lens

[irm]

does anyone have experience of either the sigma 50 - 500 mm

or tamron 200 - 500 mm

for use with dslr

[GetCarter]

Just in case nobody has... (and without the f number I'm guessing) ... I'd point out that that 50-500 is a HUGE spread and It'll probably need a *shed load* of light to function properly!

ie... worth having if you want to use it on sunny holidays, not winter trackdays.

[irm]

have considered a converter to use with existing 70 - 300 nikon lens but obviously you loses a few stops

then again considerably cheaper, not sure what you'd lose or gain using either route and if i'd notice that much

[ledaig]

Sorry for the number of images, but all of the shots below are taken with the 50-500 on a D70. I just wanted to show its performance under various conditions.

Whilst I accept that this will never be the sharpest lens out there, its very versatile with the available range and copes well in all conditions but as always more light is better. It will never be as a good as a quality f/2.8 or f/4, but I'm happy with it.

Cheers

[Furyous]

2nd to last is fantastic.Love it, well done sir !

[ledaig]

Furyous said:

2nd to last is fantastic.Love it, well done sir !

Thanks

[Mr Sheen]

irm said:

does anyone have experience of either the sigma 50 - 500 mm

or tamron 200 - 500 mm

for use with dslr

I have a Sigma 50-500mm for my Canon which I am more than happy with.





Nice photos Ledaig, where you at the GP Masters last year?