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Sigma’s APO 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG HSM is another unique lens in the line of Sigma offerings. An ultra telephoto as no other camera or lens manufacturer offers the serious photographer! Featuring a constant aperture of F5.6 throughout the entire zoom range, this lens is ideal for photographing wildlife when there is no way of controlling the distance of the animal to the camera. With a simple turn of the zoom ring, the photographer can instantly adjust the composition of the image without moving or disturbing the subject. Similarly, the zoom accommodates sporting photography such as soccer or surfing where the rapidly changing distance of the action requires massive changes in focal length in a matter of seconds. Two SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements provide optimum color correction & sharpness throughout the entire zoom range. At the rear of the lens, a drop in 46mm filter holder is provided so that the photographer can easily add inexpensive color correction or light balancing filters. A perfect lens for surveillance use, its stealth black finish is unobtrusive and easily concealed.
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Lion in the African bush
Helgard
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 5.6 200
African bush
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Lion in the African bush
Helgard
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 5.6 200
African bush
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Caring Love
Malvin Huang
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM f8 1600
The LOVE given by the Olive backed Sunbird taking care of the 2 baby chicks
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Serenity
Helgard de VIlliers
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2000 5.6 1000
Peace and tranquility
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Walking into the light
Helgard de VIlliers
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 5.6 1000
Light
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Flamingo
Paramanand
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 10 250
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Fiscal Shrike
Terry Finney
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2500 f5.6 1250
Fiscal Shrike
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Bokmakierie
Terry Finney
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/800 f5.6 400
Bokmakierie
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Three Amigos
David Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 11 320
Bitter cold in Yellowstone National Park. The 300-800 worked perfectly and I was able to frame these three coyotes in an instant. Head shots aren't always the most interesting and I liked being able to chose the shot I want with one lens and the Sigma did it for me.
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Asian elephant, Sri Lanka
Roberto Fabbri
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 9 1250
All African elephants of both sexes have tusks, but in Asia only a very low number of males grow tasks, which are elongates incisors. A large mature bull Asian elephant, Elephas maximus, carrying long tusks taking a shower at Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia. Nikon D4, Sigma 300-800mm, f/5.6
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Is that a wart on his eye?
Thomas Kibodeaux
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1600th second f11 400
I actually scored this lens used and wanted to make sure it works before my return period expired. I've long dreamed of owning a lens like this, but it's 2.5x better than my dreams!
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Plumbeous Water Redstart (Female)
D7000
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 0.04s F5.6 500
Plumbeous Water Redstart (Female)
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Kingfisher with breakfast
Thomas D. Knoop
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500 f11 400
I had been for this bird to settle in his favorite tree for way too long...but when he did finally perch with a fish, it made the set up of the blind and the long periods of sitting on the beach worth everything.
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Eagle
David Pence
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500 f/10 400
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
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Downy Woodpecker Male
David Pence
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/200 f/11 400
Downy Woodpecker Male
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Fishing
Rudy Bohmer
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 7.1 400
Catch of the day!
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Colourful
Helgard
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM F9 200
Capturing the beauty of African wildlife.
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Oh Boy Oberto Unlimited Hydroplane
Dave Fox DHS Photo
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/640 f5.6@336mm 400
Weekend at the races Kennewick, Washington 2013. Shot with EOS 7D and a modified Moose polarizing filter.
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Steve David at Work
Dave Fox DHS Photo
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/800 f5.6@800mm 640
Unlimited Hydroplane races Kennewick, Washington July 3013. EOS 7D with modified Moose Peterson filter, shutter preferred.
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Weekend at the Races
Dave Fox DHS Photo
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/800 f6.3@800mm 400
Unlimted Hydroplane Races at Kennewick, Washington 2013. Taken with EOS 7D and modified Moose polarizing filter.
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Cheetah Portrait
Noel Hammond
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/320 6.3 200
Cheetah early morning light
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Nature
Pat Leger
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1250 5.6 640
Nature
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River Otter
Davd Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM f/8 400
Really difficult light conditions and otters don't sit still long and I was very lucky to catch this one just before it dove and swam off. The Sigma 300-800 at about a 700mm focal length performed grew.
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Growl!!
Robijn Poole
Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1250 f/5.6 200
Mama & winter of 2013/2014 cub
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White-spotted deers, Sri Lanka.
