Outdoor Ontario
Photography => Equipment and Technique => Topic started by: Steve Hood on November 07, 2013, 09:08:14 AM
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This is coming next year. Weighs less than 2kg.
http://www.tamron.com/en/news/2013/1107.html (http://www.tamron.com/en/news/2013/1107.html)
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This lens will be released in Spring 2014. Pricing is not official yet but based on online sites it looks like it will go for around $1500.
Here is the brochure.
http://dicahub.com/sites/default/files/attachment/a011.a4.bro_.en_.1010.rtp_.pdf
Here a link to some sample images.
http://www.tamron.com.hk/A011/ (http://www.tamron.com.hk/A011/)
And here is one image from that link.
http://www.tamron.com.hk/A011/Fukuda_14.tif (http://www.tamron.com.hk/A011/Fukuda_14.tif)
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Pricing was just announce in Japan at 147,000 Yen ($1350). This could be a nice 600mm FF option if the IQ and AF speed hold up.
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl ... bs%3Dqdr:d (http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.tamron.co.jp/news/release_2013/1213.html&prev=/search?q%3Dtamron%2B150-600mm%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D1075%26tbs%3Dqdr:d)
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Pricing has been confirmed for Canada at $1299 and dealers may/will likely sell for less. Canon Mount is coming in February while Nikon mount will likely come in April.
I will likely preorder the Nikon Mount this week. By the time the Nikon mount comes in there should be hands on reviews of the Canon mount which should hopefully alleviate any concerns. At 1.8kg without tripod mount, this is the first affordable 600mm lens that I will also be able to handhold. Can't wait. :)
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Lensrental has posted an IMATEST comparison between the Tamron 150-600mm, Canon 100-400mm, Tamron 200-500mm and Sigma 50-500mm. For those not familiar with LensRental, they have access to many copies of lenses they rent out and sometimes they test and compare new lenses when they are released. In this case they had 3 copies of the 150-600mm and they said all copies were well centered with very little sample variation.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2014/01 ... m-shootout (http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2014/01/tamron-150-600-telezoom-shootout)
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For those that are interested, here's a review of the lens;
http://dustinabbott.net/2014/01/tamron- ... sd-review/ (http://dustinabbott.net/2014/01/tamron-sp-150-600mm-f5-6-3-di-vc-usd-review/)
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I've never seriously contemplated anything that big, but here's another field test (https://theamazingimage.com/wildlife/field-test-new-tamron-150-600mm-super-telephoto-zoom/) where the reviewer was very impressed comparing it to a 600mm Canon prime. I may want to consider moving above 300mm!
BB
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The current generation of super-telephoto zoom lens is indeed an engineering marvel. To understand the technology that went into its development, the following article sheds light in helping one to select one that is appropriate for one's needs in the field:
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/gear ... zooms.html (http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/gear/lenses/super-telephoto-zooms.html)
Good birding and photography.
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Anudder favourable review of the lens here;
http://www.sumeetmoghe.com/2014/02/fiel ... n-150.html (http://www.sumeetmoghe.com/2014/02/field-testing-bigron-aka-tamron-150.html)
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Has anyone heard if anyone has got one of these new lens yet? I pre-ordered one back in Jan but no word yet, some stores are listing availability 3/31/14; however, Vistec just revised their dates to 7/31/14 for the Sony model at least.
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Canon mount has been shipping for a couple of month but it is still backordered. According to Vistek the Nikon mount will not come until the end of May. I think it will be in short supply for the next 6 months as nothing else like it currently exists.
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Thanks..I was hoping to give it a try before warbler season but that may be fall migration now. I wouldn't be so sure about " nothing else exists", I have a Sigma 150-500mm but my wife has taken that lens as her own now so I was looking for another distance lens for myself. I have used Tamron lens with film camera before and didn't have any problems with them but I am not expecting that much greater operation than the Sigma currently on the market. They are closely priced, same F stops and you probably will not see much of a difference in 500 vs 600 distance if you are only shooting birds, but only time will tell when I get the chance to compare both in operation
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I'm going to order this lens myself, and compare with my older 50-500. Having VC and a focus limiter should help a fair bit. I also have the Canon 300/4L and 400/5.6L.
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My Canon mount just got delivered from Vistek, $50- off too. I ordered on Monday, but they're showing out of stock again.
My first impressions: nice finish, much lighter than expected, similar weight compared to my 50-500 (older non-OS). AF seems pretty good, and close focus distance at 600mm is a little over 7.5 ft. This should be good for warblers.
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Kin, could you give us your impression of the IQ at 600mm?
Also, could you give us your impression of the IQ at 400mm compared with your Canon 400/5.6L, either that or perhaps post some comparison pics?
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Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum. It looks like a great place for bird lovers.
I've had the Tamron 150-600 for two weeks now and I'm very happy with it.
Here's a couple of samples.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97453230/cardinal%2018.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97453230/chickadee%200018.jpg)
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The pursuit of perfect sharpness in one's bird subjects with a long telephoto lens, it may be necessary to ensure a perfect alignment between the big lens and the DSLR. Simple tool such as LensAlign favors by pros improves the odds of achieving a perfect shot:
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/colu ... 3VjG7lOWUk (http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/solutions/lens-alignment.html#.U3VjG7lOWUk)
Good birding and photography.
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Has anyone on the Board been using this new lens? If so, are you happy with it so far?
The low weight is very interesting to me and an extra 300mm would be very welcome, but it's still an expensive piece of glass.
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I see the Nikon mount started shipping yesterday in Canada. But both mount are still back ordered in Canada.
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Kin, could you give us your impression of the IQ at 600mm?
Also, could you give us your impression of the IQ at 400mm compared with your Canon 400/5.6L, either that or perhaps post some comparison pics?
The 400/5.6L is unbeatable for sharpness and AF speed, at half the weight. The big problem is that ludicrous 3.5m minimum focus distance. The 400/5.6L that my wife uses is very sharp.
With care, the 600mm @ f8 is fine. We spent a few days at Long Point, and it was great for tree top warblers in good light. But in the dark canopy and cloudy days, I switched back to my 300/4L IS + 1.4X for the weight, and ability to shoot wide open and AF speed thru the branches.
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Thanks Kin!
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The Tamron SP 150-600 mm f.5.6-6.3 Di VC USD for full-frame application has been a stand alone lens within this select group of super-telephoto zoom for sports and wildlife subjects. The following lab test report described in detail the merits of this lens for prospective photographers:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/06/25 ... =title_0_0 (http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/06/25/tamron-sp-150-600mm-f-5-6-3-di-vc-usd-lab-test-report?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_0)
Good birding and photography.
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Tamron announced the 2nd Gen version of this lens.
https://www.dpreview.com/news/604487365 ... -vc-usd-g2 (https://www.dpreview.com/news/6044873650/tamron-announces-2nd-generation-sp-150-600mm-di-vc-usd-g2)