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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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I have the Tamron, great lens for the money.
Here are a few taken with the lens this AM at Maxwell NWR in northern NM.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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How long have you been using it Bob? Do you find it sharp enough all the way out to 600? You've had some great shots put up here the last month.Most of them with the Tamron?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mike, been using it a couple of months, light and pretty sharp. In good light it really kicks ass even all the way out to 600.
I think it is a great lens for the money.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Thanks for the replies guys!
And the link with comparisons helps Mike!
I used the Sigma 150-500 on a recent bird trip to Orissa (will post some images when I can) and really liked it-even in lower light it performed adequately.
But I hate swapping out lenses and with the 50-500 I figure there'd be a lot less. I know one lens can't do it all, but I'm looking for the next best thing:-)
I'll take a closer look though at the 600.
cheers
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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I received my copy of the Tamron a few weeks ago. So far I'm really happy with it. It works great in good light, but I struggle with it in low light. Hand holding at that focal length is a challenge at low shutter speeds, but it is getting better as I learn more about the lens. At $1,069 it is a great deal.
Sigma has responded to Tamron's lens by creating two models of 150-600mm lens. A contemporary version which is comparable to the Tamron. And a sport version which has better weather sealing and a larger objective glass. The sport also weighs two pounds heavier and is significantly larger. Here is a link to the sport- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=Sigma+150-600+Sport+Lens&gclid=CI6ChKrut8ICFdKEfgodxW4Azg&InitialSearch=yes&N=0
I'm pretty busy tonight but I'll try to get some Tamron pics up here tomorrow. I've mostly been shooting eagles with it.
Looks like you are enjoying the lens Bob. How are you carrying it? I made a shoulder harness that screws into the lens tripod mount. Since the lens is so much heavier than the body I prefer to support it by the lens to prevent damaging the camera/lens mount.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Mr Bolte,...Hoping you and Bill can make the _ Snow goose festival in Chico this year ? http://snowgoosefestival.org/
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Hi Nita! I'll send Bill the link and see if it can work. He was just here over the weekend. Mike
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Mike, i just received a letter from Bill, and he told me he was thinking about possible attending this year...I just wrote him back (snail mail ) and said..It would be great to see him, and i hope he seriously considers coming....
.I didn't realize he was a bird nerd...(-;
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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are you kidding? He just got back from chasing incidentals in Nome.
He does confuse birds and farm implements sometimes
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Here are few more from today's outing at Maxwell NWR in northern NM with the Tamron 150-600mm.
These are at 600mm in early more light with the ISO I think around 1200 or higher.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Had to take down the Hummingbird feeder yesterday.
The Kestrel has decided to hang around and snack on them.
They need to lie low till he leaves town.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Greetings from the DR. Just got back from chasing Ashy-faced Owl (semi-successful, better view desired) and Solentadont (complete dip). We only need the Palm Crow, E Chat-Tanager and Ridgway's Hawk to knock off all the DR endemics. Bay-breasted Cuckoo is my fav so far - a pre-historically huge cuckoo that makes weird, loud noises.
Observations:
Palmchats are everywhere, rivaling perhaps only Bananaquits in abundance.
Antillean Palm-Swfts sound like Cedar Waxwings.
I just saw 5 people on one motorcycle
Photos to follow
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Nice one Lil'Z, although I had to look up that dinosaur-sounding Soylent-o-dont or whatever. Never heard of it, nor has my Googler. What is it?
Quiz time!!! Not my photo, but this little cutie got scooped off the road in Quincy yesterday. Hopefully we can get it back where it belongs in good health. Any guesses? The folks at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care didn't have a clue what they had on their hands.
Hint:
Neither blankets nor wet roadways in the mountains are considered "typical" habitat.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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An Ancient Murrelet in Tahoe?
Will, what's yer opinion of the plover up page?
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Thanks for those images Bob.
Now I'm leaning towards the 150-600 though I sure dig the idea of (down to) 50mm for a tele...
Not the best image (I'll do better next time:-) but I finally got a Brown Wing Kingfisher!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Reilly, FTW! Although, it was scooped up in the vicinity of Quincy or Portola or somewheres in-between. I'm really not sure. I do hope I get to see one on Tahoe in my lifetime. No records yet, but both Pyramid and Mono have had them.
Plover looks good for juv. Black-bellied. They can definitely have a yellowish cast, but the golden-plovers would never have that much white underneath (belly, undertail, etc.).
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Dec 10, 2014 - 12:02pm PT
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Sorry about the spelling for the Hispaniolan Solenodon, a mammal that is endemic to the island, sort of like a rat-shrew. One of the rarest mammals in the world. We got the Palm Crows today (in the pine forest - go figure!), taking a siesta before we go after the Ashy-faced Owl again and also hope to get a Stygian Owl. Going to be an all-nighter.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Dec 10, 2014 - 04:16pm PT
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little Z, that sounds exciting!
Got #316 today, Red-breasted Nuthatch.
From Bolsa Chica today.
edit: I forgot to say there was a questionable report from today of a Little Blue Heron at bolsa Chica, couldn't find it.
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Oregon
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Dec 10, 2014 - 04:21pm PT
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Great pictures!
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john hansen
climber
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Dec 10, 2014 - 06:34pm PT
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Hey Dee, what's the big year record for OC?
Willoughby, you know your birds. Here is another shot of the same plover in flight. Sibley's shows... "Black axillaries unique" Thanks.
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