Anyone got a Sigma/Tamron 70-200 2.8?

[dnaxe]

(for Pentax?)

I'm wondering if you would care to share your impressions of it.

[woonsin]

Originally Posted by dnaxe (for Pentax?) I'm wondering if you would care to share your impressions of it.

One of our Pentaxians own Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 and I found his images quite good

[woonsin]

Originally Posted by dnaxe (for Pentax?) I'm wondering if you would care to share your impressions of it.

One of our Pentaxians own Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 and I found his images quite good

[Rachmawan]

I own the Tammy and really pleased with the IQ. It's not a good AF performer but still acceptable and the AF hunts really noisy. That's the only thing i can say since i use that lens occasionally. (It's damn heavy)...

Anyway, if you're not intend to shoot some kind of sport that needs fast AF, go ahead for the Tammy.. It's cheaper though..

[Zenten]

Get the Sigma, image quality just as good as the Tammy. AF much faster.

[gigahz]

My bandmate Trailseeker owns a Tammy 70-200 2.8 for Pentax

you can check his works here

www.flickr.com/trail-seeker

[dnaxe]

No shop in Singapore has (either, or preferably both) of them in stock, I'd guess?

[creampuff]

Originally Posted by dnaxe No shop in Singapore has (either, or preferably both) of them in stock, I'd guess?

Getting either lens is not difficult... only a question whether you're prepared to spend or not.
Can approach the new Tamron agent to bring it in. Definitely can get OP to get the Sigma because I was there when someone ordered one in Pentax mount.

[dnaxe]

Originally Posted by creampuff Getting either lens is not difficult... only a question whether you're prepared to spend or not. Can approach the new Tamron agent to bring it in. Definitely can get OP to get the Sigma because I was there when someone ordered one in Pentax mount.

Well, it's really hard to say.

Would you get one of these, or the 60-250/4? I have to decide that first.

If i decide I want one of these, then I don't mind paying a (slight) premium buying it here rather than ordering, but I would want to compare the tamron to the sigma (well. basically, try the tamron to see how slow the focussing is, and if I think it's too slow/noisy just buy the sigma. haha.)

Perhaps I should try to find one secondhand. Sigma is probably safer. hmm.

[darrrrrrrrrr]

saw some tamron 70-200 raves on DPR forums... i want one, but it's huge!

[dnaxe]

Oh i think it's quite clear that the tamron has the better optical quality of the two, but for a lens like that focus speed is somewhat important (well, unless it's just for posed portraits), and since Pentax isn't all that fast to begin with...