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<blockquote data-quote="Woodyg3" data-source="post: 475559" data-attributes="member: 24569">My 300mm f/4 Nikkor with 1.4 teleconverter is sharper than my Tamron 150-600 at longer focal lengths. BUT, the Tamron has vibration control which can be important in certain situations, and the zoom range can also be very helpful. Wildlife do not always pose in the proper position for the lens you happen to have on your camera body. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I use the 300 plus teleconverter almost all the time for birding, currently. I was quite happy to have the Tamron with vibration control for taking slower shutter speed shots of owls in dark tree hollows earlier in the year, though.Anyway, you can probably find a used Nikon 300mm f/4 and older teleconverter for about the same price as the new Tamron or Sigma 150-600. Any of these should serve you well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Woodyg3, post: 475559, member: 24569"] My 300mm f/4 Nikkor with 1.4 teleconverter is sharper than my Tamron 150-600 at longer focal lengths. BUT, the Tamron has vibration control which can be important in certain situations, and the zoom range can also be very helpful. Wildlife do not always pose in the proper position for the lens you happen to have on your camera body. :) I use the 300 plus teleconverter almost all the time for birding, currently. I was quite happy to have the Tamron with vibration control for taking slower shutter speed shots of owls in dark tree hollows earlier in the year, though. Anyway, you can probably find a used Nikon 300mm f/4 and older teleconverter for about the same price as the new Tamron or Sigma 150-600. Any of these should serve you well. [/QUOTE]

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