Bigmos (Sigma 150-500) takes on the Carolina Panthers!

Doublea17 wrote in post #5996586
Do you have any shots of back up QB Matt Moore, great kid? Nice pictures, I am so ready for football season.

Yup, sure do.

This is one of the ones from my OS oops.

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Very nice Mike.

I too had mine out today and did get some much improved results from the first couple times out with it. Thanks for posting your pics.

very nice shots Mike

The OS oops that you mention...is that when the OS skips a bit or what?

Permagrin wrote in post #5996698
very nice shots Mike

The OS oops that you mention...is that when the OS skips a bit or what?

Thanks Lisa. The OS oops is not letting the OS settle the image before taking the shot. It takes about a second for the OS to lock in place and then the image is rock solid. In this shot I simply fired the shutter before the OS locked in place.

In2Photos wrote in post #5996756
Thanks Lisa. The OS oops is not letting the OS settle the image before taking the shot. It takes about a second for the OS to lock in place and then the image is rock solid. In this shot I simply fired the shutter before the OS locked in place.

So when shooting sports or action shots, it might be best to leave the OS off ?

Very nice shots , I might add !

CountryBoy wrote in post #5996784
So when shooting sports or action shots, it might be best to leave the OS off ?

Very nice shots , I might add !

Not necessarily. The OS still helped even with the monopod, but you need to make sure the camera is engaging the OS when readying for your shot.

Thanks for the other picture of Matt,

In2Photos wrote in post #5996756
Thanks Lisa. The OS oops is not letting the OS settle the image before taking the shot. It takes about a second for the OS to lock in place and then the image is rock solid. In this shot I simply fired the shutter before the OS locked in place.

I see, okay. Well the images look great.

Doublea17 wrote in post #5996806
Thanks for the other picture of Matt,

You are welcome.

Permagrin wrote in post #5996810
I see, okay. Well the images look great.

Thanks again Lisa.

Great work, Mike. Nice write up and looks like the Bigmos is certainly delivering the goods, especially considering its price-point.

BTW, how was the battery life for you since you used the OS a lot? Any issues there?

In2Photos wrote in post #5996491
Thanks. Getting on the sidelines takes media credentials. But these were all taken from the public viewing area just off the field. Free to the public, cameras welcome!

Did you see my post over in RRTP where one of our local group members was denied access to the Chargers training camp because he was carrying a 100-400? They said no long "professional" lenses... Here's his post in our forum:

http://www.sandiegodsl​r.com/?q=node/413

Just another example of the arrogance of the Chargers management, who are currently trying to extort a new stadium out of the region. I just wish they'd up and leave once and for all...

How come you were using OS? Why not up the ISO to around 800 and get shutter speeds around 1600 to 2000 to stop action and with the OS off you won't get "blurry" shots from the OS kicking in.

You were shooting at times at 1/800th.

LightRules wrote in post #5997105
Great work, Mike. Nice write up and looks like the Bigmos is certainly delivering the goods, especially considering its price-point.

BTW, how was the battery life for you since you used the OS a lot? Any issues there?

Thanks Jojo. Battery life was fine. I started with two previously used batteries (but still full) in my grip and they still show full capacity, even after switching to the 30D after half of the practice.

JWright wrote in post #5997250
Did you see my post over in RRTP where one of our local group members was denied access to the Chargers training camp because he was carrying a 100-400? They said no long "professional" lenses... Here's his post in our forum:

http://www.sandiegodsl​r.com/?q=node/413

Just another example of the arrogance of the Chargers management, who are currently trying to extort a new stadium out of the region. I just wish they'd up and leave once and for all...

Nope, I sure didn't. But every organization has their own set of rules. Nobody said a single thing to me the entire time.

AthleticsPhotog wrote in post #5997311
How come you were using OS? Why not up the ISO to around 800 and get shutter speeds around 1600 to 2000 to stop action and with the OS off you won't get "blurry" shots from the OS kicking in.

You were shooting at times at 1/800th.

Why not? Seriously this is one of the things that each new piece of gear brings to us, a learning curve. As I mentioned before I have yet to use an IS/OS lens other than a 100-400 I rented last year for an airshow and I have never used one with a monopod. So I had to learn the pros and cons of doing so.

1/800th shutter speed was not the issue here. On a monopod, even without OS, 1/800th should reveal sharp shots. There is no real need to go to 1/1600 or 1/2000 for sports IMO. So why take the increase in noise, larger files, and decreased dynamic range, even with today's good sensors, when you don't have to. Next time I will try the lens on a pod with the OS off to see how it fairs, but should I use the OS I know that I just have to give it a sec to lock on. For lots of things this won't work, but if I know it before hand I can adjust.

Nice shots, Mike. You should have told me you were going down there!

I just sold my 70-200 and I'm waiting on a buyer for the Tokina so I can get the little brother to this lens.

Very nice shots.

Cool pics and report Mike. I want a Bigmos!