Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM - Bigmos

evandavies · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

Now that some of our members have it:
Show us what it can do...

iplayazi · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

Lens is 10 minutes old but I got a good feeling its gonna be a keeper lens!

800mm equivalent with stabilizer. Cant be beat in price!

First shot taken with lens, Not a great shot but happy with the performance so far.

drkstang00 · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

Looking good, can't wait to see more!

Just curious, does this lens AF at 500mm on a 350D?

evandavies · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

Yes, it does.

Its only using TC's going over f/5.6 that cause AF problems.

caesar2164 · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

any with a 40D??

that's what I'd use it with so I'm interested!!!

I can't wait for more pics!!!

In2Photos · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by iplayazi

Lens is 10 minutes old but I got a good feeling its gonna be a keeper lens!

800mm equivalent with stabilizer. Cant be beat in price!

First shot taken with lens, Not a great shot but happy with the performance so far.

Looks good to me. Got any more? How about some 100% crops unprocessed?

Ultimate CC · 4th of June 2008 (Wed)

thats looking really good...

bagtagsell · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

and i had just made up my mind on the 120-400. time to rethink.

Lars Leber · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

I just received my new Sigma. Went outside and walked around the house to get some bird photos but found none only a dragonfly ..

XTi; 500mm; f/8; 1/320s; ISO400

Unedited RAW resized and saved as JPG..

100% crop from image above..

XTi; 500mm; f/8; 1/20s; ISO1600. AF worked really well in low light indoors. Added a tiny amount of sharpening to this otherwise just resized image..

Tomorrow, I will hopefully have more time to get some nicer photos.

Roy C · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by drkstang00

Just curious, does this lens AF at 500mm on a 350D?

Although it is f 6.3 it only reports f5.6 to the camera so it will AF on any body (this is the same as other Sigma f6.3 lenses like the bigma)

Gliderparentntn · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

so far these have been the sharpest photos I have seen. I think peple are shooting too far away with the lens and cropping too much and this is making them look soft.
Thats my opinion I don't know if this is the case but up until now I was no where near impressed.

AlexinS.A. · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

Got mine 2 days ago but weather has been too awful to use. Just got home and took the following shot of a lime on a tree in my garden. "Quick fix and Auto Sharpen" in Photoshop Elements 5. Not too sure yoet but hopefully tomorrow if weather good, will take for a walk in local nature reserve (Bird Shots).

AngryCorgi · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gliderparentntn

so far these have been the sharpest phots I have seen. I think peple are shooting too far away with the lens and cropping too much and this is making them look soft.
Thats my opinion I don't know if this is the case but up until now I was no where near impressed.

I agree. One of the posters comments on another thread was that it appeared sharper at macro distances and softer at infinity, but they did not state the range that the near-infinity-focus shots were taken. Depending on atmospheric (especially humidity) conditions, many of the shots could have been softened by diffusion. Some people forget that when the air is saturated, the long shots are going to be noticeably softer than macro shots.

05Xrunner · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

this lens looks like it might be shaping up to be a pretty good performer and especially for the price

Neilyb · 5th of June 2008 (Thu)

Is it true that at 300-500mm the max is f6.3?

4th of June 2008 (Wed)	#1
evandavies Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chair Room House UK Earth SOL MilkyWay Space ..? Posts: 1,434	Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM - Bigmos Now that some of our members have it: Show us what it can do... __________________ E:¬D _____________________________ - Gallery - = Gear = Lens focuses the light, camera records the light, you make it art. Last edited by evandavies : 3rd of February 2009 (Tue) at 11:58.

4th of June 2008 (Wed)	#2
iplayazi Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calgary Alberta Posts: 507 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS Lens is 10 minutes old but I got a good feeling its gonna be a keeper lens! 800mm equivalent with stabilizer. Cant be beat in price! First shot taken with lens, Not a great shot but happy with the performance so far. __________________ *Todd Kwiczak* Canon Gear www.pbase.com/iplayazi

4th of June 2008 (Wed)	#3
drkstang00 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 757, VA Posts: 339	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS Looking good, can't wait to see more! Just curious, does this lens AF at 500mm on a 350D? __________________ 40D \| 300 f/4L IS \| 70-200 f/4L \| 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 \| 85 f/1.8 \| 30 f/1.4 EX \| 60 f/2.8 Macro \| Canon 1.4x TC \| Kenko tubes \| 430EX flickr

4th of June 2008 (Wed)	#4
evandavies Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chair Room House UK Earth SOL MilkyWay Space ..? Posts: 1,434	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS Yes, it does. Its only using TC's going over f/5.6 that cause AF problems. __________________ E:¬D _____________________________ - Gallery - = Gear = Lens focuses the light, camera records the light, you make it art. Last edited by evandavies : 5th of June 2008 (Thu) at 05:57.

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caesar2164 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stanford, California Posts: 334 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS any with a 40D?? that's what I'd use it with so I'm interested!!! I can't wait for more pics!!! __________________ Web Site! Gear List! "I shutter to think how many people are underexposed and lacking depth in this field." - Rick Steves

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Ultimate CC Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,436 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS thats looking really good... __________________ My Gear And For Sale Items www.danhonovich.com www.danhonovich.blogspot.com

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#8
bagtagsell Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 555	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS and i had just made up my mind on the 120-400. time to rethink. __________________ Mark Ryan Photography Flickr Gear List

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#9
Lars Leber Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 128 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS I just received my new Sigma. Went outside and walked around the house to get some bird photos but found none only a dragonfly .. XTi; 500mm; f/8; 1/320s; ISO400 Unedited RAW resized and saved as JPG.. 100% crop from image above.. XTi; 500mm; f/8; 1/20s; ISO1600. AF worked really well in low light indoors. Added a tiny amount of sharpening to this otherwise just resized image.. Tomorrow, I will hopefully have more time to get some nicer photos. __________________ Lars Leber \| 7D \| Cross Processing Photo Blog\| Flickr Photostream Sigma 10-20mm, Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8, Sigma 50mm f/1.4, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8, Sigma 150-500mm

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#11
Gliderparentntn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manchester TN Posts: 1,302 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS so far these have been the sharpest photos I have seen. I think peple are shooting too far away with the lens and cropping too much and this is making them look soft. Thats my opinion I don't know if this is the case but up until now I was no where near impressed. __________________ James 1DMKIII, 24-70L, 135L, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 300 f/4L IS, 400 5.6L, 600L, 85 f/1.8, 100 macro, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 HSM, 1.4x + extension tubes Last edited by Gliderparentntn : 5th of June 2008 (Thu) at 11:05.

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#12
AlexinS.A. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cape Town, South Africa. Posts: 117 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS Got mine 2 days ago but weather has been too awful to use. Just got home and took the following shot of a lime on a tree in my garden. "Quick fix and Auto Sharpen" in Photoshop Elements 5. Not too sure yoet but hopefully tomorrow if weather good, will take for a walk in local nature reserve (Bird Shots). __________________ Alex Bond-Smith, Cape Town,South Africa. Canon 50D.Website http://www.alexbondsmithphotography.co.za/

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#14
05Xrunner Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 3,555	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS this lens looks like it might be shaping up to be a pretty good performer and especially for the price __________________ My gear

5th of June 2008 (Thu)	#15
Neilyb Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Munich Posts: 3,229	Re: -= Archive Sigma 150-500 OS Is it true that at 300-500mm the max is f6.3? __________________ Push the saturation until their eyes bleed...then you know it is just right! http://www.neilburton.de

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