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Sigma 50-500mm swap
Sigma 50-500mm swap
Morning guys
I have a sigma 50-500mm but i find it frustrating sometimes when trying to autofocus quickly. It is also very heavy! I have seen a canon 100-400mm on ebay which i like. Do you guys think i would be better off with canon glass?
I have a canon eos 7d body
Cheers
Mark
I have a sigma 50-500mm but i find it frustrating sometimes when trying to autofocus quickly. It is also very heavy! I have seen a canon 100-400mm on ebay which i like. Do you guys think i would be better off with canon glass?
I have a canon eos 7d body
Cheers
Mark
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
I would say so, the longer the zoom range the more you are asking of the lens, I've always believed the shorter the zoom range the better, you'll be going from what is effectively a 10x zoom lens to a 4x.
I've seen some great results from the 100-400.
100-400 appears to be the aviation lens of choice as well.
I've seen some great results from the 100-400.
100-400 appears to be the aviation lens of choice as well.
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
Thanks mate appreciate the feedback
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
The mk II Canon 100-400 is significantly better than the mk i at the 400 end of the range, I've owned both and am happy to use the mk ii with a canon 1.4 extender to give eq of 560mm.
A photo taken this morning at 560mm:
Male Kingfisher by Keith Heywood, on Flickr
A photo taken this morning at 560mm:
Male Kingfisher by Keith Heywood, on Flickr
Canon EOS RP & 7D II
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
I had a similar experience with a Sigma lens of that type. I found it was to heavy, mine didn't have IS, which was a real drawback, and didn't really deliver especially when using lower f stops. I bought a canon 100-400 a couple of years ago, new, and wished I'd done it earlier. Got a nice 18-115 as well to cover the lower focal lengths and sold the sigma on ebay for a decent price.
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Equipment: Camera, Lens, Goretex Y fronts
Equipment: Camera, Lens, Goretex Y fronts
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
Normally always the case the own camera manufacture lense will out perform a secondary make.
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
As said the Mkii on it’s own will preform much better than the Sigma, and the higher quality will allow you to crop in more afterwards, more or less regaining the loss in focal length and still probably leaving you a crisper image. Even when coupled with the 1.4 converter the loss is barely noticeable.
Re: Sigma 50-500mm swap
Cheers guys, toom i think thats what im going to do.
Thanks for the replies
Mark
Thanks for the replies
Mark
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