Tord S Eriksson

I got my first SLR in '68, a very used one. But back to the issue at hand. Lenses have evolved a lot the last few years, as have lenses. To begin with, the Sigma 105 is considered a bit better than ...

Seems you'd like a faster AF, right?! My suggestion would be the Sigma 150-600 Sports. To me that is a hell of a lens, if a bit on the heavy side. Splash & dust-proof, of course. Fast AF and it can ...

The Tamron is cheaper and much better, optically. And today, a D610 would hardly be called a high resolution camera, as it has just 24MP and an AA filter, lowering the resolution further. My Nikon ...

In the long end the Tamron 70-300 VC is far better, while otherwise the two are not so different. The Tamron is cheaper, too!

At least there is not much info around about the Nikon communication protocols, so for instance Metabones in F Mount version can not fully use the later Nikon lenses (no VR, for instance, and, for ...

Had I not already bought the Sigma 150-600 Sports, I most likely would have purchased the G2, as it seems to be about as good as the Sigma, but quite a bit lighter!

I used to own that, but switched to a Tamron 70-300 VC, which to me was a step up! The Nikon  lens is probably sharper at @70, but the Tamron wins easily at 300! The only bad thing with the Tamron ...

Some useful info here: http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-200mm-f45-56-d.htm

Modern Sigmas are generally very impressive, older rarely! Same with most Tamrons of today, compared to the older ones (the non-VC 70-200/2.8 was a wonderful lens, though). The Sigma 150-600 Sports ...

I use the Art version on my D600 (and my D3300, and my Nikon 1 cameras), simply stunning!

Faster AF, but the 80-400 VR isn't as sharp in the long end. Nice balance, though, even with a light camera attached. Works well handheld! I had that lens since it came out, but sold it, and got ...

I had the 85/1.8G, but recently  I had the chance to buy the Sigma 105/2.8 OS HSM, and that, plus the 85/3.5 VR that I had had for quite some time, totally replaced it. The lenses I now have are ...

I used to own that lens, but the Sigma 105/2.8 OS HSM macro totally blew it away, so I sold mine recently! Very nice shot by the way!

I've got that lens (SIgma 30 DC HSM Art), a lovely lens!

I have the Voigtlander 20/3.5 and the Voigtlander 58/1.4, but my 40 is the Nikon micro version!

Impressive shot!

Superb shot! Just right, and perfect, as far as I can judge it (I haven't pixel-peed it)!

The f/4 does pretty well in muted light situations, as long as there is enough contrast for lock-on. I use the D600, not the best in class when it comes to AF speed, but it works OK in muted light, ...

Interesting discussion! I ended up buying the Sigma 150-600 Sports, but before that,  I also tried the 200-500, and the 300. Now afterwards, I am not so sure I did the correct choice, although the ...

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