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Pros & Cons
Pros
The images are macros i took the night i got it and couldn't sleep! The colors are beautiful and the sharpness is excellent. The body is so solidly constructed.
The only downside to this lens is that it’s heavy. I do a lot of hiking/backpacking, and it is a heavy lens. It is a bit heavy but still quite manageable.
I use it on an a7riii for landscape photography and it has exceeded my expectations over and over. In other aspects it performs similar to the g master, the handling and accuracy of the af is fine. It has a quick autofocus, a clarity, color and contra... Read More
Whether you're capturing portraits, events, or landscapes, the lens delivers impressive results in various lighting conditions. This makes it more versatile in capturing a range of subjects and provides better low-light performance. This is my first c... Read More
Slight dust inside lense. Only thing is you have to get used to zoom ring goes opposite way of dobby lenses. Not too huge, since it expands when it zooms.
Cons
The zoom function is the opposite of every single lens i've used for 40 years. Its backwards from every single tamron lens, every minolta lens. Flat out stopped working, and even made the camera malfunction.
Highlights
Quality
It feels high quality and sturdy
Great lens a little heavy but awesome quality
This lens is actually made in japan which is a rarity nowadays
I get good images out of this lens for stills and slowly moving subjects but the autofocus is so slow that it cant be used for ... Read More
Price
The value for the money in this lens is awesome
At a fraction of the price this sigma is a great unit
The lens is tact sharp and a bargain at half the price of the sony
Especially if money is an issue and you can only get one lens
Shipping
The lens arrived as advertised ahead of the schedule
The lens had no visable damage and arrived quickly
Packaging/appearance
Comes nicely packaged with a case hood lens cover manual
Competitiveness
Compared to the tamron 2875mm lens the sigma 2470mm lens offers a wider zoom range and a faster constant aperture
While the sony g master lens may have some additional features and a more established brand reputation the sigma lens offers ex... Read More
While it is cheaper than the sony brand version you would never know this isnt absolutely top of the line
Its real easy spend twice as much to get the sony version of this lens which is maybe marginally better or buy this one for hal... Read More
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 29.0% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 2,083 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 7 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lens was purchased to be used with sony a9 but that camera kept missing focus in selftimer mode something my older a6500 had absolutely no trouble with
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The a9 was returned and the sigma zoom is being used with a6500
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So i can give an honest opinion of it being used only on apsc sensor
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On a ff camera you will notice some vignetting wide open
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be prepared though that it does not balance well on a small camera body due to the zooms size and weight
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Do not be afraid to purchase this wonderful zoom
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Phenomenal bokeh even for a f2
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Encourage you to save money and buy this one over the sony g master
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