01-14-2017, 10:43 AM
Well I've just ordered the "Tap in" console, (it's frankly a bit pricey 84 euros). Obviously it's a handy thing to be able to modify AF settings independently as well as the min. focusing distance which I want to change.
This is the forth tele-zoom I have used, the first, the Sigma 50-500mm F4/6.3 screw-drive...it was good as a starter lens but at 500mm the IQ was only OK but very soft at the edges...500mm.
The Tamrons and the Sigma 150-600mm are way better, to the extent that the older Tammys and Sigmas are more or less made redundant. Hopefuls on Le Bon Coin are still trying to get decent money S/H but the more S/H 150-600s are coming up for sale, the less likely the chances of them selling at a decent price.
A brief comparison to the AF-S 500mm F4D shows that it's all about shooting at larger apertures, stopped down, the TamSigs compare fairly well, I do however think that the modern 500mm F4 have improved IQ over their older sibblings.
BTW JoJu, How do you get the symbol for infinity?
This is the forth tele-zoom I have used, the first, the Sigma 50-500mm F4/6.3 screw-drive...it was good as a starter lens but at 500mm the IQ was only OK but very soft at the edges...500mm.
The Tamrons and the Sigma 150-600mm are way better, to the extent that the older Tammys and Sigmas are more or less made redundant. Hopefuls on Le Bon Coin are still trying to get decent money S/H but the more S/H 150-600s are coming up for sale, the less likely the chances of them selling at a decent price.
A brief comparison to the AF-S 500mm F4D shows that it's all about shooting at larger apertures, stopped down, the TamSigs compare fairly well, I do however think that the modern 500mm F4 have improved IQ over their older sibblings.
BTW JoJu, How do you get the symbol for infinity?