lightsourcekauai Posted December 24, 2024 Share #141  Posted December 24, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of my favorites with this lens and SL3 Kita Kitsune at Notsuke Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 12 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5728421'>More sharing options...
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LeicaRFan Posted December 29, 2024 Share #142  Posted December 29, 2024 with SL2 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5730642'>More sharing options...
LeicaRFan Posted December 29, 2024 Share #143  Posted December 29, 2024 with SL2 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5730643'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 31, 2024 Share #144  Posted December 31, 2024 The top one is much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaRFan Posted December 31, 2024 Share #145 Â Posted December 31, 2024 (edited) You are right jaapv ! The focus point is not on zhe head/eye. My mistake. Edited December 31, 2024 by LeicaRFan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 1 Share #146  Posted January 1 That is as not what I meant. The beak is in contact with the water pulling bird and reflection together and the bird has a far better and more relaxed stance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted January 1 Share #147  Posted January 1 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Over the past few months, work has got in the way of visiting the Forum and I somehow missed this thread. I received my Sigma 500m f5.6 back in April and based on @helged 's advice I offloaded my Canon 400mm f4 USMll. Since my work involves photographic safaris, I have managed to use the Sigma lens quite extensively in the field and so far can't find any fault with it. To the point where I haven't missed the Canon, which IMO was probably the best tele lens I had ever used in +40 years of wildlife photography.  Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) - Chem Chem, Tarangire, Tanzania SL3 & Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 1 by michali 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5732219'>More sharing options...
michali Posted January 1 Share #148  Posted January 1 As above. (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5732221'>More sharing options...
michali Posted January 1 Share #149  Posted January 1 Male Lion cub, Mila Camp, N Serengeti Tanzania. SL3 & Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN  - the flip screen's a game changer for getting down to eye-level with my subjects. (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5732223'>More sharing options...
michali Posted January 1 Share #150  Posted January 1 (edited) I'm quite amazed at how light this lens is, making a shot like the one below so much easier to capture. White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) Songa Camp, N Serengeti Tanzania. SL3 & Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN  -hand held, single shot & AFS  (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 1 by michali 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5732231'>More sharing options...
helged Posted January 1 Share #151  Posted January 1 1 hour ago, michali said: Over the past few months, work has got in the way of visiting the Forum and I somehow missed this thread. I received my Sigma 500m f5.6 back in April and based on @helged 's advice I offloaded my Canon 400mm f4 USMll. Since my work involves photographic safaris, I have managed to use the Sigma lens quite extensively in the field and so far can't find any fault with it. To the point where I haven't missed the Canon, which IMO was probably the best tele lens I had ever used in +40 years of wildlife photography.  Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) - Chem Chem, Tarangire, Tanzania SL3 & Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Quite a colour palette! Can't say I have seen anything like this at 'my' (northern) latitudes. Glad to read you hare happy with the Sigma 500! Yes, in addition to the optical performance, the size/weight is almost a game changer for tele photography. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 1 Share #152  Posted January 1 4 hours ago, michali said: I'm quite amazed at how light this lens is, making a shot like the one below so much easier to capture. White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) Songa Camp, N Serengeti Tanzania. SL3 & Sigma 500mm f5.6 DG DN  -hand held, single shot & AFS  (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Does that mean that your 60-600 is gathering dust? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted January 1 Share #153  Posted January 1 (edited) 50 minutes ago, jaapv said: Does that mean that your 60-600 is gathering dust? Not at all Jaap, horses for courses, the Sigma 60-600mm is an exceptional lens! The lens that's gathering dust is the Leica VE90-280mm L. I usually travel with 2 cameras, SL2-S & SL3, with the Sigma 500mm & 60-600mm mounted interchangeably on either camera, depending on the subject matter. However for my July 24 trip to Tanzania, I perversely decided to challenge myself & travelled with only one tele lens, the Sigma 500mm, to see how I would cope. As good as the 500mm is, I must admit it was challenging & quite limiting - you know from your safaris that ideally one needs the versatility of a long zoom to complement a fixed tele lens. To be perfectly honest if I was really was forced to choose one lens over the other, I would pick the 60-600mm -its IQ is exceptional & its versatility unmatched, overall it's next level- however it is a beast & very heavy. IMO in the field of wildlife photography, Sigma have really developed 2 winners here, unmatched by any other lens manufacturers. Just my 2cents..... Edited January 1 by michali 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 1 Share #154  Posted January 1 Yeah, well being old and decrepit I will stick to my 70-200 and 150-600 for maximum versatility and comfort. 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted January 2 Share #155  Posted January 2 SL3 & Sigma DG DN 500mm f5.6 White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) Zuka Game Reserve S Africa- highly endangered, there's been an overall decline in all Vulture populations of approx. 75% over the past 40 years, mainly due to poisoning & use of their heads & body parts in traditional medicine. (please click on image for better res.) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5732978'>More sharing options...
LeicaRFan Posted January 3 Share #156  Posted January 3 Coot with SL3 + TC1,4 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5733453'>More sharing options...
LeicaRFan Posted January 5 Share #157  Posted January 5 Great egret like the morning sun in the winter, with SL3 + TC1,4 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/389503-sigma-500mm-56/?do=findComment&comment=5734411'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 5 Share #158 Â Posted January 5 Very good shot, but that double bokeh is a bit jarring. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJCoates Posted January 8 Share #159 Â Posted January 8 The lens looks really impressive - I am thinking about talking the plunge myself essentially as it is the only super telephoto lens available in L-mount (apart from the 500mm f/4 which is a totally different beast of course). I am just wondering about the AF performance? I have an SL (601) body, what is the AF like? You might think that I should know what this is like generally, but I actually don't as I've never used an SL lens on it as all my lenses are R lenses! And what is the AF like with the 1.4 and 2x teleconverters to make a 700mm f/8 and 1000mm f/11? Presumably the AF will hunt (especially so with the 1000mm f/11) so maybe manual focus is the preferred option here? In addition, what are the 2x and 1.4x like optically? Reading various reviews online form people I am getting a bit of a mixed idea, with some users saying that the results are the same with the converters attached as the lens is without. Of course there is the interesting idea of getting the Leica converters to use with the lens rather than the Sigmas; has anyone used this combination and what do you think of the results? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaRFan Posted January 9 Share #160 Â Posted January 9 Hello SJCoartes, I can't say anything about the AF performance of the SL 601, I have only the SL2 and SL3. I mean that the AF doesn*t get any worse with the TC 1,4 and 2x. I have the Sigma TC's not the Leica TC's. If you use the TC 2x it is better you use a tripod, that's my opinion. Â 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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