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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 373787" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>I'll attempt to be more lucid tomorrow, but suffice it to say that the Sport version is <em>very</em> different, and the cost is justified if you <em>need</em> the things that justify it. Want a simple, light 150-600mm? The Sigma Contemporary is a <em>small</em> step up over the Tamron. Suffice it to say that the IQ is on par, <em>but</em> if you fork over the $50 for the USB dock you do get the ability to focus tune at 4 different points, which is <em>significant </em>when you're talking about 450mm of range.</p><p></p><p>The Sport? It's a beast. It focus tracked perfectly and quickly with my D750. The kicker is, even in an exhibit hall I could stick a 2X converter on it (that's a 300-1200mm zoom, folks!!) and it did <em>more</em> than OK. With the 1.4X converter? It was pretty freaking stellar. Yes, yes, it's starting out at F5-6.3, but when I showed the guys in the Sigma booth the image at ISO 12800 from my D750 they were pretty freaking blown away (the guy we spoke to hadn't actually paired the 2X converter with the lens yet since it just started shipping this week).</p><p></p><p>I <em>will</em> be spending the money on this sucker. It's heavy as heck, but not as heavy as the 120-300mm f2.8, though it's got the same sized front element. It's an oddly placed lens that will not sit easily in a lot of bags because there are so many options other than it that somehow make sense in terms of price, weight and light. <em><strong>But</strong></em>, for nature in particular (I do believe that the 120-300mm f2.8 is the better "sports" lens), this is gonna be a killer. That's effectively 225-900mm on a D7100, and with a 1.4X converter, that's a 315-1260mm F7-9 that <em>should </em>AF in decent light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 373787, member: 9240"] I'll attempt to be more lucid tomorrow, but suffice it to say that the Sport version is [I]very[/I] different, and the cost is justified if you [I]need[/I] the things that justify it. Want a simple, light 150-600mm? The Sigma Contemporary is a [I]small[/I] step up over the Tamron. Suffice it to say that the IQ is on par, [I]but[/I] if you fork over the $50 for the USB dock you do get the ability to focus tune at 4 different points, which is [I]significant [/I]when you're talking about 450mm of range. The Sport? It's a beast. It focus tracked perfectly and quickly with my D750. The kicker is, even in an exhibit hall I could stick a 2X converter on it (that's a 300-1200mm zoom, folks!!) and it did [I]more[/I] than OK. With the 1.4X converter? It was pretty freaking stellar. Yes, yes, it's starting out at F5-6.3, but when I showed the guys in the Sigma booth the image at ISO 12800 from my D750 they were pretty freaking blown away (the guy we spoke to hadn't actually paired the 2X converter with the lens yet since it just started shipping this week). I [I]will[/I] be spending the money on this sucker. It's heavy as heck, but not as heavy as the 120-300mm f2.8, though it's got the same sized front element. It's an oddly placed lens that will not sit easily in a lot of bags because there are so many options other than it that somehow make sense in terms of price, weight and light. [I][B]But[/B][/I], for nature in particular (I do believe that the 120-300mm f2.8 is the better "sports" lens), this is gonna be a killer. That's effectively 225-900mm on a D7100, and with a 1.4X converter, that's a 315-1260mm F7-9 that [I]should [/I]AF in decent light. [/QUOTE]
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