Buying a nikon d500 and pairing it with a tamron 150-600 g2?? (Page 2): I have the D500 and the Sigma 150-600 Sport lens. It is a great combination, you will be very pleased with your...

twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO

cbaniewicz wrote:

I shoot mostly Wildlife (birds). I'm looking to step up to a nikon d-500 and a telephoto lens. My budget could fit a tamron 150-600 G2. The specs on the lens says full frame format. The d500 is a crop sensor and i'm wondering if I am making the right choice on this combo. Any help? Thanks

I have the D500 and the Sigma 150-600 Sport lens. It is a great combination, you will be very pleased with your results.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

cbaniewicz wrote:

I shoot mostly Wildlife (birds). I'm looking to step up to a nikon d-500 and a telephoto lens. My budget could fit a tamron 150-600 G2. The specs on the lens says full frame format. The d500 is a crop sensor and i'm wondering if I am making the right choice on this combo. Any help? Thanks

It will become equivalent to 225-900mm zoom, losing one stop. Perfect for birding in good light not so good in poor light. It should beat cropping with a shorter lens in most conditions.

Additionally it will tone your muscles.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

joer wrote:

It will become equivalent to 225-900mm zoom, losing one stop. Perfect for birding in good light not so good in poor light. It should beat cropping with a shorter lens in most conditions.

Additionally it will tone your muscles.

How do you figure you will lose one stop????

Jphenney Loc: Ohio

I use the oringinal Tamron 150-600 on my D500 and D750. I have managed to have sharper images then using the Nikon 200 - 500 that I borrowed from a friend. The G2 version of the Tamron 150-600 is a better quality lense than the original and takes fantastic images. The other upside is with the money you save over the Nikon Lense, you can purchase another smaller lense that you might need or want!

jmw44 Loc: Princeton, NJ USA

Jphenney wrote:

I use the oringinal Tamron 150-600 on my D500 and D750. I have managed to have sharper images then using the Nikon 200 - 500 that I borrowed from a friend. The G2 version of the Tamron 150-600 is a better quality lense than the original and takes fantastic images. The other upside is with the money you save over the Nikon Lense, you can purchase another smaller lense that you might need or want!

Not likely. The price difference is only about $100. It would be difficult to find a quality lens for that price.

pahtspix

Excellent combination!!.. I bought them together 2 years ago. Th FF (full-frame) factor, effectively turns this lens into a 225mm to 900mm zoom!!..You'll LOVE IT!!..AND, personally think the D500 is the best choice of a crop-sensor slr that you can buy today for wildlife, sports and air-shows to name a few in combination
with this "affordable Tamron!!

Strodav Loc: Houston, Tx

Have a Tamron 150-600mm f5-6.3 G2 on a D500 and after tuning it using Tamron's Tap-In, I am getting very good results with it. If you are willing to learn how to tune your lens to your camera and will take the time to do the tuning, which is not trivial (6 zoom factors at 3 different distances for 18 calibration points) then get the G2. If not, then get the Nikon 200-500mm.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

MT Shooter wrote:

Its a great combo. Full frame lenses are always fully compatible with crop sensor bodies.

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crappiefever Loc: Central Pa

orrie smith wrote:

Personally, I prefer the Nikon 200-500, but that i... (show quote)

Had Sigma and Tamron also . Not bad but I prefer my Nikon 200 500

RV Loc: Chicago

Just a thought.

You may also look and compare the Sigma 150 - 600 Contemporary to the Tamron. A little cheaper and reviews seem to put it slightly ahead of the Tamron. I am also looking for a telephoto and when the time is right I am leaning towards the Sigma.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1082153-REG/sigma_150_600mm_f_5_6_3_dg_os.html/?ap=y&gclid=CjwKCAiA_P3jBRAqEiwAZyWWaGTQS7HJTDAn7LE8RkYqXUvdRHrfjI7GfSdG1FJaiMPbryQdqONPshoCRowQAvD_BwE&lsft=BI%3A514&smp=Y

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

MT Shooter wrote:

How do you figure you will lose one stop????

Focal length and aperture multiplied by the crop factor to get equivalent values. Actually its a little bit more but close enough. Do the research, I'm surprised you haven't.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

joer wrote:

Focal length and aperture multiplied by the crop factor to get equivalent values. Actually its a little bit more but close enough. Do the research, I'm surprised you haven't.

Crop factor has NOTHING to do with aperture. The lens is and always will be an F5.6. The CROP of the sensor will yield an "apparent" smaller aperture but only because of the crop of the image (exactly the same as the APPARENT increase in magnification which is also false, nothimng changes but the angle of view when used on a crop sensor camera). The aperture, and zoom range, is still exactly the same on FF or crop sensor cameras and always will be. The only way to lose aperture value and add magnification is to add a teleconverter.
The same image taken from the same spot using both sensors is still the same image with the same DOF. If the FF image is cropped to DX size the DOF similarity is unquestionably the same. You are confusing APPARENT differences with ACTUAL differences, of which there are none.

Tommy II Loc: Northern Illinois

cbaniewicz wrote:

I shoot mostly Wildlife (birds). I'm looking to step up to a nikon d-500 and a telephoto lens. My budget could fit a tamron 150-600 G2. The specs on the lens says full frame format. The d500 is a crop sensor and i'm wondering if I am making the right choice on this combo. Any help? Thanks

Great choice. I don’t have the Tamron, but I have the Sigma 150-600 contemporary, which is comparable. The two work great together for great wildlife shots. Especially birds in flight. The D500 licks in, and tracks them at 10 FPS. Amazing camera.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

MT Shooter wrote:

Crop factor has NOTHING to do with aperture. The l... (show quote)

I was not taking about physical changes to the lens. Regardless multiplying the f-stop and focal length by the crop factor is the correct way for the determining the equivalent values.

There are physical changes that occur in the image but the lens does not change physically. The auto focus may drop out depending on the camera.

Two images one FF one crop taken at the same distance and focal length, each will have a different Angle of View. The DOF will be greater in the FF and shallower in the crop. The subject will be larger in the crop.

Now if you change the distance where the AOV is the same the FF image will have shallower DOF and the subject on both will be the same size. You can also change the focal lengths to accomplish the same thing.

There are three things that are in play Focal Length, Aperture and Subject to Camera Distance. These are undisputable facts.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

We simply can not have a discussion without somebody starting the crop factor bs equivalents.