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The "more detailed instructions" that are linked to from the firmware download page do say that you must use a fully-charged battery in the camera (or an AC adapter): http://crossgate.nikonimglib.c ...

What do you mean by "image quality", exactly?

Some people do actually prefer the "other" system.

You might get more response in the Nikon FX Forum :-)

There are no additional elements involved - both G1 and G2 versions of Tamron's 15-30mm have the same basic optical formula, with 18 elements in 13 groups.

Because I'm not trying to make out it's the best lens ever - just trying to show that it can do a decent job, even wide open when necessary; that it's neither "unusable" nor "an embarrassment", ...

Mr. No Talent was wrong in his initial assessment: That's simply unnecessary hyperbole. The lens is not "unusable" wide open as he suggested, nor does it "suck" as you make out. It's perhaps about ...

No - the LH1144-01 lens hood is included: https://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/sports/s_60_600_45_63/

Clearly, you're just as ignorant of Nikon's history as you are of Sigma's.  The 28-300mm was launched in 2010, just a month before the AF-S 200mm f/2G VR II - which is one of the best lenses ever ...

Like this one, you mean...? https://www.sigmaphoto.com/300-800mm-f5-6-ex-dg-apo-hsm You're obviously not aware of the history - Sigma offered a 150-500mm alongside a 50-500mm for many years.  Both ...

To quote the OP... ... so please give it a rest, in this thread at least.

Exactly.  It's a shame that Rob felt the need to chime in and take us off-track. I'm sure you'll be happy with it :-)

I see you've left out the part I quoted, where he reinforces my point about breathing  mattering less for portraits . Yes, as Nasim says (and I've emphasised for you above) - for small subjects and ...

A reviewer that I trust - Nasim Mansurov at photographylife - seems to understand the implication of breathing for the type of environmental portraits that the OP is interested in better than you ...

If you look at the 200mm full-frame sample images on Cameralabs, there seems to be hardly any difference in the angle of view between the Tamron G2 and the Nikkor E FL: https://www.cameralabs.com/t ...

Consumer zooms like the 55-300mm and 70-300mm are likely to vary a little more from their marked focal lengths.  I don't have precise figures to hand, but you're unlikely to see much difference in ...

Both have what is called "focus breathing".  The VR II Nikkor has an effective focal length at minimum focus distance of around 135mm.  From memory, the Tamron is about 170mm at its MFD. Remember ...

Not really.  As I tried to explain, the compression effect depends on the camera-subject and subject-background distances, not the focal length.  It's a oft-repeated fallacy that longer lenses ...

As you've been told many times, that is not the case if you shoot with the head the same size in the frame - then, f/2.8 lenses will have less DoF, and more background blur. Yes - so in the OP's ...

You are correct - the G2 is compatible with the Tap-in Console, which allows you to fine=-tune the AF at several different distances and focal lengths, as well as adjusting a couple of other lens ...