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Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical RF - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
Canon EOS (APS-C)
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Sample Shots
The following sample shots were taken with an EOS 350D and RAW converted via RSP 2006.
First shot (sheep) kindly provided by Christian Mikolaschek!
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
800 |
| Focal Length |
400.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
135.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/6.3 @ 1/320s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
246.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/320s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
135.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/4.5 @ 1/1250s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
135.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/640s |
| Size |
2311x3471 |
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| Make |
Canon |
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| Model |
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL |
| ISO Speed |
400 |
| Focal Length |
135.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/5.6 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
3471x2311 |
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Verdict
The Sigma AF 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO Aspherical RF is not a perfect lens nor can you
expect that a budget lens reaches high end quality levels. Nonetheless it is capable
to provide very decent results especially in the 135-300mm range. At 400mm @ f/5.6
the quality is quite soft but from f/8 and up the quality is very respectable.
The distortion characteristic is almost perfect and vignetting isn't really field
relevant on an APS-C DSLR. CAs are a quite pronounced at 135mm but the overall
level is still acceptable. Mechanically the lens leaves more to be desired.
The quality of the used materials is fine but the friction of the zoom ring is way
too high and the worst implementation that I've seen so far. There's no such thing as
a free lunch but admittedly the Sigma offers quite a bit of possibilities for your bucks.
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