Sigma 150-500 DG APO HSM

**boriscleto** · 06-23-2014, 04:18 PM

lesmore49 · 06-24-2014, 11:05 AM

Boriscleto,

Like the pics of ,,,,,the frog and the turtle....just realized that sounds like an Aesop's Fable.

Les

**boriscleto** · 06-29-2014, 12:00 PM

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**boriscleto** · 07-22-2014, 09:07 AM

reeftool · 01-27-2015, 07:23 PM

I just bought this in November. I just got my first real opportunity to use it. It is quite suitable for sports shooting. The AF worked well and much better than I expected as ice racing gets a lot of snow blowing around and it gives the AF fits. The lens acquires focus quickly. When the sun went down behind the mountain and the light started fading, the AF started having difficulty. It was also incredibly cold.

400mm, 1/200, f/11, ISO 100

370mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO 200. A panning shot.

Another panning shot. 370mm, 1/80, f/16, ISO 100. The slower shutter speed made the effect better.

Acquired focus in very challenging conditions. 400mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO 100

In all, I'm very happy with my first time out with this lens. I had over 300 keepers at this event. The riders are all happy. As time goes on, I'll be using it for different stuff and in different conditions. I make a habit of stopping down a lot when I do racing shots because it is a fast sport and I need as much DOF as possible. Often, the bike the camera locked focus on has moved out of focus a little but stopping down to f/11 and f/16 keeps most of the pack in acceptable range. I also had difficulty with the cold. My fingers began freezing, even with a hand warmer pack in my gloves and getting a half press to lock focus wasn't always easy. I was outside on the ice with wind gusting up to 30mph for 6 hours with an air temp around 15F. All these were shot from a tripod.

Srhphoto · 02-06-2015, 01:57 PM - **1 Like**

K3 + Sigma 150-500mm

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Cheers,

Simon.

Srhphoto · 02-23-2015, 11:43 PM - **1 Like**

K3 + Sigma 150-500mm. Taken on a photography workshop held at a local falconry centre.

Cheers,

Simon.

lesmore49 · 02-25-2015, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by Srhphoto

K3 + Sigma 150-500mm. Taken on a photography workshop held at a local falconry centre.

Cheers,

Simon.

Excellent. Great photo...a wall hanger.

**boriscleto** · 02-25-2015, 03:04 PM

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reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,553	I just bought this in November. I just got my first real opportunity to use it. It is quite suitable for sports shooting. The AF worked well and much better than I expected as ice racing gets a lot of snow blowing around and it gives the AF fits. The lens acquires focus quickly. When the sun went down behind the mountain and the light started fading, the AF started having difficulty. It was also incredibly cold. 400mm, 1/200, f/11, ISO 100 370mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO 200. A panning shot. Another panning shot. 370mm, 1/80, f/16, ISO 100. The slower shutter speed made the effect better. Acquired focus in very challenging conditions. 400mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO 100 In all, I'm very happy with my first time out with this lens. I had over 300 keepers at this event. The riders are all happy. As time goes on, I'll be using it for different stuff and in different conditions. I make a habit of stopping down a lot when I do racing shots because it is a fast sport and I need as much DOF as possible. Often, the bike the camera locked focus on has moved out of focus a little but stopping down to f/11 and f/16 keeps most of the pack in acceptable range. I also had difficulty with the cold. My fingers began freezing, even with a hand warmer pack in my gloves and getting a half press to lock focus wasn't always easy. I was outside on the ice with wind gusting up to 30mph for 6 hours with an air temp around 15F. All these were shot from a tripod.

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Srhphoto Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 51	K3 + Sigma 150-500mm " Cheers, Simon.

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Srhphoto Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 51	K3 + Sigma 150-500mm. Taken on a photography workshop held at a local falconry centre. Cheers, Simon.

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lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,341	Originally posted by Srhphoto K3 + Sigma 150-500mm. Taken on a photography workshop held at a local falconry centre. Cheers, Simon. Excellent. Great photo...a wall hanger.

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