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female cardinal... making a pass at me?!
Lens: sigma 70-200mm f2.8 non macro Camera: k-x Photo Location: backyard ISO: 800 Aperture: F8 
Posted By: dcmsox2004, 07-26-2010, 06:06 PM

Just acquired this lens from a great forum member, kevin, and had a chance to play with it today... how good a lens could this really be... hmmmm.... i was about 20 feet from this lovely lass... the shot was about 20% of the original shot... no sharpening applied... just minor light management... i'm very happy so far.....







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07-26-2010, 08:02 PM   #2
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Oh this isn't fair. I've been trying for 2 years to get a decent Cardinal shot with nothing but red smudges for my efforts.

Nice shot.

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at 800 iso, you got such sharp and almost noise-free shots, very good oucome indeed. is the lens mf or af?
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Oh this isn't fair. I've been trying for 2 years to get a decent Cardinal shot with nothing but red smudges for my efforts.

Nice shot.

Tom G
...thanks tom.... it's the lens..... and a little bit of me... dave m

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at 800 iso, you got such sharp and almost noise-free shots, very good oucome indeed. is the lens mf or af?
thanks.... it's an af lens...PentaxForums.com Third-Party Lens Review Database - Sigma APO EX 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens Reviews

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This lens is a winner, congrats!
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Excellent pics, you must be proud.
I do see a bit of noise in a select areas, but its the kind we wished we had anyways!

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That are stunning Cardinal photos dave, you do have a very good copy of that lens. Thanks for posting them.

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Amazing photos, Dave. Very well done, my friend.

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superb shots, nice lens indeed.
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thanks all for your kind words.... i can't wait to get this lens 'out in the field' so to speak to really put it to the (my) test.... some have said it's like having multiple primes.... dave m
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