Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports
Announced January 12, 2023
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports is a highly versatile, all-in-one telephoto zoom lens designed for mirrorless cameras that excels in wildlife and sports photography. While it offers impressive image quality, fast autofocus, and effective stabilization, its significant weight and bulk make it best suited for use with a tripod or monopod.
Weighted from 21 reviewer scores
Pros
- Excellent image quality and sharpness throughout the zoom range
- Highly effective optical image stabilization
- Fast, quiet, and accurate autofocus performance
- Extremely versatile 10x zoom range
- Robust, weather-resistant build quality
Cons
- Heavy and bulky design requiring support
- Limited low-light performance due to variable aperture
- Zoom creep and stiff zoom action
- Expensive and large-diameter filters required
- Incompatibility with teleconverters
- Launch price $1,999 (USD)
- Focal length & aperture 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3
- Mount & coverage Sony E, L-Mount Full-Frame
- Stabilization Optical IS, 7 stops (CIPA)
- Close focus 45 cm (0.416x)
- Filter thread 105mm
- Autofocus motor HLA
- Weight & size 2485g · 119.4 x 281.2 mm (4.70 x 11.07 in)
What the Reviewers Say
All 21 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 8.5/10
This is an excellent choice for photographers looking to pack a single lens instead of multiple lenses.
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The 60-600mm is certainly an interesting shooting experience and it really is about having the versatility of that 10 times zoom range.
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Ultimately the 60-600 DG DN is a very compelling lens for wildlife and sports photographers with some useful upgrades over its predecessor. If you desire this full range and can accommodate its heft, I can highly recommend it.
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When you can only take one lens and need long telephoto focal lengths, including for sports and wildlife, the hyper-versatile Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports Lens, a world record co-holder and the only mirrorless lens covering this range, has you covered.
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The Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DN OS | Sport is a very welcome addition to telephoto zoom options available on Sony or Leica L.
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Sigma here have taken their excellent Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for digital SLR cameras and improved the autofocus and image stabilization, made it a little smaller, a little lighter, a little sharper [...]
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Interesting, but I wonder how many people will actually read that and how that information will be conveyed to a subsequent purchaser when the lens is second-hand sometime in the future?
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If you can live with the extra weight, bulk and cost, the ability to zoom anywhere from 60 to 600mm with a single lens is really compelling and hard to ignore once you've tried it for yourself.
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[T]his lens is a great option for mirrorless shooters who are limited to just one lens or just really want that versatility all in the same body.
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There are many situations when I need an ultra-telephoto lens to give me a decent medium or mid-shoot. Still, those situations have my camera and lens on a fluid-head tripod meant for video.
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In the end, as I said at the beginning, the DG DN 60-600 is a technological tour de force.
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The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN Sport lens boasts one of the most versatile focal ranges on the market and effortlessly produces beautiful wildlife shots. The images are sharp, contrasty and true to life, but for us, the weight is a dealbreaker.
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The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports is clearly the winner in terms of versatility.
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I was kind of assuming it would be a nice lens to use, but I am impressed by just how lovely it is both from an optical quality and then a design and feel standpoint.
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There are some new upgrades that this lens, we'll talk about in terms of the autofocusing, in terms of the image stabilization, all that great stuff, but overall I gotta tell you, the cliff notes version of this review, this is friggin amazing.
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It is a lens that truly lives up to Sigma's reputation, and if you do need a wide focal range like this, this is the only one like it available that specifically is made for mirrorless cameras right now.
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It's a great telephoto lens, and I'd highly recommend that you guys check it out, especially if you want something with an incredible range and great autofocus and stabilization.
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Here is how I think you should think about it.
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I think all this brings me back to the same point that this lens is truly made for the person who will make the most of that 60-600mm focal range, as this is the one unique thing that it offers that none other can.
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Wrapping up guys, I think there's a lot to say about this lens being the most versatile big telephoto on the market. It is an amazing feat of engineering and Sigma deserves some big props for that.
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If you are into sports photography and wildlife or are constantly shooting subjects in motion, we highly recommend this new Sigma lens.
