tamron Vs Sigma (telephoto)

[soumyadip_ghosh]

Tamron AF 70-300mm LD Macro 1:2 f4-5.6

 

 

or

 

sigma AF 70-300mm APO Macro Super II 1:2 f4-5.6

 

which one is better

 

what are there prices

 

can anyone give a link to find MTF charts Of these lenses

 

Which one is a better buy.

 

please suggest

[vivek iyer]

You have asked the same/similar questions in 4 posts now. Use the search function. These qusetions have been asked about these popular zooms many many times with more deatiled answers than you can possibly think of.

[soumyadip_ghosh]

sorry to bother vivek

 

but i need to buy the lens with in a day .so there is not enough time for a detailed research. so i need the advice very badly.

 

regards

[vivek iyer]

If you look at the right side of this page, you will see different classifications of topics. Go to lenses and check there. Just looking at the titles that fit one page of my screen, I found this:

 

http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=008gCT

 

As far I know, MTF charts for these lenses (i.e. 70-300mm from any maker) is not worth the bother.

[soumyadip_ghosh]

thanks vivek

 

u have been sincerely helpful

 

 

thanks a lot

[arnulfo_rosas]

I would not bother buying any of them!. As per the consumer zooms, 3rd party lenses are crappy (...believe me, I once had a couple of Sigmas 70-300 & 28-300 and they were pretty awful). If money is not an issue you might be better off with a Nikon 180mm 2.8 ED-IF or a decent Nikon 70-300 ED. If your camera accepts MF lenses then a 105 2.5 + 200 4.0 will be unbeatable in terms of quality and price (ca $250 for both!).

Do yourself a favor: do not waste your money in 3rd party consumer zooms, you will regret it!

[vivek iyer]

Soumya, If you can, buy a 70-210 instead. I know it is a shorter range. But better quality. Also, if you find an used 75-150mm f/3.5 E-series zoom (not AF compatible) grab it. One of the finset lenses from Nikon.

 

Good luck!

 

Vivek.

[lex_jenkins]

1. It simply isn't true that all third party lenses are inferior. Many of us have owned and used perfectly good third party lenses.

 

2. Only you can decide, based on *informed* comments from testers and users.

 

3. If you're in a hurry, don't buy now.

 

4. In my opinion, "superzooms" are overreaching themselves, trying to do too much and doing none of it well. I'd rather have a good, faster 80-200mm zoom than a supertelezoom.