Spoken like a true professional.
Thanks Mike, that made me look again and I see your point. We do get engrossed in sharpness issues and end up having tunnel vision.
The background on those images are quite nice, and if those were shot from a distance where the smaller range lenses wouldn't have managed a good image then bigma and 2xTC is still an option where good light is available. Losing 2 stops might not matter a lot in those circumstances

Ahn I remember those images Mike, that is not bad at all. Also I just read that you lose one f stop with the 1.4x.
So I guess its the 1.4TC that should be considered. In some sites they mention that 2xTC is not good at all with the bigma.

Still 700mm is not bad at all, that's what we get with the 1.4TC

Have you seen these images? I think they are a bit on the soft side link

Yes Mike. Will those TCs work with the bigma? Would be awsome if they did,
With the 1.4 it would give 700mm .

Although not sure if it wouldn't be pushing a bit with the 2x but if it worked that would be a whoping 1000mm. Even if quality suffered a bit but for bigger subjects that would be quite a coverage

Mike, I am quite interested in seeing how that lens performs for obvious reasons as we have discussed before. The quality above is excellent, no doubt about that in my eyes.
When you have time to test some more like you said with tripod are you able to stick in a TC to it also and see how it performs? . That would be the cherry on the cake

Unless you have the steadiness and point accurate precision of Mike-P and Scott , They have extended shake reduction built into their shoulders

One has just to look through their portfolio of wildlife and you can see all those birdies taken without tripod

He must be on to something that even Amin doesn't know

Fantastic Mike , looking forward for those images from the legendary A*300

Mike
The 300mm with the TC is definitely sharper compared to the bigma shot. Unless there was a bit of shake induced blur into the first shot, but just look at the wording on the padlock where it says "MADE IN CHINA". When you compared those spots the difference is visible.

But I might be wrong, could be just my eyes playing tricks.

Paul, this is an amazing one, his eyes locked onto something that has attracted his attention make this really a cracking shot
he is a cutie

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