I have been trying to find a set of pictures that perfectly illustrates the quality, and versatility of the new Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S.
Yesterday at Oulton Park, whilst covering the Round 9 of the British Superbike Championship I believe I may have achieved this.
Questions I frequently get asked by professional colleagues is why Sigma? Is it fast enough? Is the quality as good as Canon/Nikon? What about the build quality? Is it too much of a compromise? No it is not a compromise, build quality is excellent (MotoGP at Silverstone gave everything a soaking) and hopefully the following set of images clearly illustrates that the quality and speed is excellent! The body used was a Canon 1DX, 1/800th at f8.
As I say I was at Oulton Park covering the first of three BSB races from turn 1, Old Hall Corner. On lap 2, Howie Mainwaring-Smart lost the front end resulting in the following:
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
Sigma 150=600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S Crash Test2015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.<br/>Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_082015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_092015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_102015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_112015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_122015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_142015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_152015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
IIP_BSB_Mainwaring_Crash_162015 British Superbike Championship, BSB R00, Oulton Park, Chester, UK. 5th September 2015.
Howie Mainwaring-Smart, Aylesford, Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki crashes out in spectacular style
This occurred on lap two, so there were still several professional photographers at turn 1, who had come to cover the first corner action of the opening race. It would appear that I am the only professional to have the full sequence, purely because of the speed, quality and "push/full" zoom facility. My colleagues who were all on Canon and Nikon prime lenses, appear to have missed this spectacular crash either in part or all together!
A picture is worth a thousand words. Hopefully this set of images will answer most question about the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S, which I regard as being an outstanding lens and excellent value for money.
