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John
Some more with the 1Dx:
Super captures, Mic! Your pictures with the Contemporary keeps getting better and better!
Cheers,
John
Some more with the 1Dx:
Has anyone had a chance to compare IQ of the Contemporary with the Tammy at 600mm?
And the Contemp at 600mm with the Sports at 600mm?
(with same camera body, same subject, same distance, same lighting, same settings etc...)
Got to play with a Sigma Contemporary today and compared IQ at 600mm with my Tammy on my Canon 70D (also tried a few shots on my 6D).
On several comparison shots the Tammy was very slightly better - surprisingly!. On a couple of other comparisons I could see no real difference.
Got to say I am slightly disappointed - I had hoped to see the Siggy to be slightly sharper at 600mm than the Tammy.
I am hoping to have another go tomorrow.......
Nick having had the sport for over a month now ,I can assure you that it's not a simple case of sticking the lens on your camera and using it ,the facility to fine tune the sigmas gives them that extra edge it took me a fair while to get up the courage to play but boy was it worth it .Got to play with a Sigma Contemporary today and compared IQ at 600mm with my Tammy on my Canon 70D (also tried a few shots on my 6D).
On several comparison shots the Tammy was very slightly better - surprisingly!. On a couple of other comparisons I could see no real difference.
Got to say I am slightly disappointed - I had hoped to see the Siggy to be slightly sharper at 600mm than the Tammy.
I am hoping to have another go tomorrow.......
Can someone please advise on sizing requirements for attaching images to forum posts?
(haven't posted photos for ages and can't remember the size limits!)
Thanks.
Had a day to carry out more detailed comparisons of Sigma Contemporary versus Tamron 150-600. Took comparison shots at 600mm with both lenses of resolution charts with camera/lens mounted on tripod and using cable release. Same lighting, same ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Also did some shooting using both lenses hand-held.
Pretty much confirmed my earlier conclusion. Very very little difference in IQ, with the edge going to the Tamron. I also felt the Tamron had the following advantages:
- more efficient Image Stabilisation System
- AF marginally faster
- preferred the longer mounting "foot" on the Tammy for carrying the lens/camera around
I recognise that the performance of the Sigma might be improved a shade by using the USB dock to tweak the AF micro-adjustment. (there again, this could be adjusted on the camera for the Tammy also).
I really don't think there is much to choose between these two lenses. As someone who already owns the Tammy, I won't be changing to the Sigma Contemporary - not least because I'd have to sell the Tammy as second-hand and it would cost me £300 or so to make the change!
I am still interested in trying the Sigma Sports and comparing it with the Tammy. I feel a bit uncertain about the weight of the Sports, but would be prepared to tolerate that if the IQ at 600mm is a bit better than the Contemporary and the Tammy.
Isaac - I will be very interested to hear your impressions of the Sigma Contemporary and how it stacks up against the Tamron! If you decide the Sigma Contemp is not for you and return it to B&H, would you consider ordering the Sigma Sports instead to compare against the Tammy? (on the basis that you could return that too if you are not impressed!).
I don't have a Flickr account, but I will consider opening one so I can post my test shots.......
cheers,
Nick
I have often wondered about a conflict between the dock and Camera settings. What would happen if you had one set to 'focus' and one set to 'speed' would they cancel each other out or would one take priority. Or in your case did having both set the 'focus' slow down the AF even more?. My gut feeling is that the Camera settings would take preference but I could well be wrong.I have the Sigma dock and did 2 custom settings, I changed to dynamic os and also to focus priority (or whatever that setting is). Don't know if that is first day with the lens problems or what. I have my 7d2 set for 1st and 2nd shot focus priority. Perhaps the setting on the lens slowed it down even more? Not sure.
I have often wondered about a conflict between the dock and Camera settings. What would happen if you had one set to 'focus' and one set to 'speed' would they cancel each other out or would one take priority. Or in your case did having both set the 'focus' slow down the AF even more?. My gut feeling is that the Camera settings would take preference but I could well be wrong.
There does not look to be a lot in it to me. I notice that most all of them was shot at less than 600mm - a lot being quite a bit less (you must have been darn close, I have never got within 30 metres or so of a Oystercatcher and its usually a lot further than that lol).Roy, do you see any difference in the shots with the two lenses?