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title: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports
description: "Flagship telephoto zoom with dual HLA motors and 7.5-stop image stabilization. Professional-grade performance with weather sealing for sports and wildlife photography."
brand: Sigma
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 70-200
aperture: 2.8
angle_of_view: 34-12
lens_type: Zoom
weight: 1345
year: 2023
weather_sealed: true
image_stabilization: true
price: 1499
focus: Auto
lens_category: ["Telephoto"]
filter_size: 77
max_magn: 0.19
close_focus: 0.65
sku: S023
diameter: 91
length: 205

date: 2025-07-20
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/sigma/sigma-70-200-f2-8.png

last_updates:
    - date: 2025-09-13
      note: added reviews and key take-aways 

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Key Take-Aways:

The Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports is a professional telephoto zoom with dual HLA motors, 7.5-stop image stabilization, and comprehensive weather sealing for demanding sports and wildlife photography. Professional reviews consistently praise its exceptional optical performance and extensive feature set, with Dustin Abbott calling it "exceptional" and noting it "nails the Sigma formula" of matching first-party performance at lower cost, though reviewers universally cite its weight (1345g) as the main drawback compared to lighter competitors like the Tamron 70-180mm on E-Mount. 

From Sigma: 

> PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY, AND MOBILITY AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL. 
> Packed with all the technology Sigma has to offer
> 70-200mm F2.8, worthy of the flagship
> 
> The large F2.8 aperture provides stable and high descriptive performance at all zoom and focus ranges. The high-speed AF with a dual HLA (High-response Linear Actuator) based on a floating focus structure, and the Optical Stabilizer function with the OS2 algorithm with up to 7.5 stops of correction effect*, ensure that users can take the right shot when there is no room for error. The highly mobile lens with high durability, rigidity, and texture is equipped with a wealth of functions to assist comfortable shooting, including an inner zoom mechanism for easy handling, as well as an aperture ring and switches with various customization functions. The flagship Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports, combined with the best of Sigma’s latest technologies to meet the high-level demands of professionals, has finally arrived.


[Official Website](https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/s023_70_200_28/)

Reviews:

* DPReview: [Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports gallery and initial impressions](https://www.dpreview.com/samples/2182888387/sigma-70-200mm-f2-8-dg-dn-os-sports), Carey Rose, Nov 2013 
* Dustin Abbot: [Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN Sport Review](https://dustinabbott.net/2023/11/sigma-70-200mm-f2-8-dg-dn-sport-review/), Nov 2023
* Photography Blog: [Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS Sports Review](https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sigma_70_200mm_f2_8_dg_dn_os_review), Mark Goldstein, Dec 2023
* LensTip.com: [LENS REVIEW: Sigma S 70-200 mm f/2.8 DG DN OS](https://www.lenstip.com/665.1-Lens_review-Sigma_S_70-200_mm_f_2.8_DG_DN_OS.html), Maciej Latałło, Apri 2024

YouTube:

* PetaPixel: [Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN Sport Review: It's FINALLY here!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-no1tE28kk), Nov 2023
* Christopher Frost: [Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN 'Sports' lens review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsbAEHfe4KQ), Nov 2023
* Gerald Undone: [Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 Review: CHEAPER and BETTER?!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2mNaNfyUZc), Nov 2023
* Richard Wong: [Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Review ( Leica L / Sony E )](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5J_lfDQGqM), Mar 2024