Huw Alban

It's Sunday, so it is time for my weekly Sigma Selfie, today in the form of Sigma's 105mm Macro. I've been very lucky to be able to borrow one, so I took it out to Sherborne market this morning to see what I could find. 🙂 Excellent market by the way and well worth a visit! Completely outside my comfort zone, and not exactly the most ideal situation for a Macro lens, but it didn't take long to find items of interest... AND even some people 🤗

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Stills camera and lens used ‪@PanasonicUK‬ Panasonic Lumix S5ii camera with the ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG DN Macro Art lens

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3 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 4

Huw Alban

I'm slowly trying out the Sigma Art zoom lenses, and in this weeks video on my YouTube channel I put the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art to the test in a local wild garlic wood. Admittedly, not the best of location choices for a wide zoom. But, if I could make the lens work for me here, then surely it would be a good choice? Right? 🙂

Stills camera and lens used ‪@LeicaCameraGlobal‬ Leica SL3 camera with the ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art lens
Tripod featured Benro Tortoise 35C tripod, with Benro GD3WH geared head

4 days ago | [YT] | 5

Huw Alban

Had a brilliant day today at the Castle Cameras Spring Shoot event. The seminar room was standing room only for my talk which was both daunting and great to see at the same time. The event was packed with people for most of the day, and well attended by lens, camera, and photography accessory manufacturers. Most definitely an event worth considering if you want to hands-on investigate a potential purchase. A big thank you to Sam from ‪@sigmauk‬ for trusting me to present a talk and represent the brand, and to both Sam & Steve for their company today 🙂

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1 week ago | [YT] | 11

Huw Alban

Had a fantastic experience today at @fotofestwalsall participating in the show and taking on a presentation on behalf of ‪@sigmauk‬ . Even though I was the last speaker of the day I still managed to entertain and inform a healthy audience, with some lovely complimentary comments afterwards. Little photography events like this are on the rise, and it was superb to be asked to support it. Next up for me is Spring Shoot with Castle Cameras on Tuesday of next week 🙂

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1 week ago | [YT] | 7

Huw Alban

I have been very fortunate to have been able to borrow a Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art lens for a short while. On a whim today, I decided to challenge myself to use it in a wild garlic wood. Conditions were less than ideal but the combination of the lens and my Leica SL3 made good work of what I had in front of me 🙂

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Stills camera and lens used ‪@LeicaCameraGlobal‬ Leica SL3 camera with the ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG DN Art lens
Tripod used ‪@BenroUSA‬ Benro Tortoise 35C tripod, with Benro GD3WH geared head

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 5

Huw Alban

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4 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Huw Alban

Its time for another Sigma Selfie (on Sunday)!

I've been mulling a project to do over the summer to keep the photographic brain ticking, and to avoid me picking the IR camera all the time. I know I struggle during the summer months, but am determined to use what summer provides, i.e. colourful flowers.

I've been mulling over the idea of a macro lens and really cannot decide, and suddenly remembered today that in my Olympus OM Zuiko lens collection I have a 50mm macro, AND I've got an OM-to-L-mount adapter!

So here is my Sigma fpL sporting said 50ish year old Zuiko lens on the adapter, trying to see what we could make of a colourful Iris in my back garden 🙂 The flower images are all out of camera JPGs.

Stills camera and lens used ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma fpL camera with an Olympus Zuiko 50mm Macro lens on a K&F Concept OM to L Mount adapter
Tripod featured ‪@BenroUSA‬ Benro Tortoise 35C tripod, with Benro GD3WH geared head

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Huw Alban

A real treat arrived from Sigma UK - a loan of the 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN II Art lens for a few weeks. Charged up the Leica SL3 and headed out to a popular North Dorset woodland to see what I could capture. What a beauty of a lens - smooth, solid, reasonable weight, and the confidence of a quality result. A big thank you to my friends at Sigma UK for the opportunity 🙂

Stills camera and lens used ‪@LeicaCameraGlobal‬ Leica SL3 camera with the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN II Art lens
Filter system used ‪@KaseFiltersUK‬ Kase Revolution filter system
Tripod featured ‪@BenroUSA‬ Benro Tortoise 34CLV tripod, with the new Benro GD36PT Geared Drive 3-Way Head

1 month ago | [YT] | 9

Huw Alban

In this weeks video on my YouTube channel, in order to get out of the rain I find shelter under the trees and spot the potential in a singular subject. However, capturing it was not as straightforward as I'd hoped 🙂

To see how I got on use this link https://youtu.be/xuACjZBY8H0

Stills camera and lens used ‪@LeicaCameraGlobal‬ Leica SL2 camera with the ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG OS Sports lens
Tripod featured ‪@BenroUSA‬ Benro Tortoise 35C tripod, with Benro GD3WH geared head
Camera bag used Vanguard Veo Active 53

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

Huw Alban

As the video thumbnail picture suggests, this weeks video on my YouTube channel sees me scampering about trying to make the most of forever changing light on the landscape 🙂 Oh, and a bit of rain gets thrown into the mix as well!

To see how I got on use this link https://youtu.be/GXFDSFoOBGc

Stills camera and lens used ‪@LeicaCameraGlobal‬ Leica SL2 camera with the ‪@sigmauk‬ Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens
Tripod featured ‪@BenroUSA‬ Benro Tortoise 35C tripod, with Benro GD3WH geared head
Camera bag used Vanguard Veo Active 53

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