Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 DG DN OS (C) Sony-E Customer return

Sigma 100-400mm f5-6.3 DG DN OS © Sony-E Customer Returns

In a feature-packed yet lightweight and compact body that is essential for many photo tours, the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary delivers exceptionally high optical performance. This ultra-telephoto Zoom lens achieves image quality on a par with standard Zoom lenses such as the SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art.

The SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary's mix of image quality, functionality and handiness makes telephoto photography handy yet professional. The lens invites experienced and inexperienced telephoto photographers alike to take it with them and explore, and is simply fun - for snapshots and photo excursions.

SIGMA's fifth DG-DN lens - developed exclusively for mirrorless full-frame cameras

Specially designed for cameras with a short flange focal length, the SIGMA DG-DN lens series offers an outstanding combination of optical performance and compactness that would not have been possible with lenses for SLR cameras. Thanks to the stepping motor optimized for both phase detection AF and contrast AF, the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary enables absolutely smooth shooting with both video and eye-tracking AF. This lens will further expand the possibilities of photography with mirrorless cameras.

• Product designations｜The abbreviations DG and DN indicate that the lens is suitable for full-frame cameras and is designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras (with a short flange focal length).

Unparalleled image quality

The new lens is based on the latest optical design technology and is optimized for mirrorless systems. The lens construction of the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary consists of 16 groups and 22 elements. These include an FLD lens and four SLD lenses, which effectively correct aberrations and distortion. It therefore delivers consistent high-resolution quality from the center to the edges of the image - at any focal length, from 100mm to 400mm.

Extensive functionality that ensures professional and easy realization of ultra-telephoto shots

The stepping motor, optimized according to the latest algorithm, ensures fast and smooth AF. The SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary also has powerful optical image stabilization (OS) that compensates for up to four exposure stops. In combination with in-camera image stabilization, rotations of the pitch and yaw axis are corrected to achieve even stronger image stabilization

. The "Dual Action Zoom" of the lens means that the lens can be used both as a rotating and sliding zoom, allowing photographers to adjust the angle of view even more intuitively and quickly. It has an AFL button, which can be assigned selected functions on the camera side, as well as a focusing area limiter switch, which can be used to limit the AF area to the respective shooting areas and thus optimize it.

Lightweight and high-quality housing

SIGMA's aim with the new 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary was not only to add a lightweight and compact ultra-telephoto lens to the Contemporary product line. The new lens should also be professional and durable. Therefore, meticulous attention was also paid to the installation of selected and high-quality materials in this lens. For example, the components to which a tripod clamp can be attached are made of a robust and dimensionally stable magnesium alloy. The stand clamp is available as an option. By using a tripod clamp, the stress on the connection points is reduced and nothing stands in the way of prolonged use of a tripod.