What is photography, really? Here I sit, its early morning approximately 05h30 and I have just checked guests out for their departure from the lodge. This is the time I have before new guests to write these blogs for the public. Its tough when it comes to time as a...
David Rogers writes about his impression of the Sigma 60 – 600 I recently went on assignment to Botswana for ORMS* using the Sigma 1:4,5-6.3 DG 105 Sport 60 – 600 mm lens. I usually travel with the Nikon 80 – 400 (1,3 kg) and 200 – 500 (2,3 kg) that being able...
I believe every birding photographer, after getting all the regular ID type shots, will work his way towards photographing birds doing some sort of activity. This would imply the typical foraging or eating photos, building nests, birds in flight (also see my previous...
Welcome back everyone to another Photographic Tip part of the Learning in Lockdown series brought to you by Sigma South Africa. It has been a while so where have I been? Well, the last few months have been interesting… from testing new gear from Sigma SA to receiving...
I regularly see many photographers posting their birding images on social media, websites etc, in the typical ID pose – full body, cleanish background, head turned slightly sideways to show off the profile of the head and bill, feather detail and colours, and legs...
After using a 150-600mm Contemporary Sigma lens for most of my time as a wildlife photographer I thought it would be quite difficult to find something not only on performance wise for the price of the lens but the durability and all-around performance from image...
Firstly a caveat, I am not a techie or pixel peeper and I am not a bird photographer. So technically this is not a review, but rather my hands-on experience of the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 Sport lens. When I intend to buy gear I usually read two or three opinion pieces...
CANON EOS R5 | SIGMA FIELD TEST Text and photo’s by Sigma Ambassador Simon Du Plessis, Actionimage. I was invited by Canon South Africa to do a field review on their new Canon EOS R5 mirrorless body. This kept me quite busy, testing the R5 out in the field using...
SIGMA Corporation is pleased to announce the SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN MACRO | Art. Make everyday details more magnificent. Performance exceeds expectations SIGMA Art line introduces a supreme edition to classic macro lenses Mid-telephoto macro lenses give photographers...
The continuation of a new series of blog posts that are here and available for your reading pleasure, I have decided to not only tell you about the amazing Sigma brand, but to teach you about how to use your camera along with your Sigma lens to capture photographic...