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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 539149" data-attributes="member: 24285">Really thinking I need a 2.8 70-200.Prices range from about a grand (CDN$) for a Tamron without VC to $2400 (on March sale) for a Nikkor VR2. Currently Sigma is about $1600 vs $1750 for Tamron (both with vibration control)Siggy offers the option of a USB port that can be used with their doodad to&nbsp; upgrade software in the future and fine tune the lens (about $90) From looking at images I don't think there is much of an IQ difference. Anyone have any thoughts on which of these lenses is best.&nbsp; No I'm not a wedding photographer (hear the 70-200 is standard for shooting from the back of a poorly lite church).&nbsp; But do periodic children's shoots (e.g. later this month I get to shoot the Easter Bunny at the children's centre again).&nbsp; Primary use would be family and whatever else strikes my fancy.&nbsp; My other 'should have' lens is a faster 1.8 (or 1.4??) 85mm.&nbsp;&nbsp; And a big birder to 600mm.&nbsp; But the 70-200 is on top of the 'get next' list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 539149, member: 24285"] Really thinking I [I]need[/I] a 2.8 70-200. Prices range from about a grand (CDN$) for a Tamron without VC to $2400 (on March sale) for a Nikkor VR2. Currently Sigma is about $1600 vs $1750 for Tamron (both with vibration control) Siggy offers the option of a USB port that can be used with their doodad to upgrade software in the future and fine tune the lens (about $90) From looking at images I don't think there is much of an IQ difference. Anyone have any thoughts on which of these lenses is best. No I'm not a wedding photographer (hear the 70-200 is standard for shooting from the back of a poorly lite church). But do periodic children's shoots (e.g. later this month I get to shoot the Easter Bunny at the children's centre again). Primary use would be family and whatever else strikes my fancy. My other 'should have' lens is a faster 1.8 (or 1.4??) 85mm. And a big birder to 600mm. But the 70-200 is on top of the 'get next' list. [/QUOTE]

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