p.9 #1 · Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Image Thread
Very nice images here. Tamron 50-400 seems a very strong performer for landscapes in the hands of a skillfull photographer.
Makes for a tough choice, deciding between Sony 100-400 and Tamron 50-400, with both having appealing stengths.
I'm waiting to see what the new rumored Sony 100-400 G has to offer as serious competion to the Tamron.
p.9 #2 · Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Image Thread
Michel85 wrote:
Very nice images here. Tamron 50-400 seems a very strong performer for landscapes in the hands of a skillfull photographer.
Makes for a tough choice, deciding between Sony 100-400 and Tamron 50-400, with both having appealing stengths.
I'm waiting to see what the new rumored Sony 100-400 G has to offer as serious competion to the Tamron.
p.9 #3 · Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Image Thread
Michel85 wrote:
Very nice images here. Tamron 50-400 seems a very strong performer for landscapes in the hands of a skillfull photographer.
Makes for a tough choice, deciding between Sony 100-400 and Tamron 50-400, with both having appealing stengths.
I'm waiting to see what the new rumored Sony 100-400 G has to offer as serious competion to the Tamron.
For landscape you should also consider Sigma 100-400 DG DN, Sony GM and Sigma are neck to neck, GM has 1/3rd stop advantage which doesn't matter for landscape.
I used all 3 and won't choose one above the other for image quality.
Only differences -
GM is the heaviest and solid built, takes teleconverters.
Tamron is most compact, most versatile
Sigma is cheapest, lightest and IMHO best OOF rendition even though it's 1/3rd stop slower than GM
GM and Tamron are indistinguishable in AF speed, both are good for close up shots.
Mads Peter Iversen has also used all 3 and settled on Tamron for versatility but he points out one major flaw, hard vignetting and fringing in extreme corners.
p.9 #4 · Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Image Thread
Has anyone used this lens for high school baseball in daylight? I know it's not going to match a 400/2.8 for awesome bokeh, but it seems like it has the ideal focal length range to capture a lot of action.
p.9 #6 · Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Image Thread
Hello all.
The Tamron, although relatively heavy, has never really bothered me when carrying it around, and it doesn’t tire me out even after long handheld use.
The downsides are that it doesn’t include the tripod mount (you have to buy it separately), it becomes front-heavy when fully extended at 400mm, and the stabilization could work a bit better — but it’s still fine overall. (I'm Nikon Z5ii user)
Other than that, it has very good optical performance, a great focal range, fast and silent autofocus and it offers 1:2 macro from 50mm to 70mm and 1:4 at 400mm.
