Bigma 300-800 f5.6!

microcosm · 30th October 2006

I walked by a camera shop this afternoon and saw the Bigma or Sigma-zilla 300-800mm, and man! It is a HUGE lens! But to have 600-1600mm constant f5.6 is going to be mind blowing... especially for those who are into nature photography! Then again, this is one huge lens!! I cannot imagine what kind of tripod is going to be needed to support this monster lens!

sunfish · 30th October 2006

you mean the 4/3 mount version is out?

*checking my bank account balance*

microcosm · 30th October 2006

I asked the Sigma sales rep who was at the shop at that time and he mentioned that there is a good chance this lens will have the 4/3 mount. No confirmation to when, but Sigma intends to make 4/3 mounts across the board.

jacob · 30th October 2006

i ain't gonna break my back.

JediForce4ever · 30th October 2006

Its actually called a Sigmonster
Bigma is the name given to the 50-500.

cire07 · 30th October 2006

Originally Posted by jacob

i ain't gonna break my back.

Might have to break the BANK first in order to break the BACK...

The price of this lens can probably buy a COE-renewed car yeah? Heh heh...

Voyage · 30th October 2006

It's about S$9k new for canon mount, much cheaper than say a Canon 500mm f4L which cost S$10.3k also new.

VR Man · 31st October 2006

Originally Posted by jacob

i ain't gonna break my back.

This is one brokeback lens

VR Man · 31st October 2006

Originally Posted by Voyage

It's about S$9k new for canon mount, much cheaper than say a Canon 500mm f4L which cost S$10.3k also new.

Wah! Only 9k?! That's peanuts

Wah lau! Can buy my 7-14, 11-22, 8FE and still have left over for a MacBook Pro

Hacker · 1st November 2006

Originally Posted by Voyage

It's about S$9k new for canon mount, much cheaper than say a Canon 500mm f4L which cost S$10.3k also new.

About the same price of the ZD 90-250mm.

drakon09 · 1st November 2006

Originally Posted by VR Man

Wah! Only 9k?! That's peanuts

Wah lau! Can buy my 7-14, 11-22, 8FE and still have left over for a MacBook Pro

I thought peanut was the unit value equivalent to $600,000 SGD...

cire07 · 1st November 2006

Originally Posted by drakon09

I thought peanut was the unit value equivalent to $600,000 SGD...

Wonder what kind of monkeys eat this kind of peanut...

snapperkid · 1st November 2006

Originally Posted by VR Man

Wah! Only 9k?! That's peanuts

Wah lau! Can buy my 7-14, 11-22, 8FE and still have left over for a MacBook Pro

wah!! You must be rich guy!!

take note that the minimum focusing distance is 6m. So long...

30th October 2006	#1
microcosm Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,004	Bigma 300-800 f5.6! I walked by a camera shop this afternoon and saw the Bigma or Sigma-zilla 300-800mm, and man! It is a HUGE lens! But to have 600-1600mm constant f5.6 is going to be mind blowing... especially for those who are into nature photography! Then again, this is one huge lens!! I cannot imagine what kind of tripod is going to be needed to support this monster lens! Last edited by microcosm; 30th October 2006 at 01:49 AM.

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sunfish Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 436	Re: Bigma 300-800 f5.6! you mean the 4/3 mount version is out? checking my bank account balance

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microcosm Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,004	Re: Bigma 300-800 f5.6! I asked the Sigma sales rep who was at the shop at that time and he mentioned that there is a good chance this lens will have the 4/3 mount. No confirmation to when, but Sigma intends to make 4/3 mounts across the board.

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jacob Deregistered Join Date: May 2005 Location: Former CS Senior Member Posts: 3,067	Re: Bigma 300-800 f5.6! i ain't gonna break my back.

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JediForce4ever Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Singapore, CanonGraphers.org Posts: 3,163	Re: Bigma 300-800 f5.6! Its actually called a Sigmonster Bigma is the name given to the 50-500.

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Voyage Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 263	Re: Bigma 300-800 f5.6! It's about S$9k new for canon mount, much cheaper than say a Canon 500mm f4L which cost S$10.3k also new.