Roberto Fabbri
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 8 560
A herd of white-spotted deers pasturing at sunset. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia. Nikon D4, Sigma 300-800mm, f/5.6
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Kennie Pan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/3th F8 200
Beauty of Nature
Nature
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM
Nature
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to create a realy sharp picture of the moon. :-) Wallpapersize
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 125 10 200
to create a realy sharp picture of the moon. :-) Wallpapersize
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jim herrly
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500 8 800
bighorn ram looking to start a fight. yellowstone park
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George Lainhart
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 250 f8 400
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Robin Poole
Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1600 f5.6 200
Like to take Osprey Pics
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David Walker
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500s f8 800
winter beauty
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SIGMA 300 800 5.6
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 100 8 250
PICTURES MADE IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE NATURE OF VALDIVIA CHILE
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Michael R. Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/125 F/8 400
Wood Duck with Rippled Water Reflections.
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Me
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/200 F7.1 800
The Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 lens is for me the ultimate wildlife lens. For this shot I was actually to close to use 800mm so I backed a little down to 572mm and took the shot. This shutter sound caught this Red Deers attention.
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Michael R. Duncan
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/160 F/10 400
Stalking Pose of the Great Blue Heron.
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Michael R. Duncan
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/100 F/10 400
Great Horned Owl "Youngster Yawning"
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SIGMA 300 800 5.6
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 350 5.6 125
Ducks in wetlands Valdivia Chile. Lens photography sigma 300 800 5.6
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kenniepan.com
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/40th F11 800
Wild Black Backed Kingfisher Guirgating at night. Taken with 2X TC wide open @ 1400mm
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SIGMA 300 800 5.6
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 80 5.6 100
WILD GANZ, CHILEAN PATAGONIA
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Roberto Fabbri
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/400 F/8 100
Chestnut eared aracari, Manu National Park, Peru, South America, 2007. This was the last image taken with the 300-800 mm during this trip, few minutes later I dropped into the murky waters of the Manu river! But I got a replacement ASAP!
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SIGMA 300 800 5.6
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 60 5.6 400
PHOTO TAKEN IN THE NATIONAL PARK Huerquehue ( Enicognathus leptorhynchus)
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Donald O'Neal Aldridge
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/125 f/5.6 500
Elegance of Raptors
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BirdmanBruce
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/250 f7.1 200
I saw this beautiful olive-backed sunbird one afternoon, lucky to have such perfect lighting and background.
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nature
Sony A Mount 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/800 sec 5.6 100
nature
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nature
Sony A Mount 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/800 sec 5.6 100
nature
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FRANCOIS JOORIS JACMART
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 250 5.6 350
PICTURES MADE IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE NATURE OF VALDIVIA CHILE
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Newnew
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 250 5.6 200
Spotted Sandpiper
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Roberto Fabbri
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500 F/7.1 250
A keel billed toucan coming out of its nest, Belize, Central America
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Dave Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 250 f8 400
Using a monopod I was able to capture this serene moment of a resting shorebird while still keeping a respectful distance.
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SIGMA 300 800 5.6
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 125 5.6 250
PICTURES MADE IN THE SANCTUARY OF THE NATURE OF VALDIVIA CHILE
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Attila Kegyes
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/50 sec f/11 (effective) Fuji Velvia 100
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Roberto Fabbri
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/125 f/13 280
Spiny-tailed iguana, sun bathing, close up, Belize, Central America
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kenniepan.com
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/3200th F5.6 500
Yellow Bittern trashing common tiapia
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ijaz bhatti
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/160 5.6 200
NATURE HAS TO BE LIKE THIS
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The picture was taken with a Nikon F6 camera and on a Fuji Astia 100F slide
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/13 f/5,6 100
The picture was taken with a Nikon F6 camera and on a Fuji Astia 100F slide
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Kennie Pan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/3th F8 200
Beauty of Nature
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Dave M
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM f-3.5 1/160 800
sports
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Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM
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Michael R. Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/125 Second F/8 400
I enjoy Bird Photography and my Sigma 300-800 on the Nikon D700 Body produces excellent Image clarity. All Nature Photographers should own the Sigma 300-800mm Lens.
