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Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
Hey /p/ Got some decent lighting today, Took the 50-500 out. Heres a pic or two

I'm really impressed with this lens for the price tag. This shot was taken Handheld Wide open F6.3 (ISO 640) 1/400 @500mm.

I sharpened it a little bit, and this is a half resolution (And about 1/2 of the pic was Cropped), But the AF was dead on and quite fast. So it let me get this shot before he got pissed at me and flew off!
I was about 35 feet away, Its amazing how much lens you need for bird pics....
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>> beethy !HJGkSBB3Ao
Nice capture, but still kinda fuzzy even at 1/400 .. weird
Is this lens soft at open aperatures? Or doesn't it have IS?
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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>>125902
No IS or VR (or as sigma calls it OS), and the lens is a bit soft wide open beyond 400mm.
And ISO 640 kind of hurts detail.
Its no $5000 400mm f2.8 But for $500 its a steal!

Heres a slightly different angle on the same bird.

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>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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Woodpecker

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>> beethy !HJGkSBB3Ao
>>125958
i love this one
but yea.. 500 bucks for a 50-500 is great
i'd personally be too scared to use a long tele lens without IS
>> Anonymous
Nice shot with that kind of lens.
If it was darker, I think the AF would have difficulty...
>> Anonymous
>>125972
I've played with it indoors at work, from 50mm to 500mm, and it never had trouble with AF.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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>>125972
If it was darker you wouldn't bother taking any pictures. The shutter speed would be pathetically slow.
Its a daylight lens, and eventually it should be good for surfing pics.

Lol these birds remind me of Velociraptors

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