Sigma 120-300 2.8

[Domenic Barbero]

Anybody used this lens at all? More importantly anyone have anything shot on RED with it. Still images look great on it. But cant find any moving images. Anything would be really helpful

 

[Dominik Muench]

Domenic I was just about to post the same question after I saw this article on the lens:

http://petapixel.com/2013/11/01/review-sigma-120-300-f2-8-one-sexy-beast/

Looks pretty impressive.

 

[Mark Toia]

I tested it (briefly) when I was in Tokyo.
Unsure if RED has added this lens to its list for it to work on the RED as yet.
Im hoping they do, because I want to buy one myself.
It may even replace my 70 - 200.

 

[Jack Shanahan]

a duclos mod of this might be pretty sick

 

[Dominik Muench]

Mark: to use the AF and image stabiliser ? sure in manual mode the lens would work ?
did you shoot any test footage we can see ? ^^

 

[Ken Wilson]

We have 2 of those, we are shooting in 3D and we also have two of the 300-800mm Sigma used in 3D and they are good lenses. I used them extensively for yrs. I used them with the Scarlet and Epic.

This video here: http://red.3dmovies.com/epic-sigma-300-800mm-800mm-4k-video_e11da30ad.html

I shot it 3D with 2 Sigmas and the Epics, is not as good as I wanted it but for the money spent is ok.

I'll be happy to answer anything.

by the way if anyone wants, pls free to upload any red footage there.

The moon plays fast in res 4k, I have many others




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[Ken Wilson]

I have the 70-200mm, they are different lenses all together. For low light the 70-100 is better but the Sigma has a coating that is very Very attractive to me. The pics I get from it remind me of the Fuji Velvia taken with a hassy underexposed at 40 asa from 50...

 

[Ken Wilson]

Anybody used this lens at all? More importantly anyone have anything shot on RED with it. Still images look great on it. But cant find any moving images. Anything would be really helpful

http://red.3dmovies.com/scarlet-x-4k-sigma-110-200mm-f28-greece-video_3ce20aadf.html

in 4k, we shot this earlier this year in Kastoria lake in northern Greece

 

[Alan Peterson]

I'm using the pre-Sport OS version, and am pretty happy with it. Corner sharpness and even illumination suffer a bit when wide open, but it's a pretty solid performer all around. It works very well with a 1.4X extender, and is pretty solid with a 2X extender when stopped down to around f/11. The Sport version looks moderately sharper in the tests on The Digital Image, so it's probably worth taking a look at it.

On the RED Nikon mount, aperture control and focus confirm work fine, but AF and OS do not as of build 4.0.18

 

[Dominik Muench]

schweeet thanks guys, looks impressive.....need to have a word with santa claus this year about this baby ^^

 

[Alan Peterson]

Here are some untouched 100% crops off a D800 from today with a 2X extender on at f/11

Edit: it looks like the forums engine re-compresses files you upload. Here are the originals:

 

[Denis Buhot]

I purchased the newest version "S" a couple of days ago.. I was happy with tne former version, although it proved a bit questionable wide open. But the new S version is a miracle of a lens. Incredibly sharp even wide open, wonderfully bulit. Even a 2Xconverter works perfectly. Bokeh is very good for a zoom lens. As a sport or a wildlife lens, it is an absolute must have

 

[Vince Arvidson]

Has anybody looked into having this lens rehoused in a pl mount? This would be amazing to have.

It seems like Nan is rehousing a number of different sigma lenses.

Vince

 

[andyshon]

Did anyone get the image stabilisation working with this lens?

 

[David Kellermann]

The rehoused version by GL optics is nearly finished. I'll shoot some tests with it soon.

Unfortunately, it's a rehouse of the "old" version, since the new one has an optical image stabilization which makes it extremely difficult to rehouse.

Has anybody looked into having this lens rehoused in a pl mount? This would be amazing to have.

It seems like Nan is rehousing a number of different sigma lenses.

Vince

 

[Kirk.Attard]

That would still be very intersting. Would love to see a small review like the one with the last lens. Thanks

 

[andyshon]

Will the IS be functional on the rehouse? Too late for me. I've gone and bought the vanilla version assuming the IS would work. Bit of a disaster really as I need the stabiliser.

 

[Daniel Murphy]

The rehoused version by GL optics is nearly finished. I'll shoot some tests with it soon.

Unfortunately, it's a rehouse of the "old" version, since the new one has an optical image stabilization which makes it extremely difficult to rehouse.

Any preliminary indication of weight on new GL 120mm-300mm 2.8?

 

[David Kellermann]

The IS wont work on the rehoused lens. Right now the problem is that it's very difficult to rehouse lenses with IS, since you need to fix the floating lens element.

I'll ask Nan about the weight, but it'll be quite heavy, given that it's a rather huge lens.