[IMG] Incredible D60+Sigma50-500 action shots ...

Is it worth getting the 2X or should I stick to the 1.4X?

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

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Hello Bogie,

I'm using the 2x converter for the 50-500mm.
But it's hard work using it ...
Here's a link to an album, using the 50-500 + 2x converter:
http://www.belgiumdigital.be/albums/canon_d60/sigma_1600/index.htm

For action shots, this combination is hard to use: it's weight and manual focussing makes it nealy impossible to use for moving targets - even on a tripod.

For static subjects, the 2x convertor should be usable - but you probably need to use a very steady tripod and a remote control ...

The image quality is still "satisfactory" imho - but that depends a little on the subject.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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Do you think the 1.4X would be preferable? Or they about the same for sharpness.

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm using the 2x converter for the 50-500mm.
But it's hard work using it ...
Here's a link to an album, using the 50-500 + 2x converter:
http://www.belgiumdigital.be/albums/canon_d60/sigma_1600/index.htm

For action shots, this combination is hard to use: it's weight and
manual focussing makes it nealy impossible to use for moving
targets - even on a tripod.
For static subjects, the 2x convertor should be usable - but you
probably need to use a very steady tripod and a remote control ...

The image quality is still "satisfactory" imho - but that depends a
little on the subject.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

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--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

BTW, I find your work incredible.

People have been calling you 'he'. Jaja (as in Gabour) seems like a 'she'. I couldn't find it on your site. Which is it?

I'd hate to get it wrong in a post where I might mention you. A matter of respect more than anything else, to be sure.

Bogie said:

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm using the 2x converter for the 50-500mm.
But it's hard work using it ...
Here's a link to an album, using the 50-500 + 2x converter:
http://www.belgiumdigital.be/albums/canon_d60/sigma_1600/index.htm

For action shots, this combination is hard to use: it's weight and
manual focussing makes it nealy impossible to use for moving
targets - even on a tripod.
For static subjects, the 2x convertor should be usable - but you
probably need to use a very steady tripod and a remote control ...

The image quality is still "satisfactory" imho - but that depends a
little on the subject.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Hello Bogie,

Thanks ... I'm in photography for quit a long time.

First in the "traditional way", and since 1999 using digicams (my first one was a Canon Pro 70).
And I'm a "he" ;-)
Jaja is a short name for JAcques JAnssens.
I can't say much about the 1.4 convertor since I didn't use it.
But regarding the quality of the 2x, the 1.4 can't be worse ;-)))

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

People have been calling you 'he'. Jaja (as in Gabour) seems like
a 'she'. I couldn't find it on your site. Which is it?

I'd hate to get it wrong in a post where I might mention you. A
matter of respect more than anything else, to be sure.

Bogie said:

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm using the 2x converter for the 50-500mm.
But it's hard work using it ...
Here's a link to an album, using the 50-500 + 2x converter:
http://www.belgiumdigital.be/albums/canon_d60/sigma_1600/index.htm

For action shots, this combination is hard to use: it's weight and
manual focussing makes it nealy impossible to use for moving
targets - even on a tripod.
For static subjects, the 2x convertor should be usable - but you
probably need to use a very steady tripod and a remote control ...

The image quality is still "satisfactory" imho - but that depends a
little on the subject.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Thanks ... I'm in photography for quit a long time.
First in the "traditional way", and since 1999 using digicams (my
first one was a Canon Pro 70).
And I'm a "he" ;-)
Jaja is a short name for JAcques JAnssens.
I can't say much about the 1.4 convertor since I didn't use it.
But regarding the quality of the 2x, the 1.4 can't be worse ;-)))

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

People have been calling you 'he'. Jaja (as in Gabour) seems like
a 'she'. I couldn't find it on your site. Which is it?

I'd hate to get it wrong in a post where I might mention you. A
matter of respect more than anything else, to be sure.

Bogie said:

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm using the 2x converter for the 50-500mm.
But it's hard work using it ...
Here's a link to an album, using the 50-500 + 2x converter:
http://www.belgiumdigital.be/albums/canon_d60/sigma_1600/index.htm

For action shots, this combination is hard to use: it's weight and
manual focussing makes it nealy impossible to use for moving
targets - even on a tripod.
For static subjects, the 2x convertor should be usable - but you
probably need to use a very steady tripod and a remote control ...

The image quality is still "satisfactory" imho - but that depends a
little on the subject.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Bogie said:

Have you used the Sigma 1.4X teleconverter with the 50-500 or 70-200?

It's amazing how many mm you need just to reach the bird feeder!

Thanks in advance.

Bogie

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski01.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski02.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski03.jpg
http://users.pandora.be/belgium.digital/images/waterski04.jpg

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

I just looked through your amazing photos, WOW. The color and detail is amazing.

