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6.6.2018

I bought this lens from a high street retailer for £650 as I didn't want to lug my beloved (and non-weather sealed) Nikon 200-500 to the Nurburgring 24h Race. I didn't really get a chance to test the lens before I left and was a bit concerned about taking it away without calibrating it properly. I did a couple of quick tests and it seemed to be fine, but as I had to send my 150-600 Sport lens (which I no longer own) back to Sigma for calibration, I wasn't exactly confident.I didn't take my laptop with me to Germany, but the pictures looked sharp enough when viewed on the camera screen, although it's not always possible to get a true idea of how well the lens is doing until you download the pictures.In it's standard setting,the focus seemed snappy and accurate. It's possible to speed the auto-focus up even more using the Sigma Dock and custom settings on the lens (or slow it down for more accuracy or for video) and you can also change the properties of the optical stabilisation.The lens handles well and seems quite sturdy. The mount has a rubber gasket, but the lens barrel is not weather sealed according to Sigma. I took a couple of OpTech Rainsleeves which kept the lens nice and dry on the soaking wet Sunday and I would thoroughly recommend that if you intend to use the lens in wet weather, that you should invest in a rain cover of some sort, even if it's just 5p for a carrier bag.So far so good then. The Sigma seemed sharp; the autofocus quick & accurate and I didn't get a hernia humping around a huge lens.So when I got home and downloaded the photos, I saw why the lens was so "cheap"?Actually, no. I was shocked at how sharp the lens actually was. Even uncalibrated, my lens appears to be at least as sharp at 400mm as the current generation Nikon 80-400 which I owned a couple of years ago and I got at least as many keepers from the Sigma on my recent trip as I did the last time I went to the Nurburgring with the Nikon 80-400. That's astonishing considering the Nikon now retails at 3 times (and more at many retailers) the price of the Sigma.The autofocus on the Sigma also seems to be a match for the 80-400 and except for weather sealing, I had more confidence in the build quality of the Sigma, especially the extending lens barrel which I always thought was a bit flimsy on the Nikon.The Nikon does beat the Sigma when it comes to image stabilisation and the maximum aperture at 400mm is f/5.6 on the Nikon and f/6.3 on the Sigma. I've found that this does cause older Nikon bodies some problems with autofocus, but newer bodies that autofocus down to f/8 will be fine. Otherwise, losing 1/3 of a stop of aperture isn't really that much of a big deal, especially since the Sigma is really sharp wide open.The Nikon also has decent weather sealing, as you'd expect from a "gold ring" Nikon lens.Nikon's Nano-Crystal Coating is better at keeping lens flare at bay, but the Sigma is not that far behind.Lastly, the Sigma 100-400 doesn't come with a tripod collar, which some people will miss. If that's an issue, have a look at the Tamron 100-400, or go all out for the 80-400 (although that's a lot of money to spend for a pretty poor tripod mount).I was honestly shocked at how good this lens actually is. It runs the Nikon 80-400 so close that even if the Nikon was half of it's current retail price, it would still be a close run thing. As I've said, following the recent price rise, the Nikon 80-400 generally retails at over £2k on the high street. Under these circumstances, it's extremely hard to recommend the Nikon over the Sigma.So to sum up, if you want a sharp, fast focussing telephoto zoom (and you have a camera body that can focus down to f/8) and don't want to break the bank, the Sigma is a genuinely great choice.It might be worth trying out the Tamron as well, which is a good lens too by all accounts.Finally, it should go without saying that any lens with a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or slower isn't going to be a stellar performer in low light, so that needs to be taken into consideration when buying any of these lenses. The Nikon 300mm f/4 or even better, something like a 70-200 f/2.8 should be at the top of your shopping list if you have a need for a lens that can handle low light well. Just remember you will need to save up a few more pennies for these type of optics.
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20.12.2019

Mostly wildlife and bird photography. The samples I have included are all taken in poor light and challenging conditions , what pleased me most was how little post-production was needed-just exposure adjustment-colour rendition is very accurate. It is currently being used with a little Nikon 3300 as my old Nikkor 80-400 has been retired and was far too heavy which is another reason to be fond of this Sigma-easy to handhold-light and fast-focus -the stabilisation can suffer if you are too excited [as I tend to be] when 'grabbing' a bird in flight.Honestly this is now my favourite lens and is more or less welded onto the camera!My only gripe is the way it was boxed-in its own box in a cardboardbox with only a thin piece of paper padding-half the cardboard box was empty for the camera box to roll around in....luckily Hermes, who handled and delivered the package were very careful....it could have been so different.Anyway this is a great lens for a third of the price of the big guns-aka Nikon and Canon....in some ways outperforms them [have a friend with the Canon 100-400].
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12.11.2019

