Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

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#41
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

hoodlum said:
Tamron 150-600mm will release in Japan for the Canon mount first on Dec 19th. We should start seeing some reviews soon. And pricing in Japan has been set at 140,000 yen ($1350 US). :)

http://www.tamron.co.jp/news/release_2013/1213.html

They have also created a new site just for this lens.

http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/lineup/a011/index.html

Also just release versions of Camera RAW and LR contained lens profile for the Tamron 150-600mm.
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That is great news. I was unaware that the Japanese release date was so soon. That is a very attractive price, too. Thanks for the info!
 
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#49
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

I'm interested in what the resolving power will be for distant objects....

Going by Photozone numbers for a 350D and the 400F5.6 and the tamron 200-500 ( only source I could find where both were compared on the same body)......

If you look at the 400F5.6, the resolving power is 1767LW/PH. If you figure on the tamron 150-600 really being 582mm, then the equivalant resolving power of a distant object would be (400/582)*1767, or 1214. 1214LW/PH would be an exceedingly crappy lens.... the old 200-500, which was known as a "soft" lens, was 1693 LW/PH and this new lens should be able to beat that number easily.

I am starting to wish for one in my christmas stocking :)
 
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#51
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

$1,069 would be a steal if it's half decent. Also, I just went to DxOMark to see if they had a review of the 200-500 (they don't), but they have the 150-600 listed and for the Canon mount, it shows a standard DxO (not-stock) studio shot of the lens. To me, that looks like they already have one in house. Very curious to see the results...
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Tamron
 
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#53
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

I'll have to wait until the smoke clears off from the cards after Black Friday, but I'm pretty sure this will be my next major lens purchase. Release in December, should be prime for a rebate offer by spring.

If the price really is anywhere close to what's reported, this could be one of the best selling lenses ever. Maybe Canon and Nikon will finally wake up to the demand for affordable long lenses (Doubt it, but one can hope. It should, but probably won't, make Canon think twice about overpricing the 100-400 II)

I owned the 70-300 Tamron VC. An excellent lens for the money. Honestly, I think Tamron, Tokina and Sigma are really putting out some impressive glass these days.
 
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#54
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

I don't know if it will affect Canon's pricing on the alleged 100-400 L II, but maybe they'll stop dragging their feet. I will not pay 1400 for the current lens which can be great but inconsistent copy to copy, and has 14 y.o. IS system. If Canon's "II" is sharper than the Tamron I don't mind paying more but you can't pay more for something that does not exist...
 
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#55
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

lescrane said:
I don't know if it will affect Canon's pricing on the alleged 100-400 L II, but maybe they'll stop dragging their feet. I will not pay 1400 for the current lens which can be great but inconsistent copy to copy, and has 14 y.o. IS system. If Canon's "II" is sharper than the Tamron I don't mind paying more but you can't pay more for something that does not exist...
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The new Canon will likely be sharper but can this make up for the 200mm deficiency? I spend most of my time at the long end and still do lots of cropping.
 
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#56
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

yeah, this lens 150-600 can really be an "equalizer"as far as distance, shooting birds,etc. I admit I have 'lens envy' when I see the 600mm F 4 in the field but even if I had the $12,000 usd to spend, I'd have to hire someone to carry it for me. Same for the 200-400 Canon w/1.4x...... I guess you are better off shooting at 600mm w/less sharpness than heavy cropping a sharper 400....... I will rent a copy of the lens before buying, no matter what the reviews say.
 
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#59
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

peterthepooh said:
I wonder if the SP 2X Pro Teleconverter would work with this lens?
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it might work in really good light. the kenko will work on just about anything in some instances but its not going to work well enough to be useful. keep in mind that you will probably need to stop down also. this might very well be a great lens on its own but it is not really designed to be used with tc's
 
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#60
Re: Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.3 VC on Thursday

Hi,
This new Tamron MTF @600mm "look" better than the Canon 400mm F5.6L at wide open... "IF" it really better or at least same, then I'll be getting this lens to replace my Canon 400mm F5.6L.

Have a nice day.
 
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