Tamron 200-500mm

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Hi i can get hold of a tamron 200-500mm for £400 on a sony mount. I have had the sigma 170-500mm but just find it a little to heavy. I have been told that the tamron is a better lens and lighter.

Has any body used this lens and what you think or heard of it??

Many thanks Dan
 
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For this mount I've seen it described as "the best lens in this range for the money" with the 70-400 G SSM described as the best lens, period - but ££s.

A Sigma 400/5.6 will AF OK but there is only 1 really worth getting, the last APO version (77mm filter) & the 70-400 G is sharper than that (I've had both - Sigma sold, Sony stays).
 
Likewise, I got some cracking shots with mine - and geoffrey Crawley and AP tested all of the superzooms and found this the best. Caveat - 'for the price', but we all knew that already. If money wan't a problem, we'd all have 600mm f/4's, and that'd be that.

Having said that, there was some question over its overall sharpness when I recently put mine up for sale; I withdrew it from sale and presently it's getting the once-over at Tamron UK, ready for sale again once it's CLA'd. [Mine was Nikon mount, so of no interest to you]. BTW, £400 is a great price for this - Mifsuds had one sell recently for £570, and new they're nearer £850.

It may well be that 100% crops aren't what this lens is about. Still, if you want true optical 500mm for the money, no zoom is going to be perfectly prime-sharp at 500mm. Again, no surprises there, or we'd all have Tamron zooms and there'd be no 600mm primes.
 
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