I've only owned this lens for a week but I've gotten some fantastic shots with it. The auto focus right out of the box on my Nikon d500 was incredible when set to setting 1. Alot of people said that I would need to buy the sigma usb dock to fine tune the auto focus but whether the new batch of sigma 100-400 comes pre installed with a good tune I don't know as I've not used one prior to this one, having no trouble so far with it. It is a great bit of kit and it's a dream to use. It's so satisfying and smooth to zoom in and out and the focus ring is also very smooth. I recommend this lens for people who don't want to have to fork out for the thousands of pounds that some of the Nikon or canon range cost.This does the trick for what I need it for and have taken some really sharp bird photos. Can't recommend it enough for someone either starting out or on a budget. Just buy it and you won't regret doing so.
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20.7.2019

Using this lens on a Canon EOS77D body so getting aprx 640mm reach which is decent for wildlife shots, such as birds in the garden. Very pleased with the quality of the photographs it is producing. I find so long as I can get shutter speeds of 1/500s or faster with OS on position 1 and ISO of 800 or less, I can produce some crisp shots.The lens is not heavy for it's size, but even so I do miss not having a tripod mount which is the only negative point I would raise. I'd be worried using the tripod mount on the camera with this lens.[BTW I have tried this lens with a Sigma TC-2001 2x teleconverter and my results were not great.I think it's a step too far unless you have super-bright conditions].
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29.9.2018

I got this lens a few days ago and have used it many times since (I photograph in the countryside - squirrels/birds of prey/any wildlife) - by no stretch of the imagination could I be described as a photographer but I take pics of everything I see - this lens is an upgrade to my 300mm one and the difference in my opinion is vast - it works well in focusing very quickly and is not too heavy to use without a tri-pod - it has various features that can help the inexperienced like myself and the images I have captured so far are superb. Before buying it I read many reviews from "professionals" and they had very good things to say about it - I agree of course! I'm Very happy with this lens.

6.9.2017

Great size and build, sharp across all focal lengths and with fast AF. I just didn't like the zoom ring's inconsistent zoom spacing nb 300-400mm was much shorter travel than 100-200 and 200-300. Had a few OS issues in certain conditions which led me to pay for the USB dock, yet having updated the firmware I noticed no difference to final image OS performance. The only difference I saw was in how the image is shown through the OVF (more stable/shaky dependent on OS mode).It's certainly a better lens all round than the far more expensive Nikon 80-400, and there are currently no other lenses in this exact range offered for similar price/weight. Therefore I highly recommend it.

13.12.2018

I bought this to replace a Canon 70-300L and 400 f5.6L. Ideal for bird and aircraft photography on an APS-C body but also small and light enough to replace a 70-300 in your general camera bag. Optically it would seem to be virtually indistinguishable from the L lenses it replaced, though I don't think it would take the physical abuse that the professional lenses would. Having said that the lens feels very well made, certainly not fragile and feels good in the hand, much better than Canon's consumer grade lenses which tend to feel, frankly, like something from Airfix!

8.1.2018

It is a great lens and is light don't worry about the lack of a Tripod Collar it wont break the camera mount it just does not need one and fits into most lens cases it has already improved my keeper rate for BIF shots locking on very quickly, a modern nice piece of kit that is light enough to take on a long holiday trip here are a few shots from it. The last 4 are straight out of my D2X @ ISO 500 and 1/1600 sec.

25.4.2020

I bought this lens a week ago, great quality but sigma should supply the usb dock with the lens. I have had to buy this so i could bring the firmware up to date. The lens is perfect for wildlife and sport photography, great clear pictures, easy to get stunning pictures at all distances with crystal clear images. Would recommend this lens for your sport and wildlife photography. BRILLIANT

3.4.2019

Much heavier than Canon’s 55-250 STM lens (which is a great lens to have) but this has more reach and the images produced can be better. Have mostly used handheld without issue (a little heavy). I have purchased a tripod collar for the lens which works well. Would be great if it let in more light but then it would be heavier and much more expensive.

4.5.2020

Treated my self to the Siggy 100-400 today after reading many reviews on it and watching the Tube, Was not sure what to expect seeing as i own a 500L F4 which is superb.After a very quick test on both my 7d2 and 6d i am shocked to put it mildly, I am not new to photography but the sharpness and contrast has blown me away,.

9.9.2019

Used this lens as an intermediary lens between 70-300mm and 150-600mm. It is much lighter, smaller which makes life easier. Very fast and excellent focusing. I use it for wildlife photography and nirds when I am not going to carry a very heavy lens and tripod with gimbo. Better results than some of the big camera names.

16.8.2019

I bought this lens on the performance of my Sigma 150-600mm which is a phenomenal piece of kit.I required a large tele-photo lens that could be comfortable handheld.I’m not sure that it’s quite as good as the 600mm? but it’s not far short, it’s an excellent piece of kit.

4.11.2019

I haven’t had a chance to use it yet but I was a bit shocked at the weight of it, I carried it around in my backpack for a few hours and it was way too heavy so you need to consider how you transport it and bring your tripod. I’m sure the results will be worth it though.

28.10.2018

The price was great as I found it for £571 on Amazon by MH Direct and that's a lot lower than the main Amazon price. Having had the Nikon 80-400 but found it too slow and so heavy. This is lighter, slimmer and much faster to lock focus and track.

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