Anhinga Blues

[bulldurham]

My conclusions on the 150-600 are that if you have no other decent long lens, then it is a good buy - with cautions. the depth of field at 6.3 is only about 3 1/2 inches tops. Even at f/9 or 10 is is still quite shallow so for birds with long necks like the Anhinga or Cormorant, if their heads aren't almost parallel to their bodies you're going to have to go to f/9 or 10 and thus have to increase your ISO significantly in lower light conditions.

Much better results even at 6.3 over the Sigma, so I will send te Sigma back to LensRentals and be glad I tried it out first.

Static shots make the Sigma lens shine, but fast moving objects in confined spaces make it cumbersome and very difficult to get a good focus lock. However, the worst feature of this lens is the weight. After a day of handheld shots, I was sore everywhere. Plan on monopod or tripod use almost exclusively unlee you are just a brute of a person.

I shot this one with my 80-400 and a 1.4 extender.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Holy smokes...what great detail, especially in the tail feathers.
Congrats,
Nancy

 

[Designer]

Excellent!

 

[baturn]

Really nice! What aperture was this shot at?

 

[bulldurham]

6.3 1/500, ISO 800