Recent content by JerryL

Super stuff - stunningly clear images, amazing poses from the frogs. Well done

There are quite noticeable contrast differences between my 70-200 f2.8 and my Sigma 150-500 which means I do have to try and compensate for when I'm switching between both lenses.

Heres my attempt before all the petals blow off in the wind Shutter 1/1600 sec at f2.8 EV-0.3 Shutter 1/20 sec at f22 EV0.0

Part exchanged my D80 towards a D300s

Subjects in trees/reeds etc I have found the AF to be accurate and fast. If you are doing birding on a budget then I would strongly suggest Sigma 150-500 OS HSM or Canon equivalents suggested by other posters (100-400)

A Big thankyou to all who responded. I do accept that there is a bit of a learning curve with prime / f2.8 lenses but having had the original VR1 model something didn't add up. I'm learning with more sophisticated kit and accept some of the original pictures were challenging in many ways...

SOLVED - Update is I got the lens exchanged and both the shop and myself agreed there was a marked difference in my lens and a new one they got into stock to compare against. No quibble - well done Jacobs photographic:thumbs: The washed out poor contrast issues have gone and the replacement...

I have the Sigma 150-500 OS HSM lens and it's my prime birding lens mainly due to the need to have reach. As others have said it is heavy, just shy of 2kg and I tend to use it 90% of the time on a tripod. The f6.3 is a bit limiting in poor light for wildlife, but I have only really found this...

CT - All images except the test charts were sharpened before export to 800 width. I left the test charts alone as I was interested to see what they were like straight out of the camera, the instructions never mentioned applying sharpening so I didn't want to influence the charts results. Thanks...

Bright sky behind bird on a branch for example

Thanks Hoppy, I'm glad you noticed the flat images, that would be my second complaint with lots of other images I have taken, too many to post here. I just feel the images lack punch for such an expensive lens. If I am at f2.8 and have to apply +1/3 or +2/3 Exposure comp, images become...

- wrap is switched off It was handheld, VR ON and I was braced against hide opening lens cradled in my hand. Difficult to say if movement was totally eliminated.

In these Single Centre Focus Point only, Single servo AF (lens switch in S position) I agree the first shot I was stunned when I uploaded from the camera, light was low hence shot f2.8 with VR on I cannot understand why the tree would be more in focus with the single centre focus point...

What started my concerns were the next 2 photo's. I know the general scene is pretty poor, but on both of these the focus point was on the bird and the focus lock was confirmed by the camera, yet they are OOF. In fact I was struggling to see ANY part on these that was in focus. In this...

Have just posted the comparison with Sigma 150-500 done at the same time.