Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX HSM -Sigmonster-

This image was taken on 7th May, 2012 from Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia at 6.51pm. Taken with a Canon 7D & Sigmonster with Kenko DG300 Pro 1.4x teleconvertor. The shot was taken using liveview & manually focussed at 10x magnification. The RAW file was processed using CS5. Shot settings....
Aperture f/11, 1/250 sec, iso 400, -2/3 stop exposure compensation & focal length (35mm equivalent) 1792mm.

Kev

well hodown55, that is insanely good (previous one).

Thanks, Palaima. Liveview makes getting the focus spot on easier, although at 10x magnification, the image on the lcd moves around the moment that you breath on the the focus ring.

Kev

My lens still working , some pictures from this year:

Our last One Mile Challenge

Tere Eesti mees.

Not taken with a Sigmonster, but of a Sigmonster.

Gruditch wrote in post #15706582
Not taken with a Sigmonster, but of a Sigmonster.

Cheers Gruditch

LOVELY! What kind of tripod/head/gimbal combo are u using for that monster? is working good?

I use a Manfrotto MT057C3 057 Carbon Fiber Tripod, with a Manfrotto 393 head. It's a rock solid setup.

Cheers Gruditch

How much does this little guy go for?

That Gimbal head works fantastic, but it's the heaviest Gimbal on the market!
I used to use it with the Sigmonster as well. It is indeed rock solid, cause it's solid steel!

The Tripod was £360, and the head was incredible value at just £120, the lens,............... don't ask.

Gruditch

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #15709195
That Gimbal head works fantastic, but it's the heaviest Gimbal on the market!
I used to use it with the Sigmonster as well. It is indeed rock solid, cause it's solid steel!

Has some weight to it but not solid steel - Not magnetic - think it is just a whole lot of aluminum (it is 1/4" thick after all).

Just picket up a 300-800mm. Kind of makes the 120-300mm f2.8 feel light and compact by comparison.

I need this lens, any more samples? Any of aircraft at airshows?