06-19-2023, 06:00 AM
It's a lens which has attracted many utube videos since it's release, nearly all of which are in the field often on the R5 or an R7 (crop body which gives a FL of 12,800mm)
noise "is a bone of contention" however in the reviews but everyone is using Topaz denoise these days for birding and the resulting images the lens produces are frankly very good indeed, often of small birds appropriately distanced to produce soft melted backgrounds that belie the images are taken at F11, using ISOs up to 12,800 or so in some cases ....
So from my initial condemnation of this lens has somewhat changed, for a grand you get a light retractable 800mm lens with OS with a MFD that can give you "head and shoulder portraits" of small birds that even big boy glass can't achieve ........ and the thing weighs no more than your average pair of light trainers .......
........ and most comment how it's light and simple to use and carry ..
btw. ....... I used to shoot at 600mm @ F11 using the Tamron 150-600mm G1 before getting the G2 version ....
noise "is a bone of contention" however in the reviews but everyone is using Topaz denoise these days for birding and the resulting images the lens produces are frankly very good indeed, often of small birds appropriately distanced to produce soft melted backgrounds that belie the images are taken at F11, using ISOs up to 12,800 or so in some cases ....
So from my initial condemnation of this lens has somewhat changed, for a grand you get a light retractable 800mm lens with OS with a MFD that can give you "head and shoulder portraits" of small birds that even big boy glass can't achieve ........ and the thing weighs no more than your average pair of light trainers .......
........ and most comment how it's light and simple to use and carry ..
btw. ....... I used to shoot at 600mm @ F11 using the Tamron 150-600mm G1 before getting the G2 version ....