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Banded Demoiselle (female)

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Posted by PhilH on May 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Banded Demoiselle (female)
1Ds2 + Sigma 150/2.8 OS, tripod mounted
ISO400, 1/60 @ f8
Lightroom 4
Slight crop....

Hi,

Have replaced my faithful but old and not too well 180/3.5 with the latest Sigma 150, today presented a good opportunity to take it out and test...

We came across this very obliging female Banded Demoiselle...

All in all I believe I am very pleased with this lens.. it is sharp, compact and although the OS was turned of here as I was tripod based it will come in useful, in fact I was using the OS earlier on a monopod and it sure worked well.

All the best

Phil :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 19, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Nothing wrong with that lens judging by the larger version, Phil.

David
Posted by Barry Southon on May 19, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Phil

A terrific start and the detail in the large version is something else.

:wink:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 19, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Phil looks like it really does produce a cracking image.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Paul Whippey on May 19, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Fantastic photo Phil. Looks like that lens is the business! :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 19, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Wonderful composition and soft light.
Well done and good luck with your new lens!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by John Robinson on May 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Grand job Phil.
Wish I could afford the OS version. I may swap mine as I begin to tremble more. :smile:
JR
Posted by PhilH on May 19, 2012 at 4:16 PM
John... OS/IS/VR becomes less effective the closer you get simply because the 'vibration' the system is trying to compensate for is also magnified, a good tripod/monopod technique is far more effective...

Speak soon....
Posted by Matt Cole on May 20, 2012 at 6:55 AM
I'm surprised to see these Phil given how late everything else seems to be this year. Pin sharp and lovely lighting. I'm a big fan of my older (non IS) Sigma 150.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 20, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Stonking image Phil - perfik :toast: :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on May 20, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Brilliant stuff, look forward to seeing the results of many more witht he new lens.
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 20, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Looks very good to me :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 20, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Great stuff Phil - brilliant detail in the large version. I've got that lens too - just need to get more practice with it by the look of this !!!

Dave