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Comparison of three tele-lenses at 100mm & 200mm @f/5.6

Started Aug 12, 2019 | Discussions
Massao Senior Member • Posts: 2,580
Comparison of three tele-lenses at 100mm & 200mm @f/5.6

Comparison of following three tele-lenses @100mm & @200mm at f/5.6:

  • Tamron 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 AF Aspherical LD (IF) 271D
  • Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 APO DG (older version without OS and HSM)
  • SMC Pentax DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6

Same camera on tripod. No filter on any lenses. Hood on all lenses. Out-of-camera jpegs.

Note: focus is on red flowers!

ca 100mm

Tamron 28-200mm

Pentax 50-200mm

Sigma 50-500mm

ca 200mm

Tamron 28-200mm

Pentax 50-200mm

Sigma 50-500mm

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kenwklau
kenwklau Contributing Member • Posts: 600
Re: Comparison of three tele-lenses at 100mm & 200mm @f/5.6

100mm : Pentax > Sigma >> Tamron

200mm : Sigma > Pentax >> Tamron

I am amazed at Sigmas' sharpness given the fact that it is a 10X superzoom.

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OP Massao Senior Member • Posts: 2,580
Re: Comparison of three tele-lenses at 100mm & 200mm @f/5.6

kenwklau wrote:

100mm : Pentax > Sigma >> Tamron

200mm : Sigma > Pentax >> Tamron

Agreed!

I am amazed at Sigmas' sharpness given the fact that it is a 10X superzoom.

See a further comparison @50mm here

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rick decker
rick decker Forum Pro • Posts: 19,100
Re: Comparison of three tele-lenses at 100mm & 200mm @f/5.6

And it is the older non-os version which is not as good as the newer one.   And it has been superceded and exceeded by the 150-600 Sport and the 100-400 contemporary and now by a new and lightweight 100-600 which I haven't shot yet but have owned and shot the others.

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