On Safari with the Sigma 150-600 Sport: I finally got my Sigma 150-600 last week. On Friday I took a drive to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to test it out. My initial impression after...

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

I finally got my Sigma 150-600 last week. On Friday I took a drive to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to test it out. My initial impression after one outing is mixed. On the plus side the image quality is good. On the negative side , the lens had to hunt for focus to often, even at max aperture.
As for the two lions in the photos, their 14 month old litter mates Ken and Dixie.

The dynamic Duo

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Ken. Lord of the flies. I think Ken needed a bath. Everywhere he went, the flies followed.

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Dixie

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Playfull moment.

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Scouting for their next meal

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Ken in a time out for to many flies.

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Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

Don't know if more are coming but the three that are here are looking pretty good.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Mike D. wrote:

Don't know if more are coming but the three that are here are looking pretty good.

Thanks mike and yes more have arrived. Hope you like them as well.

Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

I do, it's a very nice set and it's not because there has always been a special place in my heart for the S.D.Z.

We haven't been there in many years, but it has always been a world-class zoo.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Mike D. wrote:

I do, it's a very nice set and it's not because there has always been a special place in my heart for the S.D.Z.

We haven't been there in many years, but it has always been a world-class zoo.

Thank you again Mike. The zoo and Safari park are both special. I hope you can make it back to San Diego again sometime soon.

Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

Me too. What are ticket prices like these days?

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Mike D. wrote:

Me too. What are ticket prices like these days?

I'm not sure but I think a day pass runs about $50 per person. I buy an annual pass for $200 that gets me unlimited access to both the zoo and Safari park. Between the two I get in about ten trips a year so the membership is well worth it.

Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

Whe we lived in Cali we did the same thing with Disneyland. If you went more than three times it was well worth the money and we would do craft shows in SoCal just to have an excuse to go to the mouse house.

Btw, what year is that pretty little 'stang?

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Mike D. wrote:

Whe we lived in Cali we did the same thing with Disneyland. If you went more than three times it was well worth the money and we would do craft shows in SoCal just to have an excuse to go to the mouse house.

While I do love the mouse house, I must admit it's been a long time since I've been there.

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Mike D. wrote:

Whe we lived in Cali we did the same thing with Disneyland. If you went more than three times it was well worth the money and we would do craft shows in SoCal just to have an excuse to go to the mouse house.

Btw, what year is that pretty little 'stang?

That's a shot of a 66 Mustang I took a few years ago at the Coronado Speed Fest.

Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

jkm757 wrote:

That's a shot of a 66 Mustang I took a few years ago at the Coronado Speed Fest.

Moons ago we had a '65 but it was kind of useless for toting kids around so we sold it.

Gobuster Loc: South Florida

jkm757 wrote:

I finally got my Sigma 150-600 last week. On Friday I took a drive to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to test it out. My initial impression after one outing is mixed. On the plus side the image quality is good. On the negative side , the lens had to hunt for focus to often, even at max aperture.
As for the two lions in the photos, their 14 month old litter mates Ken and Dixie.

Well, it may have been slow/hunting to focus, but it sure nailed it in the shots you posted. Good sharpness, color and contrast, looks like a keeper. Nice shots.

Mike D. Loc: Crowley County, CO.

Gobuster wrote:

Well, it may have been slow/hunting to focus, but it sure nailed it in the shots you posted. Good sharpness, color and contrast, looks like a keeper. Nice shots.

I agree, what was said lens attached to Joe?

parsons1 Loc: NW Houston

Image quality seems to be top notch.
I've been considering the Sigma 150-600 Sport as well as the Tamron 150-600. I think I might rent both to test the waters before I pull the trigger.

Those images are awesome ! :thumbup:

jkm757 Loc: San Diego, Ca.

Gobuster wrote:

Well, it may have been slow/hunting to focus, but it sure nailed it in the shots you posted. Good sharpness, color and contrast, looks like a keeper. Nice shots.

Thank you for the compliment Gobuster. Since I was shooting stationary subjects the focus hunting didn't cause me to miss any shots but I can see it being a problem on a moving target.