Tamron 200-500mm lens

[delros1]

on Sunday,we went to Keyhaven Salt marsh near Southampton waters,Hampshire,and i got to try out the tamron 200-500mm lens.With my Nikon D200 body,and making good use of my tripod.there was a very obliging
little egret. haven set the camera to 800asa and a shutter speed 1/800 sec-f16.I found both the focusing and the zoom easy to use,and after printing off an A3 print.I am greatly impressed by this lens, at the fl/750mm,can`t wait to go out and get some more.

[mh68]

Upload the shot and let us see Always nice to hear when someones happy with a new bit of gear, theres nothing worse than forking out a lot of money and then being disappointed.Great stuff!

Mark H

[delros1]

2 photos in the bird gallery,under waders little egret.by delros1

[glsammy]

Sorry, they've been moved to the Heron Gallery.

Here's one of them:




A fine shot it is!

[big bill]

The images are terrific well done its great to hear someone happy with a new lens

[Fourwings]

They are stunning images, I have a good friend who has this lens so I have seen at first hand what a quality bit of gear it is.

[denisg]

Great pics and I'm pleased you like your lens.

IMHO, the Tammy 200-500 is one of the best bang-for-bucks lenses on the market today. Had mine over 2 years now and can't fault it. you don't see many of these on the s/h market.

Works great with the Manfrotto 393 tripod head too, at least I think so, see Accessories

Good luck.

Denis.

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

Interesting thread. I was wandering about this lens for trips abroad as its more compact than the bigma and a lot smaller than my 500 prime!

neil

[Wildbear]

Hi Guys,

What sort of price do these come in at, I was thinking about a canon 100-400mm is usm. But to get a 500mm could be better if the money is right.

Mike

[glsammy]

I'd like to see what the lens could do when wide open. Whilst the shot shown is excellent, it was taken @ F16.0. I'd be interested to see how it performed @ F6.3.

[denisg]

Originally Posted by glsammy

I'd like to see what the lens could do when wide open. Whilst the shot shown is excellent, it was taken @ F16.0. I'd be interested to see how it performed @ F6.3.

Doesn't take a lot of imagination to work out how to do that Graham, heck, this is the UK!!.................just see the signature, try 'Birds' album. If you click on the 'i' button the photo info will be shown for all photos. I post good and bad, it's not a showcase. Exif is present on most pics and you will see that most are taken around f6.3 - f8 or f9. The sweet spot of this lens is around f10ish given enough light.

In all honesty, in over 2 years, I have never, ever, had the opportunity to shoot with the Tammy at f16 at 1/800th of a second, even at 800asa !! I can't actually remember 1/800th..............

Denis.

[denisg]

Originally Posted by Wildbear

Hi Guys,

What sort of price do these come in at, I was thinking about a canon 100-400mm is usm. But to get a 500mm could be better if the money is right.

Mike

Around £700-750 'ish depending on your source Mike.

Denis.

[ron1863]

What is the price compared to the Bigma and which is the better lens.

Denisg and mh68 you both have the same avatars - confusing

[mh68]

Originally Posted by ron1863

Denisg and mh68 you both have the same avatars - confusing

Thats extremely spooky.....think i`ll find a new `un

Mark H

[ron1863]

Originally Posted by mh68

Thats extremely spooky.....think i`ll find a new `un

Mark H

You just did, and a very nice one to deer

[denisg]

OOPS.......sorry, posted twice

[denisg]

Originally Posted by ron1863

What is the price compared to the Bigma and which is the better lens.

Bigma is around the same price but for 500mm shots I could see no need for 50mm as well on the same lens. A 10x zoom lens also tends to suffer a little more at the extremes than a 2.5x zoom. The bigma is also 1.85 kgs against the Tammy at 1.23 kgs. Strictly personal points of course.

Denisg and mh68 you both have the same avatars - confusing

Strange indeed, my avatar was taken by me at Fairburn Ings near Leeds
and the bigger version is on my website

Those pesky common darters though never fail to encourage the same shot



Denis.

[deer boy]

Great shot delros1 & as u say "very obliging"

[Wildbear]

Hi Guys,

Just to hijack this thread slightly, being a new boy I hope I can get away with it!

I was looking at a canon 100-400mm is usm lens, but reading about this tamron 200-500mm for roughly the same money, would I better looking at the tamron rather than the canon?

Mike

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

if you don't really need the extra 100mm then I'd go for the Canon with it's IS and USM which the Tamron hasn't got.

neil

[Wildbear]

The lens would be for general wildlife and birds, sort of all rounder if there is such a thing?

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

if your shooting birds then the extra 100mm will come in very useful then

neil

[Ukwildlifeo]

damn Ive been trying to decide between the sigma 150-500 and the 'bigma' sigma 50-500mm and now theres also this Tamron 200-500mm option. Anyone care to help? lol

Ill be using it on a pentax k20d (probably - Im yet to buy it) and I intened to just use the one lens for wildlife - until I can afford a decent macro lens too

ps sorry if this counts as hijacking..