Sigma S 500 mm f/4 DG OS HSM review - Summary

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Sigma S 500 mm f/4 DG OS HSM

5 September 2017

Arkadiusz Olech

11. Summary

Pros:

Solid, stylish, weather-sealed casing,
Excellent image quality in the frame centre,
Brilliant image quality on the edge of the APS-C sensor,
Very good image quality on the edge of full frame,
Lack of spherical aberration-related problems,
Negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
Practically zero lateral chromatic aberration,
Imperceptible distortion,
Excellent coma correction,
Slight astigmatism,
Low vignetting for the smaller APS-C/DX sensor,
Silent and accurate autofocus,
Efficient image stabilization.

Cons:

Noticeable vignetting at the maximum relative aperture on full frame.

A long list of pros. One flaw but of smaller calibre. A price two times lower than that of rival Canon and Nikon lenses. I suppose it’s the best write-up of the tested lens you can imagine. We don’t want to prolong this summary because it’s pointless. Enough to say that once again the Sigma lens gets our ‘Editor’s Choice’ badge.

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