SunBeach1962 Loc: Syrscuse, NY

Does any one have experience with this lens on Nikon D5500?
I want it for birding, will be using burst mode to try and capture some good in flight pictures.
Thanks

lev29 Loc: Born and living in MA.

FYI - Someone posted a topic about difficulties with that very lens ... and the last post on that topic was <3 hours before your post here.

whitehall Loc: Canada

I have it on a Canon 7d mkii and my wife on a Nikon D500. Produces good BIF images at 1/600-2000 in fair light. Has difficulty focusing if the light is poor.

whitehall Loc: Canada

I have it on a Canon 7d mkii and my wife on a Nikon D500. Produces good BIF images at 1/600-2000 in fair light. Has difficulty focusing if the light is poor.

Bill_de Loc: US

Had one and returned it due to low light performance. Good lens in good light.

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Cuw

Have the lens on canon 7d mark ll, used properly, it's a really good lens. You do need decent light.

dennisallard Loc: Southern Maine

I'm very happy with the performance of mine on my Nikon D7100. On a tripod it's very good. Handholding will probably require some practice.

tommclaughlin

I use it on my Nikon D850 without a tripod. It takes some getting used to. My goal is to photograph arctic terns diving for fish at a local estuary in coastal Maine. During the few opportunities I've had to do that so far there weren't many terns about, but a golden eagle flew over and I was able to catch some nice shots of it in flight -- the first one I ever saw. It was a bright day late last summer.

I keep the tripod mounting device attached to help me manipulate the camera and lens as I'm shooting. I'm getting better at it.

Traveller_Jeff

[quote=tommclaughlin]I use it on my Nikon D850 without a tripod.

While away at the beach (Yeah, I know - it's cold), my Tamron 150-600 G2 is on my D500 all the time. Here are five of them. The ISO was around 1600 and the shutter speed around 1/2000th and 1/4000.
The top 3 were about 1000 feet away shot from a balcony window, and the two bottom ones were about 400 feet away which I grabbed while on a beach walk. I used back button focusing for all of them. The shots are all cropped from the full frame.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I strongly suggest the Nikon 200-500 5.6. Which is sharp through out its zoom range and was (unlike the Tamron) specifically designed to work on Nikon camera's. You will be quite pleased with the results of this lens.
Below are a few images taken with this lens. Remember, a lens is only as sharp as the person using it. Using correct techniques is as important as the lens in capturing images.
Great Egret, Green Heron chicks, San Hill Cranes with Colt, Pie-billed Grebe with frog.

Traveller_Jeff

I love the shots. Beauties.
How far were you from these subjects?
Are these the full frame or cropped?
What ISO and shutter speed were they shot at? Thanks.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Your biggest concern for BIF should be focus speed and accuracy and the ability to manage the lens handheld.

Using the Nikon 200-500 with a 5.6 aperture will be your best choice for focus. The handling of the 200-500 will be the same as the Tamron - and - up to YOU !
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billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Sorry, you did not use "quote reply" so I was not sure who your were referring to.
OK
Pie-billed Grebe with frog. not cropped
Nikon D7100, 1/250 sec. f5.6, 400mm, iso 1600. Not sure how close, I was close, 8 feet.?
Green Heron Chicks. not cropped
Nikon D850, 1/640 sec. f5.6, iso 6400, deep shade, I would say no more than 10 feet.
San Hill Cranes. Cropped
Nikon D4s, iso 320, 1/500 sec. f6.3, about 50 feet laying on my stomach. You have to give the male a wide berth, they are protective and stand about 3 foot tall with very sharp feet and beak.
Great Egret. Cropped
Nikon D500, iso 1600, 1/1250 sec. f7.1, probably 50 yards.

Images are from Green Cay, Wakodahatchee, Peaceful Waters, all in Florida in Palm Beach County.

saxman71 Loc: Wenatchee

Many members of this forum use the Tamron G2 and many members use the Nikon 200x500. I've seen excellent images produced by both lenses attached to a number of different camera bodies. Frankly, I think you would probably be happy with either lens. I own the G2 and could post a few pics I have taken with that lens (I recently posted some hummingbird shots in the Photo Galley should you be interested). But they would be my shots, not yours. Before I purchased the G2 I asked myself if that extra 100mm at the end of the range was important. Personally, I felt the answer was "yes". I would venture to guess that when out birding my G2 lens is at full extension about 90% of the time.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

A little history of these lenses: Tamron was first on the scene with these super zoom lenses with a 150-500 back quite a few years ago and also had a version 50-500 everyone referred to as BigMa. These were old technology with slower auto-focus and no VR. Then they came out with the first of the new generation super zooms in the original version Tamron 150-600 VR. It was very good 150-500 but noticeably softer from 500-600. Sigma upped the anti by coming out with their version of the 150-600 in two versions -- the 150-600 contemporary and the 150-600 Sport. They were noticeably sharper at the high end. Tamron had to respond and came out with their 150-600 version II. It was now the equal to the Sigma. Nikon then introduced the 200-500 with great reviews throughout the entire range. I have both the Tamron 150-600 version I and the Sigma. If you watch you can get either the Tamron II or the Sigma for under 900.00 while the Nikon will run around 1400.00. You won't go wrong with any of these lenses and if you want to go with the Nikon, you can pick up a used one in near mint condition for under 1000.00. I am enclosing some shots I took with the Sigma. These were all hand-held. The boat and pelican shots were with a D810 at 550mm. Some people on this site will no doubt have more history on these super-zoom lenses than I have but I hope this will help you with finding the right lens for you.