Sigma 70-200 and Nikon 50mm - a photo on Flickriver

A picture of my new Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 and to show how big this beast is I photographed it alongside my Nikon 50mm f/1.8.
OMG the 50mm is smaller than the lens hood of the Sigma.
I have only taken a few pictures with this lens which I have also posted on Flickr and I got to say I absolutely love it, yes I know it's not the Nikon version but hey I went with what I could afford and am mightily pleased with the results.

To take this shot the background is actually my softbox facing the camera with my Nikon SB600 inside set to 1/4 power.
I placed the Sigma 70-200 in front of the softbox attached to my Manfrotto tripod and ball head.
To my camera right was a see through umbrella on a light stand with a Jessops 360 AFD flashgun.
I forgot to put the Jessops into manual mode so it was in TTL so not sure what power that one was.
Both flashguns was fired using my Yongnuo trigger and receivers.

I have done a blog post on my initial thoughts on this lens check it out.

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Taken on: May 29, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D300S, f/7.1, 1/160 sec, 58mm (=87mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300S
Lens:	16.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	58mm (35mm equivalent: 87mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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