon 7D Mki. I was disappointed with the results from the 7D and now I understand why. Thanks for such a detailed review.

Sir, you have saved/prevented myself from making many purchase mistake over the years! Thank You Sir !!!!

thank you very much for always review about camera lens. I learn from your review information alot

your channel is the absolute best for lens reviews. Perfect examples, and you know exactly what you get if you'd buy it. Thanks to you i got some really nice lenses. Very good! (very late comment i know. But i just recently got the opportunity to buy it.)

Thanks for your awesome reviews, by fare the best I've seen :)

Thank you very much for your videos. You make a really good work.

Great Review as always Chris. BTW the title says 6.4 instead of 6.3. Just figured I'd point it out :)

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!!! Here in the middle of 2024, I can find an amazing deal on one of these babies! 😍

Fabulous review........Decision made!

Just want to thank you for the reviews. Just found your channel...awesome! Very useful information.

Great reviews. I was wondering if you could review the voigtlander for canon lenses. The 20mm, 40mm, and 90mm. I thoroughly enjoy your approach on camera lens reviews. I can't wait for you to review the voigtlander lenses. Thanks again for all your hard work.

I'll be in Sudan in a couple of months for an NGO and am torn between the canon 100-400 l or the sigma 50-500 os. Anybody able to help me?

I would be interested to know how this compares to the 150-500mm in terms of image quality. Especially on the 70D.

Hi Christpher. In your own experience the optic difference from sigma 50 500 OS and the new sigma 60 600 on a canon full frame is really huge or not to much?

Hi Christopher, great work, thank's a lot.

Great Review! It will be delightful if you can review the new sigma 150-600, or the tamron 150-600.

great job man :D

Great rewiew Cristopher. Do you think that a sigma 50 500 second hand in U$580 in good conditions it is a great option or you recomend better a sigma 100 400 new in U$ 610?

Great video as always!! Can you please make a review on the Sigma 170-500m f5-6.3 apo ? I would really appreciate it a lot.

Question: why would the pictures be worse on a cropped sensor? Doesn't that crop to the sharper center area of the lens?

While super telephotos are always sharper on full frame when compared to APS-C, if you have to crop anyways (for something like wildlife), the extra pixel density of APS-C sensors generally makes them the winner. Let's say you're shooting wildlife with a 7D and you don't have to crop due to the 1.6x longer focal length. However, on a full frame camera, you do have to crop. The full frame camera would have to be, in theory, 46mp to have the same level of detail (1.6^2 * 18(mp)). Of course if you don't have to crop on the full frame the image quality will be much better.

@robininspain29

6 жыл бұрын

You are mistakenly thinking that the focal length of the lens changes when it is fitted to an APS-C camera body. The focal length stays the same - i.e. in this case 50-500mm. What does change is the field of view, which is a cropped version of what you see on a full frame camera using the same lens. The actual size of the subject is the same on both camera sensors with the same lens fitted to either camera. Full frame sensor cameras offer more than a cropped sensor in other areas though....less noise at higher ISO's, shallower depth of field for the same aperture and better dynamic range. It's why some people prefer full frame cameras. Most enthusiast FF cameras have increased their MP's now as well...the Canon 5D MK IV has 30MP, the Sony A7R III has 42.2 and the Nikon D850 has 45.4MP's. Subsequently cropping down from one of those cameras can yield acceptable images comparable to using a larger focal length lens without the cost and the weight.

hello, would you recommend this lens for bird photography? How is the sharpness and focus? and i will use this lens with canon 250d. Will this lens fit canon 250d?

Fantastic lens I'm getting mine next week at Henry's camera shop in Ottawa 50 500 Sigma I can't wait I'm excited my trophy goal

PERFFECT REVIEW!!!! thx a lot

What a performance!

hello Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens or sigma 100-400mm or sigma 50-500mm which lens do you think is better

Has anyone used this and the sigma 150 600? If so which do you like best?

Great review! I juts got this lens at a bargain price online. I'll use it on my Sony A7s and A6000 camera to film planes.

