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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sigma 120-300/2.8 vs Nikon 70-200/2.8e FL + 300/4e PF | |
GOVA wrote:
I have non S 120-300 and find it excellent. No complaints of any sort in terms of IQ and focus speed.
F/2.8 works very well with my copy, I've used it with 2X TC from Sigma and have pretty good pictures at 600mm with full AF. I've used it with D800 and now with D810.
Now, as much as I like it, it would not be my choice lens for any sort of travel. It is large and heavy and there is no way around this. It will do when you lean this against car window, but if this is the case why not go for 150-600mm range?
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I was thinking of 150-600 a bit but decided not to go that route for a couple of reasons.
One is that game drive starts before sunrise so the faster the lens the better. I already have Nikon 200-500 but decided to take 500/4e FL instead as it AF much faster, I also would guess that its T-stop is better than 1 stop difference according to F4 vs F5.6 . I have not test it properly but when I got my 500/4e FL, I feel that iso went down more than 1 stop with the same shutter speed in similar condition wide open. I think 150-600 as a whole is similar in IQ to 200-500 and as good as they are, 500/4 is still significantly better.
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reggieb wrote:
Just FYI, I once thought about doing something similar, and I rented the 120-300 to test. It was much bigger than I expected, it's a very large lens. Good lens, but very large. At its size I'd rather have something longer than 300, which is driving me to the 500mm sport.
Yes, I held it once at a photo show, it is even heavier than my 500/4e FL a bit. Not a lens I want to handheld for long but doable sometimes. Luckily this trip, weight is not a big issue so I want to make sure I am well equipped for it.
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