Re: sigma 200-500

On 4 September 2015 at 19:39, Bob W-PDML wrote: > On 4 Sep 2015, at 19:32, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: ROFL! >>> >>> It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think >>> they were laughing. >>> >>> Anyway, I

Re: sigma 200-500

Mark Roberts Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:46:11 -0700 wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Sep 2015, at 19:32, Larry Colen wrote: Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: ROFL! It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think they were laughing. Anyway, I've a

Re: sigma 200-500

Bob W-PDML wrote: >On 4 Sep 2015, at 19:32, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: ROFL! >>> >>> It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think >>> they were laughing. >>> >>> Anyway, I've added that to my wish li

Re: sigma 200-500

On 4 Sep 2015, at 19:32, Larry Colen wrote: > > Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: >>> ROFL! >> >> It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think >> they were laughing. >> >> Anyway, I've added that to my wish list, and I'm looking forward t

Re: sigma 200-500

Bob W-PDML wrote: On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: ROFL! It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think they were laughing. Anyway, I've added that to my wish list, and I'm looking forward to Christmas. I wonder which I'll enjoy most, the gummy bears or th

Re: sigma 200-500

On 4 Sep 2015, at 17:39, Toine wrote: > > ROFL! It does sound as though they were rolling on the floor, but I don't think they were laughing. Anyway, I've added that to my wish list, and I'm looking forward to Christmas. I wonder which I'll enjoy most, the gummy bears or the anvil (with free

Re: sigma 200-500

ROFL! On 4 September 2015 at 18:20, John wrote: > Also note that hilarious as the comments are, they don't hold a candle > to the Amazon reviews for the 5lb bag of Haribo Sugar Free Gummy Bears. > > http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/product-reviews/B008JELLCA > -- PDML Pentax

Re: sigma 200-500

On 9/3/2015 5:56 PM, Gonz wrote: Funny... http://petapixel.com/2011/09/20/hilarious-customer-reviews-for-the-sigma-200-500mm-lens-on-amazon/ The comments on PetaPixel are almost as good. Also note that hilarious as the comments are, they don't hold a candle to the Amazon reviews for the 5lb

sigma 200-500

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Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

At 11:50 AM 12/03/2007, John Sessoms wrote: > > > > From: > > "David Savage > > On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> William Robb wrote: > >> > It's this big: > >> > > >> > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > >> > > >> > >> It looks like a gun from an ultra violent vid

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

> > From: > "David Savage > On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> William Robb wrote: >> > It's this big: >> > >> > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg >> > >> >> It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile >> launcher. > > In certan video games it

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

Here's a photo of how the Sigma 200-500 2.8 was taken to PMA: http://i19.tinypic.com/333y6bp.jpg -- -- Cheers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MichaelHamilton.ca -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

On Mar 11, 2007, at 5:05 AM, David Mann wrote: > On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> Bill, can you tell us please, how much does it weigh? > > Obviously not as much as I thought, unless the lens is just a > cardboard model. > > - Dave I hear that it's filled with hydrogen. T

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

On Mar 11, 2007, at 6:50 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Bill, can you tell us please, how much does it weigh? Obviously not as much as I thought, unless the lens is just a cardboard model. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

I wasn't referring to it's looks either. Joseph Tainter wrote: > This particular colleague wouldn't have been concerned about that. > Besides, I suspect that the aircraft is not being marketed on looks. > > Joe > > - > > At the risk of offending the French Aerospace industry, isn't it? > > Jo

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

That would be the sanitised, G rated, version. :-) Cheers, Dave On 3/11/07, Mishka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > big foto lens? > > On 3/10/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > William Robb wrote: > > > > It's this big: > > > > > >

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

> That's just ridiculous. Only if you have to carry it! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8? > On 10/3/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>It's

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

This particular colleague wouldn't have been concerned about that. Besides, I suspect that the aircraft is not being marketed on looks. Joe - At the risk of offending the French Aerospace industry, isn't it? Joseph Tainter wrote: > > It's this big: > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

