150-600 Tamron or Sigma?

[Braineack]

Im very curious to see how the 200-500 performs.

Honestly Hammy, you cant go wrong. I have the Tamron, I got it cause it's sharp and cheap. The sigma JUST came out when i bought it, but I didn't feel I needed what the Sigma offered. The Tamron has been fine for what I need, and I like Tamron glass.

The Sigma C certainly gives the Tamron a run for it's money. Priced the same you get a bump in AF performance (supposedly) and then the docking bay ability to customize some focus settings as well as fine tune-AF by focal length. I'd say the IQ of these are on par, so far as everything I've read.

The Sport takes a budget super-zoom to another level.

 

[Braineack]

I spoke to one birdographer that returned the Tamron for the Sigma Sport. He only mentioned better/faster autofocus as the reason for the switch.

I've read one person who had the Tamron for a year, then bought a C, then an S and returned both because he couldn't justify to $$$.

He liked the Sigma C, but he'd take a loss selling the Tamron. And he didn't think it was that much better to justify the loss. The S, while better in his opinion, just didnt offer him enough to justify the extra $1000 plus the loss from the Tamron.

 

[JacaRanda]

I spoke to one birdographer that returned the Tamron for the Sigma Sport. He only mentioned better/faster autofocus as the reason for the switch.

I've read one person who had the Tamron for a year, then bought a C, then an S and returned both because he couldn't justify to $$$.

He liked the Sigma C, but he'd take a loss selling the Tamron. And he didn't think it was that much better to justify the loss. The S, while better in his opinion, just didnt offer him enough to justify the extra $1000 plus the loss from the Tamron.

One other thing I heard about the Sport was how heavy it is. It's built like a tank. The hood is a bit much and probably adds more weight than necessary.

I would like to try one.

 

[Didereaux]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

 

[JacaRanda]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

 

[hamlet]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

Here is a test from a reputable website done on virtually the same conditions, compare to your hearts content: c vs tamron link. c vs s link

 

[jaomul]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

Here is a test from a reputable website done on virtually the same conditions, compare to your hearts content: link

Thanks for link but I'd rather watch paint dry than conclude from these charts. Real life pictures are where you can tell how good a lens is.

There seems a split as to who prefers which. This probably means they're very close

 

[hamlet]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

Here is a test from a reputable website done on virtually the same conditions, compare to your hearts content: link

Thanks for link but I'd rather watch paint dry than conclude from these charts. Real life pictures are where you can tell how good a lens is.

There seems a split as to who prefers which. This probably means they're very close

Dont knock it till you try it, watching paint dry can be a good time. Anyhow, these shots are meant to control the results as best as they can, since real life results can be severely skewed because of environmental and behavioural factors to name a few.

 

[astroNikon]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

Here is a test from a reputable website done on virtually the same conditions, compare to your hearts content: link

Thanks for link but I'd rather watch paint dry than conclude from these charts. Real life pictures are where you can tell how good a lens is.

There seems a split as to who prefers which. This probably means they're very close

per your request ...

 

[jaomul]

Wasn't to bad in fast fwd

 

[Didereaux]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

Here is a test from a reputable website done on virtually the same conditions, compare to your hearts content: link

Thanks for link but I'd rather watch paint dry than conclude from these charts. Real life pictures are where you can tell how good a lens is.

There seems a split as to who prefers which. This probably means they're very close

look at the vote at the beginning of this thread. it is 3 to 1 for the Sigma.

 

[Didereaux]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

that would be pointless. You couldn't know how each was processed. Do as I did. Try BOTH on YOUR camera and then decide. Deciding by word of mouth on the internet is the height of dumb. And taking someones testimonial who has only tried one and bought it is even dumber. Not one in a thousand will admit they blew a grand on a lens they found was not so good.

 

[PaulWog]

I've so far been hedging my bets on the sigma 'c', but perhaps faster focus speed with fast bird action could justify the extra grand itself. But as some mentioned before: the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E could be a game changer and a nice compromise between the sigma 'c' & 's' for a very attractive price of $1,400. And as some here dont know: third part lenses are not guaranteed to work with future cameras.

Hand-holdability is a huge one though. I could hold the S, but not for as long. If someone came up to me and said "Here, I'll give you $2300 for your 150-600C, go buy yourself an S"... of course I'd do it. But in the end, do you want to shoot on a tripod/monopod, or do you want to shoot hand-held? I weight train, so it's not a huge deal, but the extra 2 pounds will kill a shoulder and arm over a not-too-long period of time.

The Sigma line of lenses are likely to work with future cameras (the dock). Tamron doesn't have the mount, but there's shipping back & forth I suppose.

 

[JacaRanda]

I own a Canon 6D, and a 7D. I tried a tamron 150-600 and a Sigma 150-600(C) on both. I bought the Sigma! nuff said.

Would you mind posting a few images?

that would be pointless. You couldn't know how each was processed. Do as I did. Try BOTH on YOUR camera and then decide. Deciding by word of mouth on the internet is the height of dumb. And taking someones testimonial who has only tried one and bought it is even dumber. Not one in a thousand will admit they blew a grand on a lens they found was not so good.

Thanks. Appreciate the help. Nuff said

 

[hamlet]

I've so far been hedging my bets on the sigma 'c', but perhaps faster focus speed with fast bird action could justify the extra grand itself. But as some mentioned before: the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E could be a game changer and a nice compromise between the sigma 'c' & 's' for a very attractive price of $1,400. And as some here dont know: third part lenses are not guaranteed to work with future cameras.

Hand-holdability is a huge one though. I could hold the S, but not for as long. If someone came up to me and said "Here, I'll give you $2300 for your 150-600C, go buy yourself an S"... of course I'd do it. But in the end, do you want to shoot on a tripod/monopod, or do you want to shoot hand-held? I weight train, so it's not a huge deal, but the extra 2 pounds will kill a shoulder and arm over a not-too-long period of time.

The Sigma line of lenses are likely to work with future cameras (the dock). Tamron doesn't have the mount, but there's shipping back & forth I suppose.

I've so far been hedging my bets on the sigma 'c', but perhaps faster focus speed with fast bird action could justify the extra grand itself. But as some mentioned before: the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E could be a game changer and a nice compromise between the sigma 'c' & 's' for a very attractive price of $1,400. And as some here dont know: third part lenses are not guaranteed to work with future cameras.

Hand-holdability is a huge one though. I could hold the S, but not for as long. If someone came up to me and said "Here, I'll give you $2300 for your 150-600C, go buy yourself an S"... of course I'd do it. But in the end, do you want to shoot on a tripod/monopod, or do you want to shoot hand-held? I weight train, so it's not a huge deal, but the extra 2 pounds will kill a shoulder and arm over a not-too-long period of time.

The Sigma line of lenses are likely to work with future cameras (the dock). Tamron doesn't have the mount, but there's shipping back & forth I suppose.

Since we're talking about weight: i just looked into the weight of the nikon on amazon and here are the results:

Sigma (C) Item Weight 4.25 pounds
Sigma (S) Item Weight 6.31 pounds
Nikon 200-500 Weight 7.28 pounds<----heavyweight champion! Goodness, what is in this lens that its so much heavier?