Yahoo! The Brown truck was here! Double Sigma Santa
Dec 10, 2014 16:03:18 #
Sigma 18-300 and Sigma 150-600. Now I get to spend the next day or so taking lots of test shots to decide what to winnow out of my growing arsenal. Already took several shots with the 18-300 and it's very sharp throughout the whole range. The 150-500 tells me that I will be confined to monopods or tripods unless I eat lots of Wheaties. Don't know how Don in Chicago goes bigger than this, he must be a brute! I'll post some shots once I get my feet wet and I quit going through the DTs from my latest GAS attack. Shaking with pure joy does not make for tack sharp images...
Dec 10, 2014 16:18:46 #
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Dec 10, 2014 16:31:25 #
Congrats Mr PC. Looks like Santa came early to Texas. Best of luck with the new glass. Thanks for thinking of me. Just "plant" your feet in a "boxers stance," pull it in tight and start blasting away. I leave the lens ring on the 600 and use that for a grip once I zoom it to frame what/where I want. If it's windy, you have to time it between gusts. You'll feel it. You have to lean into the gust and then usually right after a gust starts to subside. Shoot.
I believe Dave was describing it the other day too. I also have a monopod on order from Santa too. Hoping for the 681b Manfrotto. A half open car window with a towel on it makes a great lien too...and you don't even have to leave the car! Power lens elevation!
Best of luck my friend! Enjoy!
I believe Dave was describing it the other day too. I also have a monopod on order from Santa too. Hoping for the 681b Manfrotto. A half open car window with a towel on it makes a great lien too...and you don't even have to leave the car! Power lens elevation!
Best of luck my friend! Enjoy!
Dec 10, 2014 16:35:28 #
Dec 10, 2014 16:38:02 #
Nikon_DonB wrote:
Congrats Mr PC. Looks like Santa came early to Tex... (show quote)
Thanks. I'm sure I'll have some questions for you Don as I get more serious with this lens. I'm from the Windy City too, but got here as fast as I could. I'll have to lean into a few Texas twisters to practice the technique you describe.
Yet another Dave
Dec 10, 2014 16:38:35 #
Dec 10, 2014 16:44:49 #
Mr PC wrote:
Sigma 18-300 and Sigma 150-600. Now I get to spen... (show quote)
So which big Sigma did you get? You list both the 150-500 AND the 150-600 models.
Dec 10, 2014 16:46:52 #
Mr PC wrote:
Thanks. I'm sure I'll have some questions for you Don as I get more serious with this lens. I'm from the Windy City too, but got here as fast as I could. I'll have to lean into a few Texas twisters to practice the technique you describe.
Yet another Dave
Yet another Dave
Personally I avoid shooting with my long lens on windy days for a couple of reasons when shooting birds. The lens tends to act like a windsock especially with the lens hood, birds tend to hide when it's windy and if you're after tack sharp images the plumage will blow giving a rather blurred result.
Your results might be different as I'm using a Canon F4 500 weighing in at 8 lbs. It's not from lack of stability because I'm using a wimberley gimbal with a gitzo 3530LS.
Be prepared to learn "The Long Lens Technique". You will feel you're starting to learn how to use a camera all over to get sharp images, let along trying to find the bird in your viewfinder. Patience will prevail but it doesn't come overnight.
Dec 10, 2014 16:50:37 #
jmcgloth
Loc: Ocean Park, WA
Mr PC wrote:
Sigma 18-300 and Sigma 150-600. Now I get to spen... (show quote)
If you don't mind my asking, who had the 150-600 in stock?
Dec 10, 2014 16:51:46 #
MT Shooter wrote:
So which big Sigma did you get? You list both the 150-500 AND the 150-600 models.
Oops, got excited. The 150-600 is still on my wish list. Started with a used 150-500 from KEH for $640. Weather a little iffy here today, trying it out on a tripod with a delayed shutter release, will probably try my wireless shutter release too. So far, it seems a little soft at 500, but I kind of expected that. Looking to find the sweet spot.
Dec 10, 2014 22:29:09 #
jmcgloth wrote:
If you don't mind my asking, who had the 150-600 in stock?
Roberts camera in Indianapolis.
Dec 11, 2014 11:46:37 #
FM
Loc: near Syracuse, NY
Mr PC, I see you also have a Sigma 18-250. I'm interested in whether you think the 18-300 is a sharper Lens overall. How would you compare the two lenses.
Thanks,
Frank
Thanks,
Frank
Dec 12, 2014 18:23:42 #
FM
Loc: near Syracuse, NY
maybe you didn't get my post. Is the Sigma 18-300 sharper than your 18-250?
FM
FM
Dec 22, 2014 19:03:05 #
FM wrote:
maybe you didn't get my post. Is the Sigma 18-300 sharper than your 18-250?
FM
FM
I PM'd with him and yes, I think it's sharper. I do have the USB dock and am working over the holiday to fine tune the focus. It's already pretty good, but I think I can still tweak it a bit at different focal lengths.
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