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Lance B wrote:
The new Tamron G2 is a very good lens, a friend of minehas one and lent it to me for a couple of weeks for evaluation - I own the Nikon 200-500. However, I was getting a few slightly OOF images with it and couldn't really find what the issue was. When it nailed focus it was sharp, probably just as sharp as the Nikon - I didn't do any back to back comparisons as I feel that even the best tests are prone to errors and careful test setups are not real world shooting. In other words, I just use the lens as intended and see what results I get as that I how it is used in the real world. The new version has much faster AF than the old version and faster than the Nikon, but I think that the fast AF is at the expense of accuracy. Yes, you may nail a few and get sharp photos, but you will also miss a few. Whilst the Nikon is slower to AF, it is also more accurate, IMO. As much as I would like the extra 100mm reach, I have decided to keep my Nikon. I also like the build quality and the VR of the Nikon better.
Can you complain about this image quality?
D810 + 200-500 f5.6, 1/400s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso720
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/12113092/original.jpg
100% crop of above
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/16211396/original.jpg
D810 + 200-500 f5.6, 1/250s f/8.0 at 500.0mm iso1250
http://www.pbase.com/lance_b/image/162559945/orignal.jpg...Show more →
No complaints here but I also had no complaints with the G1 shot on a 7Dmkii/6D in regards to IQ.
My complaint with the G1 was the skittish and clunky AF. Too many times it didn't know what to do, especially with moving subjects or contrasty scenes. When I came back to Nikon with the D810/ 200-500 the AF was night and day.
The 200-500 be it a little slow from end to end but is accurate like you mentioned. Also once in the vicinity of the subject it micro-adjusts pretty quickly and holds well.
One afternoon I was out shooting next to a gentleman with a D750 and G1 setup and again I got to witness the AF behavior as he was struggling to acquire focus lock on BIF(gulls, ducks) while the D810/200-500 had no issues at all.
His issues were the same that I had on the Canon body.
Anyways I know I mentioned it before but I sold all my dslr equipment last year(Nov of 15'). Bought again last November right after the release of the G2. There were few reviews on it but it still peaked my interest. I was torn between buying the 200-500 again or the new G2. The G2 looked awesome on paper.
Then a few of those user review's on the AF issues started to pop up and I knew then it was with the proven 200-500.
The 200-500 on the D500 is a whole new beast, even coming from the awesome D810 imo.
My only complaint that it is not weather sealed.
Also something to not to over look is the 200-500 can be shot wide-open all day long with stellar results. The G1 needed to be stopped down to f7.1 or 8 for optimal results. I'm not sure if it's the same with the G2?
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