Canon m50 sigma lens how to#
Canon m50 sigma lens series#

Alternatively, use a monopod to allow you to avoid fatigue and yet keep the ability to swing the camera to track.

It should be noted that the 60-600 is extremely heavy and shooting hand-held for extended periods will tire you - I do weights to use mine in that mode. These bodies use the LP-E6NH batteries with much greater energy capacity, but even so I use the battery grip - for the extra energy, portrait controls and the balance it brings to having a heavy lens attached. I don't personally have experience with the R7 and this lens. I have shot using the 60-600 on both versions of the R6 and it works fine with the Canon EF-RF lens adapter. If you are prepared to invest in getting a Sigma 60-600s, then I suggest you consider buying or hiring a R-series camera such as the FF R6 MkI or II or the APS-C R7, both of which have much better tracking capacity - but familiarize yourself with the camera beforehand, and set it up for the event. Aircraft move fast and tracking one is going to be extremely challenging even without an extender. Considering that a crop sensor like that of an M50 camera has a field of capture that is 1.6 x that of the indicated focal range, the 60-600 is actually proving a FoC equivalent to 96-960mm, and that is a very narrow cone. Adding a teleconverter will further degrade the optical performance - a 1.4x will cost you at least one stop and the 2.0 will lose you two stops of max aperture. I have the M5 (which is the model more aligned to stills photography) and the 60-600 myself, and I would never put the two together - they are designed for two completely different scenarios. The M-series cameras are no longer under development, and are being withdrawn from the market: the future lies with the R-series bodies and lenses. Being one of Canon's early MILCs (Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras) it has a relatively primitive viewfinder with slow refresh rate and that will get in the way of tracking aircraft. It's LPE17 battery has limited capacity, and driving a big, heavy telephoto zoom like the Sigma 60-600 is going to drain it very quickly.

The M50 is a small, hybrid camera that was designed for the benefits if offers as a compact interchangeable mirrorless camera. I agree with Bill's (Waddizzle) comments.

Canon m50 sigma lens how to#

It takes most people a few weeks or months to learn how to do it well, and some never do. One, is to make sure you do not damage the lens mount, Two, is to make it easier to hold and aim the camera.īTW, there is a learning curve associated with using super telephoto lenses. Using the Sigma 60-600mm with the M50 Mark II would almost require the use of a tripod or monopod for a couple of reasons.

Canon m50 sigma lens series#

The best use for the Canon M Series of cameras is either as a pocket camera, as a video camera for capturing selfies and video logging, or as a webcam connected to a computer. It would really depend on your camera setting and how much you use the rear LCD. I would estimate your battery running down to 50% after 100-150 shots or so, if not much sooner. Most Canon camera bodies do this to preserve power. Once your available battery power drops below 50%, then your frame rate, fps, for continuous shooting will be reduced by one half. Adding a Sigma 1.4x teleconverter would be doubling down on a bad idea, IMHO. Can it be made to work? Yes, but it will not work as well as pairing that lens with a larger camera body. I do not think pairing the M50 Mark II with a Sigma 60-600mm is a good combination. One of the main reasons is the rather limited amount of available battery power in the camera. The Canon M Series of bodies are quite small and work best with the smaller EF-M series of lenses and the smaller EF mount lenses when using an adapter. You will experience focusing issues, and lots of them. Far too much depends upon your skill and experience as a photographer. You are never going to get that sort of guarantee. The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens for Canon EF caught my attention and would like somebody to confirm please that the combination of eqpt will not have any compatibility issues especially auto-focusing.īesides that I am also thinking of buying the Sigma x1.4 converter as well or will this cause issues please. I own the Canon M50 Mark II camera and just bought the EF-EOS M mount adapter with the intention to buy an EF Lens to capture some good shots of the coming international airshow in Malta.