Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 AF APO DG OS HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015453NO
• Item model number: 728-101
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Product Description

SO)120-400MM F4.5-5.6 APO OS F/CANON

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Lens, November 16, 2008

By	Gaylon Wampler (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a professional photographer[...] and until now, have never owned anything but Canon or Nikon lenses. For years I specialized in sports photography and the lenses I most often used were a 400 f:2.8 and a 600 f:4. I moved on to other fields of specialty and decided I didn't want to lug around that kind of weight and got rid of the big glass. Now, several years later, I decided I needed a long lens again, but in a decidedly smaller package. After trying an unnamed top manufacturer's 80~400 lens and being unhappy with the quality of the image, I dared to try Sigma's new 120~400. I ran the lens through the ringer and tested it under every situation I could think of and through it all, it has performed flawlessly! In fact, I was ready to accept a little less sharpness, so when I evaluated my results, I was thrilled. I highly recommend this lens and I have the utmost confidence in this beautiful package of glass.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sigma 120 to 400 lens, August 28, 2008

By	Don Peake "Peakeaboo" (Flin Flon, Manitoba) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was looking for a long lens with stablization, this suited my needs. I ordered it with Amazon.com. I was hoping it would come prior to my trip which I was taking on my motorcycle. It came, great service from the dealer. I took the lens on the trip, used it extensively and love the pictures taken with it. Yes, it is a heavy lens, but I handheld it for the shots I took as had no room for tripod. Shots are sharp. As were taken mainly in the bright sun, had no issues with shake. Used the OS sometimes mainly to try it out more than needed.
Overall love the lens and am happy with the purchase and would recommend the lens to anyone looking for a long lens.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great value for the price, November 1, 2008

By	Augurin (Bothell, WA USA) - See all my reviews

I've only found a few reviews of this lens online and virtually all of them criticize it for not being sharp enough when compared to top-of-the line lenses. Okay, that's true. It isn't as sharp as a lens twice or three times as expensive.

I've found it to be plenty sharp enough to take excellent pictures and at a price that I could afford to actually have it instead of just pining away after a more expensive lens.

The image stabilization is very effective, focus is quick and reliable, and the lens itself is well made and even nice looking. Yes, it's a bit heavy, but not too heavy to shoot handheld, thanks to the image stabilization. The included tripod mount ring makes it an ideal combo for hiking when used with a monopod.

I've fallen in love with using this lens for candid portraits: you can shoot from far enough away that your subject doesn't notice and "ham it up" or hide. It also is very nice for light macro work, since it focuses at about 60", even at the maximum zoom. The full-time manual focus is also a feature you'll never want to do without once you've tried it, and it's a feature usually only found on much more expensive lenses.

The addition of a case, strap, and lens hood just increases the bang-for-the-buck.

My only complaint is that the zoom ring is very stiff when the lens is new, making it hard to zoom to max without taking the lens away from your eye. However, this is getting better with use.