Tamron SP 150-600mm Di VC USD

[jbrandon]

I got mine from a local dealer. I guess they sent out equal quantities to the stores that got a shipment in the beginning. So the larger stores would have sold out immediately while some of the smaller less shopped dealers may have had one or two in stock.

 

[PKinDenmark]

A good thread - with some fine examples above.

After one month of use I am very pleased with the Tamron together with my 6D.
I looked for a long time for some longer reach (than my 70-200 f/4 L).
When the new 100-400 still did not materialize, I decided for the Tamron, and got the extra reach as a great bonus. I have a lot of learning to do now with this long reach.
I am pleased with IQ, and especially impressed with the IS/VC.
Also the build seems good to me. So overall value for money is absolutely satisfactory.

This example is one of my favourite objects (small garden-birds) - a nuthatch shot from my open kitchen door (actually this shot was taken by my brother - so all credits ....).
Info: 6D, Tamron @600mm, 1/250s, f/6.3, ISO 800. Cropped.

 

[Plainsman]

Nice to see more and more photos taken from this lens.

I'm sure that the Sigma OS will be even better.

Better still I think Can/Nik will be looking at this zoom sector and perhaps thinking we are loosing out here because we dictate rather than listen to customer wants/desires.

 

[mick123]

paired with 1dx and handheld, 1/800s, f6.3, ISO25600

no crop. 600mm


and a 100% crop. 500mm

 

[candyman]

paired with 1dx and handheld, 1/800s, f6.3, ISO25600

no crop. 600mm


and a 100% crop. 500mm

very nice. Did you apply some sharpening?

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

Here's a 600mm shot wide open that I took yesterday.

Gone Away... by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

The lens is great - I just don't do a lot of this style of photography (or even particularly enjoy it).

 

[candyman]

Here's a 600mm shot wide open that I took yesterday.

Gone Away... by Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

The lens is great - I just don't do a lot of this style of photography (or even particularly enjoy it).

Very nice photo with nice colors. I like blue with the combination of brown
Just a question: Isn't there a small focus shift to the small branch behind the bird? Looks it focussed on there. Used Flickr to zoom.

 

[alan_k]

A few from mid-day yesterday. Crappy lighting. Most of these are pretty heavily cropped.

Cedar Waxwing, Arboretum 10-23-2014 1886 on Flickr

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, Arboretum 10-23-2014 1885 on Flickr

Green Heron, Arboretum 10-23-2014 1883 on Flickr

 

[Click]

Here's a 600mm shot wide open that I took yesterday.

Very nice shot Dustin.

 

[mick123]

very nice. Did you apply some sharpening?

no sharpening. quite an amazing lens.

 

[tahoetoeknee]

Someday I hope that B&H will tell me my lens has shipped.......

 

[ifp]

I'm impressed that it's still on back-order.

This is from the partial solar eclipse a couple weeks ago. Not the sharpest, but if you look closely you can see there were some thin clouds between the sun and me.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

This is a crop from a moon shot the other night. 600mm f/11. Pretty impressed:

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

I've had the lens since about August 12th, here are some of the shots I've gotten from it with a 5d mkii. It's not always the fastest focuser but I haven't really had any trouble with it back or front focusing. Wish it was a bit sharper at 600mm but other than that it has been a great lens.

IMG_9353 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr


IMG_0163 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_9762 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_0657 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_1202 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

Blood Moon Rising over The Bridgers by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_1440 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_1404 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_0133 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_9725 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_9395 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[dolina]

What don't you like about your Tamron? Any anomalies you've noticed so far?

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I've had the lens since about August 12th, here are some of the shots I've gotten from it with a 5d mkii. It's not always the fastest focuser but I haven't really had any trouble with it back or front focusing. Wish it was a bit sharper at 600mm but other than that it has been a great lens.

That is a beautiful series of images. Very nice!

 

[AcutancePhotography]

Judging from these pictures, this looks like a pretty good lens.

 

[tahoetoeknee]

First Shot with my new tammy, at 600mm, iso 800, 1/1000 it was an overcast day the geese flew by I held it up and shot on 5d3 with single point af, I don't think the point was on a bird this is not cropped and is soft if cropped 100%

 

[tahoetoeknee]

at 600mm no crop

 

[Plainsman]

Moon shot @600/6.3/50D....fairly low in the sky and picking up some air turbulence: