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<blockquote data-quote="captain birdseye" data-source="post: 579135" data-attributes="member: 21047">as you are nikon shooting just get the 200-500vr and be done with it.I owned the sigma 150-600 c for about a year and while it outperformed the tamron (I trialed and returned after a week or two) it falls far short of the nikon in every respect.the nikon is sharper right through its range, has nicer contrast, better colours, better ergonomics, much nicer vr and is much more consistent in its focus accuaracy (although the nikons focus is slower than the sigma it is a little quicker than the tamron).Dont let the difference in focal length put you off either as the sigma is not a true 600mm but seems to be closer to 560mm (at infinity and more like 450mm close up as it suffers a little from focus breathing).I have found that there is little to no difference in the size of image when comparing the two and, if there were you will find that a pic taken with the nikon at 500mm and cropped to equal 600mm fov still beats the same shot taken with the sigma at 600mm as the nikon is far more crop friendly. (plus it is said to take to the tc14 converter very well).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="captain birdseye, post: 579135, member: 21047"] as you are nikon shooting just get the 200-500vr and be done with it. I owned the sigma 150-600 c for about a year and while it outperformed the tamron (I trialed and returned after a week or two) it falls far short of the nikon in every respect. the nikon is sharper right through its range, has nicer contrast, better colours, better ergonomics, much nicer vr and is much more consistent in its focus accuaracy (although the nikons focus is slower than the sigma it is a little quicker than the tamron). Dont let the difference in focal length put you off either as the sigma is not a true 600mm but seems to be closer to 560mm (at infinity and more like 450mm close up as it suffers a little from focus breathing). I have found that there is little to no difference in the size of image when comparing the two and, if there were you will find that a pic taken with the nikon at 500mm and cropped to equal 600mm fov still beats the same shot taken with the sigma at 600mm as the nikon is far more crop friendly. (plus it is said to take to the tc14 converter very well). [/QUOTE]

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