New Sigma Lenses

[Derekb]

Has anyone any information on the new Sigma zooms?

The 120-400 and 150-500 were supposed to be available by now, but I can't find any information about when they will be available.

[miketoll]

Warehouseexpress have them available on ''pre-order'' but no clue as to when they will be available. Prices £600 and £750 respectively.

[Roy C]

Originally Posted by Derekb

Has anyone any information on the new Sigma zooms?

The 120-400 and 150-500 were supposed to be available by now, but I can't find any information about when they will be available.

The 120-400 has been out in Japan for a several weeks now Derek and the 150-500 for about one week. The first lenses have started to get into the States and a few have posted pics . The MTF charts are available on the Sigma sites.
Here is a link to some 150-500 shots. If you click on one of the top images there are lots more in the series. The debate is on-going on various forums as to the IQ of these lenses but no one has yet produced a proper review.
The charts seem to indicate that the 150-500 is not far off of the Bigma (50-500) but the jury is still out. If you go onto sites like POTN and DPReview there are lots of threads with samples from both these lenses.