I have also been waiting for a Lens like this for many years, so I was fast to order and I was one of the first to get the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports 024 Lens. When I got it I was surprised of how small and light weight i actually is in real life. The optical image quality is excellent, the Lens is very easy to use and handle and I have been hiking in the nature for hours, just holding the Lens in m hands, I can highly recommend the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports 024 Lens ! The lock mode for the aperture ring should also be able to lock at all aperture settings. The buttons on the side should have been a bit harder, when I take the Lens from the bag, I sometimes hit a button and it will be in the wrong setting when I start to use it. About image stabilization, on Sony R-series Cameras there seems to be a bit of the same problem as with the Sony 200-600mm 5.6-6.3 G Lens, the R-series Cameras does not communicate proper enough with the in-body and Lens stabilizer, so sometimes the images get a bit blurry. I am surprised that Sony and/or Tamron do not have any compact and light weight 400mm, 500mm and 600mm Lenses ! Back in time there was the very good Minolta 400mm 4.5 for Sony A mount. It is very impressive that Sigma have made this Lens design without using "PF" ("DO") elements !
Enjoy your choice - to each his own - I didn't like the 200-600, too big and extending and very heavy. There are also a lot of sample veraition with this lens.
That is great value for money for Nikon shooters. Sadly there is no such option for Sony. Of course, it's a very old lens that is big and heavy (not sure how its AF will perform on a modern Z9) but again if you are only interested in IQ and reach (and aperture) - go for it.
There are many DSLR lenses you can get such as the Canon 400mm F4 DO or even the Sigma 500mm F4 for the same price, but they are much heavier. Weight aside, this new sigma lens is also physical very small.
@@bngr_bngr Not necesarly. I can tell you that Matan shoots handheld with his 600mm and gets amazing shots that are super sharp. You need to be stable and a monopod/tripod will help but if you are stable enough and know how to correctly hold the camera you can shoot handheld - certainly with this type of light and compact lens (and for birds, you are shooting with very fast shutter speeds anyway most of the time).
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I have also been waiting for a Lens like this for many years, so I was fast to order and I was one of the first to get the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports 024 Lens. When I got it I was surprised of how small and light weight i actually is in real life. The optical image quality is excellent, the Lens is very easy to use and handle and I have been hiking in the nature for hours, just holding the Lens in m hands, I can highly recommend the Sigma 500mm 5.6 DG DN OS Sports 024 Lens ! The lock mode for the aperture ring should also be able to lock at all aperture settings. The buttons on the side should have been a bit harder, when I take the Lens from the bag, I sometimes hit a button and it will be in the wrong setting when I start to use it. About image stabilization, on Sony R-series Cameras there seems to be a bit of the same problem as with the Sony 200-600mm 5.6-6.3 G Lens, the R-series Cameras does not communicate proper enough with the in-body and Lens stabilizer, so sometimes the images get a bit blurry. I am surprised that Sony and/or Tamron do not have any compact and light weight 400mm, 500mm and 600mm Lenses ! Back in time there was the very good Minolta 400mm 4.5 for Sony A mount. It is very impressive that Sigma have made this Lens design without using "PF" ("DO") elements !
So in the end the lens can be recommended for birders and spotter, while decaff for the host.
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I would call this review gearhead vs. pro
I like the Sony FE200-600/5.6-6.3 lens...$1000 cheaper ...easier to find small targets (zoom advantage)...sony AF is super...Cheers
Enjoy your choice - to each his own - I didn't like the 200-600, too big and extending and very heavy. There are also a lot of sample veraition with this lens.
You can get a Nikon 500/4.0 for around $2k.
That is great value for money for Nikon shooters. Sadly there is no such option for Sony. Of course, it's a very old lens that is big and heavy (not sure how its AF will perform on a modern Z9) but again if you are only interested in IQ and reach (and aperture) - go for it.
There are many DSLR lenses you can get such as the Canon 400mm F4 DO or even the Sigma 500mm F4 for the same price, but they are much heavier. Weight aside, this new sigma lens is also physical very small.
@@KurtisPape a telephoto is something that needs at least a monopod no matter how much it weights. It’s not like shooting a 50.
@@bngr_bngrno it doesn't....I own this lens and it's a breeze to use handheld, it's image quality and stabilization is outstanding !!!
@@bngr_bngr Not necesarly. I can tell you that Matan shoots handheld with his 600mm and gets amazing shots that are super sharp. You need to be stable and a monopod/tripod will help but if you are stable enough and know how to correctly hold the camera you can shoot handheld - certainly with this type of light and compact lens (and for birds, you are shooting with very fast shutter speeds anyway most of the time).