Sigma 100-400mm 5.0-6.3 DG DN OS

[xaviergut]

I am thinking about getting this zoom lens. How good is it?

I saw this Album in Flickr and now I am 90% convinced...

Sigma 100-400mm

Explore this photo album by Sidney Portier on Flickr!

www.flickr.com

I want it to take pictures of domestic animals, mainly. And some nature...

 

[RuleOfThirds]

I am thinking about getting this zoom lens. How good is it?

I saw this Album in Flickr and now I am 90% convinced...

Sigma 100-400mm

Explore this photo album by Sidney Portier on Flickr!

www.flickr.com

I want it to take pictures of domestic animals, mainly. And some nature...

His other albums are nice too. A dutchy as well. Flickr is such a dangerous place. It feeds any form of GAS.

 

[Jayneboo]

I have many many photo's from the lens on several L mount bodies, and when I moved to Sony it was one of the first lenses I bought in e mount. Always very happy with results, though perhaps not as polished as your chosen Flickr album, that's down to my skill level not the lens. Few samples - think mostly from the FpL

Fluff Ball by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

Pretty Ewe by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

A Glimpse of Attingham by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

Twitching Ears by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

 

[The Rigger]

I am thinking about getting this zoom lens. How good is it?

Look for a Channel called "Lost Lakes" on YouTube. Jon, the guy who runs it, shoots with an S5 and an S5ii, and a lot of his filming is with this very lens. For my money, it's one of the best looking wilderness channels out there.

 

[dirk]

I use this lens too, but only for sports. I really kike the image quality although it is not as good as the Sigma 70-200/2.8 sports.

But the 100-400 DG DN is heavy. Do not underestimate this, if you want to carry it the whole day. I am travelling in Asia currently. I have to check whether I have a few images on my smartphone. But I showed some images in the forum already.

Since I bought tge S1R2, I do not use my 100-400 anymore, because the 70-200/2.8 in combination with the cropping ability of 40MP makes the shorter zoom range more flexible for my use case in sports.

For wildlife etc. I think the 100-400 is really interesting. I have not decised yet, whether I will keep my 100-400. I can contact you after I return to Germany...

 

[xaviergut]

I have many many photo's from the lens on several L mount bodies, and when I moved to Sony it was one of the first lenses I bought in e mount. Always very happy with results, though perhaps not as polished as your chosen Flickr album, that's down to my skill level not the lens. Few samples - think mostly from the FpL

View attachment 13998Fluff Ball by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

View attachment 13999Pretty Ewe by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

View attachment 14000A Glimpse of Attingham by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

View attachment 14001Twitching Ears by Jayne Booton, on Flickr

I find your images excellent, Jayne!!

 

[xaviergut]

Look for a Channel called "Lost Lakes" on YouTube. Jon, the guy who runs it, shoots with an S5 and an S5ii, and a lot of his filming is with this very lens. For my money, it's one of the best looking wilderness channels out there.

Thank you, I didn't know that channel.

 

[xaviergut]

I use this lens too, but only for sports. I really kike the image quality although it is not as good as the Sigma 70-200/2.8 sports.

But the 100-400 DG DN is heavy. Do not underestimate this, if you want to carry it the whole day. I am travelling in Asia currently. I have to check whether I have a few images on my smartphone. But I showed some images in the forum already.

Since I bought tge S1R2, I do not use my 100-400 anymore, because the 70-200/2.8 in combination with the cropping ability of 40MP makes the shorter zoom range more flexible for my use case in sports.

For wildlife etc. I think the 100-400 is really interesting. I have not decised yet, whether I will keep my 100-400. I can contact you after I return to Germany...

Thank you, Dirk. Yes, the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 is the other option, but I think we will still use the 100-400mm with the S5ii and the S5iix.

If you decide to sell it, just tell me

 

[xaviergut]

His other albums are nice too. A dutchy as well. Flickr is such a dangerous place. It feeds any form of GAS.

I follow him in Flickr, he is a very good photographer and most of his images are about Holland. I like that.

 

[Jayneboo]

I find your images excellent, Jayne!!

Thank you. The 70-200 is the better lens of the two for sure, but then you would expect a constant 2.8 zoom to be, it's also about 200 grams heavier than the 100-400 , the lenses have different purposes to me.