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Hi thanks fot that. I find its ok at 500 when close to the subject or a big subject like a deer or dog. Goldfinch up a tall tree over yonder not so good LOL. Yesterday I went out with the 300 af 3.4 and a keno tele convertor. There was a kestral out on the reserve flying nearish by. It just...

Anyone upgraded to the d7100 using a sigma 150-500 os hsm? I can't make my mind up about it on the d7100 I can't tell if it highlights the cr@ppines at 500mm worse than the d7000 due to the camera out resolving the lens on the d7100 I put up a postage stamp on the shed using the camera on...

If you use P mode you will be able to choose the focus point yourself and the camera will do the rest for you just like auto mode. Auto mode on a slr is terrible for focusing as it will usually focus on the the thing nearest the camera. Especially impossible if shooting birds in trees or...

My preference is my 300 f4 as that is lightening quick and sharper better contrast. But I'm still a sucker for taking out the 150-500 unless winter then poor light the 300 f4 produces good shots that the sigma will fail with. I haven't been able to try a 50-500 so I cant tell wether better or...

Hi I use A mode about 90 % and just watch the shutter speed and bump the iso up and down as needed if too slow. Sometimes with birds you have a choice of do I take the shot or not. They do not pose like models in perfectly lit studios, so you cant always get the perfect background. 1 tip I...

Nothing doing at aldi or lidl at the mo. Tried out an opticron mm2 with a 25 fixed eypiece in a shop today. On paper it so fitted the bill, great in theory but the adventurer at £99 was brighter and had better zoom and and £80 cheaper. I was really impressed but just a bit bulky, however still...

Sometimes they also say 1:3 or similar as well as minimum focusing distance, this means its a 1/3 life-size. For example a 1:1 is a true macro lens

Hi, I can't advise you on the sony version, but I have the nikon 150-500. Its a great lens, however if i was going to buy one again, id buy the 50-500 simply because I've been out and missed stuff because 150 was too close for subject or wouldn't focus because I wanted to get in closer than lens...

Hi Looking for recommendations for a smallish light compact scope or zoom monocular. I already have some good 8 x 42 bins and an opticron 8x30 monocular but looking for something to get me a lot closer to the action. Weight and size is a issue as I don't want to add much more weight than...