The Blog: See what
Sigma is saying.

Tag: 70-200mm F2.8
09.19.2012

How to Create Magic: Photographing Children By Judy Host

Using the 70-200mm lens at 200.0mm, my settings were set at 1/800s to stop the action and have a sharp image, f/2.8 to soften the background and ISO 160 because although it was a cloudy day, it was about 1:00pm and I had more than enough light.  I also wanted to angle my subject so there was some rim light, or have a little bit of backlighting which is a part of my style.  After chasing Grey all around his backyard, we ended up with Lola again and decided if we gave Grey some crackers he may stop long enough for me to photograph him again.  I had no idea he would start to feed the dog with them, but as always I’m ready for anything and this ended up being one of my favorites.

When I first started to do some research for this article, I decided to look up the word Magic because [...]

Read more >>

06.14.2012

Fashion Flair 1950 Engagement Shoot: 4 Lens Solution by Lindsay Adler

Lens: 50mm 1.4 | Camera: Canon 5D Mark II | Focal Length: 50mm | ISO: 800 | Aperture: 2.0 | Shutter speed: 1/8000 sec

I carry a variety of lenses in my kit. These lenses give me versatility and flexibility, and provide me a [...]

Read more >>

06.07.2012

Mississippi River: Patterns of Industry by David FitzSimmons

Barge and freighter along the Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana. Sigma APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens and Sigma Circular Polarizer Filter mounted on a Nikon D2X. 200 mm, f/5; 1/500 sec; ISO 200; hand-held; OS on. Processed in Adobe Raw Converter and Photoshop CS5; NIK Viveza 2 and Sharpener Pro 3.0 plug-ins applied. Photo copyright David FitzSimmons 2012. All rights reserved.

The first lens many people think of for landscape photography are wide angles. While I utilize wide and super-wide glass [...]

Read more >>

05.14.2012

Fan Photo of the Week- Brian Coffey’s Super Moon 2012

Brian Coffey's Super Moon 2012

Sigma’s Fan Photo of the Week (May 14-18) was made by photographer Brian Coffey with his 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS lens and Nikon D2x.

Read more >>