The new 14kg Sigma super-BIGMA 200-500 f/2.8

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Sigma's super-fast F/2.8 200-500 zoom lens is a metre long and weighs 30lbs. We've had a look at one here at the PMA 07 show in Las Vegas. Find out more about the new Sigma BIGMA and see our pictures too.

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[Goatsmilkuk]

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30lbs Just imagine the Robin shots you could get with it though, lol

[Pops]

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Need to go on a high protien diet to handle that

[cowcrzy06]

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Hello All!

Ahh Weightlifting for photographers. Now i get it

[rogerio]

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30lbs Just imagine the Robin shots you could get with it though, lol

Yeah, and I'll finally be able to realize my lifetime dream of shooting wildlife from home - I'll just have to point my bigma to the direction of the park some 50 miles away and... sigh, forgot the damned earth's curvature...

either that or I'll wait till I win the lottery to afford both the lens and the army of assistants to carry it log-like on their shoulders!

[Archangel]

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It looks like Sigma is getting into the military industry with this missile launcher

George

[yoshi]

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- I'll just have to point my bigma to the direction of the park some 50 miles away and... sigh, forgot the damned earth's curvature...

either that or I'll wait till I win the lottery to afford both the lens and the army of assistants to carry it log-like on their shoulders!

the damned earth's curvature... - a quite fresh annoyance I have never thought about till now! Indeed the earth's curvature could be a big factor that gives future photographers big troubles. Fortunately I'm a mid-tele lens lover so I do not have to invest for this super zoom.

thanks for bringing this thread to my attention. I failed to read it. Ian's pics are much more informative than Sigma's own pic.
yoshi

[Pol]

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the damned earth's curvature... - a quite fresh annoyance I have never thought about till now! Indeed the earth's curvature could be a big factor that gives future photographers big troubles.

Very tall people shouldn't have too much of a problem and I heard that special tripods are already designed and about to be produced. They're very high tripods and are to be sold with stilts for the photographer.

HTH

Polly

[straupenieks]

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Looks like my dream lens. Photography AND workout at the same time - can anyone think of a better hobby?