Lens Guides

Hands-on reviews, technical information, and advice on SIGMA Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.

Telephoto Compression with the Sigma 150-600mm DG OS HSM | Sports lens

Sigma Pro Liam Doran uses telephoto compression with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens to make a magazine cover shot.

Air to Air Basics with SIGMA’s Zoom Lenses

Each aviation photographer has their individual passion. Air show. Warbirds. Airliners. But I think in almost every aviation photographer is the common passion to want to shoot an airplane air to air. Maybe it’s the ultimate expression of vision and equipment in the…

Aviation Photography: Five Tips with the Sigma 18-300mm

We all live under budgets. But when it comes to photography, a budget should not limit our creativity. Even without a professional camera body and an assortment of lenses, you CAN get great photos at an aviation event. It’s all about…

BMX Riders with the 18-35mm F1.8 Lens

With it’s introduction back in 2013, the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM | Art lens took the photography world by storm as the first wide angle zoom with a 1.8 aperture. A wide angle has it’s place in sports photography, albeit on a more limited scale than my go to sports lens, the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM lens.

European Ski Adventures with the Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro | C

Capture the action and tell the story with Sigma’s new all-in-one lens, the 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DGC OS HSM Macro | Contemporary lens.

Fat Bike Snow Racing with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens

Fat Bike Snow Racing with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens. Capturing Sports action in snowy conditions with this rugged, weatherproof zoom lens.

Big Field, Big Lens – Shooting Professional Baseball with the Sigma 150-600mm Sport Lens

As a member of the Sigma Pro Team, it’s always Christmas with new lenses arriving for me to play with. When the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports lens showed up at the door like a baby being…

Behind the Shot: Ski’s Eye View of Monument Valley

It’s a bit risky for the world’s top ski magazine to run a shot of skis travelling through the desert as the opener, but I’m glad they did…and it’s great to see a previsualized shot come to life just as you imagined it!

SIGMA 150-600mm DG OS HSM | Contemporary Pairs Performance with Portability

As you probably know by now, there are two 150-600mm F5-6.3 zoom lenses in the SIGMA lens lineup: the 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports, and 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary. However, at one point there also…

Shot with Sigma: The Last Year’s Living Room Sessions

The Last Year, an alternative rock band out of Baltimore, MD, recently launched the Living Room Sessions on their YouTube channel in advance of their new self-released album, coming soon!