I always think of DOOM where it would be the B. F. G. Christian wrote: > David Savage wrote: > >> On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> William Robb wrote: >>> It's this big: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg >>> It lo

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

David Savage wrote: > On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> William Robb wrote: >>> It's this big: >>> >>> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg >>> >> It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile >> launcher. > > In certan video games it'd be called

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

Joseph Tainter wrote: > > - > > Without the hood it looks a little like the Airbus A380...which a > colleague said reminded him of a French pig. The naturescapes.net guys are calling it "pigma" -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.ne

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

At the risk of offending the French Aerospace industry, isn't it? Joseph Tainter wrote: > > It's this big: > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > > > > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile > launcher. > > - > > Without the hood it looks a

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8? > > It's this big: > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > > > > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a m

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

On 10/3/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >It's this big: > >http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg That's just ridiculous. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDM

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

> Thank you Christian. It is missile launcher indeed or a pregnant telescope. Pregnant Telescope LOL ;) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

> It's this big: > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile launcher. - Without the hood it looks a little like the Airbus A380...which a colleague said reminded him of a French pig. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Di

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

Thank you Christian. It is missile launcher indeed or a pregnant telescope. -- new photos ever so often... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

big foto lens? On 3/10/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > William Robb wrote: > > > It's this big: > > > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > > > > > > > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

On 3/11/07, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Robb wrote: > > It's this big: > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > > > > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile > launcher. In certan video games it'd be called a B.F.L. Cheers, Dave -

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

Damn, it;s bigger than _your_ dog. William Robb wrote: > It's this big: > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discus

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

William Robb wrote: > It's this big: > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > It looks like a gun from an ultra violent video game... Or a missile launcher. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/li

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

Bill, can you tell us please, how much does it weigh? Boris William Robb wrote: > It's this big: > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

- Original Message - From: "Boris Liberman" Subject: Re: How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8? > Bill, can you tell us please, how much does it weigh? Sorry, I nabbed that picture of someone's website. > >> It's this big: >> >> ht

How Big is the Sigma 200-500 2.8?

It's this big: http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb/temp/71bd.jpg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Whittingham wrote: > On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:38:33 -0500, Doug Franklin wrote >> Yeah, you'd look pretty funny pulling a trailer with golf cart with a >> motorcycle. ;-) > LOL, I've seen the Germans pulling beer barrels (on wheels) with their bikes And that should be considered unusual or s

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

;Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:16 PM > Subject: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > > > > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm > > > > Hey how's this for a walkabout lens? > > > > Cheers, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:38:33 -0500, Doug Franklin wrote > John Whittingham wrote: > > > The main problem here is I usualy travel by motorcycle to race > > meets, beats the hell out of sitting in traffic jams, parking > > and camping if needed is cheaper and more convenient. > > Yeah, you'd look p

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Whittingham wrote: > The main problem here is I usualy travel by motorcycle to race > meets, beats the hell out of sitting in traffic jams, parking > and camping if needed is cheaper and more convenient. Yeah, you'd look pretty funny pulling a trailer with golf cart with a motorcycle. ;-) -

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:57:55 -0500, Doug Franklin wrote > John Francis wrote: > > > But I don't carry the 250-600 and the 300/f2.8 at the same time; > > one stays back at base. Even then by the end of the day I'm beat - > > with the 25-600, the 80-200, a couple of bodies, and a few more > > other

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

John Francis wrote: > But I don't carry the 250-600 and the 300/f2.8 at the same time; > one stays back at base. Even then by the end of the day I'm beat - > with the 25-600, the 80-200, a couple of bodies, and a few more > other odds-and-ends I'm starting out with 25lbs or more of stuff > (and I

