120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG APO OS HSM

  • FX coverage
  • Autofocus (in-lens focus motor), internal focus
  • 21 elements in 15 groups, 3 SLD elements
  • 9-blade aperture diaphragm
  • smallest aperture is f/22
  • 77mm filter ring
  • 59" (1.5m) minimum focus; 1:4.2 maximum reproduction ratio
  • 8 x 3.6" (203.5 x 92.5mm) long, diameter
  • 61.7 ounces (1750g) weight
  • included rotating and removable TS-31 tripod collar, LH830-01 728/72A lens hood, case, caps
  • US$1400
  • Model Number 728


Thom's Mini Review: A disappointing lens. Optically weak at 400mm in my experience, despite Sigma's good-looking MTF charts. Could be a bad sample, but I've heard from enough other people who were disappointed with this lens that I don't believe my experience was just a sample problem. The Nikkor 300mm f/4 with TC-14E was sharper, as was my older 80-400mm (non-AFS) in most of the overlapping range. The new Nikkor 80-400mm (AFS) beats this lens easily, but the new Nikkor is also significantly more expensive.

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