Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S is an Auto Focus (AF) Telephoto Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sigma SA mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S is compatible with cameras that have
Sigma SA lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sigma SA lenses are
Sigma Quattro,
Sigma Quattro H and
Sigma SD1 Merrill.
Sensor Coverage
Max sensor coverage of Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S is
35mm FF.
Focal Range
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S has a focal range of 150-600mm and 4.0X zoom ratio.
Optical Image Stabilization
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S features an optical image stabilization system which helps to reduce the blur that occurs due to shaking during hand-held shooting.
Body Colour
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S is available in Black color.
Zoom Method
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S features
Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Zoom Lock
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S has a
Zoom lock feature which eliminates Zoom creep where focal length of the lens changes with gravity when it's held downwards or upwards.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S has a Max Magnification Ratio of
5x and has a minimum focusing distance of
2.6m.
Aperture
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S is a variable aperture lens with a max aperture of f5 and a minimum aperture of f22 at 150mm, and a max aperture of f6.3 and minimum aperture of f22 at 600mm .
Optical Formula
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM S's optical formula consists of 24 elements in 16 groups. Following special elements are used in this design:
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