lokatz

There have been other threads on this subject before, but just to add further evidence to how well the 200-500 takes a teleconverter, here's a link to a post I added today .

And since I just took a number of comparative test shots with the Sigma 100-400 and the Nikon 200-500, with and without TC, let me add a link here.

Got the Nikon TC-14 today, so I thought I should share my own comparison of the test shots I took. Since I am always most interested in center sharpness at a fairly long distance, I standardize on ...

190 can go lower, BeFree GT supports higher workload, is taller and comes with a head.  There is really not a whole lot that speaks for the older 190 models.

Just to throw in someone else's findings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWucxpomQqc

I second what everyone else said.  I owned this lens years ago and still regret having sold it.  It is a bargain at the price you got - go for it.

Well, I still have my doubts. Here's an example of what the Sigma can do (shot at 400mm and wide open; look at the hair on the crown stems in 100 percent zoom):

Hi Tord, Thanks for sharing this series. Lots of impressive shots, and a great way to compare optics. At the full-image level, all of these are enjoyable. Yet, when pixel peeping I see only two I ...

There are already a few threads on DPReview, so just search for them.  Several test shots shown there, as well,

The 'r' stands for 'remaining shots'.

Barcelona: still warm, though not quite as humid any longer.  Amsterdam: could be very nice, could already be rainy and chilly.

The AF is slower than the Tamron, though a bit faster than the Nikon.  'Wrong way' rotation is correct, but that does not bother me at all. The stabilization comment is usually based on a ...

You will inevitably get conflicting information here, because all lens types have at least some manufacturing variance, from great to not-so-great, and from what I have seen, the Tamron seems to ...

Sounds like a scary experience. Glad it ended well enough! When shooting my mallards I was probably about 15 meters away, so that seems about right. I assume you focused on Theodore's nose in the ...

I have a D7100 and a D500.  Not for backup purposes, but because I like keeping different lenses on each and often take both along. Banding has been an issue on maybe two of the many thousands of ...

No, it is not. I agree that 300mm are not nearly enough, but the IQ of the lens is still paramount. The two sharpest are the Sigma 150-600 Sports, which is very heavy but great, and the Nikon ...

Some very simple edits (darkening the highlights and raising the shadows) already make a difference here.  I think the fur comes out well:

Comparing pixel width and focal length, I'd say yours were about 50% farther away than mine. Definitely enough to see differences in sharpness, but I am still puzzled how big the difference is, ...

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, no matter how, err, interesting.

I think you are right.  Nothing to see in Barcelona, really.  Well, maybe except these things (and a gazillion more): Panorama shot from Carrer de les Aigues La Sagrada Familia La Sagrada Familia P ...