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November 17, 2008 at 2:09 pm

irishwonkafan wrote:

Hope you come back with some stunners and do please come back with a review of how you find the lens. Others may be interested.

Fly fishing for bass…how odd! :shock:

Me too, Alan, although I suspect it’s goin’ to take a good while: still trying to get to grips with just a few small things like:
exposure, composition, depth of field, etc. :wink:

regards Kieran

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November 17, 2008 at 1:21 pm

scas wrote:

agreed, the debate can only lead to good things. Actually though, if asked i’d say buy neither and get the tamron 200-500. i’ve been using one for years and i’m still impressed every time i use it.

Thanks Alan, Stevan and Brian. I too agree debate is a good thing and its especially good on this photography Ireland website. Although I haven’t posted for a long, long time I enjoy learning from all those who regularly contribute to the questions forums and especially the Wildlife, landscape and Urbanscapes forums. With regard to the lens I’ve decided to bite the bullet and have bought the new Sigma 150-500mm. For a novice like me, it takes a bit of getting used to but I spent Sunday out in the fields and aside from trying to get a handle on the optical stabilization function I believe I’ll get the hang of it eventually – and in many ways its a great, albeit expensive, excuse for getting out and about although the whole photography thing is now in competition with my other solitary pursuit: my saltwater flyfishing ambitions!! (For those in the know, you know the dilemma: an 7lb to 12lb bass on the fly or a shorteared owl up close and personal??

Thanks again to all who’ve helped me make a decision. regards Kieran (Wrongfont)

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June 26, 2008 at 1:17 pm

lousy wrote:

https://www.photographyireland.net/viewtopic.php?t=18037

Hi wrongfont, I use the Sigma 50-500 and find it nice and sharp as per the above link, if it’s any help to you.

It is a heavy lens and not image stabilized so a tripod is a must and most of the time too you will need a cable release.

Best of luck.

Pat

Thanks Pat/Neelly/Summerdream. I’ve been looking at your pix and am very impressed. I bought the camera to take pix of birds (mainly) and wildlife in general – no other reason. Because I’m new to the whole area of photography i could easily bore – and everybody else – you with too many questions but a few are (if you or others don’t mind); how important is the ability to auto focus? I know a tripod is a must but for general wildlife shots if the animals don’t regularly come to where you are setting up the tripod must be a nightmare. then again this is the beauty and skill of this type of photography I suppose? Sigma are due to bring out an 150-500mm OS (stabilized) hsm lens. This I imagine would be worth waiting for rather that buying the 50-500 now? – although the wait is driving me mad. Once again thanks to everyone for the advice.

regards Kieran

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June 19, 2008 at 12:27 pm

Thanks to everybody who took time out to reply. I apologise for not getting back sooner – its a long story! Well having decided I wouldn’t go the telecoverter route I’ve made up my mind to either get the 50-500mm HSM lens from Sigma OR wait a little (will probably do this) while and check out Sigma’s new 150-500mm OS hsm lens anthough there are conflicting reports on the Canon fit.

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April 2, 2008 at 1:02 pm

mervifwdc wrote:

Work on having a little more empty space in front of the bird than behind. This suffers from being in the exact middle of the frame. Also, dont be afraid to tilt the camera a little, this looks a bit static.

I’m guessing this was cropped from a bigger image – it’s hard to get the distant subjects without long lenses, but keep practicing!

Merv.

Thanks Merv. Yes the pic was cropped and I’ll pay more attention to that aspect in future and yes, I’ll keep shooting and hope to post some more shortly with a view to learning more from people on the forum.

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March 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Thanks Big Fella. How do I go about imbedding the pic in my posting? When I click Add image to post ‘Postimage.org’ automatically prompts for pic – is there another way? regards

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January 29, 2008 at 4:12 pm

Thanks guys. Got Digital Photo and it looks v good. Will continue to suss out this and other forums for more fantastic advice. Regards.

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January 11, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Stasber, thanks for that I’ll go and check it out.

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