Hey all you new Sigma 150 - 500 owners
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belwj wrote:
How's it working out?
Super duper.
Mar 13, 2012 19:03:35 #
Are you finding it hand holdable? And how are you finding the image sharpness at 500 mm?
Mar 13, 2012 22:16:01 #
Pepper wrote:
I didn't get the 150-500 I got the 50-500 and I love it.
Same here, got the 50-500 Bigma. Very impressed so far. This weekend I hope to try the Bigma at the Sebring Race. The reason I selected the 50-500 over the 150-500 was for the range allowing me to use one lens for things like this race.
Mar 14, 2012 07:31:59 #
I have the Sigma 50-500mm and the only drawback is that it needs light and lots of it. It's great during the day , but come sunset it gets very slow and is a dead-loss if handheld. I missed some great shots in Africa when we happened upon a lion-kill in the bush. Even the spotlight did'nt help (it was just after sunset) . My husband uses it with great effect (handheld) , but it's a tiny bit heavy for me - I prefer a tripod. But a great all-rounder lens. Good for 50-500 , but the focus is never razor-sharp at the long end. I'm just a little disappointed with it sometimes..pity , because I thought I had the whole range 'in the bag' in one.
Mar 14, 2012 08:29:09 #
Great lens! May drop a bit in sharpness at 500, but with a good tripod it is barely noticeable (I use a Wimberley gimbal head). Rarely try to handhold at 4-500mm unless I have a rest and shutter speedof1/1000th or less. Slow in low light, but a 400mm 2.8 is outside my current budget! :lol:
Mar 14, 2012 08:37:11 #
I bought the Sigma 70-300mm w/macro. it is a great lens, I sacrificed the vibration control for the macro. I realize I can use a tripod or mono pod, but seems to take away the. quick photo old. thinking about trading for one with vibration control. any comments???
Mar 14, 2012 08:49:12 #
Mine is working out great,Little heavy but getting great shots with it even handheld
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Mar 14, 2012 13:22:00 #
Ozzie wrote:
I have the Sigma 50-500mm and the only drawback is... (show quote)
Ozzie,
Do you have the newer OS version, and what camera body are you using?
I did a quick test on my patio, covered with a pool screen with the sun setting through some cloud cover. I did not think the lens would focus well under this condidtion. I was plesantly surprised with the AF in this less than optimum light, little if any "hunting" and the image focus was right on. I was even able to AF @ f11 under these conditions.
This may have been helped with the new Nikon D7000 AF system, I should have tried the test with my older D70. This was of course a very crude test using a front/back focus fixture 40~50' away. But it did instill confidence in the lens.
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