Jon Rowlison
Senior Member
Hi all! I have a budget here of about $2000 or so. I'm looking at one of the following three lenses -
Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3
Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3
...most likely with either a good 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter.
Between the Sigma (non-sport) and Tamron, I'd probably go with the Sigma though from what I've read it's almost a wash. I've also read a lot of reviews of TCs by Kenko and Sigma and Nikon saying to stay away from the 2.0... I'd be shooting animals from a distance, so the reach is important, but not as important as IQ.
What have people seen from the three super-telephoto zooms above with and without teleconverters? I realize you lose several stops of light but I'm thinking on a tripod on the savannah the light level may not be a huge issue. Is a 600mm with a 2.0 going to be unusable dark? Any chance of having some auto-focus if I help it hunt?
Just looking for people's experiences with mentioned items.
Jon
Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3
Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3
...most likely with either a good 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter.
Between the Sigma (non-sport) and Tamron, I'd probably go with the Sigma though from what I've read it's almost a wash. I've also read a lot of reviews of TCs by Kenko and Sigma and Nikon saying to stay away from the 2.0... I'd be shooting animals from a distance, so the reach is important, but not as important as IQ.
What have people seen from the three super-telephoto zooms above with and without teleconverters? I realize you lose several stops of light but I'm thinking on a tripod on the savannah the light level may not be a huge issue. Is a 600mm with a 2.0 going to be unusable dark? Any chance of having some auto-focus if I help it hunt?
Just looking for people's experiences with mentioned items.
Jon