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Submitted By: arthurpreston
Location: Oxnard, CA
Joined: Mar 14 2006
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50-500MM vs 200-500MM lens?
Posted: August 11, 2007 - 8:14am

I like to go out shooting wildlife, but my current lens (SIGMA 50-500mm) gives me great dissapointment, because things at a distance (say 200 yards) are never quite as sharp as I'd like. Yes, I use a tripod when I can, but I'm still dissapointed; even sharpening in Photoshop doesn't do what I'd like. I've heard that one problem is that becuase of the range, there is just too much glass in the lens, and that I should switch to 200-500MM. I'm using a Minolta Maxxum 7D and I get splendid results with other lenses. So, do you think I will see any discernible difference if I switch to a 200-500MM?

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Submitted By: Larry Berman
Location: Pittsburgh
Joined: Mar 7 2005
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Re: 50-500MM vs 200-500MM lens?
Posted: August 11, 2007 - 10:01am

Though it may not be in your budget, you'll get better pictures with a lens suited for shooting wildlife. Look into a fast fixed focal length 300mm, 400mm or 500mm and a 1.4 teleconverter if you need more reach.

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