Tamron developing 150-600mm VC USD lens

gabebalazs wrote in post #16630357
I see, thanks Mark. Anytime I shoot something in motion, I quickly take the lens off the head and do it handheld.

If you're good enough to do that, which your photos indicate that you are, no real need for a gimbal 'til you get a lens too big to it with. Only once have I owned a lens significantly larger/heavier than a BigmOs (Nikon 300 2.8) and that was for a short time when I was experimenting on with Nikon. As a Canon shooter, I've never had a lens as big as your Sigma, so I almost always hand hold... with the exception of going to a destination place like LD14 for BE's where you sit/stand in the same place for hours on end.

70D
f7.1, ISO400, 1/800


70% crop
http://www.flickr.com …87805817@N00/12​108420475/

Full frame
http://www.flickr.com …87805817@N00/12​109171256/

Looks pretty good for 100% crop. Also could be sharper with higher F/Stop.

Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16630695
Looks pretty good for 100% crop. Also could be sharper with higher F/Stop.

Apologies, was 70% crop, I included the full frame for reference

Scrumhalf wrote in post #16630263
I'll second the SX50HS suggestion if length is needed. It is *really* light and the superzoom is surprisingly good. It's largest aperture is only F/3.5 or something like that, so not particularly fast, but it does have a hotshoe for flash if needed.

The SX50 is capable of taking great shots in good light, but anyone looking to substitute it for a DSLR should be aware that it is slow to operate; slow to turn on, slow to zoom, slow to focus, and it has a poor viewfinder which can make finding a subject in a busy scene very difficult. I don't find mine very useful for small, active birds, for instance.

My 9yo son has become surprisingly good wtih his SX50HS, finding and nailing shots that his old man sometimes struggles with. But yes, in terms of IQ and performance, it is likely a step down. But it is 400 bucks and light as a feather. Those are the tradeoffs.

John Sheehy wrote in post #16630745
The SX50 is capable of taking great shots in good light, but anyone looking to substitute it for a DSLR should be aware that it is slow to operate; slow to turn on, slow to zoom, slow to focus, and it has a poor viewfinder which can make finding a subject in a busy scene very difficult. I don't find mine very useful for small, active birds, for instance.

Obviously.

It was only mentioned due to someone having difficulty with heavy camera setups due to health. A DSLR setup isn't going to take better pictures if you have to leave it home.

Yeah, I saw some videos of that camera, and the zoom/quality is pretty incredible. Could be a nice little secondary camera or something.

Got the yes from the wife, waiting for this to be in stock b&h or adorama. I signed up for in stock notification with B&H hopefully it will be soon, also called local (Kenmore) camera store they will have some next week.

tkbslc wrote in post #16630762
Obviously.

It was only mentioned due to someone having difficulty with heavy camera setups due to health. A DSLR setup isn't going to take better pictures if you have to leave it home.

It's not like these weaknesses couldn't be addressed in a small-sensor, small-lens system. Manufacturers simply assume that there is no market for small-sensor, serious cameras for fast shooting. No reason I know of not to make a DSLR with a 3x+ crop sensor until EVFs become realtime, high-contrast and hi-res.

Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16630771
Yeah, I saw some videos of that camera, and the zoom/quality is pretty incredible. Could be a nice little secondary camera or something.

Hey

My lens will be here tomorrow am I happy? hell yes and it's your fault

haha, why's that?

Kickflipkid687 wrote in post #16630918
haha, why's that?

It was your post saying there are two left

I asked about this lens on Tamron Vietnam's facebook,they said they probably import this lens to sell after Vietnam Tet Nguyen Dan

^^well, if your lucky maybe you will only have to wait another two weeks!