Thank you for another great video, how would you compare this lens to the Tamron 150 - 600? I was planning to buy the Tamron but after watching your videos of both I'm leaning to the sigma. Btw i use a 70D

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

They're both a bit soft on a 7OD, really, but from a handling point of view I actually slightly preferred the Sigma lens

Can this zoom lens be use canon eso 4000d ? If not is there way.

Not bad. Thanks for the review. 500 mm is quite insane

I have a mighty need

Is it compatible for nikon d5300?

I would like to know if anyone has tried this on sports yet and their thoughts

The non OS works great on a stabilized Pentax body. There are other brands with body stabilization too.

Awesome review, do you plan on doing a review of Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary ?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Not any time soon - I've got a tonne of other lenses I'm looking at - but I would like to later in the year

"...it worked quite accurately in my tests..." Given the AF issues their 18-35mm f1.8 Art lens is having, especially on the Pentax mount, this is good to know. I think a dedicated travelling photo enthusiast who wants a two-lens kit to do everything might go for this one (they'll want something for under 50mm), but those lenses which do between 18mm at the short end and between 250mm and 300mm at the long end still seem IMO to have an edge for their relative portability. If all else fails, you can always put a 2X teleconverter behind one of those and crank up the ISO (which I know not everybody necessarily wants to do or can do, depending on their camera). I can live with the results that would produce. All that being said, if money were no object and they turned this out in a K mount, I would seriously consider buying it.

@MrKdr500

9 жыл бұрын

jsm666 i have the 18-35mm art lense for both canon (mine) & nikon (wife) and neither have problems with AF, maybe an issue with pentax? done the firmware update? also some UV filter can cause them to hunt for focus.

Are there any old 500mm lenses that you could recommend for use with my Canon t5i, I'm looking for economic entry into wildlife photography.! keep up the great work. Thanks

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

This is the best one, really, I think

I love this lens, the shots are incredibly sharp! I have also created many HDR animal shots with this lens, which can be seen on my channel!

Hi Christopher. Thank you for the review. I'm asking for some advice... I have Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM lens which I use for wildlife photopgraphy (with 5D markII). Planing a trip to Africa and are considering buying a lens with longer zoom. Would you bring the Canon 28-300 or the Sigma 50-500? (fullframe)

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

I'd probably go with the Sigma 50-500 OS myself personally. Stopped down to f/8 it's almost as sharp as the 'L'' lens but you're zoomed in much closer for more detail

@MsKristiansen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

can i ask how can u get the lens to f8 or f11 when the lens says it only does f4-6 ?

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

That's just the maximum aperture. Read your camera's instruction manual for information on how to change the aperture down if needed

Was thinking about buying a used one of these for the eclipse on my 80D. How do you think it would do?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Take a look at the review, and you will see how sharp this lens is on an APS-C camera

Love the squirrel photo at 10:50. Overall great review again :) Thanks.

nice review as always :) i wonder if you could review the Tamron 150-600MM DI VC USD ... that would be amazing to watch :D

@jan.tichavsky

9 жыл бұрын

I'm interested in comparison of Tamron 150-600mm vs the upcoming Sigma contemporary 150-600mm. But we need to wait few months until they release it.

@MrKdr500

9 жыл бұрын

Jan Tichavský i have had a pre-production sigma for testing & i can safely say that it's way sharper than the tamron & much better build quality also.

@jan.tichavsky

9 жыл бұрын

MrKdr500 Even the contemporary one, wasn't it the sports version? I can't even find info about its weight yet. The sport version is great but too heavy and I don't need the extra build quality and price :)

@MrKdr500

9 жыл бұрын

Jan Tichavský I've have both versions for durability testing.

@kurtozan251

4 жыл бұрын

@@jan.tichavsky fro did one!

I see that this is an old video. Is this lens available for Sony E mount full frame (specifically an A7 camera)? I know that at some point I'm going to want something between my 85mm f/1.8 prime and Celestron C8 telescope.

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

It will work if you have the right adaptor

@Fudmottin

7 жыл бұрын

Sony has an A mount adaptor. Is that the right kind? When it comes to equipment, I'm rather out of touch with all the standards.

