I researched these extensively and there's no clear winner, however Tamron have brought out their G2 since and not read enough about it to comment. The Tamron suits me fine. AF is good enough for what I shoot (I don't do BIF very often) and IQ is very good. I don't go above 550mm as sharpness does drop off at after 550mm, but it's still good at 600mm. The way I see it is that it's cheaper, lighter and apparently sharper than the Nikon at the long end and would choose it over the Nikon if I was buying now (the Nikon wasn't available when I was buying though). As for the Sigma C, well it was £250 more than the Tamron at the time. Now I could be swayed towards the Sigma due to being able to use the dock. I'd also look at the Tamron G2 though as they've got a dock now and the G2 is compatible.
Where did you purchase yours from? I'm trying in vain to source a grip..... like hens teeth !
They all do IME...
Not to this degree. None of the other grips I have/had have do this to this degree.
I researched these extensively and there's no clear winner, however Tamron have brought out their G2 since and not read enough about it to comment. The Tamron suits me fine. AF is good enough for what I shoot (I don't do BIF very often) and IQ is very good. I don't go above 550mm as sharpness does drop off at after 550mm, but it's still good at 600mm. The way I see it is that it's cheaper, lighter and apparently sharper than the Nikon at the long end and would choose it over the Nikon if I was buying now (the Nikon wasn't available when I was buying though). As for the Sigma C, well it was £250 more than the Tamron at the time. Now I could be swayed towards the Sigma due to being able to use the dock. I'd also look at the Tamron G2 though as they've got a dock now and the G2 is compatible.
The best of the bunch is the Sigma S but it's more money and 900g heavier
A good review can be find here
https://photographylife.com/nikon-200-500mm-vs-tamron-150-600mm-vs-sigma-150-600mm-c
If you can't be bothered to read it all here's the conclusion
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Obviously this is just one review of many, and some draw different conclusions. Personally I think they're all much the same and sample variation and technique will play far more of a part when it comes to IQ and sharpness.
Here's a review on the Tamron G2
https://photographylife.com/reviews/tamron-sp-150-600mm-f5-6-3-g2
Barely much difference. Why don't they spread the af more?
Big difference between the D750 and D850 and would be really handy for me. There's enough difference between the D810 and D850 to make a difference in some compositions too imo, plus the outer points are now cross type.
What was wrong with the AF then, is it still +20?
Glass is not the best surface to test AF systems (assuming you meant glass bottles). Shiny plastic's not great either. Obviously a paper label would be OK
I wouldn't be fine tuning a 600mm in the house... focus distance makes a difference to the results IME.
I bought the 70-200 Tamron G2 and it is superb. Really enjoying using it.
Though that's not going to be a universal benefit, since it depends what other cameras you use. If you had a D800 and a D810, and you upgraded the D800 to a D850, the differences between the control placements on the D810 and D850 would be positively unhelpful.
I suppose it depends on what kind of strain you put it under. The grip on my F3 had/has about zero play, but with the rubberized/curved digital cameras mine have always had some play (i.e. D810 w/ MB-D12)... it's not a lot, but it's there.
https://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-d8501st link is of a D500 review!
As per my comment to you on FB it's no surprise. There's more than the module and processor that affects AF performance. The D5 might have stronger motors. Also on that video Matt is not using the battery grip therefore he's using a much less powerful battery which could make a difference. Nikon are not going to give this camera an AF performance to match their flagship sports camera, who would buy the D5 if they did. As I also mentioned, Canon do the same. The 5D4 shares the same AF system as the 1dx-II yet every user feedback will tell you that the 1Dx-II still works better, as you'd expect.
Thanks. I'm not actually in the market for any (yet), but I was just looking into the grip etc and was staggered at the price of the charger so was just wondering what makes it so expensive? I've just seen that the Canon equivalent is even more, absolutely crazy
I guess its because the charger and battery are for the Nikon D5?Can anyone explain to me why the charger for the EN-EL18a is £359 pounds. I just can't get my head round why any battery charger should be this much money, it seems crazy
Can anyone explain to me why the charger for the EN-EL18a is £359 pounds. I just can't get my head round why any battery charger should be this much money, it seems crazy
oh dear.... not good.NOOOOOO!
