Comments on: Sigma’s new “Bigma” 50-500mm Super-tele Zoom (now with OS) http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leon http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-39200 Leon Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:20:39 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-39200 Jeffrey, Thank you so much for your review on this new OS version of Sigma 50-500mm lens. Actually I am looking a super zoom tele for my D3, so this lens should work well on FX body. Since it is quite new, it is really hard to find a review on the internet! I was considering 150-500mm OS but now I think I may pay more to get this new Bigma! I think this lens should be optically better than 150-500 OS, certainly better than old Bigma? Leon Jeffrey,

Thank you so much for your review on this new OS version of Sigma 50-500mm lens. Actually I am looking a super zoom tele for my D3, so this lens should work well on FX body. Since it is quite new, it is really hard to find a review on the internet!

I was considering 150-500mm OS but now I think I may pay more to get this new Bigma! I think this lens should be optically better than 150-500 OS, certainly better than old Bigma?

Leon

]]> By: Henk http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-39070 Henk Wed, 19 May 2010 16:03:43 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-39070 I guess the Bigma has just been superseded with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereal7/4620978029/" rel="nofollow">this</a> version ;-) I guess the Bigma has just been superseded with this version ;-)

]]> By: Mark http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38884 Mark Sat, 01 May 2010 02:04:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38884 I'm not very skilled, but managed a few birds in flight images with this lens, posted in this dpreview thread: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&message=35159126 I’m not very skilled, but managed a few birds in flight images with this lens, posted in this dpreview thread:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&message=35159126

]]> By: Craig http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38859 Craig Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:10:59 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38859 Jeffrey, I greatly appreciate your tests as this lens has my attention and I haven't found much information anywhere else. The pics look pretty impressive. I'm wondering, however, would it be possible for you to test doing some wildlife photos? I suspect many who would be considering this lens would be shooting birds and other moving subjects and it would be nice to see what results you find. Thanks and keep up the great work! Craig <span class='jfriedl'>The lens has the ability to take fairly sharp photos... it's not in the same class as a prime, but it's amazing given it's a 10× zoom and costs less than $2,000. But its ability to take fairly sharp photos of birds in flight will be strongly limited by the user's skill, and in my case that would be a pretty big limitation, and so the results would tell you nothing about the lens. —Jeffrey</span> Jeffrey,

I greatly appreciate your tests as this lens has my attention and I haven’t found much information anywhere else. The pics look pretty impressive. I’m wondering, however, would it be possible for you to test doing some wildlife photos? I suspect many who would be considering this lens would be shooting birds and other moving subjects and it would be nice to see what results you find.

Thanks and keep up the great work!

Craig

The lens has the ability to take fairly sharp photos… it’s not in the same class as a prime, but it’s amazing given it’s a 10× zoom and costs less than $2,000. But its ability to take fairly sharp photos of birds in flight will be strongly limited by the user’s skill, and in my case that would be a pretty big limitation, and so the results would tell you nothing about the lens. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Jeffrey Friedl http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38738 Jeffrey Friedl Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:40:35 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38738 I just realized that on a post like this I should have the larger versions (you get when clicking through to the thumbnails shown in the post) should really be full resolution, so I've just re-exported them from Lightroom without any resizing, and uploaded them here, so if you looked before, looking again will get you the full-size frames. Norgs, whatever I did wrong in generating the previous copies seems to have been fixed when I did this... the "silky spider webs" shot is now JPEG artifact free (and at its full resolution, you can really see all the namesake threads.) I just realized that on a post like this I should have the larger versions (you get when clicking through to the thumbnails shown in the post) should really be full resolution, so I’ve just re-exported them from Lightroom without any resizing, and uploaded them here, so if you looked before, looking again will get you the full-size frames.

Norgs, whatever I did wrong in generating the previous copies seems to have been fixed when I did this… the “silky spider webs” shot is now JPEG artifact free (and at its full resolution, you can really see all the namesake threads.)

]]> By: Norgs http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38734 Norgs Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:25:21 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38734 Hi Jeffrey, Started reading your blog a couple of weeks ago when I searched for some exif reading tools. That worked great and saved my backside on some corrupted NEF files, <em>THANKS</em>. Anyway, I've been admiring the pics in this post, when I noted there is some .... jpg-nesss (sorry, there is probably a more real term, but I can't think of it) around the edges of the in focus flowers in 'Silky Spider Webs'. Just wanted to confirm those are the result of the LR jpg conversion (or whatever you used to edit/develop that one)? Given this was a new lens, I thought it might be worth asking. Keep up the blogging, you have yourself another weekly visitor from down under. <span class='jfriedl'>Yikes, I see what you mean. I used Lightroom.... I'll have to check the settings I used for export. Thanks. —Jeffrey</span> Hi Jeffrey,

Started reading your blog a couple of weeks ago when I searched for some exif reading tools. That worked great and saved my backside on some corrupted NEF files, THANKS.

