Sharpness at 500mm

For this test, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens was attached to a Canon EOS 5D Mark III body, which in turn was mounted on a sturdy tripod. Exposure delay mode was activated. Tonal and colour variances across the crops are due to changes in natural light during the session.

The full frame at 500mm

Centre sharpness is commendably good wide-open at f/6.3, and both the centre and the edge remain high through from f/8 to f/16, with f/22 being adversely affected by diffraction.

Aperture	Centre Crop	Edge Crop
f/6.3
f/8
f/11
f/16
f/22
f/29