I purchased a used Tamron 150-600 (1st gen) from my local dealer, a great place by all accounts. I am on very limited income so it took a while to save up enough to make this purchase. I havea Rebel T6 and I bougjht the lens to up my game with wildlife photography, mostly the bald eagles that frequent my area this time of year. The problem is that I just cannot get a decent shot with the T6, even supported, past about 300-400 mm. I took it to the shop and they tested the lens with my T6 and on a 70D, showing me the results and telling me that it is a compatibilty problem. We checked for firmware upgrade, etc...and still very poort results as far as photo clarity. The store is now telling me my best bet is to get a new (or used), higher-end camera. That means saving up and having an expensive paperweight until then or giving up and either returning the lens (and gimbal and tripod I also purchased) and just waiting for that day to come and starting over again. Does anyone have any insight into the T6 and the Tamron 150-600 to advise me with? Really bummed that I am spending days continuing to try to get the shots and coming up empty.
600mm 1/1600, f6.3, ISO400
"I won't buy non-OEM lenses again any time soon...too much trouble..."
That is a shame since there are some fantastic lenses out there. I have looked at your Flickr account so I know for a fact you know what you are doing. Perhaps you and the OP got faulty copies. Who knows? But remember a single bad lens does not define the entire group.
The below picture wasn't with the my Tamron but with my Siggy S.
600mm, f8, 1/60, ISO 800. No tripod with LC done in LR. Actually, it wasn't any more 'trouble' to mount that lens on my 1D Mk IV than any Canon lens I have.
@ebiggs1 wrote:"I won't buy non-OEM lenses again any time soon...too much trouble..."
That is a shame since there are some fantastic lenses out there. I have looked at your Flickr account so I know for a fact you know what you are doing. Perhaps you and the OP got faulty copies. Who knows? But remember a single bad lens does not define the entire group.
The below picture wasn't with the my Tamron but with my Siggy S.
600mm, f8, 1/60, ISO 800. No tripod with LC done in LR. Actually, it wasn't any more 'trouble' to mount that lens on my 1D Mk IV than any Canon lens I have.
Brighten up the area around his eyes a little, and that will be a great picture. Gorillas are interesting animals. All evidence suggests that they enjoy watching people as much as people enjoy watching them. That one looks like he's hoping you'll let him try the camera.
