02-14-2021, 06:07 PM
The Nikon 200-500 5.6 is a nice lens, the Tamron 160-600mm has been been a good lens.
What attracts me to this lens you ask? Despite costing $1800 (competitors are $1200-1400) is the fact that the lens is an internal zoom. This means the length of the lens never changes unlike the Nikon or Tamron. There is not as much of a weight shift when the front element extends forward. "OK pRICE cUBE, you can't handle a little weight shift to take an itty bitty picture?" Sure, I can, but over the course of an entire soccer game, this can get affect framing and get really annoying. Now I question whether I want to buy this lens and Sony body. Just a fun lens crush for now.
Nikon 200-500 at the 200mm setting
Nikon 200-500 at the 500mm setting
More big zooms lenses that extend.
What attracts me to this lens you ask? Despite costing $1800 (competitors are $1200-1400) is the fact that the lens is an internal zoom. This means the length of the lens never changes unlike the Nikon or Tamron. There is not as much of a weight shift when the front element extends forward. "OK pRICE cUBE, you can't handle a little weight shift to take an itty bitty picture?" Sure, I can, but over the course of an entire soccer game, this can get affect framing and get really annoying. Now I question whether I want to buy this lens and Sony body. Just a fun lens crush for now.
Nikon 200-500 at the 200mm setting
Nikon 200-500 at the 500mm setting
More big zooms lenses that extend.