Would you say better sharpness with the 300 and the TC vs. the 100-400 II at 400mm DP?
I wonder if I should rent one to see how I would get on with a long prime.
I love the push pull zoom and was disapointed that canon ditched it even though I assumed they would.
I'm just in the process of flogging stuff in order to buy the Tamron. I've read so many reviews and once you get over the fact it isn't 'L' glass and is going to be physically inferior to the Canon lens then I think it is going to be a corking lens.
If I could afford the new 100-400 II then it would be a no-brainer, but when I'm looking at either a 2nd hand 100-400 or a new Tamron I think the Tamron edges it for me.
I'm just in the process of flogging stuff in order to buy the Tamron. I've read so many reviews and once you get over the fact it isn't 'L' glass and is going to be physically inferior to the Canon lens then I think it is going to be a corking lens.
If I could afford the new 100-400 II then it would be a no-brainer, but when I'm looking at either a 2nd hand 100-400 or a new Tamron I think the Tamron edges it for me.
I would wait to look at reviews for the sigma C 150-600, slightly smaller and lighter and around the same price. There is an expectation that it is sharper than the tamron.
I'm agreeing with Luke here, even if the Sigma is sharper, it's likely not as sharp as the sigma sport - while the tamron is 96% as good - i.e. the difference is going to be so small that technique will be the biggest factor, going to pull the trigger on the Tamron this week, no way the Sigma will be £650-700 on release.
£899 on pre-order from Wex just in case you were wondering![]()
I'm agreeing with Luke here, even if the Sigma is sharper, it's likely not as sharp as the sigma sport - while the tamron is 96% as good - i.e. the difference is going to be so small that technique will be the biggest factor, going to pull the trigger on the Tamron this week, no way the Sigma will be £650-700 on release.
If its no sharper than why the emphasis on better glass? That's a lot extra for weather sealing on the sport then.
He sigma is cheaper than the tamron in the US, .