I want this lens

KmH · 07-24-2009, 05:35 PM

Sigma 200-500 mm f/2.8 and it comes with a 2x teleconverter.

Trouble is, it weighs nearly 35 lbs and it's green. I bet if I ordered one, I could get 'em to do it in black for me.

Dao · 07-24-2009, 05:41 PM

How strong is your arm?

http://www.juzaphoto.com/shared_file...00/009475l.jpg

musicaleCA · 07-24-2009, 06:04 PM

Yeesh. For that money...I could have a car...lens or car...lens or car.........lens.

c.cloudwalker · 07-24-2009, 06:08 PM

The Canon version comes in Sand color. Ever thought of switching?

MBasile · 07-24-2009, 06:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by KmH

Sigma 200-500 mm f/2.8 and it comes with a 2x teleconverter.

Trouble is, it weighs nearly 35 lbs and it's green. I bet if I ordered one, I could get 'em to do it in black for me.

PopPhoto had a review on it last issue or the one before, quite an entertaining read

You think the only trouble with getting it is the weight? My obstacle is the nearly $30k price tag

JerryPH · 07-24-2009, 07:15 PM

I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is!

I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans???

shmne · 07-24-2009, 07:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH

I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans???

So 30 grand huh? I think that is a fair price.

icassell · 07-24-2009, 07:52 PM

Nah, you don't want that one ...

You want this one:

The Mother of all Telephotos | B&H Photo Video

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...mm_f_5_6L.html

dxqcanada · 07-24-2009, 07:55 PM

The Nikkor Super Telephoto is not as fast as the Sigma ... but if you want a LONG lens ... you got it.

About the same weight ... no AF though.

On an APS-C ... that's about 2500mm !!

gryphonslair99 · 07-24-2009, 08:03 PM

For that kind of money I think I would go with this.
Nikon Telephoto AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G AF-S ED-IF VR $5299.95

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR Autofocus Lens $8999.95

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR Autofocus Lens $8579.95

Nikon TC-20E II 2x Teleconverter for D-AF-I & AF-S Lenses $499.95

Cheaper, all primes, lighter and sharp as a tack. Just not the convenience of a Zoom.

MBasile · 07-24-2009, 08:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH

I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is!

I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans???

I'd put $30k into ANYTHING before putting it into a Chevy!

And you're joking about that question, right?

gryphonslair99 · 07-25-2009, 12:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH

I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is!

I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans???

Jerry, Jerry, Jerry.................................. Years from now when that Baracamaro made by GM (Government Motors) is a rust heap on the side of the road I will bet that I would still be taking photos with that kind of lens. Besides tuneups, oil filters and tires are a lot cheaper for the lens. There are none.

Besides, you got to get down here south of the border once in a while. Who says their wearing panties down here????

Big · 07-25-2009, 12:47 AM

Holy......CRAP

Garbz · 07-25-2009, 03:20 AM

Pity it's a crap Sigma and not an awesome Canon or awesome Nikon.

<puts on flame retardant jacket>

SrBiscuit · 07-25-2009, 03:46 AM

just get 2 of em...keep one in the car, that way you dont have to carry it out of the house.

07-24-2009, 05:35 PM	#1
KmH TPF Junkie! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 8,418 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 439 Times in 405 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I want this lens Sigma 200-500 mm f/2.8 and it comes with a 2x teleconverter. Trouble is, it weighs nearly 35 lbs and it's green. I bet if I ordered one, I could get 'em to do it in black for me. __________________ . .Keith. . . . "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten" - Benjamin Franklin NAPP member - referral link: http://www.photoshopuser.com/?aid=luhgxq Illegitimum non carborundum

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musicaleCA TPF Junkie! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,201 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Yeesh. For that money...I could have a car...lens or car...lens or car.........lens. __________________ Canon 7D, 450D, EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6, EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6, Speedlite 550EX, 2x 580EX II, ST-E2 - _S U P P O R T___ T H E___ P A C T_ - Flickr Model Mayhem ImageKind

07-24-2009, 06:10 PM	#5
MBasile I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 300 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by KmH Sigma 200-500 mm f/2.8 and it comes with a 2x teleconverter. Trouble is, it weighs nearly 35 lbs and it's green. I bet if I ordered one, I could get 'em to do it in black for me. PopPhoto had a review on it last issue or the one before, quite an entertaining read You think the only trouble with getting it is the weight? My obstacle is the nearly $30k price tag __________________ photography.mattbasile.net Sony Alpha A-700 I support The Pact

07-24-2009, 07:15 PM	#6
JerryPH TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 6,070 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 30 Times in 28 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is! I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans??? __________________ I've left for greener pastures. Please don't PM me (no joke!).

