Thanks Ralf, really glad you liked it. 😊

Thanks for watching Dave. I believe the contemporary is quite a bit lighter and therefore a bit easier to use hand-held. I do like the weather sealing on the Sports version though, so it's swings and roundabouts, a bit. 😊

@@Robert-Bishop I didn’t even think of the weight. The contemporary is already a hefty piece to haul around. I do love my weather sealed lenses though! In a place like New England they’ve come in real handy. I look forward to checking out your other videos! 💪🏼

Thanks. I have a Nikkor 70-200 and did come away thinking that it would have been very useful to have! As you say though, sometimes you need the extra reach too, so perhaps the double camera setup is the way to go. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. 😊

I have 70-200mm tamron very little images I want super close, and I am thinking of buying this lens USD to get super closer shots. SO QUESTION IS SIGMA OR TAMRON (cheap) lens for my D610 nikon? Thanks

Thanks Roy. It's very good for this price range. The other options are the Tamron 150-600 and the Nikon 200-500. I haven't tried one, but from what I read, the Tamron is very similar to the Sigma. The Nikon has a constant 5.6 aperture, but you lose some of the range. What I found photographing this match was that I didn't really need the 600mm end very much, but the 150mm was already a bit too long in some situations. So that would rule out the 200-500 for me. So in short, yes - you can't do a lot better than the Sigma at this price. It is very heavy, so perhaps also consider the Contemporary version, which is lighter. If I were doing this again, I'd actually carry two cameras, one with the Sigma and another with a shorter range zoom for the closer shots. Thanks for watching. 😊

Thanks Paul. Absolutely, I do sometimes use a monopod, but left it at home on this occasion so that it was a fairer comparison to the Nikkor. Thanks for watching. 😊

It's not one I own, but I'll keep an eye out for one, and make a video if something comes up. Thanks for watching. 😊

Wow, 24-240 is quite some range! On a bright day like this one, I guess that would be all you need. I might have to look at a super zoom option for my D500. Thanks for watching Tony. 😊

That was the point here Paul - I suppose you could say I wanted to know whether chalk or cheese would work better in this situation. If I ever get hold of the Sigma 120-300mm I'll happily do a video comparing the two. Thanks for the getting lower tip. 👍

The focal length is still 300mm John, but yes, the field of view is equivalent to 450mm. Thanks for watching. 😊

Cheers Andrew. I'm thinking a double camera setup could be good too, with a short tele zoom, and then something longer on the other cam. Not looking cheap though! 😁

@Robert Bishop photography never does look cheap Robert 😀

@@AndrewWaltonPhotography 😂

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind for next time. 👍

Yeah, probably - I imagine I just didn't have time to adjust my settings and opted to get the shot with the settings I had, rather than miss it. I'll probably experiment with shutter priority mode next time.

@@Robert-Bishop or go manual, with shutter speed 1/1000 , f/6.4 and auto iso

Haha, the perils of making KZfaq videos, I guess. It's okay though, this was only for fun. Thanks for watching. 😊

@@Robert-Bishop i thought it was a perfect touch well done 👍