Anyone have sigma 500mm f4.5?

minikin

Wouuldn't mind adding it to the arsenal, damn hard to find a 2nd hand one, are they worth the cash (have read lots of internet opinions, looking for first hand experience if possible)

melekalikimaka

thats alota zoom. really would need a good reason to pick one up other than 'perv on the spanish au pair across the estate'

rymus

I find you'd need a 300-800 to properly perv on au pairs... Anything else just doesnt cut the mustard.

melekalikimaka

rymus wrote:

I find you'd need a 300-800 to properly perv on au pairs... Anything else just doesnt cut the mustard.

don't forget the Polariser, those dame window reflections can ruin things

minikin

have a very good reason for it.... couldn't justify sharkin out 5k on a 400 2.8

and just to be pedantic.... it's not a lot of zoom, it's zero zoom, nil zoom, zoom no more, non-zoom :rolleyes:

melekalikimaka

ok ok its alota MAGNIFICATION

minikin

focal length/glass/pulling power...

GristlyEnd

minikin wrote:

have a very good reason for it.... couldn't justify sharkin out 5k on a 400 2.8

I'm guessing used, if so where from?

digitalage

The king off all zooms has to be this, the guy is selling it for 40K dollars on FM.


http://hobday.net/fm/n1200-1700/sn200015/

rymus

now thats a lens to go au pairing with...

Borderfox

What about a 400 f5.6 they retail for about €1400?

minikin

Not enough of a focal length increase from 300 to 400 for 1400 blips... and losing 2 stops in the process would put me right off!

Borderfox

If you want the 500mm theres no easy way to get there bar paying for it, even in BH. Have you tried Ebay for a 2nd hand Sigma

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Sigma-APO-500mm-500-f-4-5-F4-5-EX-DG-HSM-No-VAT-0117_W0QQitemZ7616743205QQcategoryZ30070QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

minikin

UPDATE (for anyone still waiting) Got one secondhand in mint condition a few years ago
Amazing lens - Has been great for birds/cricket/gaa/more lucrative work!

OldGoat

The au pair must be in her 40's by now.

minikin

Can I just address these au pair accusations:
It’s very weird, because I um definitely didn’t and have no recollection of it if I did and anyway I couldn’t have even done it, when I think back now, because I had a temporary <gulp> medical condition due to getting a fright and so that proves that I definitely couldn’t have even not thought of having even certainly considered it... so I think that clarifies that and anyway I don’t even notice servile people like au pairs. <applies extra lynx africa>

sheesh

I have a tamron and it seems pretty good

Adrian.Sadlier

I got a Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 a couple of weeks ago for a 5 day trip to South Africa. Well pleased with it. A bit big but great VR - at least 4 stops. I picked up a new one from Camuletphoto.de for €1,049 (delivered).

I will post some photos taken with it later.