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

mayt444 wrote in post #9842150
Nice sharp shots Mark. Did you have to do any micro adjusting? Just got a shipping notice and mine will be here Friday.
Clay

Thanks Clay, no MA for this lens.

ckfishel2001 wrote in post #9842705
Nice shot! When I bag it, I have a tamrac expedition 7 that will hold it..I just have to leave some other stuff out. Not an easy bag to go day-trippin' with either. If I have this, I usually only 1 other lens and I'll use a runner's sling-bag or something to that effect....or just bring it by itself and sling the Sigma case around my shoulder.

Thanks Kevin. I am looking for one to hold all of my gear for vacations or weekend trips. I will check out that Tamron bag. I am thinking a holster bag might be what i need for air shows and the zoo where I would be using this lens exclusively.

wolverinesr1 wrote in post #9842876
Thanks Kevin. I am looking for one to hold all of my gear for vacations or weekend trips. I will check out that Tamron bag. I am thinking a holster bag might be what i need for air shows and the zoo where I would be using this lens exclusively.

Yeah, the Tamrac bag will be a good travel with most all your stuff solution. Luv the screen-name.....oh that it were true!

ckfishel2001 wrote in post #9843645
Yeah, the Tamrac bag will be a good travel with most all your stuff solution. Luv the screen-name.....oh that it were true!

Ha Ha, I chose that screen name many,many years ago.

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Will this lens fit in the Think Tank Photo Lens Changer 75 Pop Down, with the tripod collar attached?

Runt808 wrote in post #9848013
Will this lens fit in the Think Tank Photo Lens Changer 75 Pop Down, with the tripod collar attached?

That's not a specific question or anything. Hopefully you'll run across someone who has both and can answer!

The lens on a gripped body, with the hood on ready to shoot, will fit into a Think Tank Digital Holster 50, with the holster extended. It doesn't give you room for anything else, so it's only good for transport. And, you may find it hard to get a body in there with a strap on it, I don't have straps on my bodies any more, and when I did I had to have the hood reversed to give enough room to get the strap inside.

Looking at images of the Lens Changer, it looks like the Bigmos would fit no problem. I've found that anything a 100-400mm L would fit into, or what the 28-300mm L I had would fit into, the Bigmos would fit into just as well. The only thing that will give you a hassle is the tripod foot, I have to turn it to get it into the Digital Holster, and it might not make it a good fit in the Lens Changer.

katodog wrote in post #9848304
The lens on a gripped body, with the hood on ready to shoot, will fit into a Think Tank Digital Holster 50, with the holster extended. It doesn't give you room for anything else, so it's only good for transport. And, you may find it hard to get a body in there with a strap on it, I don't have straps on my bodies any more, and when I did I had to have the hood reversed to give enough room to get the strap inside.

Looking at images of the Lens Changer, it looks like the Bigmos would fit no problem. I've found that anything a 100-400mm L would fit into, or what the 28-300mm L I had would fit into, the Bigmos would fit into just as well. The only thing that will give you a hassle is the tripod foot, I have to turn it to get it into the Digital Holster, and it might not make it a good fit in the Lens Changer.

Thanks for the info Katodog. Yeah, looking at the dimensions, the lens itself seems like it would fit. The only question is, as you mentioned, will the tripod foot fit also. Oh well, I may give it a shot anyway ... its only money.

Close up of poppa Downy:

amyandmark3 wrote in post #9848574
Close up of poppa Downy:

Now that's what I'm talkin about Mark. If mine is that sharp I will be real tickled. Thanks for showing this.
Clay

I'm not sure about the Lens Changer, never used one. But, the Digital holster is not round, it's kinda square, so turning the tripod foot to the side allows it to fit into one of the corners, and it'll all fit perfectly inside. I could only guess by looking at images that the Lens Changer would be good if you didn't have the tripod foot on.

If you decide to use the Lens Changer, let us know, there might be others thinking about the same thing.

Great shots everyone. I see this page has a cat, so I thought I would add a dog ( Wolf ) I saw at the zoo Friday

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I'm sitting here, looking at these pix and waiting..., waiting.
But in a couple weeks, migration season starts at the Western Lake Erie marshes, one of the most significant birding locations in the US...

Then I'll strike