Posted by Malcolm Muir on July 19, 2007 at 2:19 PM
"What is that prat up to - I've bagged the best rock in the bay and really don't want to have to get back in the water."
As is usual in Orkney, been surrounded by seals for a fortnight. A group of about twenty constantly in this bay - both greys and common. Great fun to snorkel with but sadly didn't have any decent UW camera gear with me.
Malcolm
Nikon D200
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 w. Sigma 2x TC (@ 450mm)
Tripod & sidekick
1/400 sec @ f 9
Malc, I looked into getting this lens, how do you find it? And with TC?
Regards,
Des
Posted by Malcolm Muir on July 19, 2007 at 7:32 PM
Hi Des
The 120-300 is not the lightest of lenses but it is sharp, has an excellent max aperture and I find the zoom range useful. It seems to work rather well with the Sigma EX TC. I have used a Nikon 80-400 VR for the past couple of years, which was certainly light but was limited to 400 as a TC wasn't a practical option. I find that the 2.8 aperture of the Sigma more than compensates for the lack of image stabilisation. I can't justify the cost of a Nikon 300 2.8 VR so this makes a good, cost effective compromise.
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6 repliesAs is usual in Orkney, been surrounded by seals for a fortnight. A group of about twenty constantly in this bay - both greys and common. Great fun to snorkel with but sadly didn't have any decent UW camera gear with me.
Malcolm
Nikon D200
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 w. Sigma 2x TC (@ 450mm)
Tripod & sidekick
1/400 sec @ f 9
Malc, I looked into getting this lens, how do you find it? And with TC?
Regards,
Des
The 120-300 is not the lightest of lenses but it is sharp, has an excellent max aperture and I find the zoom range useful. It seems to work rather well with the Sigma EX TC. I have used a Nikon 80-400 VR for the past couple of years, which was certainly light but was limited to 400 as a TC wasn't a practical option. I find that the 2.8 aperture of the Sigma more than compensates for the lack of image stabilisation. I can't justify the cost of a Nikon 300 2.8 VR so this makes a good, cost effective compromise.
Cheers
Malcolm
A great natual shot.I like it
Nice one