Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 EX APO HSM II DC Lens for Nikon

Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 EX APO HSM II DC Lens for Nikon

Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 EX APO HSM II DC Lens (67mm filter thread) for Nikon (Electronics)

Customer Review

A detailed technical review of the lens can be found at photozone.de.
From my perspective, that's 50-150, the "small" alternative to the 70-200 / 2.8 lenses: It is significantly easier to use and can also be used without a tripod, a 70-200 / 2.8er is there already much more difficult.
The sharpness of the 50-150 / 2.8 is good, of course, not as a macro, but good. It can, however, after about 130mm and as claimed in the application is more of a 50-135er.
Personally, I appreciate the compact for the focal length ranges and light intensity design and the internal focusing - so I dare even to the beach without having to worry that the sand is carried by the wind into the tube. The workmanship is great! I also had no problem with back or front focusing.

The HSM II is on the D60 very quietly humming and normal everyday situations quickly, whether it is sufficient for racing dogs discussed different forums - some create great pictures with the lens (images for example in the DSLR forum), others fail supposedly slow due to HSM II.
The Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 mM leads a shadowy existence beneath the lenses: many rich the beginner lenses, and put more emphasis on focal length than light intensity and sharpness, or access to the larger 70-200 / 2.8 lenses. Accordingly, there are relatively few users / -inside the Sigma 50-150mm 2.8 EX HSM II.
It depends on the targeted application area: For me, it is the ideal family & portrait lens, especially if you take also moving individuals, as current children or dancer, photographed with a little distance would - then that is good for the image stabilizer in other lenses nothing. But I also click to zoom zoom anything from a greater distance, but the focal length is too short. In addition, the weight of the D60 is still so low that I can still wear loose in a bag around the waist camera and lens - and also come without a tripod handle. The only drawback is the "close range" of 100cm (Edit: previously a mistake with "mm", therefore the notes) - closer can not.

Perfect Part 8 Rank: 5/5
April 25
Key to success Rank: 5/5
September 10
Very Good 1 product Rank: 5/5
January 18
Rather underwhelming. Rank: 3/5
April 1
Plug & play 6 Rank: 5/5
May 27

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