First photos with the new sigma 150 2.8 macro (spider)

REECEPHOTO · June 3, 2005

A little crab spider for ya!

REECEPHOTO · June 3, 2005

Yummy Yummy fly for lunch
#2 lunch

tlittleton · June 3, 2005

Nice catch. A macro lens is one of the next item on my list to get. How far away were you from the spider?

Ann McRae · June 3, 2005

Both are excellent.
Great details! Do you use an external light source?

ann

nzmacro · June 3, 2005

That is one very nice macro lens. Great shots and I've never seen this type of spider here, especially those wonderful colours and markings. You see that last shot, thats what we all strive for in nature macro. Great behaviour shots are far and few between. Excellent !!!

150mm, nice balance between the 100/105 and the 180/200mm macro lenses. Just right for distance. Looks like one very sharp beast

Danny.

Phil U. · June 3, 2005

REECEPHOTO wrote:

#2 lunch

Very cool pic. Nice catch! (pun intended)

REECEPHOTO · June 4, 2005

tlittleton wrote:

Nice catch. A macro lens is one of the next item on my list to get. How far away were you from the spider?

I was about 10 to 12 inches away.
Yea I hear ya Iv been saving up for about a year for this thing. Now that I have my macro lens I'm loving it. wish I didnt have to work so much so I could get out and play more.

REECEPHOTO · June 4, 2005

Ann McRae wrote:

Both are excellent.
Great details! Do you use an external light source?

ann

Yes a 420ex flash. And some times a little help from photoshop highlight shadow mixer.
And thank you!!

REECEPHOTO · June 4, 2005

nzmacro wrote:

That is one very nice macro lens. Great shots and I've never seen this type of spider here, especially those wonderful colours and markings. You see that last shot, thats what we all strive for in nature macro. Great behaviour shots are far and few between. Excellent !!!

150mm, nice balance between the 100/105 and the 180/200mm macro lenses. Just right for distance. Looks like one very sharp beast

Danny.

Thank you Danny!

Skippy · June 4, 2005

Nice Colors

REECEPHOTO wrote:

#2 lunch

Why is it that all the spiders I find are either grey, brown or black ????

Aint fair I tell you, I wanna find a colourful one

You were very lucky to get him eating dinner too, how lucky was you hey

Good capture....... I never know which eye to look at when I'm trying to photograph them

so I try for the biggest of the lot .

Thanks for sharing........ Skippy (Australia)

DoctorIt · June 4, 2005

I've been waiting for you to get this lens - congrats Reece! Great shots as well. Any other comments you want to make about the new equipment?

Jekyll & Hyde · June 4, 2005

J: You are gonna have some FUN this summer! That lens is marvelous.

H: Very fine images. I like the different lighting angles. Just tipping the camera can yield a very different look (flash).

Skippy wrote:

I never know which eye to look at when I'm trying to photograph them so I try for the biggest of the lot .
Skippy (Australia)

J: Ain't that the truth!

H:

J&H

REECEPHOTO · June 4, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

I've been waiting for you to get this lens - congrats Reece! Great shots as well. Any other comments you want to make about the new equipment?

I kinda want to get a few weeks under my belt befor I make a full blown report here. Now remember Iv only had the lens few a week now but

* To start the lens is very well constructed.
Very solid. Flat black finish so no shiny surface (this is a good thing)
This thing feels as solidly bilt as my canon L lens.
*Plus it comes with a colar I think the one from canon is like $100 bucks

for a colar (whatever canon)

rofl
comes with lens hood that works well screw on type
and comes with a really really nice case 1000 times better than my canon L case.
*OK now the AF th AF is good not great, I think it is very good for a (macro) lens.
But no where as fast a my canon f4 L. Not that anyone would expect it to be as it is a macro lens. When your in low light it will hunt on ya thats for sure. That being said we all know most shoot maco using manual focus probly 80% of the time anyway. But I have found you can use AF with this lens for macro. (unlike most other lenses)
From what I hear the AF is the best (macro ) AF out there. But I must admit i cant confurm this beacuse I don't own any other macro lenses.
In good light this thing is pretty fast I must say and does have HSM. Not quite as fast as my f4 but darn good I would say. So if your going to take some people shots it would do great I think. "In good light"
*Now for sharpness judging from the photos I think this is a very sharp lens. As Iv heard with all the reports on this lens. Now I havent set up and done a controled test as of yet but I will iV been very busy with work and have not had the time.
but this thing seems very sharp.

All in all I'm very happy with this lens. I will some time in the near feature get you guys a controled test and and a full review.
But for now the Sigma 150 2.8 macro
is a great lens. If you have the cash order this thing ASAP
I got mine form Delta International for$ 525.

nzmacro · June 4, 2005

I keep coming back to these two shots, what does that tell you. Love these, just fantastic IMO.

Danny.

REECEPHOTO · June 5, 2005

nzmacro wrote:

I keep coming back to these two shots, what does that tell you. Love these, just fantastic IMO.

Danny.

Since I'v only had this lens for a week this is a big boost to my ego.............Thanks Danny!!

Rufio220 · June 5, 2005

Wow those are sweet shots. I want one:cry . good job, i like them a lot.

First photos with the new sigma 150 2.8 macro (spider)

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