Third Party Lenses

Hello,
I currently own all Canon lenses with the last purchase being the 70-300mm. I had a Sigma 170-500mm non-digital that I used with my EOS3s for landscape. This lens won't work with my 1Ds mkII so I am looking for a replacement.
Sigma was the only lens maker aside from Canon that I used but I feel I need to find out about Tamron and Tokina. Keeping in mind that I need a lens with an extreme long end of 500mm and looking at only zooms, what are your opinions from real use of either Tamron or Tokina in this area? Because I shoot mostly landscape with a bit of wildlife thrown in I don't need fast glass as most of my shots will be in the f11-f16 area. The slower lenses, in fact almost all lenses, have their sweet spot around f8-f11 so I can get by with slower glass and still have excellent quality shots. Your help will be most welcome and appreciated. Thank you.


Tim

Wrong forum....this is a photo sharing section.

Throw in a picture of a tiger or something and you're good

TIger, Tiger burning bright......

raven4ns wrote in post #9628136
Hello,
I currently own all Canon lenses with the last purchase being the 70-300mm. I had a Sigma 170-500mm non-digital that I used with my EOS3s for landscape. This lens won't work with my 1Ds mkII so I am looking for a replacement.
Sigma was the only lens maker aside from Canon that I used but I feel I need to find out about Tamron and Tokina. Keeping in mind that I need a lens with an extreme long end of 500mm and looking at only zooms, what are your opinions from real use of either Tamron or Tokina in this area? Because I shoot mostly landscape with a bit of wildlife thrown in I don't need fast glass as most of my shots will be in the f11-f16 area. The slower lenses, in fact almost all lenses, have their sweet spot around f8-f11 so I can get by with slower glass and still have excellent quality shots. Your help will be most welcome and appreciated. Thank you.


Tim

Try the Sigma zoom lens with OS. 150-500.

My apologies, I put it here because I felt there would be a greater likelihood of someone in here using such a lens than elsewhere.

Tim