Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 VC VXD (A057) Review

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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - Intro and Features
1:54 - Comparison to Sony and Sigma
4:00 Build and Handling
8:20 - Autofocus
11:37 Image Quality Breakdown
14:25 Conclusion and Pricing
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@gautamsvs 3 жыл бұрын

My first time watching your review Dustin. Thoroughly enjoyed the detailed but yet succinct review. I recently purchased a Sony A7RIV and looking to expand my reach. This lens is definitely on my list now. Thank you so much!

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jackyhui2940 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching your videos for years now. Keep it up! You provide not only indepth reviews of many lenses, but provide detailed comparisons between similar lenses which is mega useful. I'm planning to buy this guy over the sigma 100-400 as the sharpness and little each reach is worth the cost upgrade. Have you every considered testing third party telephoto lenses on crop bodies (a6xxx) knowing that you can't use the song teleconveters to get even more reach?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

I'll do it every now and then, but I'm so busy that adding additional testing is often difficult.

@noitnova 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this good review. Still waiting for my lens to come out in the store.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

It should start shipping in the next few weeks.

@Itdoesntmakesense2me 3 жыл бұрын

Very good explanation as always

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@JackieSemple 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review of what appears to be an excellent lens. Ready to order my copy. Thanks.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@JETFoto806 2 жыл бұрын

I rented a Sigma 100-400 last year and it was decent. Then got away from Sony and didn't worry about it much. Now I am coming back to Sony and we have this great lens available! I will probably get the Sony eventually as well, but I cannot wait to get my A7RIII and Tamron lenses next week. 28-75 G2, 70-180 and 150-500 coming in hot! Thanks for the definitive reviews!

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy them!

@avcreations2494 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent review, thanks so much.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@360icon 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered one! I almost ordered the Sigma 100-400 but in the end the reviews sold me! Its the biggest lens ive ever owned. Ive shot over 100k images on a sigma 15-30 so this will be a game changer to say the least

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@360icon 2 жыл бұрын

It Arrived - What a beautiful piece of modern engineering- its a keeper 😊

@Snapper314 Жыл бұрын

Great job reviewing this lens and the competition! I'm torn between the Tamron 150-500mm and the Sony 100-400mm GM. While the Sony has a shorter zoom range and is more expensive, it does have the option of a 2x teleconverter.

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

That's true.

@jiffijoff9780 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant review... packed with details, technical information, many real world imagery, practical considerations (size, travelling, inner/outer zoom, etc.), flawless presentation (I'm wondering how many takes it took you get through ^^). Simply great, a pleasure to watch. Btw, nice surprice to see the 10 and 20 Deutsche Mark banknotes... haven't seen those since 2002 :-)

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone loves seeing the Deutsche Marks!

@kudippara 3 жыл бұрын

You help save money😁 all excitement gets mellowed down by the time you end the review😂 Very professional... Lil grumpy.. so unique among the flood of over enthusiastic youtubers.. Keep going❤️

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting take - I often get told that my objective reviews make people more likely to purchase.

@tgchism 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dustin, great review as always! Would you suggest this lens for someone using an A6000 camera for bird and other wildlife photos? Ive looked at the Sigma 100-400mm and the Sony 70-350mm. The Tamron seems to deliver much more range for a reasonable amount more in cost.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

In many ways I would say that if you are using the a6000 and intend to continue to shoot APS-C, the best option for you is the Sony 70-350mm OS. It's designed for APS-C and will be much more compact (and is also a very high performing lens). The Tamron is a good option if you think you need that much reach.

@jayl24 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Is the arca-swiss foot of the lens compatible with a manfrotto RC2 quick release system?

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the Manfrotto RC2 system, so I can't say for sure.

@rockmann88 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks looks like a good lens to buy.

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

Good value and nicely compact.

@XDR2201 8 ай бұрын

This is very interesting lens. That 0.32x mag at wide end and 0.27x mag at tele end are certainly useful.

@DustinAbbottTWI 8 ай бұрын

agreed.

@Itdoesntmakesense2me 3 жыл бұрын

Keeping all other factors aside and Talking purely about optics,can you please suggest which one should I go for, Sony or Tamron

@user045-key77 3 жыл бұрын

Bhai Tamron ankh band kar ke, its their Art series.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

The Sony 200-600G is slightly more consistently good across the frame. There's little difference in the center of the frame between the two lenses.

@Itdoesntmakesense2me 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thanks for the information 🙏

@ufosaboveus 3 жыл бұрын

I've been looking forward to seeing your thoughts on this lens. I am still on the fence on getting this or the sony 200-600. The tamron is cheaper but at $1399... it isn't a huge savings. I dont mind the shutter slow down but do wish it could use a teleconverter. I guess it will come down to seeing if street price drops here in a few weeks. I was thinking at a thousand... it would be a no brainer purchase. At 1400... I am wondering if I will be kicking myself for not just spending the extra 600 and getting the sony.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

It's a tough decision. This video where I compare the strengths and weaknesses of both lenses might be worth watching for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buCPlaSWppfMc6M.html | I will say this: any kind of price drop on the Tamron is probably more than a year away, and I'm skeptical it will be any more than $100 or so. The 150-600mm G2 lenses only see sale drops of about $200 from their also $1399 price...and they've been on the market for nearly 5 years.

