RE: Wednesday walk and the last chance birdies
I have had two sigma and two Tamron lenses over the years I think back when I had a Pentax camera and hey were great and affordable, of course I did read many views before getting them, as some of their lenses are not as good as others, but the sigma 150-600 and the Tamron 17-28 both have great reviews, infact what I am leaning for now is to eventually get the 12-28 2.8 and 28-70 2.8 Tamrons and as the 28-70 is a lot better than the kit lens that came with the camera, and they use the same filter size which. Is handy and those are good ranges for city shooting and for each visits also
Back int he day I used to do a lot of bush walks and hikes even camping overnight so I am pretty good with knowing what to do and not do to stay safe, but that said I dont think I will ever be heading to deep into wild areas i am not as young as I used to be LOL
WOW getting a pass for pro boxing would be so cool and a greta experience, now that you mention that I think if I ever got a chance to pal=ply for and get a pass to shoot events like that then the bigger lens would be a must
Sorry for breaking in on the conversation, but is the new released Tamron 17-28 (or is that the 12-28 you're mentioning?🤔) nothing for you @tattoodjay combined with the already strong performer 28-75 from Tamron it is a golden combo. Wish Tamron released those for the Z-mount as well. But can't complain, Nikon just delivered my new toy the 14-30
I never tried Tamron, I know a few people that had some and they weren't impressed but each their own. I have sigma 18-200 (my work horse) and my first lens + 10-24mm (or something like that) like them both very much. I have an other sigma I think it's a 18-300 macro-tele combo. I'm not thrilled with that one, it's ok in high sun but that's about it. If I can sneak in with my Nikor 40mm, I'll go with that any day. The rest of my lenses are Nikkor and I really like them, so crisp and vivid.
Haha "deep into the wild". Different camping then in Canada then. Some of our camping is deep into the wild with nothing more than a cheap camp site and what you bring. No phone, internet or signal for 30km all around!! They are not all like that. hehe
Yeah for sure bigger lens. I will be bringing my 18-200 and my 300. I got a phone call this afternoon, IT IS A GO!!! Whoaaaaa. lol. Can't use flash but the ring is well lit. Harder because once the boxers get sweaty, they look like big white glow in the dark blobs with iphone fully zoomed in. I don't like violence and never thought I would like to watch ppl punch each other in the face repeatedly but I have a coworker that had his pro-debut last weekend and we went to support him and it was so much fun. It's actually an elegant sport to be there, they have so much grace even outside the ring. The next match is almost on my birthday so we are getting ring side table seats with other co-workers anyway(that's what I asked @silvergingerman for my birthday gift & outing). Nice that I will get to bring my camera at least for this event. I can also get pretty close when they come out to get in and off the ring, get some hugz and handshakes & fist bumps from the boxers...so special.
Wooha nice that you got a photo approval🎉
Woohoo thats great news that you got the approval, have fun and get some awesome shots so they will invite you back :) it sounds like a cool event to shoot
Yes tamron initially had a bad rep, but they have been improving I have seen rave reviews on the lens I am thinking of getting
Well that's good, at least they are trying. Maybe I'll try renting one and see, might be another cheapy brand for me to get into.
I hope I get good shots too, I never did sports photo like this before and on top of that, I will be in photography row to watch the fight with the real photographers!! Best seat in the house! My birthday is going to be so epic.
Ohh yah that is an epic way to spend your birthday
Renting the lens first is a good idea I have never tried that but that is an option I should for sure consider
many camera only stores have that option, you have to pay a big damage deposit (about the cost of buying the lens or what they paid for it) in case you wreck it but you get it back after you bring it back in the same condition.
I think my local camera stores has that option and maybe if I ever feel the need for the long Lens I could try renting it first and then decide
Then you know for sure. It's a pretty big commitment to buy. Let me know what you think if you do try it.
I will do, but for now the 150-600 is down the list a bit as I mentioned a friend has it and loves it