Tamron 150-600mm F5-6.3 ultra-telephoto zoom
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Joshelerry
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Not feasible... unless you have strong big arms... I used this for airshow recently. Mount it on a monopod for an hour. Tried to hand held it at home, for a few shots no problem but for shooting sessions you should be tired out.
For me, I prefer not to wear off myself too much when shooting.. If you have a 70-200 f2.8, this lens will be around 50% heavier plus minus that kind of feel.
Also take note that this is a zoom lens and one of your hand will be on the zoom ready for zooming in/out and hence that makes it more fatigue to hand held and shoot over a period of time....
But of course as I have said, you might be someone with really strong arms who can handle this... for me I am an average man so to say...
:bsmilie:
not sure, will try out tomorrow unless someone else knows...
Turbonetics
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if u can shoot 00mm at 2.7m,the subject will be very big.
the 600mm prime has MFD of about 4.5m.
2.7m at 600mm is a good thing especially shooting birds or smaller subjects.
gundamseed84
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if you can get close to the bird hehe....
rhino123
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Depend on how strong and how good a stamina you have. For me... 1 to 1.5 hours is child play, but this definitely not a lens for me to go for entire day of shooting like I normally do when I want to go out for a shoot (my shooting sessions normally last 6 hours and above).
Turbonetics
Senior Member
sometimes can for wild bird.
at least this is something when u need it,it is there..
i ever tried to shoot a few birds that were too close for my MFD and no space for me to move back anymore.
Turbonetics
Senior Member
unless it is a stone or caged bird..
try going to temple street and shoot those pigeons..lol
Pigeons shoot already also don't dare to post bro. Wait my taiwanese birding friends laugh at me.
confirmed, MFD 2.7m at 150mm and 600mm. Super
Nikon mount have to wait till Apr... :cry:
Turbonetics
Senior Member
haha,but on a serious note,let me relate 2 incidents i can remember vividly til now.
one was shooting the oriental dwarf,this bird was very friendly and many of use were triggering happily..but ofcourse for improved shots,we tried to find a position that can give a much nicer looking background and we spotted a position but the place was so cramped(at most 2 person can squeeze and shoot) and limited space to move back..damn my MFD 4.5m can't focus..the bird was about 4.2-4.3m away.
another one was shooting the crimson female which i haven't got yet til now,the bird was perching quite low(about 2m in height) and doesn't seem to be afraid of human and the path was very narrow..behind me was a small pond that i can't move further back(i was less than 3m from the bird) anymore..i could move to the side but the angle was blocked on the bird..
when i just started shooting birds,i didn't really care about the MFD and thought how could i possibly get so near to birds..
just sharing for those who may consider this lens..cheers.
richardlim31
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sian...
richiemccaw1
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Welcome to Canon
Happened to me too bro. When I was waiting for the swinhoe's pheasant in the moutains of central Taiwan, a White-whiskered Laughingthrush jumped out and hopped very close to me till I was unable to focus... My lens' MFD is around 3m. finally it moved a little and I shifted a little and managed to get the eye into focus... but burst the frame. Here... uncropped.
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Turbonetics
Senior Member
Happened to me too bro. When I was waiting for the swinhoe's pheasant in the moutains of central Taiwan, a White-whiskered Laughingthrush jumped out and hopped very close to me till I was unable to focus... My lens' MFD is around 3m. finally it moved a little and I shifted a little and managed to get the eye into focus... but burst the frame. Here... uncropped.
i was too lazy to type a similar example..hehe
Glad that u shared yours..anyway a nice shots but shame on the tail being "cut off"
anyway your lens 3m MFD include TC or not yet?
richiemccaw1
Senior Member
Never.... coz if I sell my set up, i lose too much...
LOL. Just kidding bro.
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