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The super telephoto lens deal is back! Beachcamera is selling a very limited quantity of Tamron 150-600mm lenses for Sony through their [shoplink 40600 ebay]eBay Store (Click here to grab one)[/shoplink].Be sure to select the “Sony” version from the drop down menu!
As I reported last time (when the deal went sold out within 24h) this is a great A-mount lens you can use on your E-mount cameras too. The lens got tested on the A7II by Luminous Landscape:
The on-sensor phase detection AF of the A7 MKII and the system’s focus tracking capability allowed for capturing these completely unpredictable penguins as they jumped from the water. Their position can’t really be anticipated and their time above water is faster that one’s ability to anticipate.Virtually every frame out of hundreds shot showed excellent lock-on and tracking. I frankly don’t think that I have ever used a long zoom lens / camera combo that could have done better.
Here is the image of the new Sony A7rII with Meike grip and the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 SSM superzoom. Courtesy of SAR reader Gilles Frydma. P.S.: You can buy the Meike grip on Amazon US (Click here) or via many [shoplink 39175 ebay]eBay sellers (Click here)[/shoplink].
22 Responses
Could you please correct “The on-sensor phase detection AF of the A7 MKII” to “The LE-EA4’s phase detection AF” to reflect what is stated in original article
It works good with the laea3 too…what is claimed here is also true with laea3
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/the-deal-is-back-220-off-on-the-tamron-150-600mm-lens-for-sony/#comment-2262614823
I have the lens and use it with laea3…it works grest….the commenter you reffer to does not know what he is tslking abought and has clearly never tried it.
What? The laea4 is required on the a7ii. I Wish te laea3 would work, but autofocus is lost.
I am using laea3 on a7rii and it works great.
I clarified that now so there is no confusion.
A7rii is so far the only camera that allows full pd capability with laea3.
Good point.
That said, the article claims to use PDAF on the A7II which is not possible — except with the LAEA4, which bypasses the on sensor PDAF.
Good deal but I already have this lens.
I wonder if the discounts mean something new is coming…????
No – it just shows people are not willing to pay the full price for a VC-crippled lens
Canon and Nikon mounts are also on sale…so thats not it.
Perhaps the release of the new Nikon 200-500 f 5.6 has something to do with it.
I have this lens, and it is indeed made well. I’ve taken my lens to Antarctica, and it performed well in the cold. I have used it for both still and videos, on both my A7M2 and more recently, A7RM2. Unfortunately, this lens does not work well with the LAEA3 adapter, which means the excellent AF capabilities of the A7RM2 cannot be used. It works quite well with the LAEA4 and achieves accurate focus, but it cannot be accused of being fast. Good enough for slow moving or static subjects, but not great for fast action. I have uploaded quite a few images to flickr, which can be see here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/royprasad/albums/72157650452260172
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Clesrly you do not know what you are talking about and have never tried it.
I use that lens on a7rii with laea3 all the time and it works great.
Such a good deal must be a sure sign that it’s not selling well in the A-Mount, which should be expected since I suspect just about every A-mounter is holding a tight reign on the purse until Sony officially declares it dead — or otherwise.
Is this for E mount or A-mount?
A mount as u see on picture, there s an adapter 😉 between camera and the lens
Am I the only one, or does that picture look like the lens is sagging?
Nikon and Canon versions have in lens stabilization where the Sony omits it, relying on in body of the A mount cameras. On the A7II series wouldn’t it be better to get the Canon version with a Metabones adapter for 5 Axis? Of course is probably moot as a tripod is almost required anyway.
Shot on a poorly corrected overly-wide lens, hence the distortion.
This lens so big but so cheap compare to those much much smaller $1599 lenses… but then why those big dslr so expensive than much much smaller digital camera…
Is it just me or does this lens look like the business end of an elephant in musk??? There is something quite phallic about it.
It is kinda girthy.
Played around with the new Nikon 200-500. What a freaking beast. 4.5 stops of stabilization easy and 5.6 constant for about 1400.00 fat ones. Not bad. I would prefer another stop, but there’s certainly potential there.