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

If you have the Sony A mount version of the lens, you'll need an A mount to E mount adaptor. MAke sure it's one that enables autofocus

@Fudmottin

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I just bought one for my Pentax K70 camera. I unboxed it today. Will try to test it on thursday. It cost about 1000 Euro/Dollars.

i have a question Christopher, ive always wondered why, in your tests you say the pictures become brighter and sharper at a higher f/number. How can picutres get brighter? they should get darker no? thanks / a rookie.

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

No problem! Well, lenses tend to get sharper when you stop down their aperture. The best lenses start out sharp when the aperture is wide open - so, that's what my tests are looking for. Lenses tend to get brighter in the edges when you stop the aperture down, because of vignetting

@Ensign_Cthulhu

9 жыл бұрын

I wondered the same thing, but he's answered the question well; it's a matter of uniform brightness across the field with a correct exposure, rather than absolute brightness coming through the lens.

I do get why the image gets sharper when stopping down the aperture, but I don't really get how it gets brighter since the sensor receives less light. Please explain :)

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

On the corners get (comparatively) brighter

hi there, thank you for your very informative video. I am a complete novice at photography and have just purchased this lens but since watching your review I am now having second thoughts about this as I have a Nikon D3300 which is not a full frame camera. I bought this lens as I go on Safari at the end of April so need a good lens, could you recommend any other lenses for my camera that don't have as much distortion? Many Thanks

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Distortion? Distortion is only really an issue on full-frame cameras. If you're asking me about sharpness, then there aren't many better supertelephoto options for the same price

@lisagreenhalgh141

7 жыл бұрын

sorry yes I meant sharpness, have you done a review on the newer version 150-600mm sigma lens? Do you think that would be any sharper on an APS-C camera? Thanks

I wonder how much I can get this on eBay for?

Gotta love the "Bigma".

do you have link to anywhere I could buy this lense online?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

You can find it all kinds of places - wherever you normally get photography gear, or probably Amazon

why does the brightness go up when you stop down to f/8 from f/6.3? I would expect it to become darker, because the aperture is smaller. Can someone explain this ?

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you're talking about here. You might be noticing the result of vignetting. And the picture isn't darker overall because my camera is compensating by increasing the shutter speed

@houdiinii

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! At 4:57 you said stop the lens down to f/8 for more brightness and i got confused about it. Now i understand that you meant the brightness in the corners and it all makes sense. I guess it was a real noob-question xD Your reviews are really well narrated and I'm amazed by the amount of high quality content you have on the channel :) Thank you very much!

guys how about the 150-500?

Kaipo Fitisemanu same amount of detail needs to go through less glass. It's like taking a full frame, increasing the megapixel count, and cropping it, the imperfections in the glass will stand out more

Howdy, Christopher, Can you make a video review for the Sigma 24-105mm f/4 ART lens?

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Maybe in the summer, I've handled it though and it is very nice indeed

@Vulpes10

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Frost Photography Please do (as soon as you can). Your reviews are very good, I like the way you show lenses on both full frame and aps-c.

What Manfrotto tripod have you used?

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

MVH502A

why you dont upgrade your gear with the new 6d mark II??do you think the new 6d is not better than the old 6d?

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

Nowadays I test most lenses on 20mp full-frame, 42mp full-frame, and 24mp APS-C. That should be enough for everyone

Very useful video. Thank you! For aps-c camera, what lens would you recommend ? I have the EOS 100d

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

There are all kinds of good lenses out there. Take a look at my kit lens upgrade video :-)

I bought this lens for my Nikon D7500 but I am not happy with the photo quality, is this because my camera is not full frame?

@stjepanjina

4 жыл бұрын

The D7500 has a D500 sensor that is not very sharp, D5300 is sharpest Nikon APSC body according to dxomark, on that long focal range you must rise shutter speed under min 1/800+ for good image sharpnes.

Aircraft XXX fan 1 second ago · Shared publicly If you have the lense zoomed to 500mm how much slower is the af on it as I like to take fast moving subjecs?

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Aircraft XXX 3 It is a bit slower. But that will be offset by your subject being much further away (presumably)

I can't decide between the 50-500mm and the 150-600.

this is great for vlogging

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

Hehe

Would this fit on an 1200D?

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

All Canon mount lenses made since 1987 will work on your Canon APS-C digital SLR camera, except EF-M lenses

8:30 "Just a touch of bowel distortion at 50mm"? Sounds painful!

