Finally one off the Photography gear wishlist
Posted by Prashant - 24/07/10 at 11:07:47 am
It pricked as the credit card got charged but then when it arrived and I held the spanking new (almost, actually its a one month old used lens) lens in my hand, all the hard feelings vanished and weight of the credit card bill felt like it was worth it. It was the first time I had a feel of a 500mm lens and it felt good, really good. Watching the pro photographer posing with their bazooka kind of uber gear on INW, I always wondered how it would feel having possession of such gear, now I can understand the joy after holding the Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3 HSM OS lens. If, with an average, slow lens like my Sigma, I can see so many photographic possibilities opening up, having a fast prime lens with almost the same reach will just quadruple the possibilities. But no, I am not complaining and so far I am just loving it.
So how is the lens?
haven’t had enough face time with it yet, just had one birding session close to my place, but the initial experience is as follows;
1) Build – It has got a solid build and really nice feel to it. Coming from an old Nikkor 70-300 G lens, the Sigma 15-500 weights significantly higher. But not something that we cannot manage. You can actually hand hold it all shots below are hand held. Did not use a tripod or any kind of support.
2) OS – OS is pretty impressive, I have not had that many opportunities to use IS/VR/OS lens, but recently I had did get a chance to use Nikkor 18-200 VR lens. The OS system on this lens is as good as the Nikkor one.
3) Weight – It is heavy for a day long shooting. For 2-3 hours job you wont feel the weight, but after that you will for sure feel the need for a tripod or monopod to rest your lens on.
4) IQ – Not all that great, images tend to be a soft, not clear as other pro lens, but then the IQ is a good bargain for the reach and price you pay for this lens.
More detailed analysis later..for now these are the images taken with this lens. All are hand held shots, at 500mm, ISO 800
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