Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens Review for Bird and Wildlife photography on Mirrorless

I'm sharing my review of the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary lens for Bird and Wildlife photography on mirrorless systems like the Canon R5 and Canon R6. I compare the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary to the Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS USM Mark ii and to the Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM Mark ii. I also test the Sigma 150-600mm autofocus against the Canon lenses with and without teleconverters (extenders).

As a hybrid wildlife photographer, using the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary for video is really important to me as well. I test the Image Stablisation, focus breathing and lens autofocus pulsing issues to determine if this lens is a value legend and still worth buying today.

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00:00 - What I'm looking for
01:25 - Review Contents
01:40 - Weights & Competitors
03:28 - Build Quality
05:18 - Filter Size
05:49 - Lens Mounts
06:37 - Zoom Range
07:28 - Role of 150-600
08:07 - Using it on APSC
08:44 - Extenders
10:47 - Aperture
11:24 - Minimum Focus Distance
12:00 - Sigma Dock
12:30 - Barrel Switches
13:29 - Stabilisation on Tripod
14:05 - Using in the Field
14:42 - Best Thing About the Lens
15:40 - Image Quality
16:52 - Lens Chart Comparisons
17:14 - Camera Chart Comparisons
18:12 - Chart Analysis
18:43 - Autofocus Pulsing
19:21 - Canon Freezing
20:03 - Does the Sigma Lock -up?
20:30 - Autofocus Performance
22:12 - Autofocus Consistency
22:30 - Keeper Rates
23:15 - Auotfocus Frustrations
23:34 - Birds in Flight
24:53 - AF Conclusion
25:06 - Video Autofocus
26:53 - Parfocal? Focus Breathing?
27:03 - Optical Image Stabilisation
28:08 - Optical Stabilisation Video
28:52 - Stabilisation & Slow Shutter
29:25 - Optimising Stabilisation with Dock
29:57 - FPS on Canon Mirrorless
30:26 - Conclusions