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Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 8:25 pm
by BluTuna
Welcome to the club Amoli! Have fun with your new toy
Remember to rest the lens on a beanbag as much as possible, otherwise, use a shutter speed equal to or greater than the focal length you are using - you can get away with using a slower shutter speed when using IS/VS or whatever the call anti-shake but a Shutter speed=Fl is a good rule of thumb!.
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 8:49 pm
by PJL
Nice Amoli... as BT says, welcome to the club
I've got exactly the same setup as you. Takes a bit of time to get used to, but the practise pays off. This was a highlight from today and I was very pleased with the lens & camera performance
Looking forward to hearing how you get on with it and seeing some of your shots.
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:57 am
by BluTuna
Fantastic shot PJL, where was it taken?
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:15 am
by Bushcraft
Amoli wrote:Sure I will be spending a lot of time around this thread in the months to come and learn from it...
My birthday present has arrived (much too early
)
A Canon 70D and 600 Tamron lens...
- Thanks for showing me what it is capable of BT.
Will try it out in the park this weekend.
That's what I'm hoping to get one day also, but need to hit the lotto first.
Enjoy Amoli
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:17 am
by PJL
BluTuna wrote:Fantastic shot PJL, where was it taken?
Thanks BT - it was in Addo the other day
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:18 am
by Bushcraft
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 1:22 pm
by Amoli
BluTuna wrote:Welcome to the club Amoli! Have fun with your new toy
Remember to rest the lens on a beanbag as much as possible, otherwise, use a shutter speed equal to or greater than the focal length you are using - you can get away with using a slower shutter speed when using IS/VS or whatever the call anti-shake but a Shutter speed=Fl is a good rule of thumb!.
- all still very confusing. I think I will get used to the lens ... easy - also switched from AF to MF rather quickly (for a first timer).
It will be the body that I need to get used to - I like the on/off switch and that I can no longer change my settings by switching the camera on or off.
Eeeeek - very excited.
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 2:00 pm
by BluTuna
Amoli wrote:- also switched from AF to MF rather quickly (for a first timer).
Good luck trying to focus and zoom at the same time
Try back-button focusing, it's the only way to go!
I'm currently composing a new topic about another way of shooting action pictures.... watch this space.
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:04 pm
by nan
BluTuna wrote:Amoli wrote:- also switched from AF to MF rather quickly (for a first timer).
Good luck trying to focus and zoom at the same time
Try back-button focusing, it's the only way to go!
I'm currently composing a new topic about another way of shooting action pictures.... watch this space.
Re: Tamron 150-600 Review
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:48 am
by mattie010
Does anyone know how the tamron 150-600 compares to the sigma 150-600 Contemporary?
I am able to get the Sigma fairly cheaper and everything states that it doesn't matter that much, but am still not hundred percent certain.
i.e. the price difference is over R3000 = 200 euro so is the tamron actually better or not? I know the sigma has the docking system which surely is positive.