Anyway, I’ve been admiring the pics in this post, when I noted there is some …. jpg-nesss (sorry, there is probably a more real term, but I can’t think of it) around the edges of the in focus flowers in ‘Silky Spider Webs’. Just wanted to confirm those are the result of the LR jpg conversion (or whatever you used to edit/develop that one)? Given this was a new lens, I thought it might be worth asking.

Keep up the blogging, you have yourself another weekly visitor from down under.

Yikes, I see what you mean. I used Lightroom…. I’ll have to check the settings I used for export. Thanks. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Fernando http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38731 Fernando Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:21:44 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38731 Hi Jeffrey, Thank you for posting the images taken with the new Sigma 50-500 OS. Nice work! I have been looking for sample photos taken with this lens as I am very interested in buying a long zoom for bird photography. It would be great if you could take some pictures of easily found birds like pigeons or gulls. If possible please image the birds at mid and long range (300/400/500 mm). If the IQ is very good at 400-500 mm I will order one right away. I know that Sigma has a reputation for spotty quality as some lenses are good while other have significant problems. I own a Sigma 150 mm macro and its IQ is excellent. I hope that Sigma has made a significant effort to improve their quality control with their upper tier lenses. The previous version of this lens had an average reputation, some people were able to get good images but many complained of soft focus at 400-500 mm. The new lens seems to have an enhanced optical formula and adding OS to it you would expect better images. So the prrof is in the pictures . Lets take a close look at them. Thanks for your willingness to assist you fellow friend-photographers! Fernando Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for posting the images taken with the new Sigma 50-500 OS. Nice work!
I have been looking for sample photos taken with this lens as I am very interested in buying a long zoom for bird photography. It would be great if you could take some pictures of easily found birds like pigeons or gulls. If possible please image the birds at mid and long range (300/400/500 mm). If the IQ is very good at 400-500 mm I will order one right away.
I know that Sigma has a reputation for spotty quality as some lenses are good while other have significant problems. I own a Sigma 150 mm macro and its IQ is excellent. I hope that Sigma has made a significant effort to improve their quality control with their upper tier lenses. The previous version of this lens had an average reputation, some people were able to get good images but many complained of soft focus at 400-500 mm. The new lens seems to have an enhanced optical formula and adding OS to it you would expect better images. So the prrof is in the pictures . Lets take a close look at them. Thanks for your willingness to assist you fellow friend-photographers!
Fernando

]]> By: Andrew Shieh, Sunnyvale http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38730 Andrew Shieh, Sunnyvale Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:17:01 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38730 Ron, Here's a photo of Jeffrey using the Bigma: http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/sigma_200-500_2_8_ex_dg_field_review_samples.htm <span class='jfriedl'>Hah, not quite. (I used to have arms like that, but alas, no more). Here are some <a href='http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-17/1494' rel="nofollow">shots of the lens</a> I just posted. —Jeffrey</span> Ron,

Here’s a photo of Jeffrey using the Bigma:
http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/sigma_200-500_2_8_ex_dg_field_review_samples.htm

Hah, not quite. (I used to have arms like that, but alas, no more). Here are some shots of the lens I just posted. —Jeffrey

]]> By: Marcina, USA http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38728 Marcina, USA Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:13:24 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38728 "This lens could not scream “mid life crisis” and “compensating” more than it already does, unless it were candy-apple red and came with a fold-down top." That made me snort Diet Coke out my nose. Thanks. And I'll second Ron Evans' request to see a photo of the Bigma say, by Anthony. Or George. “This lens could not scream “mid life crisis” and “compensating” more than it already does, unless it were candy-apple red and came with a fold-down top.”

That made me snort Diet Coke out my nose. Thanks.

And I’ll second Ron Evans’ request to see a photo of the Bigma say, by Anthony. Or George.

]]> By: Ron Evans http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38726 Ron Evans Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:27:19 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2010-04-14/1492#comment-38726 Wow, this is serendipity (or maybe irony I dunno). I came to your blog at 2:10pm New York Time to search through it and see if you had any posts that talk about your holistic lens strategy. I was thinking I'd send you an email so I didn't pollute your comments but since your talking lenses... Do you have any posts that talk about your strategy for which / how many lenses you'll get? -I bet the short answer is, "YES!" but I'd love to know more. Love the shallow DOF shots and thank you for mentioning your thoughts on Sigma. I was considereing the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for Pentax but maybe I'll get the Pentax Prime instead. Also please show a picture of the Bigma with another object for context. Thanks! Wow, this is serendipity (or maybe irony I dunno). I came to your blog at 2:10pm New York Time to search through it and see if you had any posts that talk about your holistic lens strategy. I was thinking I’d send you an email so I didn’t pollute your comments but since your talking lenses…

Do you have any posts that talk about your strategy for which / how many lenses you’ll get? -I bet the short answer is, “YES!” but I’d love to know more.

Love the shallow DOF shots and thank you for mentioning your thoughts on Sigma. I was considereing the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for Pentax but maybe I’ll get the Pentax Prime instead. Also please show a picture of the Bigma with another object for context. Thanks!

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