Stuart Herbert

I’ve finished processing and uploading the rest of my photos from the weekend visit to the Wildwood Trust over in Kent. I ended up with 30 photos from the day.

The whole set of photos were taken using the Sigma 80-400mm lens. About two-thirds of the images were shot in RAW mode, and then converted to JPEGs through Photoshop. I’m very pleased with the level of detail that the Sigma lens has captured, and the colours from the shots. I’m particularly pleased with the contrast on the shots, making working with the RAW files a lot easier than I’d expected. I haven’t been through the photos with a fine tooth-comb, but I haven’t noticed any chromatic abberations. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the Sigma 80-400mm lens to anyone looking for a telephoto zoom lens for the Nikon D200.

These photos were taken using the older version of the lens. I was basically too impatient to wait for stocks of the new DG version of the lens to arrive in the UK. Apart from the fact that the lens weighs a tonne - it’s too heavy for the head of my existing tripod - I’m a happy camper.

Sebastian, I’ve finally posted a picture taken with the Sigma 80-400 mm lens. We’ve just gotten back from the Wildwood Trust over in Kent. Whilst we were there, I managed to snag this picture of a raven using the new lens. The image I’ve posted is a crop, but even so I’m very pleased with the level of detail that the new lens captured.

I’ll get a few more shots from Wildwood up on the gallery tomorrow.