Astrophotography with Sigma 150-600mm DG OS Contemporary and dedicated teleconverters

Moon Sigma 150-600 Contemporary Nikon

The summary of my amateur test with a Sigma 150-600mm DG OS Contemporary lens and two teleconverters TC-1401 and TC-2001 includes the astrophotography section. I wanted to check this lens in terms of its ability to capture celestial objects. The fundamental difference between celestial objects and terrestrial objects is, that these first are in motion, … Read more

Teleconverter 2x (TC-2001) for the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Contemporary and other Sigma lenses

Sigma teleconverter TC-2001

The Sigma 150-600mm DG OS HSM f/5 – 6.3 + teleconverter kit TC-1401 bundle wasn’t enough for me. I just wanted to see, what the world looks like through the maximum telephoto lens, affordable for many of us at once. The difference in price between the 150-600mm C  (or 150-600mm S) + TC-2001 combination and … Read more

Teleconverter 1.4x (TC-1401) for the 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Contemporary and other Sigma lenses

Sigma 150-600 contemporaty and TC-1401

The TC1401 teleconverter is a good magnifier for some Sigma lenses, bringing your object by 1.4x closer than Sigma focal length can for you. If you are buying the Sigma 150-600mm f/5 – 6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens, it comes quite often with it as a bundle (Pic. 1). It’s a quite good bargain … Read more

Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary – a fantastic choice for distant landscape photography

Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary for Nikon

My dream about a long telephoto lens finally came through. After a few weeks’s consideration, I bought the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary lens for my Nikon D5300 camera, which also included the TC1401 1.4x teleconverter, especially for this lens. Before I start the presentation on this teleconverter as well as the other … Read more

The summary of Nikon D5300

Here, in this short article, I would like to summarize my whole test, which I have been doing step by step for the last year. I bought my new DSLR camera D5300 over 12 months ago. As you may have noticed from time to time I used to share with you the facilities of this … Read more

Using the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II as a magnifying glass

The AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5/6G VR II is a standard kit lens for many Nikon DSLR cameras. It contains 11 optical elements in 8 groups and 7 rounded diaphragm blades. The lens is also equipped with a Silent Vawe Motor, which provides smooth and quiet auto-focus, and a minimum focus to a distance of … Read more

How to make your place bright, when is completely dark?

Previously I wrote about night photography in the Nikon D5300, where I mentioned ISO sensitivity, long-time exposure, and exposure compensation. The Nikon D5300 gives you many options with exposure. Basically, you can take photos with 30sec time exposure, however, the camera is equipped with the Bulb mode, which allows you to make much longer exposures. … Read more

Nikon D5300 test 4 – The night photography facilities

Nikon D5300 at night

In one of the last tests of my camera, I would like to share with you the night photography possibilities in this tool. Night photography is very important especially during the time, when you are on a trip or you are facing some curious situation (e.g. weather, sport, etc), which is difficult to capture because … Read more

Nikon D5300 the first impression

Nikon D5300

I have been taking photos for 10 years. Exactly 10 years and 5 days ago my mother bought me my first camera Canon Powershot A540. I was very, very happy. I use to use that model for over 5 years till November 2011, when finally the camera was down after 84,5k shoots. Sounds impressive, however, … Read more