Tuning Sigma 15-600 inside a building:
Jan 25, 2016 12:49:13 #
Due to my respiratory issues I cannot spend a lot of time outside in the winter and would like to tune my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens using the Sigma Dock. My question is the following. I have a 40 long heated building with excellent lighting. Is 40 long enough length to tune the 150-600mm lens?
Jan 25, 2016 12:52:14 #
NealB wrote:
Due to my respiratory issues I cannot spend a lot of time outside in the winter and would like to tune my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens using the Sigma Dock. My question is the following. I have a 40 long heated building with excellent lighting. Is 40 long enough length to tune the 150-600mm lens?
It would be long enough for THAT distance. There are several tuning distances available for each lens. I don't know all the distances off the top of my head, but the range covering 40 feet would be covered.
Jan 25, 2016 13:17:01 #
NealB wrote:
Due to my respiratory issues I cannot spend a lot of time outside in the winter and would like to tune my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens using the Sigma Dock. My question is the following. I have a 40 long heated building with excellent lighting. Is 40 long enough length to tune the 150-600mm lens?
What is the MMF of that lens? That should be all that you need!
Jan 25, 2016 15:01:54 #
NealB wrote:
Due to my respiratory issues I cannot spend a lot of time outside in the winter and would like to tune my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens using the Sigma Dock. My question is the following. I have a 40 long heated building with excellent lighting. Is 40 long enough length to tune the 150-600mm lens?
I tune these lenses at 30' very successfully, you do NOT need long distances as that is not the point of the focus tuning. The USB Dock will allow you to focus tune the lens at several "focal lengths", 150mm, 300mm, 600mm, etc.
Jan 25, 2016 17:42:33 #
ptcanon3ti wrote:
It would be long enough for THAT distance. There are several tuning distances available for each lens. I don't know all the distances off the top of my head, but the range covering 40 feet would be covered.
Thank you.
Jan 25, 2016 17:48:02 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I tune these lenses at 30' very successfully, you do NOT need long distances as that is not the point of the focus tuning. The USB Dock will allow you to focus tune the lens at several "focal lengths", 150mm, 300mm, 600mm, etc.
Thanks MT. The doctor has me grounded for the next couple weeks and now I have something to do.
Jan 26, 2016 10:46:43 #
NealB wrote:
Due to my respiratory issues I cannot spend a lot of time outside in the winter and would like to tune my Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens using the Sigma Dock. My question is the following. I have a 40 long heated building with excellent lighting. Is 40 long enough length to tune the 150-600mm lens?
Ostensibly with 600mm, you will be shooting at 100 feet plus - at least I would be - most of the time - and I would be tuning the 600mm for at least that distance. But , you can certainly tune it at 40 feet and hope for the best - and/or do it again later when you can get outside.
Jan 26, 2016 11:10:30 #
imagemeister wrote:
Ostensibly with 600mm, you will be shooting at 100 feet plus - at least I would be - most of the time - and I would be tuning the 600mm for at least that distance. But , you can certainly tune it at 40 feet and hope for the best - and/or do it again later when you can get outside.
Thank you imagemeister. I will tune it to 40' first and then check it this spring when the weather is better at 40' and 100'.
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