03-19-2015, 06:20 AM
@SoLong there will always be people like you strongly believe in "the lens would be better without VR". Let's just say, no none of us can do a comparison between an existing and a non-existing lens. There also will always be people begging for VR even in wide angle zooms. And there will be people like me, happy with a VR-switch on longer lenses. If I switch it off, I hear and feel something like a clutch falling in place. The advantages of a steady finder are high enough to let go some phantom sharpness which nobody can prove to be real.
@Scythels I really don't care which Japanese company stole from another Japanese company as all of them did steal a lot of German manufacturers. If Sigma cuts a bit of Nikon's profits, I'm fine with as I'm benefitting of Sigma's improved OS. Let's talk again about VR vs OS once I get the 150-600 Sports to compare it with 300/4E PF once I have it back from repair because of malfunctioning VR. But so far my experiences are:
Sigma's OS works better in one lens I have than any other Nikon VR of three lenses. I can use longer shutter speeds and still get sharper results.
Sigma's way of 100% check with Foveon sensor based measuring devices also lead to better and sharper lenses than any Nikkor I have (and I have a couple of expensive ones) - at considerably lower prices.
Maybe it's time for Nikon to learn from a better company? Call it stealing if you need - a thieve only could copy it. Sigma improved it as it appears to me.
@Scythels I really don't care which Japanese company stole from another Japanese company as all of them did steal a lot of German manufacturers. If Sigma cuts a bit of Nikon's profits, I'm fine with as I'm benefitting of Sigma's improved OS. Let's talk again about VR vs OS once I get the 150-600 Sports to compare it with 300/4E PF once I have it back from repair because of malfunctioning VR. But so far my experiences are:
Sigma's OS works better in one lens I have than any other Nikon VR of three lenses. I can use longer shutter speeds and still get sharper results.
Sigma's way of 100% check with Foveon sensor based measuring devices also lead to better and sharper lenses than any Nikkor I have (and I have a couple of expensive ones) - at considerably lower prices.
Maybe it's time for Nikon to learn from a better company? Call it stealing if you need - a thieve only could copy it. Sigma improved it as it appears to me.