Sigma’s 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports is a “zoom with all the trimmings.” It’s fast. It delivers excellent image quality. It offers optional fine tuning via switches, and ways to calibrate, customize and update using your PC and the Sigma USB Dock.

It's something of a beast in the hands, but if you can tolerate that then the 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM | Sports will reward you with excellent all-round performance. The fact that Sigma has managed to deliver it at this price makes it all the more impressive.

Very effective image stabilisation, Great build quality, Sharp results, even wide open at f/2.8, Superb control over chromatic aberration

Zoom ring position might bother some, Heavy, even by 70-200mm f/2.8 standards, Some vignetting (particularly at 70mm end), Tripod foot can't be removed

The Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens is bigger and heavier than all of its main rivals, but we can forgive that because of the compelling mix of fantastic sharpness and image quality, great build quality, and outstanding feature set and performance.

This 3390g behemoth of a lens fits snugly into Sigma's Sport line of glass and is designed to be mounted to a tripod rather than hand-held. This leads it to be rather more specialist than many lenses in test, though doesn't detract from its image quality.

Monster size, weight and performance. for the cost of a used canon 300 2.8 prime in excellent shape I bought this instead. much more versatile. However its also heavier than the canon. I'm using this 95% for video on a C300 mk2 FWIW. The AF for video generally works very well.

I use this lens to acquire candid shots of people, for wildlife and for plants, such as flowers, that are too far away for my close-up lens. I read many reviews before purchasing the lens and I agree with the conclusions: 1) the optics are excellent, especially for the money.

fantastic build quality if a little heavy

Consistent Output; Durable; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

This is an in-depth review of the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sport, a high-end super telephoto lens with a versatile zoom range and a wide constant aperture of f/2.8, designed for wildlife, sports and portrait photographers. This is the third iteration of the lens.

This lens is a significant improvement over the previous versions and well worth the upgrade. I concur with the findings of the review here, and add that the AF operation can be improved significantly with use of the USB dock.

Perfect lens for sports photography

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This 2.5x zoom lens sports a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture, silent focusing and optical stabilisation. It slots into Sigma's 'Sports' range of lenses and is especially interesting as the zoom range is similar to that of a 70-200mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter fitted, whilst maintaining a fast...