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<blockquote data-quote="photogramps" data-source="post: 354048" data-attributes="member: 30726">The Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VRII is a beautiful lens, certainly my sharpest except for the 24 f1.4 ... I have used it with the TC 20-E III and had good results when not trying to emulate a 400mm prime. For me (as a bird/wildlife tog), the great attraction of the Tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 is the 600mm ... a 600mm prime would be great but justifying the cost of even a 2nd-hand model would be very hard.If I want 600mm I can use my Nikon 400mm f2.8 with the TC 1.4 II or TC 1.7 II to get +/- and definitely get better results, but at the cost of the weight that I have to shoulder, which is not insignificant for me! The Tamron means I now have a portable 600mm with VC and that is a fantastic option for me to have available - at 600mm I don't think the Tamron is a great lens IQ-wise but it is certainly a very good lens, I have rarely used it below 600mm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="photogramps, post: 354048, member: 30726"] The Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VRII is a beautiful lens, certainly my sharpest except for the 24 f1.4 ... I have used it with the TC 20-E III and had good results [I]when not trying to emulate a 400mm prime[/I]. For me (as a bird/wildlife tog), the great attraction of the Tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 [B]is[/B] the 600mm ... a 600mm prime would be great but justifying the cost of even a 2nd-hand model would be very hard. If I want 600mm I can use my Nikon 400mm f2.8 with the TC 1.4 II or TC 1.7 II to get +/- and definitely get better results, but at the cost of the weight that I have to shoulder, which is not insignificant for me! The Tamron means I now have a portable 600mm with VC and that is a fantastic option for me to have available - at 600mm I don't think the Tamron is a [I]great[/I] lens IQ-wise but it is certainly a very good lens, I have rarely used it below 600mm. [/QUOTE]

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