Sigma 100-300mm AF F4 EX IF A-mount lens reviews
reviews found: 7
 Shinichi#44056 date: May-7-2018 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | SONY 70-300 SSM G Tamron SP 70-300mm Di USD A005 Tamron SP 150-600mm Di USD A011 |
| price paid: | 200 USD |
| positive: | Sharp Fast AF CA control |
| negative: | Bokeh Flare |
| comment: | 100~200mm Sharp from F4, 300mm Sharp at F8 |
| jakubh70#12006 date: Oct-23-2014 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 3 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Minolta 100-300 APO |
| price paid: | 2000PLN (new) |
| positive: | Excellent sharpness and bokeh for that kind of lens, one stop extra speed enables you to use 1,4x and 1,7x TC with AF, much sharper than little Minolta APO 100-300 very accurate AF without micro regulation |
| negative: | Loss of contrast in corners if you shoot on full frame with backlight in 200-300 mm range, seems to be connected with optical construction the heavy one |
| comment: | I bought this lens after good opinions to add to 82mm filter team of my great Sigmas 1,8/20, 2,8/24-70 HSM. Very nice set for Full Frame Alpha, much cheaper than Zeiss and G glass, but delivers also superb quality. The lens doesn't have HSM motor but it's AF is fast and accurate. Compared to little Minolta APO 100-300 delivers much sharper picture but needs to be used carefully under backlight |
| arpictures#9519 date: Oct-22-2011 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.8 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | missing |
| price paid: | 550 GBP |
| positive: | Build Sharp Great lens hood Great sports lens Bokeh wide open |
| negative: | Heavy |
| comment: | I bought this lens a few years ago to do some wildlife photography. Due to costing the trip didn't happen but since then I've have used it for sports photography. Firstly, this lens is heavy but this is a positive depending on your usage. For sports its great on a monopod or handheld depending on the situation. As yet I haven't had the opportunity to try it on a FF DSLR but I doubt you will have any problems with speed, focusing and colour rendition. The lens hood is long and this helps against flare. I used this mainly at Wimbledon this year and produced some great shots. See the following links for images:- 1.http://arpictures.zenfolio.com/p34554615 2.http://arpictures.zenfolio.com/p188530705 I plan to add some more photos to show performance but there seems to be a link problem on the site. More update regarding lens use will follow. |
| godsakes#7146 date: Mar-24-2010 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 2 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | sony 70-300mm G beercan sigma 70-200mm hsm |
| price paid: | 450 GBP |
| positive: | Sharp wide open Great CA control Constant f4 |
| negative: | Huge & heavy Needed rechipping Flare |
| comment: | One of the best telephoto lens i've used, it does not suffer from the CA the beercan does and is notibly sharper, likewise with the sigma 70-200mm abeit to a lesser extent. It's similar in sharpness to 70-300mm G but if pushed i'd say the G produces a crisper image. Colour is pleasant, i'd say similar to the G but I prefer those from the beercan & sigma 70-200mm. At f4 the bokeh seems nervous. AF speed is fairly similar between the 3 lenses, could be faster but at the same time not too slow. Weight however is a big issue it's double the weight of the G and is notably larger so handeling it is a lot more troublesome, you need to have a decent sized rucksack to accomodate it. Build quality walks over the G and beercan However this lens does seem to have a weakness to flare via internal reflections (when used at the long end) it only happens occasionally in certain situations but when it does it's not something the lens hood will prevent, you have to zoom out to keep a lid on it or reposition yourself. i recently got a sigma 1.4x ex dg TC and tried it on this lens @ 420mm (wide open) it's actually sharper than my minolta 100-400. Very impressive how image quality held up, however it has a critical flaw and that is the slower gearing on the TC slows the AF speed down to a macro lens. If this had HSM which could maintain it's original AF speed on a TC then this would probably be as popular as the sony 70-400mm. Overall i really like this lens, i'm more impressed by it than the G as i think opens up more doors & opportunities, provided you can live with the bulk and the fact it starts at 100mm. That extra stop of light allows it to tolerate tougher lighting conditions and be paired up with a 1.4x TC. Also let's not forget if you want a 300mm f4 you're usually talking crazy money and even bulkier sizes than this. IMHO Sigma made a mistake in discontinuing this lens, they should have updated it with a focus limiter and HSM to improve the AF speed and maintained the same AF speed when using their TC. |
