New lens test

[tommy6206]

I got my new sigma 50-500 on friday and today is the first chance to use it properly.These were taken in raw and apart from a little levels and resize for web nothing else has been done no sharpening at all.
Canon 30D and the Bigma

@50m

@500m

And @500 with 2x converter =1000m

I'm well chuffed as you can imagine

 

[ppp]

How do you find it? Can you handhold at the longer lengths? Do you think it would be good for motorsport and panning whilst handheld or on Monopod?

 

[tommy6206]

This is my second Bigma 1 for each camera lol
With practice yes its hand holdable. I have got down to 1/50sec with great results but it does need practice. I have seen some fantastic shots of motor sport with the Bigma.
These were all hand held with this combo http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/0803/tommy6206/Fairford/

 

[Steep]

The more I see examples from that lens the more I want one!

 

[tommy6206]

Check out my next thread more from today

 

[dod]

And @500 with 2x converter =1000m

That's really not too shabby at all, nice one

 

[Matt]

pretty damned good!

 

[tommy6206]

That's really not too shabby at all, nice one

Remember theres no sharpening at all.

 

[ppp]

Thinking i should have bought one now. lol.

 

[antonroland]

Excellent work there sir.
You might just get me to consider a Sigma lens.How much this beast if you don't mind me asking??

 

[tommy6206]

Thank you all for the reply's.. It can be bought from most retailers for around £720-50

 

[Warspite]

Certainly gives a good impression of the lens, aswell as the range it has, looks like I should have had one of these at the Sunderland Airshow this weekend - could have checked the time on the pilots watches

Definately looking at getting this as a big zoom for when the 70-200 + 1.4x just doesnt cut it.

£720-50, is that a UK price or HK?

 

[tommy6206]

Certainly gives a good impression of the lens, aswell as the range it has, looks like I should have had one of these at the Sunderland Airshow this weekend - could have checked the time on the pilots watches

Definately looking at getting this as a big zoom for when the 70-200 + 1.4x just doesnt cut it.

£720-50, is that a UK price or HK?

Thats UK price

 

[tommy6206]

Some more long range high mag pics
Canon 30D sigma 50-500 @500 +2x converter =1000m not taking into account the crop factor

Thanks for looking C&C Welcome

 

[shiato storm]

1000mm!

 

[ppp]

569.99 from onestop digital