Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sport Review: It's FINALLY here!

After years of waiting, Sigma has finally completed its trio of f/2.8 zooms for full frame mirrorless with the 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sport! Chris Niccolls took it to the streets of Calgary to see how it performs, and how it stacks up to its E-Mount and L-Mount competition!

Read Chris written review on PetaPixel:

Rental equipment provided by The Camera Store

0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Sample photos
1:53 - Size and weight
2:54 - Controls and handling
4:42 - Autofocus
5:12 - Close-up performance
5:54 - Bokeh
6:31 - LoCA
6:55 - Flare
7:24 - Video
8:07 - Sharpness
10:10 - Should you buy it?

[lionheart]

That intro was hilarious! This having an aperture ring makes me hopeful that Sigma will release this for Fuji X Mount sometime next year.

[rpgroome]

I find it somewhat disturbing that over the course of over four years neither of you changed clothes even once.

[zachlyons]

If it had come out a year and a half ago, when I first got into the Sony system for shooting sports, it would've been super tempting, but the first-gen Tamron 70-180 I bought being still good enough optically and way lighter doesn't have me itching to switch.

[ForOrchestra]

I just purchased the Panasonic 70-200 for L-Mount assuming that Sigma was going to delay this glass again and again. I’m still within my return policy, so looks like I’ll be a new Sigma owner next month. Perfect video!

[krwroblewski]

Colors and framing in this video is just outstanding ❤️🔥

[stilltimemedia]

you guys rock, thanks for the years of knowledge you've blessed us with. It has helped me and my business grow. Much love from Columbus, OH.

[snowwalker]

I agree with you. I prefer the Tamron smaller and lighter. For what I want to do 20mm isn’t a big deal. For more reach one should use the 100-400mm.

[nelsn]

Well, I’m ready to give sigma my money again! Then again, their 24-70mm 2.8 has been my breadwinner so of course I’ll be getting this along with their 50 and 85 1.4

[CsendesMark]

14-24 was an amazing lens!!! I LOVED IT.
Hope they will release all "modern" ART zo Z too.

[Zay-DHD]

I agree 100% with the lack of buttons on the Tamron. I shoot sports primarily, but weddings too. So many times I wish I could manual focus or custom focus my shots for very important moments. I'd now consider selling my Tamron to purchase the Sigma 95% because of the button functions it offers

[greatpix]

One thing I'd like to see in lens tests is how they treat colors. Using the same camera body and light source as a base, you can shoot a MacBeth/X-Rite or whatever their name is now, accurate color chart and use the eyedropper tool in your photo editor to compare color channel levels.

Or use yout test chart as long as you don't have to fear colors fading with time.

Back in the '80s and '90s I was managing a pro camera store in SoCal and was interested in how camera lenses treated colors. Canon and Leica lenses were known to give beautiful reds in images back then. The store carried Tamron, Sigma and other brand 3rd party lenses and one day I decided to test them shooting a scene outside the store that had a while wall and a grey wall. Now these results are from optics from 30-40 years ago and don't compare to what the manufacturers are producing today. I found the lenses did have their own color characteristics, Sigma having a distinct green cast while the others were more pleasing in color being perhaps warmer or cooler in tone.

I don't know if such a color test is even possible considering the digital path with sensor/lens/software making a difference. (I say software because Nikon's software always gave me what I considered the real 'Nikon' look, especially in the blues and greens. I'm retired from photography, working in a camera store or shooting professionally and because of health issues I don't leave the house much either. (BTW, watching your on location videos makes me feel like I'm getting out of the house for a few minutes. Thank you!)

Sorry for the long post but heck, I've got nothing but time on my hands and I also used to write articles/reviews that were photographic and computer centric so the 1K-2K piece or more size is sort of normal for me.

[frameratex]

My arms are finally saved. I've been using the EF version for so long. It was so ridiculously heavy for a 70-200. It was unusable for weddings because with the adapter it was so unweldy on a sony body.

[gabrielmachadobsb]

Guys, breathing is not the only thing that matters for video. Manual focus performance and linearity is super important to know and it's not hard to test

[SlavGuns]

awesome! Seems like a no brainer for L mount!

[antzpantz]

Jordan's costume changes with the seasons... Chris still wearing the same flannel shirt! 😂

[brianlemke]

Silver Dragon, yup, best dim sum in Calgary.

Chris, don’t hesitate. Pick up the Nordica HF 110 or 120 boots. Your feet will fall madly in love with you.

[balamina]

Thank you so much Chris, very helpful and informative review! Good luck!

[brianlovelace]

The music had me in stitches. So dramatic and epic... and FOR GOOD REASON.

[tanegaranchu]

Thank god someone can pronounce "Bokeh" correctly! Love your feed!

I used the EF version adapted to L mount for a long while but eventually sold it, as for video the massive amount of focus breathing at the long end was a bit much, it was also colossally heavy at 1800g. I

'm glad to see they've improved it all for the mirrorless versions, I've been living without a long lens deciding whether or not to get a Panasonic or not, but this looks great.

I wish you could get the Tamron for L mount though.