Lens makers as of late are arising with some unimaginable choices that have been exceptional just some brief years in the past. That continues right here, with the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 lens put up towards the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 in a battle for the title of finest wildlife lens. You possibly can additionally make a case for it being an motion sports activities lens shootout too. So, how do they carry out, and which comes out on prime?
About 10 years in the past, I purchased a Tamron 16-300mm lens (which has now been outmoded by the Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 model), and I completely adored it. Compact, light-weight, and extremely versatile, it was my go-to walkabout lens after I went on distant travels. Certain, it wasn’t the perfect at 16mm nor the perfect at 300mm, nevertheless it was really easy to hold round and adaptable for nearly any scenario that I opted for it over different lenses I owned on the time. On the different finish of the dimensions, I owned the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens, which I used completely for capturing sports activities, notably browsing. Nevertheless, after I look again at my use of that lens, I am unable to ever recall considering: “I want I might shoot at 60mm on this factor.” It was so huge and unwieldy that I solely ever used it on a tripod, and after I knew I would be capturing from a distance. That is why I am curious concerning the Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 lens and its shootout with the Sony 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3. Do you really want that a lot focal vary on a giant supertelephoto lens like that?
That challenge is addressed on this nice video by Chelsea and Tony Northrup, wherein they put the 2 aforementioned lenses facet by facet and do a comparability: which is the perfect for capturing wildlife? Chelsea makes the purpose that the additional 140mm of vary that the Sigma has can be superb at zoos, if you’re generally capturing animals from an amazing distance, then within the subsequent minute, capturing them from shut vary. This can be a nice level, however is capturing animals on the zoo actually thought-about wildlife capturing? And in the event you’re capturing at 60mm, is f/4.5 superb for separating topics from backgrounds? These are questions you guys can debate. I am undecided I want an excellent telephoto lens that goes as broad as 60mm, however that is simply me. Each are available in at about $2,000, so give the video a glance and let me know your ideas on every beneath.
