Sigma 50-500mm Apo For D70 (1 Viewer)

Trevor Lee · Dec 21, 2005

Hi been drooling over new lens which I want to buy ASAP in the new year.

Prices appear to be around £730.00. Can anybody give any info as to relaibility and image production.

Thanks

Trev

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Chris Oates · Dec 21, 2005

Trevor Lee said:
Hi been drooling over new lens which I want to buy ASAP in the new year.

Prices appear to be around £730.00. Can anybody give any info as to relaibility and image production.

Thanks

Trev

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If you look at
Warehousexpress

go to Photographic section - look for bargain basement on the left hand side - click 'optics' scroll down to Sigma Grade 'A' Refurbs / Repaired and you can get a 50-500 for £500.
I got my Sigma 170-500 that way - it was brand new with full waranty, travel case etc but looked like rear element had been smashed in transit - a new one had been fitted but they sent the broken one too.

Sigma make a huge range of lenses to suit all pockets (I have 4 of them) and the Bigma (50-500) is well thought of.

Henry B · Dec 21, 2005

Trevor ,there are lots of BFers using this lens,I,ve got mine on a 350d..hb

bjeanne · Dec 22, 2005

Hi, I am a novice photographer, got the Sigma 50-500 DG in the early fall..these were my first pictures with it...I am very happy with it so far. I like the quality of the photos far better than the quality with my Nikon 70-300

DOC · Dec 22, 2005

The sigma 50-500 is a great lense. ( Thought to be the best in it's category )
In the 500 m"M range and at that price tag you can also find the Sigma170-500 and the Tamron 200-500 .
I heartly recommend the Tamron 200-500 ( which i use on my D-70 )- a great lense and a Lot of lense for the price.It is also lighter than the Bigma - thus allowing you to shoot hand held with less difficulty.
Here are a few examples.

Trevor Lee · Dec 22, 2005

DOC said:
The sigma 50-500 is a great lense. ( Thought to be the best in it's category )
In the 500 m"M range and at that price tag you can also find the Sigma170-500 and the Tamron 200-500 .
I heartly recommend the Tamron 200-500 ( which i use on my D-70 )- a great lense and a Lot of lense for the price.It is also lighter than the Bigma - thus allowing you to shoot hand held with less difficulty.
Here are a few examples.

Thanks Doc, great Photo's, I will look at the tamron especially as it is lighter and can be hand held.

Well worth a look considering your photos.

Regards

Trevor

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yossi · Dec 22, 2005

Very nice samples DOC. You've probably got a good copy of this lens. I saw other pictures coming out of this lens that were not that great.
Shooting @500mm hand held needs a lot of experience and a bit of luck.
I recommend for hand held usage the Nikon 80-400VR. When the lens is set to a limited range, it focuses quite fast.
Here is a sample:

rezMole · Dec 22, 2005

I use the Tamron too, and love it. The Bigma was just TOO big. I won't post images here, but there are plenty in my gallery if you want to take a look - most taken with the Tamron.

My gallery

woodysworld · Dec 24, 2005

If you don't mind using a good solid tripod, I would go for the Bigma. I've had mine since mid summer and love it. It is not a lens to be handheld, at least not for me. On my D70 it's a 750mm lens. But on a tripod you can achieve excellent results. If you prefer to handhold...I would look into a VR type lens. Good luck. Woody

Trevor Lee · Dec 27, 2005

woodysworld said:
If you don't mind using a good solid tripod, I would go for the Bigma. I've had mine since mid summer and love it. It is not a lens to be handheld, at least not for me. On my D70 it's a 750mm lens. But on a tripod you can achieve excellent results. If you prefer to handhold...I would look into a VR type lens. Good luck. Woody

Thanks woody, I would prefer to hand hold some of the time so the tamron looks the best option.

best wishes
Trev

Stuart R · Dec 28, 2005

Sigma & D70

Trevor Lee said:
Thanks woody, I would prefer to hand hold some of the time so the tamron looks the best option.

best wishes
Trev

Hi

Recently got the Tamron 200-500 secondhand and after advice from both Doc and Rezmole, here is a link to my first ever shot taken with a D50 + Tam 200-500. This was taken yesterday and is handheld at 500mm (800 ISO &1/500&f6.3). I'm chuffed with the result and can't wait for some decent bright weather to try out the lens further!

Cheers

Stuart R

http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/75064/sort/1/cat/500/page/1

Rob Chace · Dec 28, 2005

Stuart R said:
Hi

Recently got the Tamron 200-500 secondhand and after advice from both Doc and Rezmole, here is a link to my first ever shot taken with a D50 + Tam 200-500. This was taken yesterday and is handheld at 500mm (800 ISO &1/500&f6.3). I'm chuffed with the result and can't wait for some decent bright weather to try out the lens further!

Cheers

Stuart R

http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/75064/sort/1/cat/500/page/1

Glad to see you like the lens Stuart, & that is a cracking first shot! Well done.
Regards Rob.

christineredgate · Dec 28, 2005

Would anyone say that the above mentioned two lenses would produce better images than the Canon300 F4 ISx1x4 converter.ie using them with the 1x4/2x converters?.I have checked the Sigma sites,but can see no mention of IS.

Keith Reeder · Dec 29, 2005

Tough question, Christine.

I wouldn't like to speculate that results on a Nikon-based set up would be the same as those on Canon kit - lots of variables there.

Not least, the brand of teleconvertor. With some telecons you might lose IS. For example, I do with my Sigma 80-400mm OS when used with the Kenko Pro 300 1.4x.

Sigma doesn't have "IS" incidentally, it has "OS" ("Optical Stabilisation") and so far only their 80-400mm OS lens has it.

And of course, it all depends whether we're talking about hand-holding or tripod use...

DOC · Dec 29, 2005

I have lately thought of getting a TC for my Tamron 200-500. After some research and online mailing with Tamron and B&H - it is not advisable to use any TC on the long zoom- telephoto lenses . You loose too much stops, the picture is way too soft and you don't gain much .
On the other hand- using TC's with prime lenses- that is a great combo and i think that using a Tc with Canon 300 F4 IS will result in excellent photos.
If you look at http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=3- you'll see that almost all photographers there use prime lenses ( 500, 600 m"m etc ) with teleconverters and just look at thse photos.! Sharp , clear and amazing.

christineredgate · Dec 29, 2005

Thanks for reply Keith.I would only be interested in using this lens with a 1x4 converter on a tripod,just to give me that little extra.I do have a 100-400,which is why I did think that this lens would not be worth my while purchasing.Albeit,the reviews are very good re the Bigma.

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