@bryanstephens6007 3 жыл бұрын

This review sounded so positive. I got the Tamron to try against my Sig 100-400 DN with my A6600. Well ... long story short I returned it the next day. The Tamron was just plain soft at any focal length. Maybe it was a bad copy and might try again when more copies are available?

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bryan, you must have gotten a bad copy or some other variable, as the lens is very sharp.

@bryanstephens6007 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks, I have another one on order :)

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Be sure to report back with a fresh comment when you've tested #2; I'm interested in your feedback.

@bryanstephens6007 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI I just got the new copy in and so far I'am happy with it and will be keeping it.

@BoneManiacs 3 жыл бұрын

Would you use this lens for wildlife video on a a7iii

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

It should fine for that application.

@Chorge1972 Жыл бұрын

Nice review!!! Would YOU go for the 50-400 or for the 150-500?

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

Good question. For me, personally, I'd go with the 50-400, but I already own the Sony 200-600, so the 50-400 serves more of a need.

@yousefphotos 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance to see RF mount ?

@Be-Es---___ 3 жыл бұрын

No, RF mount isn't 'open' to 3rd party lenses as the Sony mount is.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

The jury is still out on that. At the moment, there are no Tamron or Sigma lenses in a native RF mount. I can't believe that will be the case long term, but so far Canon has been limiting third party access.

@vads4683 3 жыл бұрын

Sigma 100 400 should be also tested with A1 to compare with Tamron ;) Some have found Sigma to be with faster AF with same camera body.

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I have shot the 100-400 a bit on my A1. I don't think that's true.

@gamkagan 2 жыл бұрын

How would this lens perform on an A6600 ?

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't specifically test it in that application, but the focus should work comparatively well. None of them are going to give quite the performance of the Alpha 1, but the focus system in the a6600 is very good...and the Tamron functions like a normal Sony lens

@tomwier Жыл бұрын

how's the IQ compared to 50-400? is there any comparison video between these 2? great review btw!

@DustinAbbottTWI Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I never had the two at the same time, so didn't do any direct comparisons.

@Hrubicundus 3 жыл бұрын

How does the Tamron compare to the G Master 100-400?

@ArrakisDunedt 3 жыл бұрын

It does not.. It's 150, 50mm longer, and 100 longer once again, 400 vs 500. It's a compromise between the 100-400 and the 200-600. If I can I will purchase one in the future.

@Hrubicundus 3 жыл бұрын

@@ArrakisDunedt I know the focal range is different but I want to know how they compare sizewise (they look roughly similar in size, suggesting they could be alternative options if you want to bring a telephoto but the the 200-600 is too big), sharpness, image quality, VR, bokeh, general handling and use etc

@ArrakisDunedt 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hrubicundus Sharpness the Tamron will not let you down, magnification also will not although I think the sony is superior, handling likewise the sony is possibly better and if you own an a9 /2 or a1 on the sony you can have full speed + Teleconverters, as Dustin refers, its a limitation of non-sony glass and rear mount of the Tamron / Sigma options. The Tamron seems better than the Sigma and slightly worse than the Sony native glass, still very worthy still for a 3rd party!

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

Bruno has give you a good answer below. Optically the Tamron is great. Autofocus will be about 95% of the G Master. The limitations will be no teleconverters and burst speeds will be constrained to 15FPS on Sony's sports cameras.

@Hrubicundus 3 жыл бұрын

@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks Dustin and Bruno. Teleconverter and burst speeds are not important to me, so I guess it would come down to the slightly better performance of the Sony versus the extra reach of the Tamron. I suppose the other main difference is the larger aperture of the Sony. Do you know what the maximum aperture of the Tamron is at 400mm?

@hansendhl 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dustin! Great review as always. I’m really torn between the options - sigma 100-400, Sony 100-400GM, and this Tamron. I want a taste of telephoto lenses but still want things as compact as possible. I think I’m between the Sony and the Sigma… the sigma is a bit smaller and lighter but I’m not sure if it really is enough to sway my decision to bring it with me or not

@DustinAbbottTWI 2 жыл бұрын

This is a really a different lens in kind from the other two. You would have to use a TC on the Sony to compare focal ranges, and the only problem there is that you end up with maximum aperture of F8 on the Sony/TC combination. It's also more than double the price for that combination.

@DarrinHong 3 жыл бұрын

One of the thumbnails when you mouse over says sigma 100-400

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

That's because it hyperlinks to that review. It's called a "Card" by KZfaq

@prs26 3 жыл бұрын

Please do action shoot of BIRDS , lets see how it perfom

@DustinAbbottTWI 3 жыл бұрын

I did shoot a few BIF shots, but I don't really have a reliable area that I know around me. I went out a couple of times, but didn't have a lot to work with. The lens has been returned now.