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

Not too bad as a closeup lens.

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killwilly wrote in post #14173535
Not too bad as a closeup lens.

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Agree! Close to MFD this lens truly shines..

Here's one of a green bee eater

I have pointed the camera millions of times and was never able to get these kinds of shots before I got this lens.... I know, "its the photographer, not the gear", but without the appropriate gear, a photographer is just a person standing in the cold staring at a bird.

Agree on the MFD. As subject is closer to the lens, the sharper and usable the image would be.

After playing last week with a mates lens I got my own! Looking forward to learning how to get the most from it!

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Nice ~ try squeezing the aperture to 7.1, 8, or 9 and lets see what sharpness you can get

i'm going to be sending my lens in today...the OS is acting really really strange, lots of constant shaking...i also do wonder about the AF, as i feel like it's been lacking...here are some shots from my last time out with it...hoping for a quick turn-around..

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katodog wrote in post #13785771
Sadly wings get clipped sometimes when you forget you're holding a zoom lens.

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i have to just say WOW! nice captures

This is a great lens for any field sport. Really gets you out there with them.

Still loving this lens

hayath wrote in post #13806568

Full frame in the jungles of Gir, Gujarat, India

This is pretty good.

gabebalazs wrote in post #7740012
I thought this was funny. Just a test pic but interesting.

Byeeeee

gabebalazs wrote in post #9641969
I had a productive half an hour today. This time I took my XTi with the Bigmos.
These pics are cropped somewhat (about 50%) and pp'd, they came out very nice I think.

Do you mind posting the original shots of these pictures before the post processing?

Was the bokeh like this out of the camera or was it enhanced in photoshop?

gabebalazs wrote in post #9832864
I used to use the Bigmos handheld for about 8 months. Up to about 400mm, it was good. At 500mm half the time the OS didn't seem to work perfectly. Then I (and Sigma) figured out that it does work properly, it's just that sometimes the amplitude of my arm shake at 500mm is more than what the OS is able to overcome
Anyway, I tested my Bigmos on a makeshift monopod (my tripod with the legs unfolded), and it worked like a charm. So I invested in a cheap but decent monopod, a Manfrotto 7.. something (the "Digi" model), forgot it's model number, and a 234RC head. It was about 65 bucks. Light and relatively stable. Makes my Bigmos a lot more stable, I can recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive but decent monopod.

By the way, here are some pictures from the last couple days. Cropped and PP'd as usual, except for the first, that's just resized.

The bokeh on your shots is amazing. Is it because of luck or skill

torkk wrote in post #14249821
i have to just say WOW! nice captures

Thanks. Sadly I won't be frequenting this thread much, sold my lens to help fund a different lens. Sooner or later I'll get another Bigmos, just gotta figure out how to fund it...