Tamron SP 150-600mm F5-6.3 DI IF VC USD (1 Viewer)

[Winterdune]

You are making a strong case for the Tamron and I look forward to trying it out for my minority use!
Sean

 

[hosesbroadbill]

Bif

You are making a strong case for the Tamron and I look forward to trying it out for my minority use!
Sean

Glad I could help. Now what do others think of the hawk shots. BIF issue with Tamron or no? Great mix of BIF and stationary use with IS.

 

[Tarsiger]

Glad I could help. Now what do others think of the hawk shots. BIF issue with Tamron or no? Great mix of BIF and stationary use with IS.

I'd dearly like this lens to 'work' for me as a user of an old 100-400 especially at its price but I'd need to be more focussed on photography than birding as it, plus camera body, bins, scope, tripod etc is certainly too much kit for my ageing back!! I'd prefer to use it on a bean bag for portability. Main concern is usability in the typically poor UK light. If there's a Brit birder/ photographer taking photos as good as hosesbroadbill I'd be very interested.
Best of luck Sean with your 'minority interest'
Russ

 

[capdegat]

are these any good for you ? not brilliant but not too bad either.
I can do American as in the last one but our birds seem a lot more skittish than theirs for whatever reason .

 

[wardy11]

Great shots Les, what body are you using?
Sorry if you've said before but I've only just joined the thread.
Chris

 

[capdegat]

Nikon d7100

 

[Mad Scientist]

Photos from yesterday afternoon, bright conditions. Wren, linnet, starling. Latitude above 55 deg N. All crops apart from the third. Hope that helps someone.

 

[Tarsiger]

dummy

Sand martin

 

[Tarsiger]

Above taken 100-400 @ 400 from 15 ft(ish) on overcast day.Cropped, minor editing and then resized.Will the Tamron better this at 400, or smaller crop at 600?
Russ

 

[Winterdune]

Have you got the uncropped original Sand Martin?

 

[Nick Leech]

Russ, most people seem to be saying the Tammy is at least as good, or slightly better than either the Canon 100-400 zoom or Canon 400/5.6 prime.

Roy C - whose opinions are widely respected - has extensive experience with Canon 400/5.6 with, and without x1.4 teleconverter. He has also used the Tammy 150-600 and is convinced that the Tammy is capable of resolving more feather detail on bird photos.

I still have my 400/5.6 prime, which I still use for BIF. But I sold my Canon 100-400 zoom and replaced it with the Tammy.

But will be interesting to see how the new Sigma 150-600 Sports compares, when it becomes available!

 

[Winterdune]

I'm sure Roy C said exactly the opposite...and sold his Tamron.
Sean

 

[capdegat]

Tarsiger,
I'm not quite sure if this is what you're after but before and after taken early morning.
iso500
450mm
1/750
f6

 

[hosesbroadbill]

what was said

I'm sure Roy C said exactly the opposite...and sold his Tamron.
Sean

You are both kind of right. Roys' position as I understand it is that the Tamron is better than the 400 5.6 plus 1.4 if you do not need to do a big crop. If you need to do a big crop then he feels that you lose too much detail with the Tamron. He said that is why he sold it.

 

[hosesbroadbill]

Doing American

are these any good for you ? not brilliant but not too bad either.
I can do American as in the last one but our birds seem a lot more skittish than theirs for whatever reason .

I wonder what there is to this. Many of the birds here are very skittish as well. But with proper technique, slow approach and staying still they slowly get used to you. I spent a good hour sitting against a fence line today and waiting for a flock of sparrows to slowly approach me. When I was walking I could not get within 40 feet or so without the whole flock flushing. But sitting still produced a very different outcome. All shots hand held and processed in DPP. Sun was very bright and it was about 2:00 so light was very harsh still.


Song Sparrow (about a 50% crop)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/15483335929/

Dark-eyed Junco (also about a 50% crop)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/15646413916/in/photostream/

And another Junco

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/15483531609/in/photostream/

 

[Paul - Herts]

Tarsiger,
I'm not quite sure if this is what you're after but before and after taken early morning.
iso500
450mm
1/750
f6

Am I right in thinking that the first image is cropped from the second? If so then it's pretty darn good! Gives a good impression of the lens' ability and would probably replicate what I would want\expect. British birds like to stay at this sort of distance and whilst getting closer is definitely the better option it is not that easy.

Thanks for posting that

Paul

 

[capdegat]

Yep , got it wrong way round !
My boss ( swmbo ) says it has to be fluffy to be acceptable to her.

 

[hosesbroadbill]

british birds

Am I right in thinking that the first image is cropped from the second? If so then it's pretty darn good! Gives a good impression of the lens' ability and would probably replicate what I would want\expect. British birds like to stay at this sort of distance and whilst getting closer is definitely the better option it is not that easy.

Thanks for posting that

Paul

Maybe British birds just like avoiding British birders. Bet if I came they would fly right up to me and say hi.8-P

 

[capdegat]

They did for me in Cape May . (Even if I don't know what most of them are yet ).

 

[Paul - Herts]

Thanks for the clarification Les, I thought that was what you meant. It's quite impressive to be honest and I am having another of my 'wish I hadn't bought the 400 f5.6' moments but it's a thought for the future.

Isaac, you are welcome to come over and charm the birds from the trees :t: