Posts for: Gary Truchelut
Nov 18, 2020 05:43:18 #
thank you, I'm very pleased with my decision and the other nice thing I forgot to put in my above reply is the versatility of the 10X zoom range. You not only have 600mm at your disposal but anything between 60 and 600 is fair game as well. I'm posting three images I took at almost the full range to show what it's like to have in one lens. Now I put this lens on my camera and I'm ready for almost anything.
Nov 17, 2020 19:49:07 #
I finally decided after much research and pondering to purchase the Sigma 60-600 F4.5-6.3. I'm so glad I did that instead of buying the older Canon lens. I can't believe how sharp and how quick to focus this lens is. I'll post a few pics for you to see here. The first image is uncropped, the second is cropped. Make sure to download them to see how sharp they are. The third is not cropped and the fourth is cropped. Hope this helps you. Let me know what you decide.
Nov 9, 2020 07:20:13 #
I really appreciate all the great comments and yes, the lens passed the test with flying colors. I'm actually not as happy with myself as I am with the lens. I think if I had shot at F8 instead of 6.3 the entire subject would have been in focus. Next time I'm going to experiment with the f stop a bit more. I'm adding another edit of one of these images to see if my editing could also make a bit of a difference in clarity. Image 1 in the new edit and image two is the first edit. Can you tell any difference?
Nov 7, 2020 08:27:01 #
The date: Nov. 6th, Time: 7:15am, Daytrip to the gulf coast of TX.
Equipment Canon 1DX body and Sigma 60-600mm, 4.5-6.3 Zoom
This trip was planned to test my newest piece of equipment, the 60-600mm Sigma Sport lens.
I and a great photography buddy of mine headed out at 5am on the two hour drive to the coast.
By the time we got there the sun was up and things were starting wake up. We spent the entire day
photographing what we found and I'm sharing a few of the images that I caught with the new lens, just in case anyone might be thinking about purchasing one. Note: The last 2 images are heavily cropped.
Equipment Canon 1DX body and Sigma 60-600mm, 4.5-6.3 Zoom
This trip was planned to test my newest piece of equipment, the 60-600mm Sigma Sport lens.
I and a great photography buddy of mine headed out at 5am on the two hour drive to the coast.
By the time we got there the sun was up and things were starting wake up. We spent the entire day
photographing what we found and I'm sharing a few of the images that I caught with the new lens, just in case anyone might be thinking about purchasing one. Note: The last 2 images are heavily cropped.
Oct 28, 2020 11:45:05 #
I just purchased it and have been shooting with it nonstop. I'm very impressed with it's sharpness and how fast it focuses as well as how it feels ergonomically. It's build quality is really good and it is very well weather sealed as I can attest to after being soaked in a hard rain for about 15 minutes. I dried to off with a t-shirt when I got back to the car and continued shooting for another hour. No problems which means a lot to me. I use it in combination with a 1DX. I'm extremely pleased with the purchase. As you can see in the first image, it was pouring down. Image 2 at 600mm, f6.3, ISO500, 1/800sec. with IS. The last one was cropped over 50% so you can see the detail is amazing even with a heavy crop. It was shot at ISO1250, 600mm,f6.3.
Oct 28, 2020 11:17:41 #
Thanks to all of you that commented and liked the images for Yellowstone. I appreciate the input as well. That's what keeps all of us going and trying to do our best.
Oct 28, 2020 07:59:49 #
In the Spring of 2019 we celebrated our 50th anniversary with a trip to Yellowstone and then up to Canada. We covered over 6000 miles in three weeks and came back with some 3000 exposures. I'm sharing a few of my favorites here. The sunset was taken on our first evening in the park as we were leaving "Sunset Over Yellowstone River". The 2nd was at the geyser field.The third was taken at a trailhead as we headed north to the Geysers. There is so much to see and photograph in Yellowstone that it blows your mind trying to capture its natural beauty, grace and ruggedness. If you haven't been, it is worth all the effort to make the trip.
Oct 5, 2020 20:40:56 #
Thanks for your reply and all the first hand information. This will help me make my decision.
Oct 4, 2020 09:56:12 #
I have not posted anything here for quite some time but am finding more time to devote to photography now. I have a question concerning a Canon EF 500mm f4.5 I have found for sale. I wondered if anyone here has had any experience with it as it has been discontinued for a while and there isn't much information on the net. If so, what is your opinion of this lens and the quality of images taken with it? Thanks in advance for any help with this question.
Dec 9, 2016 07:45:33 #
Nice shot, I'm sucker for long exposures. I would like to see the color version of the image as well.
Thanks
Thanks
Dec 9, 2016 07:42:35 #
I really like the images taken through the window and screen. It gives them a softness almost like a soft focus filter. Thanks for sharing.
Nov 28, 2016 07:22:05 #
Very cool shot, would make a great large print. Thanks for sharing.
Nov 28, 2016 07:19:49 #
These are all excellent but number 1 has my vote for best of the lot. Great work.
Nov 28, 2016 07:13:25 #
To start with I set my ISO to 100 and ask myself these questions and the answers determine, to a great extent my camera settings. After some practice you will automatically answer these questions and set your camera without really thinking about it.
1. Setting f-stop: Where is my subject? close to the background or is the background distant?
If it's close, then depth of field is of no concern and set the f-stop to f8-11. If it is distant, do I want the background
blurred or sharp? If blurred set f-stop to low end such as 3.5 or 2.8. If sharp is what I want set f-stop to the high
side at f-16 or above. Now using your light meter set shutter speed to give correct exposure.
2. Setting shutter speed: Is the subject moving or are you moving? In either of these cases you would want to set SS
to approx.1/500th second or above. This will help stop motion blur due to camera movement or subject movement. If
you or the subject is not moving then shutter speed is not much of an issue and I would set it to 125 or 250 to start.
Secondly set your f- stop to give correct exposure.
3. If you cannot accomplish a correct exposure with the settings you have used for f-stop and shutter speed then
increase ISO until you can.
Now take test shots to determine if the settings are giving you what you want in the photo and make minor adjustments as needed. Good luck and enjoy.
1. Setting f-stop: Where is my subject? close to the background or is the background distant?
If it's close, then depth of field is of no concern and set the f-stop to f8-11. If it is distant, do I want the background
blurred or sharp? If blurred set f-stop to low end such as 3.5 or 2.8. If sharp is what I want set f-stop to the high
side at f-16 or above. Now using your light meter set shutter speed to give correct exposure.
2. Setting shutter speed: Is the subject moving or are you moving? In either of these cases you would want to set SS
to approx.1/500th second or above. This will help stop motion blur due to camera movement or subject movement. If
you or the subject is not moving then shutter speed is not much of an issue and I would set it to 125 or 250 to start.
Secondly set your f- stop to give correct exposure.
3. If you cannot accomplish a correct exposure with the settings you have used for f-stop and shutter speed then
increase ISO until you can.
Now take test shots to determine if the settings are giving you what you want in the photo and make minor adjustments as needed. Good luck and enjoy.
Nov 24, 2016 07:19:31 #
I always export my images to a named folder on my desktop and then email them. I can export any size or quality and have had no problems doing it this way.