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SO give me the skinny on the 150-600.... I hear really good things...
I want to hear (or see) stuff from the people who use it...
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I may be biased...but it is everything it is hyped up to be, plus some...all for $1069! Great Grey with a D-800 Grizzly Bear with D-800 Whitetail fawn, 30 minutes old with a D-800
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The owl and the bear were on a tripod. The deer is handheld, 600mm, 1/60th of a second!
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I am curious to see how they do with that lens, remember I am probably biased. It is pre-ordering at $1999.
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Yes, some interesting announcements for Photokina: Nikon D750, 20mm f/1.8, Sigma 150-600, Tamron 15-30 f/2.8. I did not notice a new version of the Canon 100-400.
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The owl and the bear were on a tripod. The deer is handheld, 600mm, 1/60th of a second! Nice photos, great job on the deer.. being handheld... love the IS.
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Damn... The owl and the fawn are outstanding.
I carry 3 lens into the back country. If the 150-600 is "all that" then I'd be down to 2 lens and a considerable amount of weight less.
Could you elaborate on the setting and focal length on those 2
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I wish there were a local place to try out that Tamron. It looks interesting...
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Jason, check out Tamron's website to see if the Tailgate Tour is going to be near you at a camera store. I am not sure where in south Texas you are but I know the tour will be in Arlington and I don't know how far New Orleans is but they will be there.
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Both the owl and the fawn were shot at 600mm. The fawn was at 1/60th of a second, the owl at 1/80th of a second. The owl was from a tripod and the fawn was handheld.
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Jason, check out Tamron's website to see if the Tailgate Tour is going to be near you at a camera store. I am not sure where in south Texas you are but I know the tour will be in Arlington and I don't know how far New Orleans is but they will be there. The closest big city would be San Antonio. I'll look it up..
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Looks like Austin is your best bet.
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Will that Tamron lens auto focus on a D5000? I have a 170-500 that won't.
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Don, it should. I have read several forums that confirm that. It does have an Ultrasonic focus motor built in so all indications I see are that it will.
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