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does anyone have the new tamron 100-400 and using it with canon 7d mk ii if so how do you find the lens , thanks
 
telscossie said:
does anyone have the new tamron 100-400 and using it with canon 7d mk ii if so how do you find the lens , thanks
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I have one and I'm using it with an 80D.
For the price it's a very sharp lens and I'm more than happy with it.
Here's an example shot.

 
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I'm interested in this lens too with the 7Dmk2. Does anyone know how the AF would compare to a Canon 100-400 or even 400mm f5.6?
 
wooster said:
I'm interested in this lens too with the 7Dmk2. Does anyone know how the AF would compare to a Canon 100-400 or even 400mm f5.6?
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I owned a Canon 100-400 in 2011 and from what I can remember, the Tamrons AF is on par with it.
The Tamron gets some very good reviews, have a google around, you'll soon fine them.
I was considering getting another Canon 100-400 but I decided that the Tamron being newer should hopefully be on par with the Canon mk1 version and as I got it new for under £500 new, it was a no brainer.
The Tripod ring is a rip off though at £100 but hand held it is fine for me.
 
I used one a few weeks ago on the RAF 100 Year anniversary. In the relatively short time i used it (Another Engineer brought it to site) i found it to be a fantastic lens, sharp and very quick. Considering one as an all round zoom for my Nikon. HTH :)
 
I'm tempted by that price, but I keep being drawn to the Canon 400mm and I notice e-infintiy don't have that in stock at the moment.
 
wooster said:
I'm tempted by that price, but I keep being drawn to the Canon 400mm and I notice e-infintiy don't have that in stock at the moment.
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You mean the Canon 400mm prime?
They are showing as in stock.
 
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Are they? My mistake. I'll have another look. Thank you ;)

Edit. Nope, I'm still getting it showing out of stock at £759 :confused:
 
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wooster said:
Are they? My mistake. I'll have another look. Thank you ;)

Edit. Nope, I'm still getting it showing out of stock at £759 :confused:
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I was referring to the Tamron 100-400
 
Really like the look of this lens too. I'm one of those people that rarely shoots anything that needs really long focal lengths but I would like to have the option sometimes. Could not justify spending big on a lens like this but under £500 seems pretty decent VFM. Have considered some of the longer 150-600mm options but the sheer size of those means I'd probably never have it with me when I want it. But it bugs the hell out of me that a tripod mount is another £110 for this Tamron! It doesn't half distort the overall price! Am I right in saying that there are still no cheapo third party versions?
 
gad-westy said:
But it bugs the hell out of me that a tripod mount is another £110 for this Tamron! It doesn't half distort the overall price! Am I right in saying that there are still no cheapo third party versions?
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As far as I know there isnt a third party tripod mount. However, I don't find it a problem using it hand held. I'm also looking at buying a Tamron 150-600 G2 and that weighs in at nigh on 2kg so I'll be using a tripod with it.
 
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hashcake said:
As far as I know there isnt a third party tripod mount. However, I don't find it a problem using it hand held. I'm also looking at buying a Tamron 150-600 G2 and that weighs in at nigh on 2kg so I'll be using a tripod with it.
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I'd like the tripod option for landscapes and maybe the odd moon in landscape type shot.
 
gad-westy said:
I'd like the tripod option for landscapes and maybe the odd moon in landscape type shot.
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I know there was a recent thread discussing landscapes and focal lengths but the 100-400 isn't suitable for landscapes for me. I prefer either the Canon 10-18 and 18-135 for those. I tend to use the 100-400 on bright days so depending on the light you could get away using it hand held for landscapes.
 
hashcake said:
I know there was a recent thread discussing landscapes and focal lengths but the 100-400 isn't suitable for landscapes for me. I prefer either the Canon 10-18 and 18-135 for those. I tend to use the 100-400 on bright days so depending on the light you could get away using it hand held for landscapes.
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When you say 'not suitable', is that just because you don't favour such a long lens for Landscapes or is there some reason why the Tamron itself isn't cut out for it?
 
gad-westy said:
When you say 'not suitable', is that just because you don't favour such a long lens for Landscapes or is there some reason why the Tamron itself isn't cut out for it?
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It's the focal length, 100mm is too long and not wide enough for me but that's just my personal taste.
The 100-400 in itself is very sharp and the AF is quick as well.
 
hashcake said:
I know there was a recent thread discussing landscapes and focal lengths but the 100-400 isn't suitable for landscapes for me. I prefer either the Canon 10-18 and 18-135 for those. I tend to use the 100-400 on bright days so depending on the light you could get away using it hand held for landscapes.
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This is an example of the type of thing I'd like to play around more with. This one was at 500mm and I missed focus a bit but it's an example of the sort of thing I'd like to do more of. A 600mm lens would be even better for this but I don't think I'd get so much use out of it for other things.

Supermoon at South Shields.jpg by G.A.D, on Flickr
 
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gad-westy said:
This is an example of the type of thing I'd like to play around more with. This one was at 500mm and I missed focus a bit but it's an example of the sort of thing I'd like to do more of.
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You must ha e been gutted about the focus as it’s otherwise a great shot with lovely texture to the colours.
 
Monkeyhanger said:
There are now chinese copies on ebay for £33
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I got one from Amazon.com for £33 inc shipping, taxes etc.
I'd forgotten about this thread :)
 
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