Sigma150-600mm 5-6.3 Contemporary DG OS HSM Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras with 2pcs SanDisk 128GB SD Cards & Altura Photo Complete Accessory and Travel Bundle

Pros: The lens is amazing, and the accessories make sense for the most part. In addition to the lens, I suspect the monopod, Sigma USB dock, filters, and memory card will get a lot of use. I own several other Sigma lenses, and this one is right up there - clear, sharp, and well designed. Along with the lens, Sigma includes a very good case that provides excellent protection. The Altura monopod isn't the toughest monopod I've owned, but it is light-weight and adequate in the right situations. The SD card isn't the fastest available, but it will work just fine as a backup for my other SD cards or overflow for my XQD card.Cons: The camera bag is my only petty gripe - it is a bit small for this massive lens or even a full-size camera. Really, it is a tiny bag, and I hoped for something that would at least be useable with the lens. With my D850 and battery grip on it, the bag won't even close. Add this monster lens, and there isn't enough room for anything else. When I first saw the camera bag, I remembered the picture they show of the guy wearing it, and I have to wonder how short this guy is. Seriously, he'd have to be from Munchkinland or a hobbit for the bag to appear that large. That said, I'm sure I'll find something to carry in the little camera bag - it just won't be my full-size cameras or this huge lens.Still, when you consider that you get all of these accessories and a great lens for the same price as others sell just the lens, this is a good value that I'd recommend for anyone that already has a big camera bag. Despite the diminutive camera bag, I still rate the bundle a 5 because everything is usable - just perhaps not for this lens.

I purchased this lens after several hours of research. It seems to always boil down to the Sigma and Tamron. This time however, the reviews gave the Sigma the edge, so I bought it and couldn't be happier. I've been a photographer for 40 years, and my everyday equipment is Nikon, and very expensive. I wanted a lens that 1... didn't cost $7000 and 2.... wouldn't be used every day. (I mean, how often does the average person use a 600mm lens?) I do shoot a lot of bird photos however, so I thought I'd give this a try. I'm both impressed and surprised. The lens is fast focusing, and the resulting images are wonderful, especially for a lens that costs so little compared to the name brands. The bells and whistles included in the lens are very well thought out and useful. This isn't a go-to-war- lens, but it's the perfect lens for the average shooter that needs to reach out and grab something. With a little care, this lens will last a long time. I purchased this from Goja because of all the accessories that came with it: A great Monopod, a VERY sturdy camera bag (and yes, the lens WILL fit in the bag) a hefty lens bag (comes with the lens) and a cleaning kit. I received the lens in a flash and have been using it almost every day. Here are a couple of my photos taken at some distance with this lens:

I received this lens 4 days ago and was able to give it a good workout the following day. So far it’s been great. I shot a ton of great pics at a blue heron rookery. I did use a tripod and a remote shutter release for the rookery shot. I had the lens on a Nikon D7200 and was shooting at full 600mm zoom, ISO 1200, f10, and shutter on auto (probably around 800 to 1000). The pic of the pelicans on the pier was shot with the same setting but hand held, super sharp. Overall the auto focus and optical stabilization seemed to perform very well, actually better than expected given how reasonably priced this lens is.I guess the thing I wasn’t quite ready for was the size and heft of this lens. A tripod is pretty much mandatory, although you could probably get acceptable results with the monopod that came as part of the bundle. If your planning on hand holding for more than a couple minutes at a time you should probably be pumping iron on a regular basis because this rig gets heavy. With my camera attached the whole thing weighs around 7lbs.Finally, the items Digital Goya bundles with the lens are a good value add. However, as other reviewers have commented the camera bag is really too small to hold the lens with a camera body attached. Also, the filters shown in the Amazon listing are clearly labeled "Vivitar" but the set that I received were an off brand. I haven’t tried them yet so they may be alright. Over all though, just the USB dock, 64gb SD card, and the lens case, constitute a $100 value at least.

When I first got the lens on my camera and just took a few test shots in the house I was worried that this lens would be too heavy as it is about 4lbs on top of the weight of my camera. Then the back pack with the bundle was way too small for the lens, camera and a couple lenses. I went out to practice with the lens and took everything hand held to make sure I could get good shots. While the lens is heavy I was stunned how beautiful the photos were that I captured with crisp sharp images. The weight will take some getting used to if out for a full day, just need to do some weight training! LOLNow I am never one to leave a review but wanted to share how impressed I was with the customer service I have gotten and I haven't even had the camera a week yet. I first contacted Digital Goja with a question about the warranty and they quickly replied and sent a link so that I could register the warranty with Sigma. Today as I was asked for a review, I commented about the bag being too small and they quickly offered to replace it with a larger one that appears will do the trick. So very happy with my overall experience. If anything changes I will update my review but so far so good. Please see my attached photos from my test shoot.