Sigma vs Tamron 150-600 zoom.
Jul 4, 2017 20:10:49 #
imagemeister wrote:
I really like the 200-500 - but, with a full frame body you WILL need the extra 100mm the others provide ! - Flip a coin ..... If you are serious, only look at the Tammy G2 or the Sigma Sport .....
Jul 4, 2017 20:22:38 #
Jim Bob wrote:
That's an interesting article and contradicts statements by Gene and others that the Sport version is noticeably sharper. I think many posters seek justification for their purchases and are not willing to admit that paying twice as much money netted only marginal image gains, if any. That was not the only article I have read that reaches that conclusion.
I don't think it contradicts. The authors used a variety of cameras. On lower resolution cameras and crop cameras you are not likely to see much of a difference. But on high mp cameras, you will. What I don't see from the article is a consistent testing protocol. It is very subjective. I spent a month compairing the Contemporary, 200-500, Sport and the G1, and the closest one to my 600mm F4 was the Sport. The other thing is whether or not they had lenses that focused correctly with the bodies they used. There doesn't seem to be any mention of front or back focusing or that they even checked for that. A more rigorous approach to evaluating might be in order.
Oct 7, 2017 17:49:07 #
Got the Tamron 150-600 G2. Only a dozen test shots so far. Took some tough shots. I'll upload to my computer and post comments soon.
Oct 10, 2017 17:00:10 #
r.grossner wrote:
Got the Tamron 150-600 G2. Only a dozen test shots so far. Took some tough shots. I'll upload to my computer and post comments soon.
A test shot hours after purchase. My Minpin sitting on her pillow on the pool deck late afternoon. D750, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 150mm 1/500 f/5.6 ISO 400 handheld. Auto JPG no PP or crop. If you download the Image (recommended) and then click on it you should zoom in. You should see a little purple "stitch" on her snout below one eye where she had a cyst removed. Focus and VR seem to work very good. Can't wait to go to a nature preserve.
Oct 10, 2017 17:06:48 #
r.grossner wrote:
A test shot hours after purchase. My Minpin sitting on her pillow on the pool deck late afternoon. D750, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 150mm 1/500 f/5.6 ISO 400 handheld. Auto JPG no PP or crop. If you download the Image (recommended) and then click on it you should zoom in. You should see a little purple "stitch" on her snout below one eye where she had a cyst removed. Focus and VR seem to work very good. Can't wait to go to a nature preserve.
Can't quite make out the details in the reflection in the right eye.
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