Maybe a little excited!!

Just wanted to share my excitement with people that would understand...
After shooting about 4 months with just my 50 1.8 (MK1) i have finally saved enough to get my Sigma 50-500!
As i shoot a fair bit of racing i can't wait to get out and utilise the reach to get some much better angles

Is it the OS version? If so, it is a great lens!

I just looked at this lens on B&H. The Canon version is discontinued but the other versions are still available?????

Pigpen101 wrote in post #18727055
I just looked at this lens on B&H. The Canon version is discontinued but the other versions are still available?????

My Amazon link shows (1) in stock at $1000 but note vendor warning (non-Amazon). Sigma seems to show it available but status is "backorder. See https://www.sigmaphoto​.com …mm-f4-5-6-3-apo-dg-os-hsm. Adorama also shows it as discontinued.

Cameta, which you can get to as a redirect from Sigma's website, shows it in stock for $1350. See https://www.cameta.com …non-EOS-Cameras-53977.cfm.

https://www.amazon.com …980YK6/ref=dp_o​b_title_ce

So it is a canon non OS version, bought it 2nd hand from a camera shop, handsome fee of £300.
Took it out last night and was as great as i remember it being, Quick AF, heavy as heck but a great lens all the same.
I know it won't be as great as other lenses but when paying for a super tele with 10x range what do you expect.

I think judging by a thread I saw Sigma have replaced the 50-500 with a new 60-600. I saw the launch notification thread with a link to pictures, but nothing was showing on the Sigma websites, either here in the UK or the US site.

Alan

urbanfreestyle wrote in post #18727281
So it is a canon non OS version, bought it 2nd hand from a camera shop, handsome fee of £300.
Took it out last night and was as great as i remember it being, Quick AF, heavy as heck but a great lens all the same.
I know it won't be as great as other lenses but when paying for a super tele with 10x range what do you expect.

From what I have seen you pay no penalty for the 10X, at least for this range of Sigmas. You just get a slowish wide end for free.

Well i was thinking that i will get this lens as it is the most useful (full range zoom) and then will treat myself to a wide and then finally something like the 70-200 f4 for my media / journalistic work.

BigAl007 wrote in post #18727310
I think judging by a thread I saw Sigma have replaced the 50-500 with a new 60-600. I saw the launch notification thread with a link to pictures, but nothing was showing on the Sigma websites, either here in the UK or the US site.

Alan

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=lfiQ1Dk4uy4

I dread to think of the price of that! i was looking at the 150-600 but feel like i needed the wider end.

urbanfreestyle wrote in post #18727423
I dread to think of the price of that! i was looking at the 150-600 but feel like i needed the wider end.

£1899.00

crofter wrote in post #18727438
£1899.00

Not as bad as i thought but a lot more than my budget.

BigAl007 wrote in post #18727310
I think judging by a thread I saw Sigma have replaced the 50-500 with a new 60-600. I saw the launch notification thread with a link to pictures, but nothing was showing on the Sigma websites, either here in the UK or the US site.

Alan

crofter wrote in post #18727352
https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=lfiQ1Dk4uy4

I just went to the Sigma website to look for this new lens but they do not list it yet.

It is available for pre-order at a few places.

You know, I bought a Sigma several years ago (150-500mm) & wasn't very pleased and ended up selling it. I decided that I wouldn't buy another. However, at that price I might have to give it another chance.

urbanfreestyle wrote in post #18724658
Just wanted to share my excitement with people that would understand...
After shooting about 4 months with just my 50 1.8 (MK1) i have finally saved enough to get my Sigma 50-500!
As i shoot a fair bit of racing i can't wait to get out and utilise the reach to get some much better angles

Congrats on the pickup! Go out and make some great photos, and have some fun! Nothing beats the feeling of adding a new lens to the bag and seeing what we can come home with. Please share some photos once you settle in with it!