Cheap Telephoto Challenge !!!

[davidbridges]

Hey all TP members,

I challenge you to show me a sharp shot taken with a cheap telephoto lens. I have a 90-300 and its a nightmare, nearly every shot is out of focus.

The Rules:

The lens must have been purchased for under £200 new

The shot must be voted by everyone else as sharp.

No photo editor sharpening !

So can somebody please prove me wrong and show me a sharp shot taken with a cheap lens


Does any body own a....
Canon EF55-200mm f4.5-5.6
Canon EF75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III
Canon EF75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III
Canon EF90-300mm f4.5-5.6
Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6 AF-S VR DX
Pentax smc-DA 50-200mm f4 - 5.6 ED
Sigma 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG Macro
Sigma 55-200mm F4-5.6 DC
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro DG
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 Macro DG
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro II Super
Sony DT 75-300mm F4.5-5.6 (D)
Tamron AF 28-300mm XR Di LD Aspherical Macro IF f3.5-6.3
Tamron AF 28-200mm f3.8-5.6 XR Di ASP IF Macro
Tamron AF 55-200mm f4-5.6 Di II LD Macro
Tamron AF 70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2

If so what do you think of it?

 

[mattyh]

Ok...

I'd like to put this forward:

70-300 f4.5 - 5.6 Nikor, bought as a kit with an F55 & 28-100 lens for £199, so it's well in your bracket:

 

[shrimperblue]

In that case...

Sigma 70-300 @ £97.99

 

[KenCo]

Both shot with the Sigma 70-300 apo dg macro.

 

[trip]

Sigma 70-300 APO

 

[davidbridges]

Sorry about the disorganisation but ive added another rule that i totally fogot, no sharpening using photo editing software, kinda defeats the point dont you think ...

 

[Brocks]

EF90-300 hand held on a 400D body...With the first one I was also driving in a safari park :bonk: :

 

[mattyh]

Sorry about the disorganisation but ive added another rule that i totally fogot, no sharpening using photo editing software, kinda defeats the point dont you think ...

But RAW files generally need a sharpen anyway, as they're not sharpened in camera like JPG's are :shrug:

 

[davidbridges]

Hmmm it was just put in place to make sure people were not just going to oversharpen shots...

 

[Deleted member 3428]

This was shot at 149mm with the Sigma 70-300 Apo dg. Hand Held

 

[Lufbrarunner]

Sigma 70-300 DG. (£114)

 

[vecsri]

Taken with a nikon 55-200

 

[woollyback]

Hi,

First image post so pls be gentle - a couple taken with Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro £150 ish lens.

The dog image was taken by more 11yr old dughter of her aunties dog.
Hope this works

Cheers

Rob

 

[laser_jock99]

Crop from a Nikon 70-300 G zoom- not sure on the new price but I paid 80 quid on e-bay. I sold it due to unacceptable colour fringeing (chromatic abberation) when pointed anywhere near a highlight! The Nikon ED 80-200 F2.8 that replaced was a revelation.

Not bad for sharpness- just no good for my over critical eye! Look carefully at the white feathers in the centre of the owls forehead- they have purple edges- not a good sign.

 

[Moos3h]

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jshackley/TourDeFrance07/photo#5084559094685504450"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/jshackley/Ro_7jrY2E8I/AAAAAAAABNs/kbXXvXddpRc/s400/IMG_2855.jpg" /></a>

It was a Tamron 75-300 on a Canon 30D. In camera JPEG just resized and uploaded.

You might have to cut and paste the link - sorry I'm not having much luck with this.

 

[Comfortably Numb]

This is a great idea but isn't the sharpness going to depend on how close you get to the telephoto end?

 

[mrgubby]

Tamron AF 28-300mm XR Di LD Aspherical Macro IF f3.5-6.3 on a 300D. EXIF is in the image

Shot was hand held & the bird moved so the focus point ended up on the top of the beak (should have been the eye )

//edit// Shot was in RAW, processed with sharpening turned off

Full Frame (just resized)

100% crop

 

[Chonga]

Taken on a Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro
1/125 sec - f5.6 - focal length = 300mm

 

[Hacker]

Some great shots on here! KenCo, the spaniel shot is superb, reminds me of our old one.

 

[KenCo]

Some great shots on here! KenCo, the spaniel shot is superb, reminds me of our old one.

Thanks, not my dog but my brother has three of the crazy things

 

[frank]

Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro

 

[benneh]

Canon EF75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III USM

The pictures themselves are 2 star in my lightroom collection, so really aren't up to much in terms of merit. But they give a decent indication of what you can expect form the lens. I'm quite happy with it. There's a slight problem with chromatic aberration at the long end, but nothing that can't be sorted in PS/Lightroom. It's hardly L glass, but for £90 second hand, who's comparing.

These were shot on my old 350d iirc too, ISO's ranging from 1-400, all hand held. See exif for exact details (should be intact).

 

[benneh]

Edit: No photoshoppery either.

 

[birdy961]

Sigma 70-300 APO DG Macro.

And this one was with an old Canon 70 -300mm

 

[stan the man]

took this with my sony alpha 100 and 75-300 sony lens(£169).

 

[foodpoison]

Sigma 70-300 APO, handheld.

 

[fergey]

Taken with a Tamron 55-200 Di II LD Macro

 

[wobblebottom]

Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro DG /Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)/Aperture: f/5.6/Focal Length: 300 mm



Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 220 mm

 

[joe0709]

some very good shots on here but your just giving me ideas on what to get and ill be skint lol

best start saving

 

[ekimeno]

The Sigma 70-300 DG APO again handheld. Great for the money (£109 from One Stop Digital). No software voodoo except the colour levels...

 

[Baggs]

All taken with Tamron 70-300DI £69.99

Steve

 

[ppp]

nikon 70-300 f4-5.6 £69.99

 

[marky_h]

Sigma 70-300mm DG APO Macro (£80):

Tamron 18-200mm (£120)

 

[pearce_jj]

Just to say, I have a canon EF 90-300mm F4.5-5.6 and have been very happy with the clarity although I'm on film and have only printed 7x5" at the moment. Maybe yours is faulty?

 

[true_one_picture]

So is it fair to say cheap tele's are spot on!!!

I have a sigma 70-300 wouldnt get rid for the world!

 

[gman]

Tamron 70-300mm at £100.00, oh and as can be seen this copper's eyes locked onto me snapping away at far longer than 300mm

 

[Skydiver69]

I have a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD Macro lens, bought as part of a package, but currently £199.99 in jessops (cheaper elsewhere probably).

No editing done on this other than shrinking it down to fit using GIMP (I am yet to decide what image editor to use)

 

[Little Man]

I own the EF 75-300mm, bought it almost a year ago for my 400D, think it cost me £150 posted from Amazon. I've honestly hardly ever used it, but the few shots i have taken with it have been clear. I took a picture of a flower type thing from around 10ft away, it's got awesome depth of field and is sharp, i'll post it up once i'm back at home.

Would recommend the 75-300mm lens though definatly.

 

[Little Man]

 

[Witch]

I'll stick in another vote for the Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 APO DG Macro then....I'm afraid this has been sharpened - it's too old for me to still have the original image easily accessible and I no longer use the lens having replaced it with the Canon 70-200.

Some truly superb shots on this thread - really goes to show what these low-end lenses are capable of in the right hands.