Hello everyone.
Oct 30, 2013 20:26:54 #
Oct 30, 2013 21:09:18 #
Oct 31, 2013 00:39:44 #
Great series, I like #3 the best, but I have been a macro nut lately.
Very nice work. I look forward to seeing more of you work, and learning from you.
Welcome aboard.
Very nice work. I look forward to seeing more of you work, and learning from you.
Welcome aboard.
Oct 31, 2013 00:51:42 #
Raymondh,
Thank you for the compliment. I'm not a professional photographer but I do enjoy photographing just about everything that is interesting to me. Fun.
Thank you for the compliment. I'm not a professional photographer but I do enjoy photographing just about everything that is interesting to me. Fun.
Moth or Butterfly taken last July with my Canon 6D using a Sigma 50-500mm lens.
Oct 31, 2013 01:18:54 #
Nafplyr,
Thank you for your compliments.
I have a great Tamron 180mm Macro which takes great close-up photos at a somewhat greater distance from the insect so as to not scare away the bug.
Thank you for your compliments.
I have a great Tamron 180mm Macro which takes great close-up photos at a somewhat greater distance from the insect so as to not scare away the bug.
I took this photo last June, 2013 in a wilderness park in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho using a Canon6D camera with a Sigma 50-500mm lens.
Oct 31, 2013 01:35:19 #
Welcome to UHH. Great shots. I am impressed with the 50-500 mm for the macro and non-macro photos,
Oct 31, 2013 11:05:24 #
Bigshot,
Thank you. The Sigma 50-500mm zoom can do it all. From
portrait or group photos to landscape and wildlife to insect photos. Many times when I'm out in the fields or forests while taking photos of distant subjects, I sometimes see a butterfly, bee, grasshopper, etc. nearby so I take a photo of it while waiting for the elusive deer, eagle to come into view. As I have said before, I can get within 15" of the insect or flower with my camera using the macro setting which is marked on the outside of the extended lens body so that you know about how far to be from the subject and what ratio magnification (1:3.1, 1.3.4 etc) you will want to use. The 1:3.1 ratio is the highest magnification setting for this lens. A true ratio of 1:1 is a natural setting for the average Macro lens, so the 1:3.1 ratio setting for the Sigma 50-500 lens is not as good but is better than any other large telephoto lens on the market that I'm aware of.
On the negative side, this lens weighs about 4.3 lbs. and is 8.6" long (50mm setting) without the hood attachment (4" length) to about 11" long (500mm setting) without the hood.
Your camera and this lens can weigh between 5-6 lbs. depending on your camera system, so it's not light to carry.
However, it has an excellent optical stabilization system which helps to get those sharp focused photos. I can walk miles carrying this camera and lens system and not be tired and I'm 69 years old. All, and I mean all, my photos are hand-held using this camera and lens combination. I do not use a tripod because I like to move around quickly to get a good photo.
Thank you. The Sigma 50-500mm zoom can do it all. From
portrait or group photos to landscape and wildlife to insect photos. Many times when I'm out in the fields or forests while taking photos of distant subjects, I sometimes see a butterfly, bee, grasshopper, etc. nearby so I take a photo of it while waiting for the elusive deer, eagle to come into view. As I have said before, I can get within 15" of the insect or flower with my camera using the macro setting which is marked on the outside of the extended lens body so that you know about how far to be from the subject and what ratio magnification (1:3.1, 1.3.4 etc) you will want to use. The 1:3.1 ratio is the highest magnification setting for this lens. A true ratio of 1:1 is a natural setting for the average Macro lens, so the 1:3.1 ratio setting for the Sigma 50-500 lens is not as good but is better than any other large telephoto lens on the market that I'm aware of.
On the negative side, this lens weighs about 4.3 lbs. and is 8.6" long (50mm setting) without the hood attachment (4" length) to about 11" long (500mm setting) without the hood.
Your camera and this lens can weigh between 5-6 lbs. depending on your camera system, so it's not light to carry.
However, it has an excellent optical stabilization system which helps to get those sharp focused photos. I can walk miles carrying this camera and lens system and not be tired and I'm 69 years old. All, and I mean all, my photos are hand-held using this camera and lens combination. I do not use a tripod because I like to move around quickly to get a good photo.
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