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Just got my New Sigma 50-500 EX DG :-)

 
Evan ­ Idler
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Jun 29, 2005 13:47 |  #1

Just got my new Sigma 50-500 EX DG this morning.
Will hopefully get a change to take a walk with it thru
the woods this weekend. I was in a rush this morning
and forgot to grap my camera and bring it to work
with me.

Just want to say I got great service and a good price from
http://www.deltaintern​ational.com (external link) who had it on sale for $870.00US
and FedEX delivery was very snappy.

I ordered it Monday morning, and it showed up this morning,
46 hours after I ordered it :-)

--Evan


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Jun 29, 2005 16:14 |  #2

pictures!!! :-P


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Jun 29, 2005 16:18 |  #3

Credit card!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Jun 29, 2005 20:25 |  #4

Wow I'm sooo jealous... thats awesome man. 870 bucks is not too bad either.


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Jun 30, 2005 05:44 |  #5

Let's see the pics!! :-) Good luck with the new lense.



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Evan ­ Idler
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Jun 30, 2005 07:48 |  #6

I will post some pictures, after I go see if I can find
some more Buffalo to look at, this weekend. Now maybe
I can get some better pictures without worrying about
getting my head stomped on ;)


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Jun 30, 2005 07:55 as a reply to  @ Evan Idler's post |  #7

Congrats mate, i just picked mine up, had some pictures posted on here, but unfortunately the thread got hijacked by a not so smart human being and is now closed.

Ohh...and hurry up with those pictures!..hehe  :p

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Jun 30, 2005 08:39 |  #8

50-500 - wow! perfect for bird watching...(girls or the flying kind!) ;-)a
i can only imagine how heavy that must be! permanently stuck to a monopod?


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Jun 30, 2005 15:22 as a reply to  @ muscleflex's post |  #9

muscleflex wrote:
50-500 - wow! perfect for bird watching...(girls or the flying kind!) ;-)a
i can only imagine how heavy that must be! permanently stuck to a monopod?

Considering it's focal range it is quite reasonable, it weighs in at about 1.8Kgs.

In decent sunlight it is possible to hand hold this lens, but yes, a monopod is highly reccomended for use over extended periods or in low light conditions.

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Jun 30, 2005 17:32 as a reply to  @ khiemluu's post |  #10

I hope to buy this lens in a few weeks.let us know how you like it. thanks scott


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Jun 30, 2005 17:50 |  #11
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You got a lucky and a good price going with that place. They don't have many reviews on www.resellerratings.co​m (external link) I just got mine at list price - $1000 because I didn't want to have any trouble with such a big purchase.


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Jun 30, 2005 17:54 |  #12

Delta International is reputable and that's been known for a long time. There's no luck involved.




  
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Jun 30, 2005 23:01 as a reply to  @ LightRules's post |  #13

Congratulations, I'm sure you will love it. I don't know if it's that bad handheld, I'm doing ok with it even though it's pretty dark here lately. That said I am shooting at 800 most the time and even 1600 a little. This lens really eats up the light. The weight of it isn't too bad as you get used to it and people say it's notbad for a 500mm lens.

My arms are killing me though after walking with it handheld for 5 hours :D.
I think the monopod or tripod ideas are better if your not shooting fast moving things. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am and hope to see some photos soon.


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Jul 01, 2005 08:13 |  #14

Here are some handheld 50-500
http://www.pbase.com/s​jprg/snowbirds (external link)

These were on a monopod
http://www.pbase.com …_ewards_regiona​l_preserve (external link)


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Jul 01, 2005 09:20 as a reply to  @ sjprg's post |  #15

sjprg wrote:
Here are some handheld 50-500
http://www.pbase.com/s​jprg/snowbirds (external link)

These were on a monopod
http://www.pbase.com …_ewards_regiona​l_preserve (external link)

I absolutely love the photo with the pelicans in the foreground in formation with the planes in formation behind them!....
some nice images all round.

Looks like you could do with a sensor clean though :)




  
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