Post your 150-600 Tamron shots.

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SteveB

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Scott Murray said:
Or this one? The focus is on the front birds eye. The other bird is out of focus.
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Yes this one. I am not trying nit pic anyone's work, or b judge and jury. It was meant as a general observation of the overall collection of shots for the Tamron lens. I see the same things in the Sigma. I guess if they made it faster glass it would double the price
 
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Scott Murray

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SteveB said:
Yes this one. I am not trying nit pic anyone's work, or b judge and jury. It was meant as a general observation of the overall collection of shots for the Tamron lens. I see the same things in the Sigma. I guess if they made it faster glass it would double the price
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Hmmm I thought it was quite sharp, and it should have been as I think I had 6 beers just before so I was steady as a fence ;)

I am at work so cannot compare it to the hi res copy which I think I may have deleted anyway.
 
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mikew_RIP

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SteveB said:
Scott one of yours where you do mention it is hand held is the Australasian Fig Bird. You also have the lens extended way out there. I guess all these affordable super teles are full of challenges when it comes to focal length. I use a Sigma 50/500 latest version, and have a very difficult time with softness at extreme focal length. I have tried it on both my D300s, and My D7100. Oddly the D7100 does a far worse job of focusing, and holding focus. I have gone back to using my Nikor 70/300 with that body, and keep the Sigma on the older D300s. But if I had to do it again, I would pass on the Sigma, and would have bought the Nikon 80/400 and just lived with the focal length difference. I understand even at 2,200 it is a superior lens to the Sigma in every way.
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I have the 50-500 at the moment while my Tamron is away and it struggles to be as sharp at 500 as the Tamron is at 600,to be fair though it is older technology and coatings,it also doesn't focus as quickly as the Tamron,ime with you on the 80-400 though if i give up on the Tamron the Nikon is favorite to replace it.
 
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grandpaw

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When I was researching the Tamron and looking at images I found two kinds, nice and sharp or soft. I concluded from my research that the lens seemed to be quite capable of getting sharp images. There is a learning curve to using any long lenses and you must have the right technique and or settings to get the most out of this or any other long lens. Many people try and shoot this lens like they do a 70-200 or 70-300mm lens and it takes more precise and better technique to achieve sharp pictures on the super zooms.
 
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