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Zoom Tamron - SP 150-600mm F/5.0-6.3 Di VC USD G2 - Compatible frames for Canon, Nikon, Sony

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extend to the Canon big white telephoto lens range. Its price-to-performance ratio makes it an excellent value. A funny way to think of it is to think of cars. If you need 400mm, then just like carrying 4 people, you want the Mercedes S-Klasse just as you want the Nikon or Canon lens. If you really need 600mm, just as if you need to carry 6 people, then a Dodge Caravan, like this Tamron, does it better for a fraction of the price. At 500mm things turn a bit around: The Nikon is no longer the benchmark at this focal length. Sharpness within the APS-C/DX image circle clearly favors both Tamrons. And in the FF/FX-corner both the Sigma Sports and the Tamron A011 perform best while the new Tamron G2 is a bit soft (as is the Sigma “C” and the Nikon). While the Tamron may not be at its best at 600mm, none of the other lenses we're looking at reach that long at all. So to make a fair comparison, we have to look at how they match up across their shared focal length range. For example, in these tests the Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM is no sharper at 500mm than the Tamron is at 600mm. Meanwhile Canon's ageing EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM simply can't keep pace with the Tamron's far more modern optics; it's simply not as sharp when compared like-for-like on the EOS 7D.

The two rings are about 7/8” (22mm) apart so it is quite easy to unintentionally obstruct the focus ring operation if you are not careful. As a result you may blame the lens for not focusing, when the issue could be with how you are holding the lens.

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Ok.....……. as mentioned in the forum, if the Tamron is only 560mm then its a 3.73 to I magnification ratio. The Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 has minor to moderate pincushion distortion at all settings. It won't be visible unless you look for it. Let’s have a look at the theoretical performance of the new lens (first pair of MTF-charts) at the wide and the long end first and compare it to the performance of the Sigma Sports (second pair of MTF-charts) and Tamron’s A011 model (3rd pair of charts): If weather sealing and focus consistency are a priority, the Sigma 150-600 Sports and Tamron 150-600 G2 should be your top considerations, with the deciding factor likely being the price-to-image-quality performance ratio desired. Auto Focus: USD (ultra sonic drive). Manual-focus override is by simply turning the focus ring. Same with the competition. The lens offers a focus limiter which can be set to “full”, “infinity – 10m” or “10m – 2.2m” to limit hunting. Both Sigmas offer the same. [+]

Now at 1200mm the results are very soft, but that was to be expected. If you pull up clarity (+50) and use stronger sharpening with a radius of 1.0 (50/1.0/72/10) and you can recover quite a bit of detail contrast:This was from a multi-focal length series shot ~10 feet from the subject. Corner to corner sharpness was acceptable at all focal lengths when focused this close. The Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 is a great lens for the price. It really does feel good in-hand, works well and gives excellent results. Compared to spending twice as much for the Canon 100-400mm II or almost three times as much for the mostly plastic Nikon 80-400mm VR AF-S, this Tamron is a great lens for the next few years. When used on a DX camera, it sees angles of view similar to what a 230~900mm lens sees when used on an FX or 35mm camera.

For the record my Tami/Sigi/Niki side-by-side tests were done on tripod both with image stabilization on and off, focused at 100% in live view, exposure delay mode on and electronic front shutter activated. I would take multiple shots at each focal length setting, take the best result and compare it against the other lenses. Lesser results would be chalked up to user error.) If you do not need weather sealing, it's difficult to top the value offered by the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary lens.If most of one’s time will be spent shooting at the long end of these zooms, why not just buy a prime lens? After-all, it should be much easier to design a fixed focal length lens than a zoom as less is being asked of it. The reason is because the latest Nikon and Canon 600mm primes cost over ten grand. For that price, why not just buy a pet tiger and shoot the kitty with your iPhone?

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