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Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG HSM APO RF Telephoto Zoom Lens for Minolta and Sony SLR Cameras | 
| Brand: Sigma
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,159.00
Buy New: $993.70
You Save: $165.30 (14%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 10
Maximum Focal Length: 500
Minimum Focal Length: 50
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7
MPN: B0009F3MR4
Model: B0009F3MR4
UPC: 085126736347
EAN: 0085126736347
ASIN: B0009F3MR4
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | High Magnification Ultra Telephoto Zoom Lens, with a 10x zoom ratio from 50mm to 500mm, optimized for digital SLR cameras. | | • | Most effective coating for minimizing flare and ghost with digital SLR cameras. | | • | Triple-cam Rear Focusing System ensures high precision throughout the whole focus range. | | • | Uses four SLD (the special low dispersion) glass elements for superior optical performance. | | • | Accepts both 1.4X and 2X APO EX Tele-Converters, the lens can be used as a 1000mm ultra-telephoto zoom lens. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This high zoom ratio lens is optimized for digital SLR cameras and capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths from 50mm standard to 500mm ultra telephoto. In addition, the new super coating on each glass surface produces superb color rendition, while reducing flare and ghosting.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Worth the money October 19, 2008
The DINK (Upstate SC)
I'm using this on an A700. Its fast becoming my main lens. The tremendous range makes it usable in a variety of situations. I love to use it while doing event photography...I can get up close and personal with someone way on the other side of things and they never know I'm even shooting at them. With a good flash, it even serves well at night. I can get great pictures (or at least as great as can be expected with direct flash at night) up to about 100ft away. At that range I can zoom in pretty close with this lens.
It does get a little soft at the tele end, and I've seen some purple CA fringing around objects where there is a sharp light/dark contrast.
Like most lenses, it has a little trouble with focus in low light, but generally it is fast and accurate. Some extra support is a must. this thing is a hoss, and you *will* feel it after you carry it around for a while. I use a Giotto's P-pod with mine, and that's been the best combo I could ask for.
I guess my only real disappointment with this lens is that you have to keep the shutter speed up higher than you would on a smaller/shorter lens (I guess it has to do with the length of the lens exaggerating camera shake plus the center of balance is farther forward so in-camera anti-shake probably isn't as effective).
 50-500mm lense October 13, 2008
V. Ward
One of the best lenses money can buy. A little bulky as a handheld, but great on a tripod.
Great lens at a great price June 19, 2008
C. Sorensen (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens, hoping to finally get shots of some birds and people that kept eluding me. I'm happy to say I've been able to get both in range now.
The lens arrived on the exact delivery date promised, packaged very well.
It has a bit of weight to it, but not nearly as much as some of my other tele lenses.
I use this lens with a Tripod, but in good light, while bracing yourself, you can manage to get clean shots up to the 400mm range.
I've shot with this on both my a100 and my a350 with fairly equal results on both. I find it zooms in a bit faster on the a350.
Pros: It delivers what it says it can.
Cons: I didn't buy it sooner.
Givens: It weighs what you would expect from this size of lens.
Interesting Lens - Heavy and decent quality May 29, 2008
Eric D. Brown (Dallas, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This lens was a nice lens, but I just wasn't happy with the pictures I got from it. I returned the lens and replaced it with a Tamron 200-500mm and love the Tamron.
The is a good lens if you want a lens to get a wide range of focal lengths. It has good build quality, looks good and produces decent images but I saw some strange aberrations in my pictures and the bokeh just didn't look right to me.
I am not a pro photographer so the issue I had with the lens may have been user generated...but I will say that the Tamron 200-500mm works better for me than this lens did.
Great lens, great value February 8, 2008
F. VALDES Perezgasga (Torreon, Mexico)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I just started taking pictures with this lens and it is just great. The only drawback is its weight that makes it uncomfortable for long nature treks. But I guess the weight comes with the kind of optics involved. Great lens for birds.
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