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<p>Sigma announced 3 lenses, 2 teleconverters, filters and a new Quattro camera, and we were able to play around with the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS Sport lens. They did not have the contemporary lens on display.</p>
<p>The new sport lens is built to the same standard as the 120-300 f/2.8 OS lens that Sigma released over a year ago. The focus and zoom rings are extremely smooth, and the autofocus was relatively quick on the 5D Mark III I borrowed to try the lens out with. The weight is well balanced and the lens doesn’t expand as much as I thought it would when zooming to 600mm.</p>
<p>There’s definitely a space in the market between the Tamron 150-600 f/5-6.3 VC ($1100) and the Canon EF 600 f/4L IS ($12,000). The added reach will also sway a lot of Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS ($1700) prospective buyers over to the Sigma camp if the autofocus can perform up the standards most birders and field sport photographers demand.</p>
<p>I suspect the contemporary version will be priced in the $1200 range, but we’ll have to wait on the official word from Sigma.</p>
<div id="attachment_17433" style="width: 394px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01071.jpg"><img class="wp-image-17433 size-medium" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01071-384x575.jpg" alt="DSC01071" width="384" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS Sport | Click for Larger</p></div>
<div id="attachment_17434" style="width: 585px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01072.jpg"><img class="wp-image-17434 size-medium" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01072-575x384.jpg" alt="DSC01072" width="575" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS Sport | Click for Larger</p></div>
<div id="attachment_17435" style="width: 585px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01073.jpg"><img class="wp-image-17435 size-medium" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01073-575x384.jpg" alt="DSC01073" width="575" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS Sport | Click for Larger</p></div>
<div id="attachment_17436" style="width: 585px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01075.jpg"><img class="wp-image-17436 size-medium" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01075-575x384.jpg" alt="DSC01075" width="575" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 OS Sport | Click for Larger</p></div>
<div id="attachment_17404" style="width: 585px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01059.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-17404" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC01059-575x384.jpg" alt="Sigma at Photokina 2014 | Click for Larger" width="575" height="384" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sigma at Photokina 2014 | 150-600 Contemporary is on the left | Click for Larger</p></div>
<p>As you can see from the image above, the Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 OS Sports series lens is bulkier and longer. Sigma told us that the lens is better built for the elements, autofocus performance and optical quality. At the $1999 price tag for the sports version of the lens, Sigma should be very competitive once again from a price standpoint.</p>
<p>Preorder: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082154-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 C</a> | <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082152-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">Sigma 150-600 f/5-6.3 S</a> | <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082147-REG/sigma_18_300mm_f_3_5_6_3_dc_macro.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">Sigma 18-300 f/3.5-6.3 C</a></p>
<p>Preorder: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082353-REG/sigma_tc_1401_1_4x_teleconverter_for.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">Sigma TC-1401 Teleconverter</a> | <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082356-REG/sigma_tc_2001_2x_teleconverter_for.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">TC-2001 Teleconverter</a></p>
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