I am wondering how much work you have to do in PhotoShop to get those images looking so good, or is that what the lenses you use are capable of in the right hands?

I am looking at the 28-135 IS and have seen some bad example photos posted. Yours are just incredible. Not to mention the 50-500 shots.

Of course if you say that is what the lenses are truly capable of, I won't have any excuses. I guess I could say it front focused.

Thanks for posting your work.

Mike

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

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So Jaja, please tell me about how far away where you to take
these "ouststanding" photos of your? The colors are amazing with
that lens.

Bill

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.









Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

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Hello Mike,

When you go to Belgium Digital, you can see a D60 POTD on the homepage. When you click on the thumb, you get the 900x600 version.

When you click on the 900x600 image, you get the "straight out of the camera file" (3 Mb jpg - unaltered).

BTW, the settings of my D60 are just "standard", so no extra in camera sharpening and things like that ...

I do a little post-processing (I did that for all my images, regardless which brand the camera is).
This is what I do with the D60 images:

• adding a little more contrast
• adding a tiny bit of contrast (but just a tiny bit ...)
• applying an USM with these parameters: 100%, 0.5 or 1 and 3.

That's the regular workflow for all my D60 images.

Now, imho, experience has also a lot to do with it.
Using a 50-500mm tele (in fact 800mm on the D60) doesn't come like that.
I did practice a lot and thanks to that, I'm able to get "some" results now.

But the D60 also has a lot to do with it. It's just a great camera that allows one to shoot in the way he/she would like.
And it produces great colours ...

Kind regards and thanks for your interest,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Zabar said:

I am wondering how much work you have to do in PhotoShop to get
those images looking so good, or is that what the lenses you use
are capable of in the right hands?

I am looking at the 28-135 IS and have seen some bad example photos
posted. Yours are just incredible. Not to mention the 50-500 shots.

Of course if you say that is what the lenses are truly capable of,
I won't have any excuses. I guess I could say it front focused.

Thanks for posting your work.

Mike

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I'm mastering the D60 + Sigmla 50-500mm combination better and better.
This afternoon, there was a waterski-race in the nieghbourhood and
I was there ...
Here are some D60 + Sigma 50-500mm images.
All handheld, using AI servo focussing.

Postprocessing: the usual ...

• a little more contrast
• a tiny USM

Now, the Canon 100-400 is a great lens - but what this Sigma has
produced this afternoon is just excellent imho ...
I will post a complete album on Belgium Digitam later on today,
including all the exif-info.

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

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Hello Bill,

Regarding the distance, well I sometimes got wet by the splash of the boats ;-)))

These images were taken on our "local canal" and it's hard to give one distance since the images were shot at different distances.

The closest ones were shot at about 7 m (the waterskier), all the others were at about 15-20m I guess (but I'm not sure).

When I saw these images for the first time, I was surprised myself to find such a brilliant colours although the weather wasn't that great.
Most of the time, it was clouded and just a little sun.

But I guess most credits go to the D60, capable of producing such great and vivant colours ...
I just pressed the shutterbutton ...

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

William C said:

So Jaja, please tell me about how far away where you to take
these "ouststanding" photos of your? The colors are amazing with
that lens.

Bill

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I'm getting a set of Kenko tubes, but wonder if they will let me get closer with the 50-500, for dragonflies, etc. Ever tried them with the 50-500?

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Hello Bogie,

I have the Sigma 2x convertor.
There's a sample album online.
BD crew albums - D60 - and there's a 1800mm album ...
I have no experiences with the Kenko-tubes :-(

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

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Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

I have the Sigma 2x convertor.
There's a sample album online.
BD crew albums - D60 - and there's a 1800mm album ...
I have no experiences with the Kenko-tubes :-(

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

Bogie said:

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Hello all,

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--
'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Click to expand...

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'The Key to Safe Wildlife Photography: Think OUTSIDE of the Bear.'

My Galleries: http://home.attbi.com/~keylargographics/

Actually I find the best colors with overcast skies once you do a good white balance. The colors come out almost electirc!

Jaja - Belgium Digital said:

Regarding the distance, well I sometimes got wet by the splash of
the boats ;-)))
These images were taken on our "local canal" and it's hard to give
one distance since the images were shot at different distances.

The closest ones were shot at about 7 m (the waterskier), all the
others were at about 15-20m I guess (but I'm not sure).

When I saw these images for the first time, I was surprised myself
to find such a brilliant colours although the weather wasn't that
great.
Most of the time, it was clouded and just a little sun.

But I guess most credits go to the D60, capable of producing such
great and vivant colours ...
I just pressed the shutterbutton ...

Kind regards,
Jaja
http://www.belgiumdigital.com

William C said:

So Jaja, please tell me about how far away where you to take
these "ouststanding" photos of your? The colors are amazing with
that lens.

Bill

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