Highlights
Quality
It appears sharp throughout the zoom range and the af is really fast, even in low light conditions.
My impressions so far are that its sharp, even at the long end and 1200mm equivalent full frame is more than i need at times bu... Read More
I just got the lens the day of release and have had a chance to use it twice in the field.
Price
Have the olympus 100-400mm, toyed with getting the $7500 150-400mm pro, but just couldn't justify the cost at 77 years of age.
After two major birding expeditions, it is money well spent.
Competitiveness
The om1 (original) and the 150-600mm lens did a stellar job in both cases in my opinion and it is a keeper lens for sure.
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- This product had a total of 3 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 6 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Have the olympus 100400mm toyed with getting the 7500 150400mm pro but just couldnt justify the cost at 77 years of age
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So went with the 2700 sigma om systems 34 beast 34
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And i no longer have to use a teleconverter to get those smaller warblers etc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I just got the lens the day of release and have had a chance to use it twice in the field
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I havent had a chance to get many flight shots under good conditions but hopefully once our weather clears i will have more opportunities
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The wood duck shot was taken at 600mm 1200mm ff equivalent and at iso 1000 and the owls were taken in a bamboo forested area that stays dark and is difficult to shoot in
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He was shot at about 400mm 600mm with a shutter speed of 11600 as i was expecting him to fly
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I post process all my photos with dxo photolab 7