Snapped a photo with my new Sigma 200-500 f/2.8

[David John]

WOW...the teleconverter really makes a difference!!

http://www.wfaa.com/images/slideshow/061307today/images/55.jpg

[Madweasel]

Wow, what clear air you have where you are! :-)

[mx22o]

wow, i need to get me one of those

[GyRob]

mm I think you have a back focus problem :)
Rob

[muscleflex]

HEHE! nice one!

[scraggs]

Is it my eyes or does that look a little soft :D

[Ephemeral]

Wow, imagine reverse mounting that for a macro shot. :D

[David John]

I think I just pulled a groin muscle carrying it home.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/Sigma/sigma200500mm-big-001.jpg

[Nikolas]

I want to see a 100% crop in order to test its true sharpness.
I'm not convinced you have a sharp copy.

[Lani Kai]

You could stack some teleconverters on a 300-800 and it would give you even more reach...

[CBRfanatic0429]

seriously, what camera lens combo was used for that, that is the sharpest picture ive ever seen.

[wazmunstr]

i am loving the shallow depth of field. :cool: :lol:

[Lightstream]

I want to see a 100% crop in order to test its true sharpness.
I'm not convinced you have a sharp copy.


Exactly, the lack of a red ring on the barrel gives it all away. Just another consumer lens!!



;)

[In2Photos]

seriously, what camera lens combo was used for that, that is the sharpest picture ive ever seen.
I don't know but the EXIF shows they used CS2 on a MAC for processing. So maybe the pic is completely fake. ;)

[carpenter]

It's not the lens that made the picture good, clearly it's the L series astronaut denoted by the red ring on the white suit :) He just photographs that much better than other astronauts.

[Madweasel]

Didn't Hassy develop special digital cameras for Apollo. Probably the same, but updated versions for the space shuttle.
They were film cameras. Even NASA couldn't get high-resolution digital cameras back in those days.

[prsdint]

woooooooow i like it
who much ist

[Aldwyn]

Excellent bokeh! :D

[ErikM]

I don't see the picture :(

[Paul Miller]

Nor me :-(

[deadpass]

Nor me :-(


me either

[mike93lx]

neither did anyone else in the thread :)

[crayfish13]

cant see it

[Nick Pro]

Gah I cant see the pic!!!

[RTphotog]

here you go....
got it from google
http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/51/sigma_200_500mm_zoom.jpg

[crayfish13]

dam, are you suppose to do a weight lifting course before you buy it.

[TitusvilleSurfer]

Its so crisp!

[LightRules]

Apparently production models will be green http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08013101sigma250500.asp

here you go....
got it from google
http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/51/sigma_200_500mm_zoom.jpg

[DVS_WiNdz]

here you go....
got it from google
http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/51/sigma_200_500mm_zoom.jpg

hmm.. the rebel is so small it looks like part of the lens.. that thing is humongous

[terriyaki]

The lens designers chose green to offset the amount of green you'll be without in your wallet and bank account. :lol:

[LightRules]

hmm.. the rebel is so small it looks like part of the lens

It's called an end cap or rear cap.

[Madweasel]

I don't see the picture :(
This is an old thread. If I remember correctly, the originally posted picture was a NASA close shot of an astronaut doing some extra-vehicular activity outside the International Space Station, in orbit.

[Citizensmith]

The real one is available on Amazon now.
http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-200-500-Ultra-Telephoto-Canon-Cameras/dp/B0013D8VDQ/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1203370146&sr=1-23

Sounds a little expensive, but at least my Amazon prime will get me free shipping. :)

[Ospi]

25 grand, just insane.

[tiktaalik]

"Gift wrap available"
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[DVS_WiNdz]

"Gift wrap available"
:lol: :lol: :lol:

:lol:
It's Temporarily out of stock too.

[Ospi]

"happy birthday honey, your present is outside"

"OMG you bought me a new car!!!!"

"ummm, not a car...."