01-31-2017, 02:31 PM
Hi Dave,
I still have an old, quasi antique D810
and the Tamron in front of it. Like yours, I unboxed mine, did a quick AF check and corrected for +2 in AFMA, just for the feeling of it.
Putting it in front of a Fuji is one of the next steps, once the rain stops again.
Yes, the Nikon 300 + 1.7× TC is the weaker picture on the left. I like to bash that lens just for the feeling of it as well, because it's another expensive, flawed product of China, but very handy and lightweight - without TC and not much expectation of what the VR can do (or mostly, can't do ^_^ ) it's great.
I wanted to see how good Tamron's OS compared to Sigma's is. The rperformance of the Sigma @500mm already was very good and the Tamron is still better than Nikon+TC. So, for 800 francs more you'd get worse IQ anti-vibration-wise.
I do have a G2, enjoy it's great balance of IQ, weight, features and finish, as well, as the ergonomics. I'm not aware of any club, but if there is one, count me in
This morning I got the console and will also tweak the minimal distance range, like you did.
I still have an old, quasi antique D810
and the Tamron in front of it. Like yours, I unboxed mine, did a quick AF check and corrected for +2 in AFMA, just for the feeling of it.Putting it in front of a Fuji is one of the next steps, once the rain stops again.
Yes, the Nikon 300 + 1.7× TC is the weaker picture on the left. I like to bash that lens just for the feeling of it as well, because it's another expensive, flawed product of China, but very handy and lightweight - without TC and not much expectation of what the VR can do (or mostly, can't do ^_^ ) it's great.
I wanted to see how good Tamron's OS compared to Sigma's is. The rperformance of the Sigma @500mm already was very good and the Tamron is still better than Nikon+TC. So, for 800 francs more you'd get worse IQ anti-vibration-wise.
I do have a G2, enjoy it's great balance of IQ, weight, features and finish, as well, as the ergonomics. I'm not aware of any club, but if there is one, count me in
This morning I got the console and will also tweak the minimal distance range, like you did.