A few birds form this morning with the Tamzooka.

[goooner]

Great shots. I'm saving up for that lens as well!

 

[Braineack]

Great shots. I'm saving up for that lens as well!

I feel like I should have maybe waited and tried both the Sigma contemporary and this lens out first just to see which I prefered, since the price tag is essentially identical. But I've been really happy with all my Tamron glass.

There's a few key features of the Sigma that seems pretty nice, for example they suggest the OS is designed for panning with birding and autosports in mind (the two things I like to shoot with a telephoto). While Tamron suggests not to use VC when panning on that lens.

Then you have the 3-zone focus limiter vs. 2-zone and the additional ability to fine-tune the limits and even fine tune the focus at various focal lengths with the usb dock.

 

[goooner]

Great shots. I'm saving up for that lens as well!

I feel like I should have maybe waited and tried both the Sigma contemporary and this lens out first just to see which I prefered, since the price tag is essentially identical. But I've been really happy with all my Tamron glass.

There's a few key features of the Sigma that seems pretty nice, for example they suggest the OS is designed for panning with birding and autosports in mind (the two things I like to shoot with a telephoto). While Tamron suggests not to use VC when panning on that lens.

Then you have the 3-zone focus limiter vs. 2-zone and the additional ability to fine-tune the limits and even fine tune the focus at various focal lengths with the usb dock.

Thanks for the info. It will probably be another 18-24 months before I can afford it (need other gear before investing in such a 'luxury' item), so I'll see what happens in that time.