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

Boris Liberman wrote: > Doug, I don't recall - how many sherpas you normally take with you to a shoot? Who needs a sherpa when you travel with a golf cart? :-) Seriously, when I'm at the track, which is where I'd use a lens like that, I have a gasoline powered golf cart that I use to get around t

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On 3/08/07 4:45 PM, "Ryan Lee", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think the new Sigmonster will look *that* strange mounted on a > soccer mum's supermarket 4WD. She needs it to chase her husband's... :-). Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listin

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:04:52 -0500, John Francis wrote > I wonder how much that puppy weighs? > > As Doug suggests, it would be a great lens at the track; that's > just about the only place I use my 250-600 (oh, and airshows :-). > > But I don't carry the 250-600 and the 300/f2.8 at the same time;

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

-- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:05 AM Subject: Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > I think Ryan was being facetious. > > On Mar 8, 2007, at 8:14 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > I

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

I wonder how much that puppy weighs? As Doug suggests, it would be a great lens at the track; that's just about the only place I use my 250-600 (oh, and airshows :-). But I don't carry the 250-600 and the 300/f2.8 at the same time; one stays back at base. Even then by the end of the day I'm bea

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 03:11:02PM +0100, John Whittingham wrote: > On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:16:32 +1000, Ryan Lee wrote > > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm > > > > Hey how's this for a walkabout lens? > > > > Cheers, > > Ryan > > "A dedicated APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG II is suppli

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

he content link: > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm > > > - Original Message - > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:16 PM > Subject: OT: Sigma 2

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:28:08 -0500, K.Takeshita wrote > On 3/08/07 9:11 AM, "John Whittingham", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You could always gut it and use it as the worlds most expensive thermos flask > > 8) > > A guy in Japan posted; > > With a radar dome attached in front, this is a fat

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

Ryan Lee wrote: > The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm > DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT! I shoulda held out for this instead of getting my slow-ass 500/4... :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net --

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

> > From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/08 Thu PM 02:18:25 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > Notice that you will have to buy a camera *"show"*... This is > ob

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On 3/08/07 9:11 AM, "John Whittingham", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could always gut it and use it as the worlds most expensive thermos flask > 8) A guy in Japan posted; With a radar dome attached in front, this is a fat submarine with a crew of two. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

0 GMT > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > > Subject: Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > > > The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm > > > > > >

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

> > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/08 Thu PM 12:23:20 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > h

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:16:32 +1000, Ryan Lee wrote > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm > > Hey how's this for a walkabout lens? > > Cheers, > Ryan "A dedicated APO TELE CONVERTER 2x EX DG II is supplied as a standard accessory with the APO 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG" just in case you need

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

> > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/08 Thu PM 12:23:20 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Subject: Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > h

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

Doug, I don't recall - how many sherpas you normally take with you to a shoot? ;-) On 3/8/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P. J. Alling wrote: > > And a bit limiting unless you plan to take photos from blocks away. > > > > Ryan Lee wrote: > >> The link on that page is javascript, bu

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

; >> The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > >> http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm > >> > >> > >> - Original Message - > >> From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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at page is javascript, but here's the content link: >> http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List&q

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

P. J. Alling wrote: > And a bit limiting unless you plan to take photos from blocks away. > > Ryan Lee wrote: >> The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: >> http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm A 200-500 would be *the bomb* at the race track and some o

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

On 3/08/07 7:23 AM, "Ryan Lee", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm Looks ridiculous to me :-) Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listi

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, it'll frighten small animals and children, (and in seems to require batteries). Ryan Lee wrote: > http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm > > Hey how's this for a walkabout lens? > > Cheers, > Ryan > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer stude

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

_500_28.htm > > > - Original Message - > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:16 PM > Subject: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG > > > >> http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/

Re: OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

The link on that page is javascript, but here's the content link: http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/news/200_500_28.htm - Original Message - From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:16 PM Su

OT: Sigma 200-500 2.8 EX DG

http://www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/index.htm Hey how's this for a walkabout lens? Cheers, Ryan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net