Someone in Lisbon just got his copy.
http://www.flickr.com …o/sets/72157605209810158/
Some nice shots and a small review.
V8Rumble Senior Member  496 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2007 Location: White Rock, BC More info | May 26, 2008 19:07 | #1  PermanentlySomeone in Lisbon just got his copy. 30D | 18-50 EX | 30 EX | 55-250 | 150-500 OS HSM
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caesar2164 Senior Member  377 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: Stanford, California More info | May 26, 2008 23:42 | #3 I'm quite excited about this lens, Web Site!
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May 27, 2008 03:34 | #4 Pigeon shot is pretty sharp, at f8. http://natureimmortal.blogspot.com
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Rudeofus Senior Member  502 posts Joined Sep 2007 More info | May 27, 2008 04:35 | #5 caesar2164 wrote in post #5602623 actually the lens looks EXACTLY like the 120-400mm with a 1.25X teleconverter glued on the front...in fact, the FLs and F stops are exactly the same, only multiplied by 1.25... I must be really poor at math, but I'm unable to follow your reasoning. Multiplying 5.6 with 1.25 gives me the result 7, which is quite different from 6.3 Discovery is not accidental. We discover only when we make ourselves ready to receive and photographers seek discovery by mastering their craft. But it begins somewhere else. It begins with daisies, kids, awful scenes, falling in love, or growing old. It begins with that which matters to you. And it ends with visual statements that express what matters to you about these things. It is not sight the camera satisfies so thoroughly, but the mind. - Christian Molidor
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GyRob Cream of the Crop 10,206 posts Likes: 1413 Joined Feb 2005 Location: N.E.LINCOLNSHIRE UK. More info | May 27, 2008 05:06 | #6 hope to see a review of these 2 lenses soon as long as the IQ is on par with the ef 100/400 im sure i will get one of them "The LensMaster Gimbal"
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Rudeofus Senior Member 502 posts Joined Sep 2007 More info | May 27, 2008 05:43 | #7 GyRob wrote in post #5603546 hope to see a review of these 2 lenses soon as long as the IQ is on par with the ef 100/400 im sure i will get one of them  Rob. Rest assured it won't. Sigma is not the salvation army, and if their glass was that good they wouldn't sell it for half the price of the 100-400 ... Discovery is not accidental. We discover only when we make ourselves ready to receive and photographers seek discovery by mastering their craft. But it begins somewhere else. It begins with daisies, kids, awful scenes, falling in love, or growing old. It begins with that which matters to you. And it ends with visual statements that express what matters to you about these things. It is not sight the camera satisfies so thoroughly, but the mind. - Christian Molidor
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runninmann what the heck do I know?  More info | May 27, 2008 08:36 | #9 caesar2164 wrote in post #5602623 I'm quite excited about this lens, hope it's good (maybe even better than 120-400mm??  )actually the lens looks EXACTLY like the 120-400mm with a 1.25X teleconverter glued on the front...in fact, the FLs and F stops are exactly the same, only multiplied by 1.25... hope the IQ is better... I had guessed that it was an improved version of the 170-500 with added OS
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davidinjp Senior Member 324 posts Joined Feb 2008 Location: Tokyo More info | May 27, 2008 08:36 | #10 PermanentlyI think those samples are hard to draw conclusions from because they appear to have been post processed. I was interested in this lens for awhile, but then I read some Sigma 50-500mm technical reviews and figured a Canon prime is worth the extra money in IQ. Still those images don't look bad.
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Rudeofus Senior Member 502 posts Joined Sep 2007 More info | May 27, 2008 08:41 | #11 davidinjp wrote in post #5604250 Does anyone know if Sigma is claiming any earth-shattering technical advancements or new technologies or glass with these newest lenses? It's the first time you get Sigma glass with HSM and OS .... that's worth something. Especially since the Canon glass in this range (300L, 100-400L) has old IS version (and please no flamewar here, that you can handhold 1/20 second with the 300L, that's not the point here) Discovery is not accidental. We discover only when we make ourselves ready to receive and photographers seek discovery by mastering their craft. But it begins somewhere else. It begins with daisies, kids, awful scenes, falling in love, or growing old. It begins with that which matters to you. And it ends with visual statements that express what matters to you about these things. It is not sight the camera satisfies so thoroughly, but the mind. - Christian Molidor
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riyazi Goldmember  1,047 posts Joined Jun 2007 Location: London More info | May 27, 2008 09:10 | #12 Rudeofus wrote in post #5603618 Rest assured it won't. Sigma is not the salvation army, and if their glass was that good they wouldn't sell it for half the price of the 100-400 ... I have no experience with the 100-400L but I am sure the high cost of the Canon L lenses is not due to quality alone - there is a premium pricing on the brand name as well as the "perception" of higher quality. I am sure, if we take costs in to account, Canon is fleecing the market with its L lenses. Website
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evandavies Goldmember  1,436 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2006 More info | May 27, 2008 09:41 | #13 Thanks for the link V8, E:¬D
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caesar2164 Senior Member 377 posts Joined Aug 2007 Location: Stanford, California More info | May 27, 2008 11:26 | #14 Rudeofus wrote in post #5603469 I must be really poor at math, but I'm unable to follow your reasoning. Multiplying 5.6 with 1.25 gives me the result 7, which is quite different from 6.3  As far as I know the 120-400 uses 77mm filters, while the 150-500 requires 86mm ... oops, I lied... Web Site!
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Tony-S Cream of the Crop  9,911 posts Likes: 209 Joined Jan 2006 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA More info | May 27, 2008 11:42 | #15 Looks like B&H "Raw" is not an acronym, abbreviation, nor a proper noun; thus, it should not be in capital letters.
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