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Playful Pup- Yellowstone National Park | Wyoming USA
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/640 sec F8 800
I been to Yellowstone countless times and had never seen a free roaming wolf. Imagine my surprise when on the last day of my trip in 2008 I would spend the entire day photographing not just one wolf but a whole pack! Even more amazing would be that I would be able to do that all alone with just another photography friend but no one else. It all started late one morning as we were driving through the park and I spotted a dark shadow moving through a field. At first, we thought it was a bear but quickly realized that it was not just one wolf but a whole pack moving through. As we grabbed for our gear out of the car, the pack crossed the road and disappeared into the woods. It was thrilling just to witness but I wanted more. We quickly jumped into the car to see where they were headed. As we rounded a bend we found a lone pup standing in the road howling. He quickly vanished into the woods once again and appeared to be heading back to where they originally came from. My experience told me that the pack would not leave a pup and they had to be close. We scouted a picnic area off the main road and soon found the entire pack in an open grassy field. We would not approach too closely and I was sure glad to have the reach of the 300-800! This image is of the pup as he was playing with mom while she kept an eye on us. I spent the next 6 hours just staying put as the pack went about their business. This has been one of my greatest thrills as a wildlife photographer.
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Leopard Play- Northern Serengeti Tanzania, East Africa
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2000 sec F8 800
I had been out on tour for about a week with my group when we came upon this leopard family in the tall grasses. They were hiding low in the grass as a troupe of elephants went passing by with one full grown male almost stepping on the twins as they were lying under the broken tree. After the elephants passed, the two resume playing up and down the tree and allowed us some great opportunities to photograph these elusive cats. The zoom capability of the lens allowed me to quickly recompose as they chased each other around the tree.
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Crossing the Mara River | Northern Serengeti- Tanzania, East Africa
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 sec F8 800
Many people ask me what my greatest experience has been as a wildlife photographer and even though I have had many thrills, nothing compares to witnessing a herd of wildebeest (or Gnu) crossing the Mara River. It is truly a spectacle as thousand of animals gather along the shore with hungry crocs infesting the water. I have no idea what drives them to cross at such peril back and forth but once a crossing starts, most of the animals in a herd that can range from the hundreds to well into the thousands will cross. This is where the zoom capability of the Sigma 300-800mm lens really shines and has no equal. The zoom versatility and reach allowed me to compose on just an individual gnu or quickly recompose on the herd as they began their perilous journey. I am already looking forward to this year’s trip in August to get a chance at my dream image of a croc leaping out of the water to get one of the gnu.
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African Fish Eage
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2500 sec F7.1 800
This is an image of an African Fish Eagle taken on my tour to Tanzania late in the afternoon in the swamps of Tarangire National Park. The extra reach of the 300-800 allowed me to photograph this spectacular bird quite far off in the distance with the swamp grasses making a nice background.
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Serengeti
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 sec F8 800
This is one of my favorite images I have ever taken with the 300-800. We had just gotten to the northern Serengeti in Tanzania along the Mara River when a massive herd started to cross the river. The versatility of the zoom allowed me to easily compose and recompose the scene as the action unfolded in front of me. The almost painterly quality of the image was due to all the dust that the herd had kicked up while they milled around the shore and is still one of the most memorable moments I have ever experienced out in nature.
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Roseate Spoonbill
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2500 sec F6.3 800
I have photographed thousands of birds with my 300-800 but the Roseate Spoonbill ranks up there with one of my favorites! The versatility of the zoom range allows me to easily find and track the subject and fire away once it gets into range. A good gimbal style head allows you to effortlessly pan and makes the lens practically weightless. Photographing flying birds is definitely a rush.
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Buffalo
Roman Kurywczak
300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/640 sec F7.1 800
Buffalo are some of the most difficult subjects to photograph. At most times of the day, their fur and heads become a black hole so it is imperative to photograph them in very early or very late light! The reach of the 300-800 allows me to work at a safe distance and the zoom versatility allows me to isolate a subject in amongst the herd.
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New Submission
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/160 F-11 -2/3 800
BULL MOOSE KEEPING AN EYE ON HIS LADY. TAKEN NEAR JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING.
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Autumn Mallard Drake
Michael Hansen
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/400 8 400
Mallard Drake moving along a river of reflected, golden autumn leaves.
