The Brown Truck just brought the new "Big Dog on the Porch" (Page 2): Awesome but way to heavy for me.Enjoy Don!

Marilyng Loc: Lorain,Oh.

Nikon_DonB wrote:

UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

I need to hire some one to carry this for me. No longer a "Bigma"

How about Godzilma?

Awesome but way to heavy for me.Enjoy Don!

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

Jerry, I own one and it is perfectly balanced. Gary

jerryc41 wrote:

That tripod mount seems so far back.

gwong1 Loc: Tampa, FL

Don, Enjoy! I have seen it referred to as the "Bigron" it is a nice lens and seldom off of my camera. Please post when you can. Gary

Nikon_DonB wrote:

UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

I need to hire some one to carry this for me. No longer a "Bigma"

How about Godzilma?

Grnway Loc: Manchester, NH

Nikon_DonB wrote:

UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

I need to hire some one to carry this for me. No longer a "Bigma"

How about Godzilma?

I've got this monster, as well. I actually bought a gimbal head for my tripod just to handle this thing, and I'm a big, strong guy. I haven't had a chance to shoot with it too much. Just some nice harvest moon shots

Harvest moon 10/8/14

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Nikon_DonB wrote:

UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

I need to hire some one to carry this for me. No longer a "Bigma"

How about Godzilma?

Congratulations Don.

Grnway Loc: Manchester, NH

Grnway wrote:

I've got this monster, as well. I actually bought a gimbal head for my tripod just to handle this thing, and I'm a big, strong guy. I haven't had a chance to shoot with it too much. Just some nice harvest moon shots

Shot at 600 mm, tripod mount, f 11, ISO 100, 1/200 sec. spot meter, auto focus (I tried manual, but couldn't find the sweet spot)
Canon 5D MkIII

Grnway Loc: Manchester, NH

Grnway wrote:

Shot at 600 mm, tripod mount, f 11, ISO 100, 1/200 sec. spot meter, auto focus (I tried manual, but couldn't find the sweet spot)
Canon 5D MkIII

also cropped

MikeMck Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay

[quote=Nikon_DonB]UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

Enjoy!!

Mark7829 Loc: Calfornia

jerryc41 wrote:

That tripod mount seems so far back.

Agree. Doesn't seem like it could be balanced. Remember at 600 mm the slightest breeze will cause shake, and if you don't have a heavy and sturdy tripod, even more so. You would likely need a gimbal head to hold it.

ayersrl Loc: Palm Beach Gardens,Fl

Are you going to shoot Wallenda's walk from your back porch??

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

Congrats, Don. I'd have a time of it just getting that bear up to my eye. If a gimbal head doesn't work, try one of those construction site cranes.

frozenhermitphoto

A lens that big should come with a remote viewfinder; something that straps to your head so you can shoot that baby from the hip! It's like the mini-gun of lenses.

I bet if you put a laser pointer behind it instead of a camera, you could take out a Russian satellite. (if you do that, don't tell anyone I gave you the idea)

Just wondering; in the specs does it tell you how long it takes light to travel from one end to the other? :)

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

cmc65 wrote:

I didn''t know that had been released. Can't wait to know how it is..

"released", it sounds like it's an animal beast!

NoSocks Loc: quonochontaug, rhode island

Great excuse to get a big Gitzo with an Arca head.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Nikon_DonB wrote:

UPS just brought the massive new Sigma 150-600mm Sport lens for Nikon. I'm so excited and am going out to shoot. Will post some pics later.

I need to hire some one to carry this for me. No longer a "Bigma"

How about Godzilma?

I've found that long lenses are a whole different skill set. Ages ago (film epoch) I owned a Vivitar f/5.6 400mm telephoto lens. Useless thing, I could not keep it steady even on a tripod. Everything just kept moving all the time. Too much magnification for me. It being so slow did not help either. Based on a 50mm at 1/60s, that thing was 8x! In ten years I think I only used it twice.

I'm usually in the 19mm to 135mm range for both film and digital. I've though of trying more wildlife photography but the investment in a fast, f/2.8, long zoom might be a bit much for me.