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Not a very exciting bird, or a great picture, but hey, it's my first shot of a bird in the wild! I might move it to the scrapbook later, if I manage to take better ones.

Got the 50-500 Sigma lens today, also known as the "bigma"... and it IS big! And heavy, too. After the first test shots out of the window, I was a bit concerned because they seemed too soft. Anyway, I went out to test it on some real subjects in the evening.

According to some people, this lens is not meant to he hand-held at 500mm... maybe that explains why the pictures are rarely really sharp. But I'll try it anyway, don't feel like walking around with a tripod all the time. Maybe I'll try a monopod.

Description
Not a very exciting bird, or a great picture, but hey, it's my first shot of a bird in the wild! I might move it to the scrapbook later, if I manage to take better ones.

Got the 50-500 Sigma lens today, also known as the "bigma"... and it IS big! And heavy, too. After the first test shots out of the window, I was a bit concerned because they seemed too soft. Anyway, I went out to test it on some real subjects in the evening.

According to some people, this lens is not meant to he hand-held at 500mm... maybe that explains why the pictures are rarely really sharp. But I'll try it anyway, don't feel like walking around with a tripod all the time. Maybe I'll try a monopod.