Introduction The very popular range of 150-600mm zoom lenses, taking over from the 150-500mm models, has received yet another boost with the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary entering into this market segment, catering for those who are on a tighter budget and cannot justify the expense for a 500mm or 600mm f4 prime lens, or even the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport version of this lens. Offering slower maximum apertures typically at f6.3, these lenses give the enthusiast the perfect alternative to expensive fast prime or… read more →
The lockdown is upon on us, and we must make the most of a very uncomfortable situation. But all is not doom and gloom; there are ways in which you can make the experience of isolation less painful. The good news is that now “shooting in isolation” does not mean you have to keep looking over your shoulder all the time, as we are used to do when out all alone in a more rural area with expensive camera equipment. This time it means you are on your own, or… read more →
With South Africa going into a national lock-down situation, photographers all over the country are forced into confinement at their places of residence, waiting out this Covid-19 pandemic taking control of our lives. I read a light-hearted comment on Facebook very recently that all photographers will now become expert portrait and pet photographers. This is a hard hitting, reality awakening statement. It is however not only portraits and pets, but now also your extreme creativity can be tested – walking around in your home or apartment and seeking those other… read more →
Hi, I hope you’re all locked down and ready for the upcoming weeks in isolation! My name is Andrew Morgan, I’m an ambassador for Sigma South Africa and have been a full time professional photographer for about ten years. Although I now live in Cape Town, I spent the larger part of my photographic career living on the island of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean, a tropical paradise for holiday makers, but full of a wide range of difficulties as a photographer. One of the worst things to plague me… read more →
Firstly, this lens shooting Portraits has unbelievable sharpness across the entire frame and the AF communicates so well with my Sony A7RIV. Even though this is one of the heaviest prime lenses I found it well balanced on my e-mount system. The 40mm focal length allowed me to move around in Studio that already was rather compressed, so work space was tight as you can see in the BTS Image. Needless to say, I have found a new love and hope my 105 f1.4 DG HSM Art is prepared to… read more →
Here’s a brand new version of Sigma’s impressive 14-24mm f/2.8 lens, with a complete redesign for mirrorless cameras. Let’s see how it performs. All pictures taken by on Sony a7R II and a5100 cameras. Christopher Frost Photography
A couple months ago I was approached by Sigma South Africa to use and review a selection of their Sigma lenses while out in the field. I am a field guide and have been guiding now for just over four years in some of the most prestigious lodges within the Greater Kruger region in South Africa namely the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve and the Timbavati Private Game Reserve. Conducting game drives daily in these spectacular regions allows me to encounter some of the most sort after species on safari… read more →
I had the pleasure of taking the new 60-600mm on a shoot on the Caprivi strip in between Botswana and Namibia a couple of weeks ago. After loving the 150-600’s I have been very eager to try out this new super zoom that has just won best telephoto of the year at the TIPA awards, so of course, high expectations. To be honest I also had my reservations as a 10x zoom has a lot going on inside, so I wondered whether it would have any drawbacks. The first thing… read more →
One of my first lenses that I received from Sigma South Africa was the Sigma 8-16mm DC HSM f4.5-5.6. I have been using it almost exclusively for interior and architectural work. Now many photographers out there do not like the ultra wide lenses for interior or architectural use due to extreme effects they tend to have on perspective. That however, is the beauty of these lenses in my opinion. They create space and have the ability to create a feeling of open space in what might otherwise be perceived as… read more →
By Sigma Ambassador Keith Connelly If you missed it, please read Part 1 of this series here. So this post is merely a guideline from my own perspective. I will be using Photoshop and Nik Software as these are the two programs I use mainly in my conversions. Of course there are very effective ways of producing these images in Lightroom as well. So before getting into the detail I want to reiterate some of the points from my last post: Start with a quality raw image Look for Images… read more →