hosesbroadbill
Well-known member
Tamron vs 400 5.6
To me this pic does not show near the same detail as mine does. I am not saying that the 400 5.6 is not the better combo. Lighting was not as good as my pic either, just saying that this in no way would sway me to sell my Tamron once the 7D2 arrives.
Here is a about a 50% crop of a bird shot at f8 at 1/200th SS. Bird was deep in the shade, although the twig in front of it was in bright sun. Could you do this with the 400 plus the 1.4? If so, please show me.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15499519526/
And this shot of a wet bird. Less of a crop than the others but SS is 1/160th. Do people have shots with this detail with the Canon + 1.4 at such low shutter speeds that are handheld? Again, I am not saying that they don't exist, but I would love to see them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15283924577/
All I can say is that I have now used the Tammy and the 400/5.6 + 1.4 x tc quite a lot so speaking from experience with both set-ups I think I got rid of the right one .
The weight reduction is most noticeable and I am more than happy to shoot the 400/5.6 + 1.4x tc hand held (even without IS) and wide open at f8 but with the Tammy I found it was best with a tripod at the long end and also need stopping down to at least f8 and even more to get the best out of it. I also found that the Tammy, more so than the 400/5.6 combo needed decent light which is something that is at a premium in the UK. I stick by my earlier assessment that the Tammy is OK in reasonable light providing you do not have to crop too much.
As an after thought I strongly suspect that the Sigma sport will be a better lens but then again it will cost more. BTW in the UK you can get a 400/5.6 for less than the Tammy so the Tammy is not the bargain that it is in the US.
With that I will once more de-subscribe to this thread and let you folk argue it out.
p.s. There will be a lot of happy 400/5.6 users once they get hold of a 7D2 and are able to AF at f8 :t:
EDIT: here is one taken with the 7D + 400/5.6 + 1.4x tc in live view AF. Taken in the usual UK dull weather and as is norm for me a biggish crop
To me this pic does not show near the same detail as mine does. I am not saying that the 400 5.6 is not the better combo. Lighting was not as good as my pic either, just saying that this in no way would sway me to sell my Tamron once the 7D2 arrives.
Here is a about a 50% crop of a bird shot at f8 at 1/200th SS. Bird was deep in the shade, although the twig in front of it was in bright sun. Could you do this with the 400 plus the 1.4? If so, please show me.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15499519526/
And this shot of a wet bird. Less of a crop than the others but SS is 1/160th. Do people have shots with this detail with the Canon + 1.4 at such low shutter speeds that are handheld? Again, I am not saying that they don't exist, but I would love to see them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/120553232@N02/15283924577/