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1250 800MM Focal F/8 640
The Sigma 300-800MM F5.6 EX DG APO lens is a performer. It takes very crisp images when coupled to my Nikon D700 DSLR. Very quick to focus on subject, and stay focused. This capture took place in Kern County, California USA I have had my Lens for 10 years now, it is still tack sharp, and have had no issues with it's performance. Every wildlife Photographer should own one.
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Kingfisher
Helgard de Villiers
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 2000 5.6 800
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The conversation
Helgard
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/4000 F5.6 800
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Taking flight
Helgard
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/4000 F5.6 800
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Patience
David Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 250 8 200
A coyotr waits for a wolf to finish his dinner. Yellowstone National Park. The Sigma handled the light conditions well with no flare of chromatic aberration.
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Synchronicity
David Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/500 11 800
Long-billed Dowitchers in a tight flight formation along the Washington State, USA coast. Recent migrantw from South America headed for the Arctic summer to breed. Taken with the 300-800mm on a monopod at 400mm setting.
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Ohio Wildlife
John Conley
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/250 5.6 1000
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Ohio Wildlife
John Conley
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/250 5.6 1000
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Ohio Wildlife
John Conley
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/250 5.6 1000
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American Avocet
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 f/10 500
Capture took place in Kern County, California. The Sigma 300-800mm F/5.6 EX DG APO is one of the finest lenses on the market, it takes sharp images and works very well on Nikon DSLR Camera Bodies. I don't leave home without this lens on any of my excursions.
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Cinnamon Teal
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 F/8 500
Cinnamon Teal in Flight from KNWR in Kern County, CA The Sigma 300-800mm F/5.6 EX DG APO is an excellent choice for all wildlife photographers, a must have for any nature shoot.
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Osprey
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1600 F/10 1250
Soaring Osprey searches for fish over a pond in Kern County, CA. The Sigma 300-800mm F/5.6 EX DG APO lens is the perfect lens for any nature enthusiast. It takes super sharp images, focuses fast on moving subjects. I've had my lens for 12 years and it hasn't let me down, built like a tank.
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Fishing Osprey
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 F/9 1250
Osprey with fish underwater. Capture from Kern County, CA at a pond where Osprey's fish from. The Sigma 300-800mm F/5.6 EX DG APO is a must to have, without this lens I would miss a lot of action, it's gets me close and personal to the subject matter, an takes tack sharp images. Every Nature Photographer should own one.
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Canada Goose Portrait
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/100 F/8 640
Portrait from the Nisqually Preserve in Tacoma, WA This Sigma lens is a must have for every nature enthusiast, it takes tack sharp images and has never failed me for the 12 years of ownership.
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Elegant beauty
Helgard de Villiers
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 2000 5.6 400
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The landing
Helgard de Villiers
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 4000 7.1 400
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Breeding Bird's beauty
Ashish Nimkar
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 500 11 200
Used 2X Canon converter on tripod image it is un-cropped image. About 120 meters distance Focal length is 1600mm
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Great Horned Owl
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 F/8 640
Owl with it's Prey Captured in Kern County, California by Michael R Duncan
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Forster's Tern
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1600 F/8 640
Tern in a dive at the Bolsa Chica Preserve in Huntington Beach, CA USA Sigma wasn't lying when they call this Lens The Ultimate Telephoto Zoom. Capture by Michael R Duncan
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Black Skimmer
Michael R Duncan
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1250 F/10 640
Skimmers at the Bolsa Chica Preserve in Huntington Beach, CA USA. Photography by Michael R Duncan
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Sanlucar de Barrameda Horses races
David Acosta Allely
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1250 7.1 400
Incredible horses races on the beach of Sanlucar de Barrameda , Spain
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FIM CEV Repsol
David Acosta Allely
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/1000 5,6 320
FIM CEV Repsol
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Ferrari Challenge
David Acosta Allely
Canon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/640 6.3 320
Ferrari Challenge
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Boss
David Renwald
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/160 f:5.6 1600
The sun was not quite up when the Sage Grouse males arrived at the lek. Poor light and freezing temperatures challenged the Sigma 300-800mm, but it came through perfectly. Shot at a 700mm setting, this male looks absolutely regal.
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Fawn
Michael Skop
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/80 5.6 1000
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Flamingo
Michael Leggero
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/400 f8 800
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Majestic
Myself
Nikon 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM 1/2000 5.6 Auto
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