07-24-2009, 07:48 PM	#7
shmne I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 442 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans??? So 30 grand huh? I think that is a fair price. __________________

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c.cloudwalker TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: An American in Europe Posts: 2,839 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 111 Times in 97 Posts My Gallery: (0)	The Canon version comes in Sand color. Ever thought of switching?

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icassell TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,360 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 70 Times in 67 Posts My Gallery: (3)	Nah, you don't want that one ... You want this one: The Mother of all Telephotos \| B&H Photo Video http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...mm_f_5_6L.html __________________ Ian Canon 7D, Canon 30D, Sigma 10-20 f/4.5-5.6, Tamron 17-50 f/2.8, Canon 50 f/1.8 Mark I, Sigma 50-150 f/2.8, Canon 100 f/2.8 Macro, Sigma 100-300 f/4, Canon 400 f/5.6L, Sigma 1.4X & 2X EX TC, Canon 430EX, Bogen 3021 Tripod/Gitzo 1377M MY BETTERPHOTO MY SMUGMUG "If I have seen further , it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants." -- Sir Isaac Newton in a letter to Robert Hooke 15 February 1676 (... and a long telephoto doesn't hurt either ...)

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dxqcanada TPF Junkie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,106 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts My Gallery: (0)	The Nikkor Super Telephoto is not as fast as the Sigma ... but if you want a LONG lens ... you got it. About the same weight ... no AF though. On an APS-C ... that's about 2500mm !! __________________ . Panasonic FX-35/Canon nF-1/Canon T-90/Minolta Maxxum 9000/Sony Alpha a100/Bronica SQ-A/Yashica-A The best photographs make it look like the "photography" is secondary. My Website Silvano Colour Lab Dunnaggan MIR

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gryphonslair99 TPF Junkie! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA Posts: 2,542 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts My Gallery: (0)	For that kind of money I think I would go with this. Nikon Telephoto AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G AF-S ED-IF VR $5299.95 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR Autofocus Lens $8999.95 Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR Autofocus Lens $8579.95 Nikon TC-20E II 2x Teleconverter for D-AF-I & AF-S Lenses $499.95 Cheaper, all primes, lighter and sharp as a tack. Just not the convenience of a Zoom. __________________ I can honestly say that there are two most remarkable men in the world these day. Michio Kaku and myself. Between us we cover all knowledge. Kaku knows all that can be known....And I know the rest. If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.

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MBasile I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 300 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is! I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans??? I'd put $30k into ANYTHING before putting it into a Chevy! And you're joking about that question, right? __________________ photography.mattbasile.net Sony Alpha A-700 I support The Pact

07-25-2009, 12:40 AM	#12
gryphonslair99 TPF Junkie! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA Posts: 2,542 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Quote: Originally Posted by JerryPH I'd put 30 G's into a 2010 Camaro SS before I stuck 30G's into a single lens... and I could not care HOW good that lens is! I mean... honestly now... how many of you people here actually NEED to know if that girl 1 mile down the street is wearing panties or not from the panty-line on her jeans??? Jerry, Jerry, Jerry.................................. Years from now when that Baracamaro made by GM (Government Motors) is a rust heap on the side of the road I will bet that I would still be taking photos with that kind of lens. Besides tuneups, oil filters and tires are a lot cheaper for the lens. There are none. Besides, you got to get down here south of the border once in a while. Who says their wearing panties down here???? __________________ I can honestly say that there are two most remarkable men in the world these day. Michio Kaku and myself. Between us we cover all knowledge. Kaku knows all that can be known....And I know the rest. If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled. Last edited by gryphonslair99; 07-25-2009 at 01:08 AM.

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07-25-2009, 03:20 AM	#14
Garbz TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 8,013 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 124 Times in 114 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Pity it's a crap Sigma and not an awesome Canon or awesome Nikon. <puts on flame retardant jacket> __________________ "I am always satisfied with the best." -Oscar Wilde Larger versions always on flickr Best photos in my gallery Proud Supporter of The Pact

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