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Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 Contemporary on the M system

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OP Larry Rexley Senior Member • Posts: 1,238
Re: Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 Contemporary on the M system

m100 wrote:

R2D2 wrote:

Larry, why on earth are you shooting trains when you've got all of these magnificent birds at your doorstep??? Egad, I need to pay you a visit!!!

We got a whole bird shooters forum full of bird pictures ? R forum ? So few train photos though !

I'll admit to trying out the 150-600 C on trains first!

I knew where to reliably find some I wouldn't have to chase. Tampa's CSX Yeoman Yard from the Orient St overpass. Cropped but not downsized. Not as sharp as the birds due to heat shimmering shooting at a distance.

After examining these results, I came to the conclusion that 300mm and greater are overkill for shooting at a distance in the daytime with crop sensor, once the Sun starts to warm things up a couple of hours hours after sunrise.   This means that the much smaller and lighter EF-S 55-250 is all I need to carry on the bike when shooting this kind of stuff, to my relief!

My friend Tom who lived here his whole life said the birds are fewer every year.

 Larry Rexley's gear list:Larry Rexley's gear list
Canon EOS M6 II Canon EOS M200 Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM +21 more
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