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 01/10/2007 06:11:53 PM · #1
Zoom Normal-Telephoto 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens for Olympus Digital Cameras (Four Thirds System) Sigma

Is there anyone out there who has this lens or has found a review.

Looks good to me.
 01/10/2007 06:16:52 PM · #2
There's a few owners here:

//www.dpchallenge.com/lens.php?LENS_ID=1223
//www.dpchallenge.com/lens.php?LENS_ID=1225
//www.dpchallenge.com/lens.php?LENS_ID=1224
//www.dpchallenge.com/lens.php?LENS_ID=1226

This will at least you give you a chance to see what the pictures look like anyways.
 01/10/2007 06:18:34 PM · #3
Ah, the Bigma. I haven't seen a 4/3rds specific test, but there is a Canon mount Sigma 50-500 test on PhotoZone. I'd hate to take it backpacking, but it would make a great car lens especially considering on the 4/3rds cameras it would be a 100-1000mm 35mm equiv.
 01/10/2007 08:19:30 PM · #4
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
Ah, the Bigma. I haven't seen a 4/3rds specific test, but there is a Canon mount Sigma 50-500 test on PhotoZone. I'd hate to take it backpacking, but it would make a great car lens especially considering on the 4/3rds cameras it would be a 100-1000mm 35mm equiv.


But also remember that at those equivelants what your shutterspeed would have to be to prevent softness due to camera shake. Handheld at 500mm you would need 1/1000 shutter speed and to acheive that at 6.3 is gonna be tough. So add to the weight of the lens and camera that tripod that your going to have to carry with you. Ugg thats alot to think about and care.

MattO
 01/10/2007 09:57:34 PM · #5
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
Ah, the Bigma. I haven't seen a 4/3rds specific test, but there is a Canon mount Sigma 50-500 test on PhotoZone. I'd hate to take it backpacking, but it would make a great car lens especially considering on the 4/3rds cameras it would be a 100-1000mm 35mm equiv.


But also remember that at those equivelants what your shutterspeed would have to be to prevent softness due to camera shake. Handheld at 500mm you would need 1/1000 shutter speed and to acheive that at 6.3 is gonna be tough. So add to the weight of the lens and camera that tripod that your going to have to carry with you. Ugg thats alot to think about and care.

MattO


Mate it to a body with in-camera IS and that solves that problem.
edit to add: when Olympus comes out with in-camera IS.

Message edited by author 2007-01-10 21:58:28.
 01/11/2007 09:30:07 AM · #6
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by hyperfocal:
Ah, the Bigma. I haven't seen a 4/3rds specific test, but there is a Canon mount Sigma 50-500 test on PhotoZone. I'd hate to take it backpacking, but it would make a great car lens especially considering on the 4/3rds cameras it would be a 100-1000mm 35mm equiv.


But also remember that at those equivelants what your shutterspeed would have to be to prevent softness due to camera shake. Handheld at 500mm you would need 1/1000 shutter speed and to acheive that at 6.3 is gonna be tough. So add to the weight of the lens and camera that tripod that your going to have to carry with you. Ugg thats alot to think about and care.

MattO

I thought the "sunny 16" rule says that at f/8, your ISO would have to be above 500 to get 1/1000. Depending on how much noise your camera has, handholding may not be out of the question.
 01/11/2007 11:22:11 AM · #7
Originally posted by MattO:


But also remember that at those equivelants what your shutterspeed would have to be to prevent softness due to camera shake. Handheld at 500mm you would need 1/1000 shutter speed and to acheive that at 6.3 is gonna be tough. So add to the weight of the lens and camera that tripod that your going to have to carry with you. Ugg thats alot to think about and care.

MattO


I very very seldom use any telephoto (or any lens actually) without a tripod, flash or occasionally a monopod. I definitely wouldn't try to hand hold this monster. I don't think my hiking tripod (gitzo 026) whould even hold it very steady. No this is a near the car only lens.
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