100-500mm lens opens up new photographic opportunities!

I have been lucky enough to treat myself to a new lens recently. I have wanted to get a lens with more reach for some time. So after some saving up it was time to buy the 100-500mm lens!

Excellent quality second-hand lenses

I decided to get a second-hand lens on this occasion. They are quite pricy and by purchasing from MPB I was able to get a very good quality lens. This also comes with a guarantee so there is the reassurance of buying through a commercial seller.

Testing the 100-500mm lens

My initial thoughts when the lens arrived were “Wow! This is a beast!” I have not had a lens of this size or weight before, so got concerned that I may not be able to handle it! However, reviews assured me that high-quality images could be gained by shooting handheld, due to the image stabilisation.

I took it out into the garden and decided to zoom in on bugs and beasties. It took me a while to adjust my grip. But eventually, I was getting a high “keeper” hit rate.

Once I got the images onto the computer I was blown away by the sharpness of the images and the lack of chromatic aberration, which some of my other lenses suffer from!

Sample images

Here are some samples from day one with my new 100-500mm lens:

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Sara Sadler

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