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probably been done to death but any advice will be much appreciated,do you think that this lens is suitable for a beginner to get started in bird/wildlife photography,i would be doing this just as a hobby.how easy/difficult is it handheld,i would also be using it in a hide.thank you in advance.
 
reedwarbler said:
probably been done to death but any advice will be much appreciated,do you think that this lens is suitable for a beginner to get started in bird/wildlife photography,i would be doing this just as a hobby.how easy/difficult is it handheld,i would also be using it in a hide.thank you in advance.
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What do you mean "probably been done to death"?

Anyway you can read about the lens here

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&message=34442328&changemode=1
 
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Hi I've only had a short play with this lens (I have its bigger brother the 120-300os) but basically you cannot go wrong with a x10 zoom with very effective image stabilisation, reasonable weight, decent focal length, fairly sharp wide open (from what I've seen) etc.. The price is even reasonable for such a lot of glass.

In short, this IS suitable/a doddle for a beginner but will also perform superbly well and could just as well be used by advanced amateurs and even pros alike.
 
A good lens for bird photography, I have the 150-500, but hear that the newer 50-500 is a tad better. Using a long telephoto has a learning curve, so don't be too dissapointed if your early shots are less than you hope for. It is fairly heavy but handheld is feasible just rest the weight between shots. You will find a monopod useful and also a tripod in hide situations.

This was a handheld shot from a boat!
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Great shot Ken and amazing from a boat handheld!

Is the 50-500mm the "bigma"?
 
artyman said:
A good lens for bird photography, I have the 150-500, but hear that the newer 50-500 is a tad better. Using a long telephoto has a learning curve, so don't be too dissapointed if your early shots are less than you hope for. It is fairly heavy but handheld is feasible just rest the weight between shots. You will find a monopod useful and also a tripod in hide situations.

This was a handheld shot from a boat!
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cracking shot ken,thanks for the advice,might have to have a look at the 150-500 now ah ah
 
...and is sometimes refereed to as the Bigmos
 
ken does the 150-500 have os,i am going to have to read up about it,its a lot cheaper than the 50-500 as well.decisions! decisions!:thinking:
 
not to be confused with the 170-500 (sometimes known as the 'little bigma') which doesnt
 
artyman said:
It was the 150-500 that was first nicknamed the Bigmos
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I have never heard the 150-500 called the Bigmos.

Just look at the word - it is Bigma with the A replaced by OS as in Optical Stabilisation.
 
which would make the 150-500 'the little bigmos' - as the 170-500 was the 'little bigma'

Personally i want to know when they are going to make the sigmonster (the 300-800) with OS as that would be a hell of a lens - all i'd need then would be to win the lottery :lol:
 
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