Hi
I am at a cross road. My Tamron 150-600mm lens is back at Tramron for the second time with AI-Servo focus and tracking problems. What to do? Will this lens work better on other Canon Slr bodies or should I move to Nikon Slr?
Peter J. Morrissey
Posted by Keith Bauer on April 27, 2015 at 2:47 PM
I seriously doubt the issue is with the camera body, rather a problem with the lens. You're not the first person I'm aware of on this site that has had the Tamron 150-600 and not had great results. Switching to Nikon would require you buy a new lens and a new camera body since your existing lens is for a Canon mount. I don't understand why switching camera systems would even be under consideration assuming the driver is the Tamron lens.
Hi Keith
Thank you for your reply. With all the problems I was having with lens, I was checking out other systems. Nikon's newer slrs ( D750, 610 and 7200) have better iso and depth of field then the Canon 5D mark3, 6D and 7D mark3. I did not to change camera body and find out I have the same problem IE (7d mark2)
Peter
Posted by Keith Bauer on April 29, 2015 at 8:39 AM
Peter:
It will ultimately be your checkbook supporting your decisions, I just hate to see people chase camera systems thinking it will improve their photography. The bottom line Nikon or Canon both make cameras that are more than capable of producing superb images. Just look through the galleries here or any other photography site for proof. You mention above "better iso and depth of field". I'm assuming you are referring to better high iso performance and dynamic range. Definitely NOT depth of field. ISO performance continues to improve with each generation of cameras for every manufacturer. Right now the best performing crop sensor camera for high iso is the 7D Mark II. I'm sure that will be surpassed by someone with a new generation. For Dynamic Range, Nikon sensors are slightly better, but I see you are shooting Jpeg, not RAW. That is a MUCH larger limiting factor. Technique, Quality lenses, excellent post processing skills, and a full understanding of the technical side of photography will go much further than switching camera systems. You also mentioned a concern of a new body like the 7D mark II and still having the same problem. If that happened, it just reinforces my original point, it is the lens, not the camera body. Again, your checkbook, just my opinion.
Discussion
5 repliesI am at a cross road. My Tamron 150-600mm lens is back at Tramron for the second time with AI-Servo focus and tracking problems. What to do? Will this lens work better on other Canon Slr bodies or should I move to Nikon Slr?
Peter J. Morrissey
Thank you for your reply. With all the problems I was having with lens, I was checking out other systems. Nikon's newer slrs ( D750, 610 and 7200) have better iso and depth of field then the Canon 5D mark3, 6D and 7D mark3. I did not to change camera body and find out I have the same problem IE (7d mark2)
Peter
It will ultimately be your checkbook supporting your decisions, I just hate to see people chase camera systems thinking it will improve their photography. The bottom line Nikon or Canon both make cameras that are more than capable of producing superb images. Just look through the galleries here or any other photography site for proof. You mention above "better iso and depth of field". I'm assuming you are referring to better high iso performance and dynamic range. Definitely NOT depth of field. ISO performance continues to improve with each generation of cameras for every manufacturer. Right now the best performing crop sensor camera for high iso is the 7D Mark II. I'm sure that will be surpassed by someone with a new generation. For Dynamic Range, Nikon sensors are slightly better, but I see you are shooting Jpeg, not RAW. That is a MUCH larger limiting factor. Technique, Quality lenses, excellent post processing skills, and a full understanding of the technical side of photography will go much further than switching camera systems. You also mentioned a concern of a new body like the 7D mark II and still having the same problem. If that happened, it just reinforces my original point, it is the lens, not the camera body. Again, your checkbook, just my opinion.
I agree with Keith's 100% on this.
--P
Thank you for your reply and yes I was referring to better high iso performance and dynamic range.
Thank you.
Peter