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Around the town with the Bigma. · 03:00 PM

I spent a couple of hours around town with the Bigma.All shots were hand held at 800 ISO with Aperture priority at around f/9. The day was mostly cloudy.The optical stabilizer (OS) works really well and at the end of the shoot my arms were aching from the weight of this beast.

I'm still learning this lens and I give today's results a solid B-plus as I don't know what it can fully perform like.--charliezap
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GeoJerry · 12-20-2012, 03:05 PM

That thing looks dangerous. How far away was the bird?

**eaglem** · 12-20-2012, 03:19 PM

I'm with Geojerry.............................................

charliezap · 12-20-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by GeoJerry

That thing looks dangerous. How far away was the bird?

The gull was 40ft away.--charliezap

**Sailor** · 12-20-2012, 03:39 PM

Capn, that sure is a big brute with what appears to me to be excellent performance. Pics look great; enjoy it, my friend.

Jer

**crewl1** · 12-20-2012, 04:22 PM

Lookin good Charlie!

charliezap · 12-20-2012, 05:17 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

I'm with Geojerry.............................................

Originally posted by Sailor

Capn, that sure is a big brute with what appears to me to be excellent performance. Pics look great; enjoy it, my friend.

Jer

One thing I noticed with the Bigma is that my replacement battery for the K5 which is slightly less powerful than a Pentax battery will focus but will not trip the shutter.The Pentax battery works great and the replacement battery works well on all my other lenses.Any thoughts?--charliezap

**crewl1** · 12-20-2012, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by charliezap

One thing I noticed with the Bigma is that my replacement battery for the K5 which is slightly less powerful than a Pentax battery will focus but will not trip the shutter.The Pentax battery works great and the replacement battery works well on all my other lenses.Any thoughts?--charliezap

That is interesting information. I have 3 Pentax and one off brand, I'll let you know how mine works when I get it next week.

**baro-nite** · 12-20-2012, 06:56 PM

Originally posted by First Poster

at the end of the shoot my arms were aching from the weight of this beast.

Just put it in your pocket between shots.

Amazing reach and I love the compression effect in #4 and #5.

**LaurenOE** · 12-20-2012, 07:01 PM

Awesome!
Sounds like you need one of these!

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**Bob Harris** · 12-20-2012, 08:47 PM

This really doesn't look like a convenient lens to use for handhelds Charlie, I can just see myself bumping into something as I carry it around. You'll have it mastered soon I would imagine and we will be seeing Bigma Bubble pics this summer.

tessfully · 12-21-2012, 06:01 AM

So when you are walking around the city with this piece of kit, do people treat you differently?

Awesome shots

charliezap · 12-21-2012, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by crewl1

Lookin good Charlie!

Originally posted by crewl1

That is interesting information. I have 3 Pentax and one off brand, I'll let you know how mine works when I get it next week.

Originally posted by baro-nite

Just put it in your pocket between shots.

Amazing reach and I love the compression effect in #4 and #5.

Originally posted by LaurenOE

Awesome!
Sounds like you need one of these!

Katana Gimbal Head Review

I'm going to try some tripod shots later but the OS is supposed to be shut off when doing that.I'm still going up the learning curve.

--charliezap

**crewl1** · 12-21-2012, 02:39 PM

Brown truck just dropped mine off, wasnt supposed to show up till Monday. Holy smokes this thing is large

Charlie you are a real he-man, i'm going to be using this on a monopod at least - no hand holding for me.

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12-21-2012, 09:01 AM	#13
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686 Original Poster	Originally posted by crewl1 Lookin good Charlie! Originally posted by crewl1 That is interesting information. I have 3 Pentax and one off brand, I'll let you know how mine works when I get it next week. Originally posted by baro-nite Just put it in your pocket between shots. Amazing reach and I love the compression effect in #4 and #5. Originally posted by LaurenOE Awesome! Sounds like you need one of these! Katana Gimbal Head Review I'm going to try some tripod shots later but the OS is supposed to be shut off when doing that.I'm still going up the learning curve.--charliezap

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12-20-2012, 03:05 PM	#2
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	That thing looks dangerous. How far away was the bird?

12-20-2012, 03:19 PM	#3
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,167	I'm with Geojerry.............................................

12-20-2012, 03:33 PM	#4
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686 Original Poster	Originally posted by GeoJerry That thing looks dangerous. How far away was the bird? The gull was 40ft away.--charliezap

12-20-2012, 03:39 PM	#5
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,203	Capn, that sure is a big brute with what appears to me to be excellent performance. Pics look great; enjoy it, my friend. Jer

12-20-2012, 04:22 PM	#6
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Lookin good Charlie!

12-20-2012, 05:17 PM	#7
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686 Original Poster	Originally posted by eaglem I'm with Geojerry............................................. Originally posted by Sailor Capn, that sure is a big brute with what appears to me to be excellent performance. Pics look great; enjoy it, my friend. Jer One thing I noticed with the Bigma is that my replacement battery for the K5 which is slightly less powerful than a Pentax battery will focus but will not trip the shutter.The Pentax battery works great and the replacement battery works well on all my other lenses.Any thoughts?--charliezap

12-20-2012, 05:35 PM	#8
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Originally posted by charliezap One thing I noticed with the Bigma is that my replacement battery for the K5 which is slightly less powerful than a Pentax battery will focus but will not trip the shutter.The Pentax battery works great and the replacement battery works well on all my other lenses.Any thoughts?--charliezap That is interesting information. I have 3 Pentax and one off brand, I'll let you know how mine works when I get it next week.

12-20-2012, 06:56 PM	#9
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by First Poster at the end of the shoot my arms were aching from the weight of this beast. Just put it in your pocket between shots. Amazing reach and I love the compression effect in #4 and #5.

12-20-2012, 07:01 PM	#10
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690	Awesome! Sounds like you need one of these! Katana Gimbal Head Review

12-20-2012, 08:47 PM	#11
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	This really doesn't look like a convenient lens to use for handhelds Charlie, I can just see myself bumping into something as I carry it around. You'll have it mastered soon I would imagine and we will be seeing Bigma Bubble pics this summer.

12-21-2012, 06:01 AM	#12
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	So when you are walking around the city with this piece of kit, do people treat you differently? Awesome shots

12-21-2012, 02:39 PM	#14
crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,807	Brown truck just dropped mine off, wasnt supposed to show up till Monday. Holy smokes this thing is large Charlie you are a real he-man, i'm going to be using this on a monopod at least - no hand holding for me.

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