bigma on e3???

[inxtrm]

Does anyone know whats the performance of a "bigma" (sigma 50-500mm) on an Olympus E3 body? aside from being heavy, is the compatability acceptable?

[holidaydom]

Someone has already posted a review (attached below for your reference)

Originally Posted by xlakedaemon Lens/Make/Model : 50-500 Sigma F4-6.3 EX DG/HSM Cost when bought : About S$1800 Focal Length: 50mm Focal Length: 500mm Focal Length: 300mm Focal Length: 200mm Your Thoughts: When I found out about this lens, I could not wait to get my hands on it. 500mm worth of focal length and on a fourthirds mount, that’s 1000mm on a 35mm by comparison! Nothing else could be so affordable and give you such range! I went to do my initial recce at the shop. The moment I touched it, I knew it was a solid lens. The finishing is superb and very professional. The structure of the lens is well constructed and it feels like it can handle any rough situation. I read somewhere how an owner left it on top of his car roof, drove off unknowingly and it fell on the road. Thinking something would be broken, the final check was everything was alright except for the chip in the paint works. That’s pretty tough for a lens. This lens is meant for outdoors ranging from the mid morning to the late afternoon or very bright indoor environment as the aperature is small to begin with. The only compensation to give is to increase the ISO. At full focal length, the shutter speed has to be pretty high in order to take steady pictures. The in-built IS of some Oly cameras does help but do note that after the firmware upgrade, you have to personally input the focal length in order for the IS to work on third party lens. If not, the IS will not work on the lens at all. For best results, monopod or tripod is a must. The sharpness is pretty good at all focal lengths except that it tends to be a bit soft towards the 500mm. The only gripe I have about this lens is the weight which is about 1.8kg. You have to be careful when you mount it to the camera body, or rather the body is actually being mounted on the lens when you are using the camera sling. This is because the full weight of the lens is exerting its full weight on the mount. Photos are not cropped and unedited, only reduced resolution. Conclusion: This is a very versatile outdoor lens with a focal range from 50-500mm. You dun have to change lens when you have this. A must have for nature lover and sports photographer. Rating: Maybe I am biased, but I would give it a 9 out of 10 star. I love this lens! The minus 1 star is for the weight.

[harper]

its very tempting to get the lens given its reach.

but the image seems a tad too soft. Wonder if it is due to the sky conditions?

[holidaydom]

Originally Posted by harper its very tempting to get the lens given its reach. but the image seems a tad too soft. Wonder if it is due to the sky conditions?

It's very possible that the lack of contrast is due to the "air conditions" - dust in the air, mist, fog, etc...

But yea - the reach is really tempting.

Bet you'll get fantastic moon-shots with this monster.

Wow - imagine it with a 2x teleconverter... = 2000mm focal length

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by holidaydom It's very possible that the lack of contrast is due to the "air conditions" - dust in the air, mist, fog, etc... But yea - the reach is really tempting. Bet you'll get fantastic moon-shots with this monster. Wow - imagine it with a 2x teleconverter... = 2000mm focal length

haha,trust me,i think me and egnaro talked about this before,thinking about OM lens,OM1000mm plus 2X tele convertor plus using it on Oly bodies,1000*2*2
gives you 4000

[microcosm]

Might as well buy a telescope and adaptor and use a 50mm macro lens on it... 4000mm... LOL!

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by microcosm Might as well buy a telescope and adaptor and use a 50mm macro lens on it... 4000mm... LOL!

thats a better suggestion

[jjtml]

I got a 600mm for sale. Anyone interested?? =) I don't think the 1000mm is available in Singapore. I can't even find another 600mm here

[egnaro]

guy do you think Sigma 50-500 worth investing?

or which other super long tele lens to suggest? dun tell me ZD 300mm F2.8 or ZD 90-250mm F2.8... I cant afford those...

[spidey89]

i think only when used for birding,other uses I can't think of at the moment,lol,i think 1k plus lei

[aryanto]

Originally Posted by microcosm Might as well buy a telescope and adaptor and use a 50mm macro lens on it... 4000mm... LOL!

I got 1000 mm Maksutov Cassegrain field-scope, so can be used without having to ponder upside down image. It is mirror construction so it is very light, but the bokeh might be funny though, donut shaped.

Wanna try?