The new Sigma 60-600 mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports is claimed to be the world’s first 10x ultra-telephoto zoom for mirrorless cameras. It offers outstanding image quality, a dust- and splash-proof construction, a newly-developed focus motor for lightning-fast AF, and improved stabilisation that offers up to a 7-stop advantage hand-held.
Sigma says the lens is the perfect option for professional sports, wildlife, motorsport and aviation photographers who need a high-performance, rugged and versatile tool that can quickly adapt to fast-changing shooting situations. It is available in L and E mounts. The L-Mount version is compatible with the Sigma Tele Converter TC-1411 (1.4x) and TC-2011 (2x), allowing AF-enabled shooting at ultra-telephoto focal lengths of up to 1200mm.
High performance
The Sigma 60-600 mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN | Sports contains 27 elements in 19 groups, including two FLD and three SLD elements. The high-performance glass is said to help correct chromatic aberration, an issue often visible on ultra-telephoto lenses. According to Sigma, the lens delivered edge-to-edge sharpness across the entire zoom range and at all apertures.
The minimum focus distance is 45mm at 60mm and 260cm at 600mm. At 200mm, the lens offers a maximum magnification of 1:2.4, allowing users to capture highly details macro-style shots.
The Sigma 60-600 mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN | Sports is the first to be fitted with the company’s newly developed HLA (High Response Linear Actuator) motor. This high-output AF motor with advanced electronic control delivers a very quiet AF performance with excellent speed and precision. It also enables exceptional focus-following performance, which is an important feature for fast-action photographers where the perfect shot can come and go in a split second.
The built-in dual-mode optical stabiliser uses the new OS2 algorithm, which significantly improves performance, providing a seven-stop advantage at the wide end and an impressive six-stop at the 600mm. The first mode is suited to normal shooting, while the second mode is designed for panning with fast-moving subjects. This mode combines an acceleration sensor with Sigma’s Intelligent OS software to enable effective stabilisation outside the panning direction, delivering a smoother viewfinder image and easier tracking.
Manufactured at the company’s sole production base in Aizu, Japan, the SIGMA 60-600mm has a very high construction standard and combines robustness with a high level of precision and attention to detail. It is designed especially for professional use.
The Sigma 60-600 mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN | Sports weighs 2,495g and has a maximum length of 279.2mm and a diameter of 119.4mm. The lens will be available in retailers on 17 February and will cost £1,999.99 in the UK (including 20% tax) and $1,999 in the USA (excluding tax).
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I believe the sigma 150-600 Lens is a much better lens and cost less!
Sigma 60-600mm is an overkill for my own use and I’m not too impressed with IS on longer lenses. Prefer to use a decent tripod. If I need 60mm it will not be on a 60-600mm lens. Lesson learnt with IS when using eg an ancient manual focus Canon FD 800mm, and Yashica 1000mm mirror lens, on a fork mount with my Panasonic S1R Combinations work better with no IS activated on a tripod . Would much prefer the Sigma 150-600mm to the Sigma 60-600mm.
It is an older lens from what I can see, not a new one specifically designed for mirrorless, it already existed a/o for the Canon EF and the Nikon F mounts and is now also being made available in Leica L and Sony FE mounts.
It is a DG DN lens which means it was designed for mirrorless. Sigma names the non mirrorless designed lenses with only the DG designation.
Yes, I stand corrected, it is a new optical design, I assumed that it was a lens designed for DSLRs because the reach and max aperture of the Canon EF and Nikon F lenses are the same.
This is wonderful news. I am not into shooting wildlife and am well past my best before date so would not be able to lift one. However, this lens would never be available from Leica and makes the Leica system useful for a broader market. I would not own Leica SL camera and lenses if it were not for Panasonic and Sigma making it a useful system.
Is this the first Sigma lens with OIS? I do not believe I have heard of one before, all the Sigma lenses that I own or owned certainly did not have OIS. 6-7 stop of lens image stabilization is pretty impressive. The Canon lenses that I have offer 5 stops of image stabilization.
Hi There
the 100-400 also has OIS
best
Jono
is the M11M testing going well?😀
I have the Sigma 100-400mm zoom. It has impressive OIS, which, when coupled to an camera with IBIS, delivers 5-stops’ worth of stabilization. I regularly shoot at 400mm handheld and the resultant images are very sharp. I don’t think I need this 60-600mm fellow, but if the optics are anywhere near those of the 100-400mm it will be a cracking lens.
2.5 kg eh? I don’t think I’ll be toting one, on the other hand, for 2 grand this seems like a very good deal for a very exciting lens. I’d love to try one out!
All the best
I’m sure Tim Berry at Sigma will fall over himself to send you a road-test model if you ask him. It does sound an interesting lens, but I’m with you on the weight. These days, 500g is my upper limit!
I don’t think pensioners are their target market 🤔
I’m okay David as I’m not retired
You could just be right, David.