08-15-2015, 10:15 AM
Well, when I take the "Sports" with me, there's only that - it's not like occasionally changing a lens because I'm passing by a wide-angle subject. Sure, I can take two bodies, I'm just too lazy to start body-building. I know, every famous wild-life photographer (from the last words only "photographer" applies to me) does this donkey work or has his sherpas.
But looking at Studor13's bag, the couch potato parts of my being start to wail and complain. While I'd be sticking a lens on a Monopod, after getting both out of their bags and needing two more hands, he is already continuing to walk on and the bird on it's way to Africa or retirement.
I don't know and didn't compare but I'm very sure the Sports is not a full kg better than the Tamron, optically. You see, you're agonizing and I'm, too. Why didn't I try both Sigma's first? Simple answer: There's close to no supply and no stock at dealers to do so. I don't know if I could do more handheld shots with 1.8 kg but at 2.8 it's gambling.
I could have got a used one. It's owner sold it because he needed a faster aperture and is now carrying even more weight in a prime (that says something about it's limits...). I'd say, beyond 3 kg it doesn't matter anymore. He got his in January only by urging and being a real pain in the a.. directly from Sigma Switzerland import dealer. And now he finds he paid (this dealer's fantasy price) 2300 francs while I got it new for 1625. Difficult to sell with that difference.
But looking at Studor13's bag, the couch potato parts of my being start to wail and complain. While I'd be sticking a lens on a Monopod, after getting both out of their bags and needing two more hands, he is already continuing to walk on and the bird on it's way to Africa or retirement.
I don't know and didn't compare but I'm very sure the Sports is not a full kg better than the Tamron, optically. You see, you're agonizing and I'm, too. Why didn't I try both Sigma's first? Simple answer: There's close to no supply and no stock at dealers to do so. I don't know if I could do more handheld shots with 1.8 kg but at 2.8 it's gambling.
I could have got a used one. It's owner sold it because he needed a faster aperture and is now carrying even more weight in a prime (that says something about it's limits...). I'd say, beyond 3 kg it doesn't matter anymore. He got his in January only by urging and being a real pain in the a.. directly from Sigma Switzerland import dealer. And now he finds he paid (this dealer's fantasy price) 2300 francs while I got it new for 1625. Difficult to sell with that difference.