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tamron 150/600 vs. nikon 200/500 on a d750, any feed back about witch will give a better photo.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Nikon 200-500mm.

Leitz Loc: Solms

The Tamron outperforms the Nikon from 150 to 199mm, and from 501 to 600mm.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Pretty much!

And the Nikon stabilization blows away the Tamron G1. The Tamron G2 comes VERY close to surpassing the Nikon in stabilization.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Pretty generic response, like the question. Which of the 3 Tammy 150-600's are you referring to?

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Tamron only makes TWO of the 150-600mm lenses. The original, and the new G2 version.

Leitz Loc: Solms

That's what I've been reading. The OP might be well advised to rent both a Nikon and a G2, and draw his own conclusions. They look pretty well a toss-up to me.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Oops, my bad. I have the original, which is blown away by the Nikon 200-500. If I want more reach, 280-700mm, the Nikon is still the winner used with the NIKON 1.4 TC. I am closed minded and will not change my mind.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

And exactly the same price. The only REAL advantage to the Nikon over the G2 is the fixed F5.6 aperture.

Leitz Loc: Solms

Any 150-600!

Alpix Loc: Cambridgeshire, UK

Sigma 150-600?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Which Tamron? If you are looking at the original, then the Nikon is better. But if you are contemplating the G2, the Tamron is better. For all intents and purposes, the G2 is very competitive with the Sigma Sport, which I own. If the G2 had been available when I bought the Sigma I might have selected it if only because the image quality was equivalent and it is a bit lighter.

I think a little background is in order. I am a member of NPS. I have borrowed this lens from Nikon on 2 occasions. It is a great lens, don't get me wrong. But for me, the Sigma has better dust and moisture sealing, a smudge and waterproof coating on front and rear elements, the Dock, which allows the adjusting of autofocus and stabilization behavior, as well as fine tuning the focus at four distances for four different focal lengths. I have not done the focus fine tune, because out of the box it is very good on my two D800 bodies. I also tested for a week the original Tamron, the Sigma Contemporary, and just for laughs, compared it to images I have taken with the Sigma 150-500 and the 50-500. I would place the 200-500 in between the cheap 150-600s and the G2/Sport.

The differences are not great, mind you. But it is noticeable on a 36 mp sensor especially when you crop. And we bird photographers crop all the time. The results from the Sigma were the closest to the results I get with my 600mm F4 - but I can still hand hold it.

Here is a pretty good review, if you haven't seen it.

https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-200-500mm-f5-6e-vr

BTW, in this review the Nikon with a 1.4x is definitely NOT as sharp as the G1, but it seems to be sharper than the Contemporary.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

The witch always gives a better photo. It's the advantage of having special powers! 😃

Jim Bob

Very informative response. Thanks.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Try some lens comparison sites.

https://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/lenses
http://lenshero.com/lens-comparison
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
http://www.lenstip.com/lenses.html
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare
http://www.lenscore.org/