Sigma 150-600mm contemporary

I am considering buying this lens for a holiday to Cuba and have 2 questions:

The dock. Is it a case of use once to set up or do people twaek every so often?

more importantly, I have a D600 and already own a Sigma 1.4 EX DG CONVERTER. Will this work with my camera ?

Thanks
 
Can anyone recommend a tripod suitable for this lens for birding & wildlife photography? budget around £150

Many thanks

Nigel.
 
greenoak said:
I am considering buying this lens for a holiday to Cuba and have 2 questions:

The dock. Is it a case of use once to set up or do people twaek every so often?

more importantly, I have a D600 and already own a Sigma 1.4 EX DG CONVERTER. Will this work with my camera ?

Thanks
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Not sure about the convertor, but i have used the dock several times, it can be used for a number of things, tweaking focus calibration, setting custom modes to the 2 customs settings switch, and probably the most important, firmware updates
 
greenoak said:
I am considering buying this lens for a holiday to Cuba and have 2 questions:

The dock. Is it a case of use once to set up or do people twaek every so often?

more importantly, I have a D600 and already own a Sigma 1.4 EX DG CONVERTER. Will this work with my camera ?

Thanks
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Yes, the dock is worth it as it unlocks many other options as well as the multiple point MA.

I'd have said it's a bit large for holiday, unless it's a photography specific holiday?
 
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How do others find this lens performs with a Canon 1.4 extender on a 7Dii? Without the extender I find the lens sharp handheld, but with the extender it seems very soft. Perhaps I am expecting too much.
 
So I'm extremely close to pulling the trigger on this Lens to go with my D7200, what lens do you guys pair it with? I currently have the 18-35 1.8 but contemplating swapping that for something a bit longer..
 
AdamTudor said:
So I'm extremely close to pulling the trigger on this Lens to go with my D7200, what lens do you guys pair it with? I currently have the 18-35 1.8 but contemplating swapping that for something a bit longer..
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Got mine on a D500
 
I use a canon 70-200f4is and a sigma17-70os. I dont use an extender the crop body does that already. Still getting used it but it has taken some really nice shots
 
putting mine on a d600 also have sigma 70 / 200 and the tammy 24/70 2.8
 
AdamTudor said:
Sorry I meant what other lenses do you use for the pre 150mm region.
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Nikon 18-140, but fancy upgrading(?) to the 16-80 as it's faster and wider, and apparently sharper. Not sure if I'd miss the 80-150 range though??!
 
that's where I'm unsure, do I sell the 18-35 to get something longer and sacrifice the 1.8 and better IQ?
 
I have a bit of a gap at the moment :D from 55-150mm :eek: would love the 50-100 Art but its an awful lot of money coming up towards christmas.
Maybe Santa would be really nice this year :)
 
I thought that once I uploaded them. they don't look oof in lightroom tho.
 
Had this lens about 6 weeks now. I don't use it all the time but I am still happy with its performance for my first big lens.

1. Blue Tit 7D1 374mm 1/100 f7.1 ISO3200
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2. Nuthatch 7D1 374mm 1/200 f5.6 ISO3200
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3. Robin 7D1 324mm 1/200 f5.6 ISO800
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Archie747 said:
How do others find this lens performs with a Canon 1.4 extender on a 7Dii? Without the extender I find the lens sharp handheld, but with the extender it seems very soft. Perhaps I am expecting too much.
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I'd seriously consider not using the extender, you lose a stop, you are already getting a crop effect with the crop factor sensor. It might be worth testing but I suspect you are likely to get better images without the converter and just cropping. I tried similar and took some test shots and decided I was better cropping than using the converter. Resolution was ok but seemed to impact on contrast and fringing.

Kenny
 
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