| Pirate#4210 date: Oct-10-2008 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I used to own this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma AF 70-300mm APO DG Macro SAL AF 70-300mm SSM G Sigma AF 100-300mm F4 EX DG (IF) APO Sigma AF 100-300mm F4 D EX (IF) APO SAL AF 70-400mm SSM G Sigma AF 120-400mm F/4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM Tamron SP AF 70-300mm Di USD Minolta AF 100-300mm F/4.5-5.6 (D) APO Minolta AF 100-400mm F/4.5-6.7 APO |
| price paid: | €355.00 (used) |
| positive: | Build Quality Constant F4 Internal Focus (IF) Long Hood Sharp throughout the focal range and at all apertures Great IQ with Sigma 1.4x EX TC fitted |
| negative: | Weighty but manageable hand-held CA control Tripod foot/carrying handle to close to the body |
| comment: | This lens is superb. IQ is excellent at all focal lengths and apertures when used with the A700 and A850 DSLRs though it becomes sharper with less CA when stopped-down a tad (the replacement EX DG (IF) APO has better lens coatings and any CA/PF is eliminated). AF is quiet and smooth. Yes it's a bit heavy for hand-held for long time periods (easily managed if supported), but it feels great and is a quality piece of kit, though I would recommend anyone using this (or any other tele-zoom/prime between 1.5kg - 5kg) to buy a vertical grip (VG) as it balances the lens/body combination so it's not front heavy and unbalanced thus it makes hand-held shooting much easier and your 'keeper rate' will be substantially higher. I bought this lens 'blind' based on reviews only, and I'm like kid in a candy store . . . it's brilliant, and having owned/used a lot of tele-zooms/prime lenses, it's THE BEST tele-zoom you can get and only bettered by the final version Sigma EX DG (IF) APO model. The lens has an 82mm front filter thread and the hood will have to be removed if using a CPL filter. The tripod collar can also be removed. There is also the D EX (IF) APO version of this lens which has 8 contact pins like the final EX DG (IF) APO model and I believe the original EX (IF) APO only had 5 contact pins. |
| my-spot#444 date: Jan-24-2006 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Tokina 80-200 f/2.8 |
| price paid: | 800 USD (new) |
| positive: | Sharp! Well Built. Nice looking lens. Fast focus, esp on Maxxum 9 |
| negative: | Needs $huge$ filters. Re-chipped before it would work with the 7D. |
| comment: | This lens has been an absolute pleasure to use. Fast, nice looking and very very sharp. It is so sharp I can always tell when it was used just by looking at the photo/image. It is the favorite lens in my bag - I only wish I had more subjects that require it. This was one of the first off the production line for this lens so it needed to go to Sigma to be re-chipped before it would work with the 7D. The upgrade was free and was turned around in less then one week. Newer versions do not require the upgrade. Great lens - I can Highly Recommend it! |
| Vevo#103 date: Aug-17-2005 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma 70-300 |
| price paid: | missing |
| positive: | Razor sharp from f/4 up to f/32.Very fast and accurate AF when lens set to AF mode on the lens. Building quality. |
| negative: | none, exept the price maybe. |
| comment: | If you have to buy one tele lens, this is the one. This is a real bang for the buck. If you compare the Sigma 70-300 with this one, its like day and night. |
reviews found: 7
rating summary
- total reviews: 7
- sharpness: 4.86
- color: 4.71
- build: 5.00
- distortion: 5.00
- flare control: 3.86
- overall: 4.69
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