I recently purchase a new lens. The SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS. It filled the most glaring gap in my Sony E Mount lens arsenal. I was badly missing a long telephoto lens. My longest lens before purchasing this was my Tamron 70-180.

Here are the specifications for the latest addition to the family:

LENS CONSTRUCTION: 25 elements in 15 groups
ANGLE OF VIEW: 16.4°-4.1°
NUMBER OF DIAPHRAGM BLADES: 9 (Rounded diaphragm)
MINIMUM APERTURE: F22-29
MINIMUM FOCUSING DISTANCE: 58-280cm / 22.8–110.2in.
MAXIMUM MAGNIFICATION RATIO: 1:2.9　(At a focusing distance of 180mm)
FILTER SIZE: φ95mm

Here are some pictures of the guy:

Here is a look at the focal length of the lens:

50mm – Equivalent of the human eye

150mm – Shortest focal length of the lens

600mm – Longest focal length of the lens

Here are the first images I took with the new lens:

I look forward to taking this lens out and getting some wildlife images and maybe some sports images at some point in the future!

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This is your reminder that this week’s THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE theme is MUSIC:

MUSIC

MUSIC! What a great theme for Year 10 of THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE!

But what exactly is a MUSIC photo? A MUSIC photo is simply a photo where a major compositional element involves MUSIC. It could be something that is used in the production of MUSIC. Like sheet MUSIC or a MUSICal instrument or a MUSICian or an 8 Track. Anything the aids in the producing of MUSIC is fair game. Might be a great weekend to make it to a concert.

This is not the first time the theme MUSIC has been used for THE WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE. Here are a few past submissions to spark your creative ideas:

Mike Vest – Week 305

Shannon Bardole-Foley – Week 305

Angie DeWaard – Week 237

Monica Henning – Week 237

Christopher D. Bennett – Week 237

Sarah Karber – Week 20

Happy photo harvesting!