Just got my New Sigma 50-500 EX DG :-)

[Evan Idler]

Just got my new Sigma 50-500 EX DG this morning.
Will hopefully get a change to take a walk with it thru
the woods this weekend. I was in a rush this morning
and forgot to grap my camera and bring it to work
with me.

Just want to say I got great service and a good price from
http://www.deltainternational.com who had it on sale for $870.00US
and FedEX delivery was very snappy.

I ordered it Monday morning, and it showed up this morning,
46 hours after I ordered it :-)

--Evan

[muscleflex]

pictures!!! :-P

[condyk]

Credit card!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Michaelmjc]

Wow I'm sooo jealous... thats awesome man. 870 bucks is not too bad either.

[Keiffer]

Let's see the pics!! :-) Good luck with the new lense.

[Evan Idler]

I will post some pictures, after I go see if I can find
some more Buffalo to look at, this weekend. Now maybe
I can get some better pictures without worrying about
getting my head stomped on ;)

[khiemluu]

Congrats mate, i just picked mine up, had some pictures posted on here, but unfortunately the thread got hijacked by a not so smart human being and is now closed.

Ohh...and hurry up with those pictures!..hehe :p

Khiem.

[muscleflex]

50-500 - wow! perfect for bird watching...(girls or the flying kind!) ;-)
i can only imagine how heavy that must be! permanently stuck to a monopod?

[khiemluu]

50-500 - wow! perfect for bird watching...(girls or the flying kind!) ;-)
i can only imagine how heavy that must be! permanently stuck to a monopod?

Considering it's focal range it is quite reasonable, it weighs in at about 1.8Kgs.

In decent sunlight it is possible to hand hold this lens, but yes, a monopod is highly reccomended for use over extended periods or in low light conditions.

Khiem.

[scott stokes]

I hope to buy this lens in a few weeks.let us know how you like it. thanks scott

[Hellashot]

You got a lucky and a good price going with that place. They don't have many reviews on www.resellerratings.com I just got mine at list price - $1000 because I didn't want to have any trouble with such a big purchase.

[LightRules]

Delta International is reputable and that's been known for a long time. There's no luck involved.

[Mitcon]

Congratulations, I'm sure you will love it. I don't know if it's that bad handheld, I'm doing ok with it even though it's pretty dark here lately. That said I am shooting at 800 most the time and even 1600 a little. This lens really eats up the light. The weight of it isn't too bad as you get used to it and people say it's notbad for a 500mm lens.

My arms are killing me though after walking with it handheld for 5 hours :D.
I think the monopod or tripod ideas are better if your not shooting fast moving things. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am and hope to see some photos soon.

[sjprg]

Here are some handheld 50-500
http://www.pbase.com/sjprg/snowbirds

These were on a monopod
http://www.pbase.com/sjprg/don_ewards_regional_preserve

[Nolz]

Here are some handheld 50-500
http://www.pbase.com/sjprg/snowbirds

These were on a monopod
http://www.pbase.com/sjprg/don_ewards_regional_preserve
I absolutely love the photo with the pelicans in the foreground in formation with the planes in formation behind them!....
some nice images all round.

Looks like you could do with a sensor clean though :)

[Evan Idler]

Well, I haven't had a chance to give it a god test yet. Hoping to get out one of these day to give it a good run.

In the mean time, I took a couple photos from my balcony at different focal lenghts just to give it a try. I used the sign on the rental office next door for a target. Then got a good shot of a blimp circling downtown Edmonton, a couple kilometers away.

https://www.epsb.net/sigma-test

--Evan

[photo_luver]

Yeah ive seen that bell blimp all of the time here in edmonton.... man i hope that lense is great maybe some pics of the birds and il want to see it for sure!! It looks like a great set of lenses youve got there.... tell me how it all works out!

Garrett!