Haven\'t shot with the Sigma, Tamron or Canon equivalents so can\'t offer an opinion.
What I can say is this Nikon 200-500mm lens is reasonably sharp.
Here are a couple more images from this afternoon.
The bride is at 330mm, the other two at 500mm.
The heron in flight at iso 2500 to get sufficient shutter speed.
All handheld.
Nov 12, 2015 at 10:03 PM
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