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[Blues_Breaker]

Hello,

 

 

Just received my Sigma 100-300 f4 today so thought I would test it photographing the moon

 

 

Here is my attempt - a heavy crop from the d7100. Overall I'm very impressed with the sharpness from this lens so far

 

 

 

 

This is my first real post here (just switched from the Pentax system) so I'm looking forward to using and learning from the forum.

 

 

Cheers,

 

 

Keir.

[Thumper]

Great shot!!   What were your settings?

 

 

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[Blues_Breaker]

Thanks!

 

 

Settings: Manual,  1/800th , F11, 300mm, ISO 200, Mirror Lock Up.

 

 

I might try again at ISO 100 to try and reduce the noise.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Keir.

[K-9]

Very sharp image. Nice one.

[Thumper]

Not much noise in that pic from what I can see. Looks really sharp.

[alden]

Really sharp!

 

Noise? At ISO 200? I don't see any noise in that photo.

 

I might try this with my new Nikkor 55-300 tonight at the same settings and see if it is that sharp. I don't think it is. 

When you say "mirror lock up" did you mean you used the Live View setting?

[PrettyCranium]

Love, love, love this.  Hope I can take a nice crisp shot like that one day!

[UntamedSpirit]

Awesome shot. I don't see any noise at all.

 

Great job

[alden]

Here's the best I got from my 55-300mm 4.5-5.6 Nikon lens. Zoomed all the way out to 300, tripod, self-timer shutter release, fast shutter speed and small aperture. 

 

 

 

I don't think it is nearly as sharp a lens as the Sigma in the original post.

[PrettyCranium]

Great pics again. I agree that the Sigma looks sharper. Hopefully I can try to replicate these shots if we ever get a clear day.

[akanarya]

Hey, someone said sigma 100-300/4 and the moon

 

Pentax K-5, Sigma 100-300/4, 10 images had been stacked using registax: