Nature Sigma 150-500mm first pictures

Sigma 150-500mm first pictures · 07:40 PM

These are the first pictures taken with a brand new Sigma 150-500mm. I took them in my back yard. They were all taken hand held. IMHO I am thoroughly impressed. What a lens!

Info is as follows:

The House finch with the red head was shot at 1/200s, ISO 800, f9 at 500mm.

The Hummingbird was shot at 1/200s, ISO 500, f8 at 500mm.

The Sparrow was shot at 1/200s, ISO 400, f9 at 500mm.

str8talk83 · 02-19-2010, 08:03 PM

Looks like you got a keeper. Good work, especially for shooting handheld. This lens is capable of producing some great shots from what I've seen. Practice makes perfect with long lenses, so keep it up!

fccwpe · 02-19-2010, 08:54 PM

Thanks!!

I just love this lens. Before I got it all I had for extended range was a M42 Lentar 400mm f6.3 that had a minimum focus distance of about 25ft, a Tamron 70-300 kit lens that suffered from severe CA at 300mm and a 200mm Super Tak 200mm M42 that was awesome, but didn't have the focal length that I wanted.

Thanks again!!

imtheguy · 02-20-2010, 12:01 AM

I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter?

**Sailor** · 02-20-2010, 06:26 AM

These are pretty spectacular - I very impressed you could handhold a 500 mm lens and get pictures this sharp with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec. You must be steady as a rock.

Jer

fccwpe · 02-20-2010, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by imtheguy

I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter?

Thanks!

Actually the 150-500 is longer and 300 grams heavier, or so the specs on the sigma website say.

fccwpe · 02-20-2010, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Sailor

These are pretty spectacular - I very impressed you could handhold a 500 mm lens and get pictures this sharp with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec. You must be steady as a rock.

Jer

Thanks for the praise!! The principles shooting with a long lens and shooting a rifle at long range (which I have done for many years) are the same.

BRAS: breathe, relax aim, squeeze. Let your breath out half way, aim and try and shoot in between heartbeats.

PentX Girl · 02-20-2010, 10:10 AM

Wow...great shots with a heavy lens!

fccwpe · 02-20-2010, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by imtheguy

I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter?

All you have to do is get a hummingbird feeder and a bird feeder, some seed and sugar water.
I live in tract housing and my back yard isn't big enough for even a hot tub. All you have to do is attract them and they will get used to you enough to get close.

SpecialK · 05-14-2010, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by fccwpe

Thanks!

Actually the 150-500 is longer and 300 grams heavier, or so the specs on the sigma website say.

I've been window shopping lately. The "new" HSM versions puts the 50-500 at 69.5 oz and the 150-500 at 67.4 oz. The older Bigma was 58 oz.

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02-19-2010, 08:03 PM	#2
str8talk83 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bluffton, SC Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Looks like you got a keeper. Good work, especially for shooting handheld. This lens is capable of producing some great shots from what I've seen. Practice makes perfect with long lenses, so keep it up!

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fccwpe Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perris, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 380 Original Poster	Thanks!! I just love this lens. Before I got it all I had for extended range was a M42 Lentar 400mm f6.3 that had a minimum focus distance of about 25ft, a Tamron 70-300 kit lens that suffered from severe CA at 300mm and a 200mm Super Tak 200mm M42 that was awesome, but didn't have the focal length that I wanted. Thanks again!!

02-20-2010, 12:01 AM	#4
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter?

02-20-2010, 06:26 AM	#5
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	These are pretty spectacular - I very impressed you could handhold a 500 mm lens and get pictures this sharp with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec. You must be steady as a rock. Jer

02-20-2010, 09:50 AM	#6
fccwpe Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perris, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 380 Original Poster	Originally posted by imtheguy I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter? Thanks! Actually the 150-500 is longer and 300 grams heavier, or so the specs on the sigma website say.

02-20-2010, 09:59 AM	#7
fccwpe Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perris, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 380 Original Poster	Originally posted by Sailor These are pretty spectacular - I very impressed you could handhold a 500 mm lens and get pictures this sharp with a shutter speed of 1/200 sec. You must be steady as a rock. Jer Thanks for the praise!! The principles shooting with a long lens and shooting a rifle at long range (which I have done for many years) are the same. BRAS: breathe, relax aim, squeeze. Let your breath out half way, aim and try and shoot in between heartbeats.

02-20-2010, 10:10 AM	#8
PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	Wow...great shots with a heavy lens!

02-20-2010, 10:06 PM	#9
fccwpe Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perris, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 380 Original Poster	Originally posted by imtheguy I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with...your new lens or the fact that you can just step out into your backyard and get a handheld hummingbird shot like that. OK, lets go with equally impressed. I never got to try the 150-500mm when I was renting lenses to figure out which one I wanted. I had the 50-500mm for 3 weeks and would not like to spend a day shooting that handheld. Is the 150 version lighter? All you have to do is get a hummingbird feeder and a bird feeder, some seed and sugar water. I live in tract housing and my back yard isn't big enough for even a hot tub. All you have to do is attract them and they will get used to you enough to get close.

05-14-2010, 08:54 PM	#10
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Originally posted by fccwpe Thanks! Actually the 150-500 is longer and 300 grams heavier, or so the specs on the sigma website say. I've been window shopping lately. The "new" HSM versions puts the 50-500 at 69.5 oz and the 150-500 at 67.4 oz. The older Bigma was 58 oz.