10-24-2018, 01:29 PM
Once I had a Nikkor 70-200/4 and sold it as it was either too short or not wide enough. Instead of that I bought a Tamron 100-400 (after the 150-600). I'd recommend to take a closer look at this lens, it's affordable and the OIS rather good. It's 100-400 counterpart from Sigma is also rather good, there's a series of comparisons from Dustin Abbott, who was rather surprised how good the non-Canon 100-400 are. If speed is not a crucial part, the 100-400 is an excellent option as it's lighter than 70-200/2.8.
I see the Tamron telezooms as better equipped and not really worse optically than the Sigmas. Little details are really well thought on Tamron's telerange. If you can rent one, try it. Tamron's 100-400 has one of the coolest distance limiters I know of (but my experience with long lenses is limited).: you can adjust in with the tap-in console and you can use it to decide wether the working distance shall be below or above the distance limit - others need more switch positions for that.
I agree, one USB-dock instead of two is cheaper. Both are worth the investment: On Sigma Globalvision you get a ton of firmware updates for all Canon mount lenses, they are really taking it seriously. Same on Tamron, but less frequent.
I see the Tamron telezooms as better equipped and not really worse optically than the Sigmas. Little details are really well thought on Tamron's telerange. If you can rent one, try it. Tamron's 100-400 has one of the coolest distance limiters I know of (but my experience with long lenses is limited).: you can adjust in with the tap-in console and you can use it to decide wether the working distance shall be below or above the distance limit - others need more switch positions for that.
I agree, one USB-dock instead of two is cheaper. Both are worth the investment: On Sigma Globalvision you get a ton of firmware updates for all Canon mount lenses, they are really taking it seriously. Same on Tamron, but less frequent.