When will you get the new Sigma 150-600?

@wakaphwap

9 жыл бұрын

you people are so bossy and demanding I cant imagine that making these video is at all easy to do, and you all people do is want more.

@RCFunEveryday

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure all he/she did was ask a simple question. No need to get all butthurt!

on a budget does the old 50-500 without os would be good for wildlife and landscape?

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

No. The original 50-500 is absolutely dreadful. This OS version is far easier to use and has far better image quality

@edubassplayer2

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris

awesome

Good lens

Hi , I found the non OS version for good price. dose the image quality is the same as the OS version? i dont care about AF and OS as i will use it with adapter!

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+Omar Abuyaman No, actually - the non-OS version is nowhere near as sharp as this newer lens. Avoid the non-OS version if you can

@omarabuyaman437

8 жыл бұрын

even if its only 140 USD? thanks for help

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+Omar Abuyaman Well...that is an extremely low price. It could be worth it for only $140

@omarabuyaman437

8 жыл бұрын

i will use it on samsung nx1 camera and the lens have defective AF thats why the low price. thanks for advise i will buy it , enforced with ur recommendation :)

Excellent picture quality at f11.

Can this lens be ok using a Canon T3i ... Just looking at what I can use

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+2renered All Canon mount lenses made since 1987 will work on your Canon APS-C digital SLR camera, except EF-M lenses

@2renered

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input

This is a good lens, but you could make a review of the Tamron 70-200mm 2.8 DI LD DP

@TheForge10

9 жыл бұрын

rubennebur2 plenty of reviews elsewhere on this one . Try Matt Granger. He does a video on the Sigma , Tamron and Nikkor 70-200mm constants f2.8 lenses. His review convinced me to get the Sigma. Great lens for an enthusiast.

Wait, the big question is: is this your Aston Martin or you were at a trackday? If you have more picture of this day I'd love to see them :)

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Hehe I wish! That was the best picture

id love to use this with my GH4 for what would be a 1000mm shot!

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

That'd be cool! But the picture quality will be quite soft on such a tiny sensor

Would this lens work on 4/3 s camera?

@christopherfrost

3 жыл бұрын

You might be able to find some kind of adaptor for it but goodness knows how well it would work. There are supertelephoto lenses already available for M4/3 though

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherfrost I here the Olympus 50-200 mm with adapter works fine on a m43 body. Thanks for the reply

We want to see your face while talking in your videos because your voice is relaxing

@StinkyDustyBird

7 жыл бұрын

Troy Lapid Martinez we do? No, I want to see the product

hey guys, im jusing the 70d with 17-55,70-200 f4 is,70-300 and i want a lens with a focal length from 300 to 500 (not prime, zoom) any recoomendation? i wanted this one so bad but its not so good for aps c

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Amit H It's very hard to get a lens that is sharp on APS-C when you go further than 300mm, I haven't really found many yet, except Canon's very expensive ones

@amith1251

9 жыл бұрын

if you could reccommend the "most" sharp for aps c sensor in that focal length, what would it be? what about the sigma 150-500? and i actually also thought about just adding that expander (excuse me i forgot its name). and btw, the canon 300mm prime (its is f4 is) and adding the 1.4 expander which will make it 400mm 5.6L with is (and much cheaper though) it will be a good idea? thanks for answering Christopher :)

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Amit H I haven't really used enough super telephoto lenses to make a judgement call. The sharpest 400mm lens I've used on a Canon APS-C camera is the Canon 400mm f/5.6 USM 'L' - that is definitely quite good. I haven't stumbled across anything sharper than that so far. The Canon 300mm f/4 will not be very sharp with an extender, I'm afraid - it's only reasonably sharp at f/4 (although it is very nice from f/5.6)

@amith1251

9 жыл бұрын

oh i see. thanks a lot Christopher :D

@TheForge10

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Frost Photography Hi Matt Chris is right. For variable aperture 4.5 to 6.5 tele lenses you always lose out at maximum focal length for sharpness. Physics just takes it toll. So the Sigma 50-500mm and Tamron 150-600 represent great bang for your buck for a tele lens under 2000 dollars. Nikon has some quite sharp DX lenses such as the Nikon 28-300mm. Perhaps you should consider this one. Some of the sharpest zooms for example are 400 f4 and 600mm f4 (I think) primes from Nikon. . These will set you back up to 6000 dollars or over and a HUGE. Always get as close to your subject as possible anyway regardless of your zoom. I plan on buying the Sigma 50-500mm at some point in the future.

