hosesbroadbill
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I know a guy who has a 300 f4 that he uses most of the time with his 7d. He also owns a 500 f4 but chooses the 300 for its light weight and great IQ. He gets fantastic results with it. The Tamron is much heavier and the Sigma will be that much more so. So even though they have IS, there is a trade off to lug around and shoot with the extra weight. This exact issue is what most interests me about the Sigma. Will the additional weight offset the alleged gains in IQ of the Tamron. Will a shot that I shot before at f8 with the Tamron but could handhold be better or worse from an f6.3 (faster shutter speed) but heavier Sigma. Does the extra weight cause too much shake and offset the better IQ?
Having had the Tamron since April and using it loads of times (unlike others who have been using a lens once or so) I know how hard it is to handhold it in a high wind. Just so much damn lens and hood for the wind to take hold of and push around. The Sigma will be even more so. This is the kind of info I need.
I appreciate that. The Nikons do deliver nice images with both of the big zooms!
I just think that there is a dearth of images with the new Sigma. Admittedly the Tamron has a year head start here but I don't think that the Sigma is being used by enough people to really get a feel for it - except of course people like yourself who are lucky enough to have it in hand. The noises being made, including by Black Fox and Orville in this thread, are positive but given that after a year and having seen some terrific shots from the Tamron I remain unconvinced by it, I will need to see a lot more before I risk double the money.
And that's with no disrespect to Isaac who does get some terrific shots with the Tamron - and more so with the new 7D. I love my 400 5.6 but my shaky hands miss the IS of my 300 f4 which just isn't a long enough lens for general birding usage
I know a guy who has a 300 f4 that he uses most of the time with his 7d. He also owns a 500 f4 but chooses the 300 for its light weight and great IQ. He gets fantastic results with it. The Tamron is much heavier and the Sigma will be that much more so. So even though they have IS, there is a trade off to lug around and shoot with the extra weight. This exact issue is what most interests me about the Sigma. Will the additional weight offset the alleged gains in IQ of the Tamron. Will a shot that I shot before at f8 with the Tamron but could handhold be better or worse from an f6.3 (faster shutter speed) but heavier Sigma. Does the extra weight cause too much shake and offset the better IQ?
Having had the Tamron since April and using it loads of times (unlike others who have been using a lens once or so) I know how hard it is to handhold it in a high wind. Just so much damn lens and hood for the wind to take hold of and push around. The Sigma will be even more so. This is the kind of info I need.