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Sigma 800mm f/5.6

Sigma 800mm f/5.6
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72 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 72 reviews of Sigma 800mm f/5.6. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the design. Some have doubts about the price.

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On average, users rate this product 89/100.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sigma 800mm f/5.6

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Sigma 800mm f/5.6 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the design, but some have doubts about the price.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Sigma 800mm f/5.6

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Sigma 800mm f/5.6 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

50% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by (ephotozine.com)

Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG HSM

 

This lens from Sigma is in a class of it's own! Nobody else makes anything like it! Nothing else (apart from it's prime brother) that you can buy off the shelf for less than the price of a house has this sort of reach. So why have Sigma gone to such...

Excellent picture quality; Astonishing focal range.; Fast and silent autofocus.; Good price for the capabilities

Case leaves a lot to be desired

Jan, 2006

Expert review by : photodo.com (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG HSM

 

This lens from Sigma is in a class of it's own! Nobody else makes anything like it! Nothing else (apart from it's prime brother) that you can buy off the shelf for less than the price of a house has this sort of reach. So why have Sigma gone to such...

Excellent picture quality; Astonishing focal range.; Fast and silent autofocus.; Good price for the capabilities

Big and heavy.; Could benefit from a focus limiter; Closest focus at 6m is a bit far; Case leaves a lot to be desired

This is a specialist lens, which only comes into its own in the fields of sports and wildlife photography and possibly some aviation uses. However, once it is in a situation where it is comfortable, there is not a lot that can touch it. With...

Consumer review (slrgear.com)

Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG HSM review by toondesmit

 

I own this lens a little over a year and I am very pleased with the results. I hesitated between the Nikon 500 and this lens. The Nikon had more contrast and sharpness and a more blue character.

Zoom, soft color, contrast and sharpness

finish could be better, heavy

Dec, 2006

Consumer review (slrgear.com)

Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX DG HSM review by broombank

 

I saw this lens demonstrated and thought I could never justify spending so much on such a vast product - strange how view change. The important thing to say is that without a gimbal head like a Wimberley it is totally impractical - with one it becomes...

wonderful image quality

size and weight plus high minimum focussing distance

Aug, 2006

Consumer review (fredmiranda.com)

Sigma 300-800mm f5.6 EX IF APO HSM

 

Zoom super-telephoto, superb optics, professional build quality, will manual focus when camera set to AF-S (focus priority), fast AF (HSM), drop-in 46mm MC and CPL filters included, relatively fast in the 500-600 range, fast for 700-800 range

Heavy, large, cumbersome. Needs big tripod and Gimbel head. Will not manual focus when in AF-C servo (shutter priority).

Mar, 2004

Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

What a baby

 

I've owned mine for a bit over three years, I'm a bird photographer and work a couple of days a week so it gets a real workout. I also use a 400mm with 1.4 and 300mm with 1.4 but my favorite is the Sigmonster, I have even managed to hand hold it from...

The zoom is a fantastic feature

The weight to carry about

Dec, 2013

Consumer review (reevoo.com)

Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX APO DG HSM (Nikon mount)

 

Great versatility of focus.

Very heavy and very costly.

Feb, 2008

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