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Hiking with Sigma lenses in 2021

Here are some photos that I haven't looked at in a while. The photos below were taken with the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 ART and 28mm f1.4 ART in Canon EF mount with the EF to R adapter. I didn't use them much in 2024, but I still own and like those lenses and have since also added the Sigma 40mm f1.4 ART.  Below is a small random sample of photos that I have never posted on this site anywhere before.


Deer Creek Wildlife Area, Feb. 20, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f11, 1/400th sec., f11


Deer Creek Wildlife Area, Feb. 20, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 17mm
f11, 1/250th sec., ISO 400


Battelle-Darby Metropark, March 2, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSH ART at 14mm
f11, 1320th sec., ISO 320

Viewing the above photo at this size really doesn't do it justice. The sharpness and contrast of the grass detail in the extreme corners when the 45mp file is viewed at 100% magnification is unbelieveable.


Battelle-Darby Metropark, April 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 24mm
f11, 1/200th sec. ISO 320


Battelle-Darby Metropark, April 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f11, 1/200th sec., ISO 320


Deer Creek Wildlife Area, April 7, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f13, 1/200th sec., ISO 400


Zaleski State Forest, April 9, 2021
Canon EOS5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DH HSM ART at 15mm
f11, 1/125th sec., ISO 400


Zaleski State Forest, April 26, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24,, f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f11, 1/320th sec. ISO 320

Spring obviously arrived later in 2021 than 2024 and so did the birds. This was a memorable hike through the valley and around the ridges. Blue-headed and Yellow-throated Vireos had arrived on territory, but the more common Red-eyeds hadn't yet in significant numbers. In the valley a Blue-headed was delivering it sonorous song and on the ridges Yellow-throateds were singing. Whenever one of the Yellow-throateds approached the Blue-headed's territory, the Blue-headed would change its song from sweet whistling tones to the raspy sounds of a Yellow-throated, sounding more like one its western siblings, Cassin's and Plumbeous Vireos. When the Yellow-throateds moved away the Blue-headed would go back to its normal song. If I didn't spend as much time in that particular area at that particular time I would have never witnessed that. Vireos are interesting birds.


Zaleski State Forest, May 30, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 0.8sec., ISO 400


Zaleski State Forest, May 30, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 1.6sec., ISO 400


Crown City Wildlife Area, June 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 1/200th sec. ISO 400


Partridge Pea in backyard, July 27, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f2, 1/1000th sec., ISO 400

I used the R5 in the 1.6 crop mode for the above photo. As a 28mm lens at full frame it doesn't focus really much closer than most 28mm lenses, but in crop mode it does very well as a 45mm lens. I used to have the Tamron 45mm f1.8 lens which focused close, and it served me well for several years using the 1DX and 5D4. The chromatic aberrations up close were too much for the R5. This 28mm lens took its place for stuff like this with zero visible CA and a beautiful bokeh where the 17mp of the R5 crop mode is plenty. It does best stopped down a little bit to f2 up close. I sold the Tamron after getting the amazing Sigma 40mm ART. So far I have mainly used the 40mm as my fast normal indoor lens. I was hoping to use it in the forests to photograph fall colors, but didn't have the oppotunity in 2024.