A New Audacious Sigma Lens That You Might Not Want To Miss (150-600mm DG OS HSM)

Sigma announced a new lens, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM. And it gets better: the new Sigma is a weather sealed and image stabilised lens, made for sport photographers. Well, it’s almost 3kg but you get a phenomenal zoom, especially if you’re using a crop sensor (240-960mm equivalent).

It’s available for Canon/Nikon/Sigma mounts for the time being. Price has yet not leaked. The specs:

Manufacturer	Sigma
Model	150-600 mm f / 5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Lens Type	Telephoto zoom
Focal	150 – 600 mm
Light intensity	f / 5 – 6.3
Field of view	16.4 – 4.1 for
The focus of	260 m
Maximum magnification	1: 5
Minimum aperture	22
Number of diaphragm blades	9
Auto focus	AF / MF
The design	24 elements / 16 groups
Filter Size	105 mm
Macro	No
Stabilization	Yes
Available mounts	Canon EF Nikon F Sigma
Dimensions	290.2 x 121 mm
Weight	2860 g
Additional Information	Release date: 05/09/2014

The news came from SonyAlphaRumors | Optyczne. More images of the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM and lab charts (click on images):