Sigma S 60-600 mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS – first impressions - Summary

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Sigma S 60-600 mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS – first impressions

12 January 2023

Maciej Latałło

4. Summary

Sigma informs that the new lens will hit the shelves after 30th January this year and its retail price will amount to $2000.

Several days spent with the Sigma S 60-600 mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS proved that it's a very well-thought-out instrument, at least as good as its reflex camera predecessor that I praised and liked. What's more, the new lens is physically lighter; if the promises of the producer come true, it will also feature a better autofocus and more efficient image stabilization unit.

Sigma S 60-600 mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS – first impressions - Summary

Still, inner and outer competition might be a problem for the Sigma 60-600 mm. Since 2019 a very well-done Sony FE 200-600 mm f/5.6-6.3G OSS has been very popular on the market and typically it can also be bought for $2000. If you are lucky and find a good bargain then its price might go down a bit.

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It seemed Sigma could defeat it because in 2021 they launched the S 150-600 mm f/5.6-6.3 DG DN OS model that is slightly lighter than the Sony and also cheaper. Currently, its price reaches $900 so it's much lower than even the best Sony bargains – so far so good.

However, in this situation a price of almost $2000 for the new 60-600 mm model might prove to be too high. Even if the Sigma 60-600 mm is optically the best out of these three, any potential advantages connected to a better image quality and wider focal range might not be enough to persuade people to spend several houndred $ more.

Of course we should be very pleased that the Sigma system got another good lens that makes our choice even richer. I don't doubt some will find the 60-200 mm range as important as the longer end of the spectrum and for these photographers the new Sigma S 60-600 mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS will be simply a perfect instrument.