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<blockquote data-quote="Felisek" data-source="post: 484769" data-attributes="member: 23887"><p>I will start with a caveat. My first impression with the Sigma was that pictures came out quite soft, in particular at 600 mm. Having said that, I have never owned a 600-mm lens before and didn't really know what to expect. My other lenses (look at my signature), except for the Nikon 55-200, are very, very sharp, so I suppose I'm a bit spoiled here and expect terrific quality of every lens. Obviously, I'm not going to get it from a consumer-grade long telephoto. I'd have to pay ten times more (and hire a man to carry the lens for me) to get comparable image quality. This is how it is.</p><p></p><p>Fine tuning with the dock help a little bit, but it is still a bit soft at the long end (shorter end is much better) . But I learned to live with it! I try taking pictures in a way that I don't have to crop too much. I make sure my shutter speed is fast enough for the subject I'm photographing. I use mostly f/8. And I apply sharpening in post processing. Results? Have a look at this flickr album</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/119252778@N08/08795m" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/gp/119252778@N08/08795m</a></p><p></p><p>(not all pictures in this album are from the Sigma 150-600) These are not controlled lab tests for pixel peeking. These are real-life pictures and I quite like them. I actually like them a lot and like the lens a lot. Yes, it has some limitations, but got me into a completely new type of photography, I've never tried before. I'm happy with it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Felisek, post: 484769, member: 23887"] I will start with a caveat. My first impression with the Sigma was that pictures came out quite soft, in particular at 600 mm. Having said that, I have never owned a 600-mm lens before and didn't really know what to expect. My other lenses (look at my signature), except for the Nikon 55-200, are very, very sharp, so I suppose I'm a bit spoiled here and expect terrific quality of every lens. Obviously, I'm not going to get it from a consumer-grade long telephoto. I'd have to pay ten times more (and hire a man to carry the lens for me) to get comparable image quality. This is how it is. Fine tuning with the dock help a little bit, but it is still a bit soft at the long end (shorter end is much better) . But I learned to live with it! I try taking pictures in a way that I don't have to crop too much. I make sure my shutter speed is fast enough for the subject I'm photographing. I use mostly f/8. And I apply sharpening in post processing. Results? Have a look at this flickr album [URL]https://www.flickr.com/gp/119252778@N08/08795m[/URL] (not all pictures in this album are from the Sigma 150-600) These are not controlled lab tests for pixel peeking. These are real-life pictures and I quite like them. I actually like them a lot and like the lens a lot. Yes, it has some limitations, but got me into a completely new type of photography, I've never tried before. I'm happy with it! [/QUOTE]
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