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Originally Posted by 78SA
What do you think of the Tamron?
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I'm not sure my opinion is worth much as I have no previous experience with telephotos over 300 mm and not a lot with telephotos in general.
I was pretty happy with the detail in the shot of the moon and it compared very well with shots posted in the FB group I post in. One friend has the Sigma equivalent and I think my shot was a little sharper but that could be due to processing.
I took it out yesterday to try some bird shots and they seemed pretty sharp until I compared to some of the shots from some bird guys I know. A poor workman blames his tools, and I think my technique is lacking, not the lens.
There is a new version of this lens I've heard about (G2 I think??) and it's supposed to be better.
Funny, this morning just before leaving to return the lens I saw this (the old version which I was using):
https://slickdeals.net/f/9344527-tam...tm_medium=RSS2
I'm sure this falls short of the best from Canon and Nikon, but for the $ probably not bad.
Here's a link to the bird photos on FB if you are interested. BTW, I HATE FB but it's been a great tool for leaning more about photography and keeping up with my kids...
https://www.facebook.com/nomondaysph...type=3&theater