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The Sigma 100-300 f4 on a Sony a6500

Just to prove that it can be done, here's an example of the Canon EOS fit Sigma 100-300 f4, at 300mm, mounted using a Commlite adapter, on a Sony a6500 APS-C camera. The effective focal length is 450 mm, and the aperture used f10. The assembly was mounted upon a tripod.

OK a particularly uninspiring subject, the view from our bedroom window, but that's not the point!


The entire image (click for a larger image)


An actual pixels crop from the extreme left side of the image.

Given the distance involved and the atmospheric conditions I think that's pretty good, certainly usable.

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