04-19-2013, 07:20 AM
Hi Bojan,
I use Tamron 70-300 VC on D600, and I used to have a Nikon 70-300 VR before. From my experience, Tamron definitely has sufficient sharpness for 24mp sensor, probably slightly better than Nikon 70-300 VR. Plus Nikon’s contrast was pretty dull at long tele, while Tamron’s images look more “punchy”. The only downside is that Tamron is made from cheap plastic, and you can even feel a liiiittle bit of zoom creep in some situations. Let’s say, if 70-200 2.8 build quality is 10, I’d personally rate the Tamron as 5 and Nikon 70-300 as 6 <_<
I use Tamron 70-300 VC on D600, and I used to have a Nikon 70-300 VR before. From my experience, Tamron definitely has sufficient sharpness for 24mp sensor, probably slightly better than Nikon 70-300 VR. Plus Nikon’s contrast was pretty dull at long tele, while Tamron’s images look more “punchy”. The only downside is that Tamron is made from cheap plastic, and you can even feel a liiiittle bit of zoom creep in some situations. Let’s say, if 70-200 2.8 build quality is 10, I’d personally rate the Tamron as 5 and Nikon 70-300 as 6 <_<