Hey Chris, would it be possible to not talk for some time when showing the focusing noise please ? Thanks.

One question mate, is the image quality on the 150 to 600 better than this?? The same??? Which would you prefer?? I want the sharpest images possible! It will mostly be used at f8 or f10, not low light conditions! Thanks mate :)

@christopherfrost

8 жыл бұрын

+TheZacdes The 150-600 is noticeably better (but not that much better)

@TheZacdes

8 жыл бұрын

Christopher Frost Photography Hmmm, you are making it hard,lol. I must check the price diff :) Thanks Chris!

Would you suggest me this lens over the tamron 150-600? on my 6D

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Fabrizio Cimò Hmm, I slightly prefer this Sigma lens, actually

@BubblesPothowari

9 жыл бұрын

Fabrizio Cimò I will decide as follows : I can make 500 mm to 600 mm with a slight crop. But I cannot make 150 mm in to 50 mm. 50 to 500 is a fantastic range...............

@TimelineProvision

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Frost Photography i like your reviews. you show video perspective aswell as just photos tests.

@TimelineProvision

8 жыл бұрын

Csab I have a 6d too. thank you for that comment. I feel confident that I purchased it. it will be coming through soon. :)

It would be great if you could at least provide a link for the product or put the price in the description...

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

The links would have to be changed all the time, it would be a living nightmare. Just look for the lens online

Nice video. Do you have the lens for sale?

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

Nope

Does this work for the Nikon D3400?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

If you get the Nikon version, yes

@firstofficerchris1321

7 жыл бұрын

Christopher Frost Photography ok... thank you!

Can you please test the sigma 120 400?

@christopherfrost

5 жыл бұрын

It's a bit old now - go for their newer 100-400 instead

does it work with 1300D cannon ??

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. All Canon mount lenses made since 1987 will work on your Canon APS-C digital SLR camera, except EF-M lenses

@ahmedelcheikhcomwebdevelop5789

6 жыл бұрын

thanks very much

How much is this in Amazon?

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

Why don't you go to Amazon and find out?

So, seeing your constant use of Canon 20mp I'd expect I'd get much better performance on my d5500 24.9mp

@christopherfrost

6 жыл бұрын

Nope - it doesn't work like that at all.

So...... The pentax version is useless?

@ronaldckrausejr7762

8 жыл бұрын

I have the Pentax version. I use the Sigma 50-500 on both the Pentax K3 and also the Pentax K1. The results are almost as good with this Sigma compared to the Pentax 60-250mm and better than the Pentax 50-150.

Scotland right?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, Wales

Hello, I ask to test sigma 150-600 mm sport

@marinoccoiccameza7564

9 жыл бұрын

ke price has the lens 500

@marinoccoiccameza7564

9 жыл бұрын

Might I please thank desir price

Why do you always use the same building in your video's when demonstrating Sharpness & Chromatic Abberation. This isn't a critism I'm just curious :)

@TheZacdes

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Gowans Obviousy to give repeatable, comparable results :)

@pimo01

8 жыл бұрын

It's probably where he lives! ;) Just kidding!

oi do you have a loicense for that m8

Wouldn’t it be cool if Sigma made an APSC X mount callback to this-*hint hint*

How about Sigma 120-400

@christopherfrost

9 жыл бұрын

Send me one in the post - I'll take a look

I wonder is aperture really important to be able to get that big. I mean if you are shooting at telescop lense range you will have quit the Bokeh. So maybe this isn't the best idea.

Who's house is this that you keep taking pictures of? Don't they get annoyed with you?

@christopherfrost

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, I used to live there.

0:30 60-600 sogma

@christopherfrost

4 жыл бұрын

...which wasn't available at the time of this review

@ryonatkinson6637

4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherfrost ok