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<blockquote data-quote="jay_dean" data-source="post: 619123" data-attributes="member: 34040">As much as i love my Nikon 500mm f/4 it has its limitations. As a birding lens it does pretty much everything i want it to do. However, when it comes to aviation, it has flaws. The number of shots i cant take because the aircraft is just too near for any kind of usable image is frustrating. This is where super zooms come into their own. I've been eyeing the Sigma 150-600mm Sport since they came out and finally bagged one (yeah, succumbed to GAS). Added the dock and increased the AF. Only took a few shots, but its a very responsive lens and lighter than the 500mm. So far, quite impressed [ATTACH=full]253206[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]253207[/ATTACH]Taken at 600mm. I've read quite a bit about how these lenses aren't great at 600mm, thought i'd have a look for myself (and always lose IQ uploading on here)[ATTACH=full]253208[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jay_dean, post: 619123, member: 34040"] As much as i love my Nikon 500mm f/4 it has its limitations. As a birding lens it does pretty much everything i want it to do. However, when it comes to aviation, it has flaws. The number of shots i cant take because the aircraft is just too near for any kind of usable image is frustrating. This is where super zooms come into their own. I've been eyeing the Sigma 150-600mm Sport since they came out and finally bagged one (yeah, succumbed to GAS). Added the dock and increased the AF. Only took a few shots, but its a very responsive lens and lighter than the 500mm. So far, quite impressed [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]253206._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]253207._xfImport[/ATTACH] Taken at 600mm. I've read quite a bit about how these lenses aren't great at 600mm, thought i'd have a look for myself (and always lose IQ uploading on here) [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]253208._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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