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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 462341" data-attributes="member: 31330">There isn't a drastic difference between the new 300mm and the previous version. At least not in terms of quality. The new is slightly better but the main advantage is being short and light. And the VR allows me to shoot her as slow as 1/20s and still get a decent amount of good shots in.But for birding they should both do as well.I prefer the 300mm over the Tamron not only because of quality but because she's faster at focus which makes all the difference for BiF, or anything moving fast for that matter. If you use a TC1.4 she's a bit slower but you should lose very little quality.I find the Tamron good up to around the 420mm lock. After that she starts to suffer. But like I said; my standard of sharpness isn't necessarily the same as anyone else's.Which of both depends entirely upon what you find most important and either option comes with advantages and disadvantages.To add; what makes a difference too is where you live and how much light you have at your disposal during the seasons. I don't live in Sunnyland and shooting a 300mm prime at f/4 or f/5.6 or the Tamron at f/8-f/10 to get the best quality makes a whole difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J-see, post: 462341, member: 31330"] There isn't a drastic difference between the new 300mm and the previous version. At least not in terms of quality. The new is slightly better but the main advantage is being short and light. And the VR allows me to shoot her as slow as 1/20s and still get a decent amount of good shots in. But for birding they should both do as well. I prefer the 300mm over the Tamron not only because of quality but because she's faster at focus which makes all the difference for BiF, or anything moving fast for that matter. If you use a TC1.4 she's a bit slower but you should lose very little quality. I find the Tamron good up to around the 420mm lock. After that she starts to suffer. But like I said; my standard of sharpness isn't necessarily the same as anyone else's. Which of both depends entirely upon what you find most important and either option comes with advantages and disadvantages. To add; what makes a difference too is where you live and how much light you have at your disposal during the seasons. I don't live in Sunnyland and shooting a 300mm prime at f/4 or f/5.6 or the Tamron at f/8-f/10 to get the best quality makes a whole difference. [/QUOTE]

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