What is better Tamron or Sigma?

FAQ digital SLR camera's lenses


A: in my not so humble opinion...
it doesnt matter because they are both inferior to canon and nikon.
if I were foced to choose, I would try both on my camera and form a opinion based on my critique of image quality, lens construction and other

70-200mm f2.8 shootout -- Sigma OS vs Tamron vs Nikon VRII-- Part 1

Includes focus speed, hand holding and lens flare tests. blog.mattgranger.com See the Nikon here: goo.gl Outside Aus: goo.gl Sigma here: goo.gl ...

Tamron, Kenko Tokina boost Micro Four Thirds lens alliance

Tamron and Kenko Tokina , two third-party lens manufacturers, have thrown their weight behind the Micro Four Thirds alliance, helping Olympus and Panasonic during a major shift in the camera industry.

Olympus and Panasonic were the early entrants to a new class of interchangeable-lens cameras much more compact than traditional SLRs. They're both members of the Micro Four Thirds partnership that governs image sensors and lenses, meaning that Micro Four Thirds lenses can be used on either company's camera bodies.

The new membership, like that of third-party lensmaker Sigma before, means photographers can expect more variety for Micro Four Thirds cameras. That's important because right now, traditional SLRs have a much wider range available for photographers eager for fisheyes, supertelephotos, and anything in between.

will autofocus work if i put a 2x teleconverter on a 55-200 (tamron) with max aperture of 4-5.6?

If the teleconverter is designed for your device, then work ... somehow.

Remember, teleconverters "eat" the light, so that your f / 4 ~ 5.6 lens transmits the same amount of light to your sensor / film as af / 8 ~ 11 lenses. You are also mix your Tamron teleconverters with various third parties, so you can estimate the degradation of others on the edges of your images when shooting open. As you read further, you will see that when you use lenses that are slower than f/2.8 autofocus function is lost and you're back to hunting with manual focus.The maintenance of sharpness was correspondent f/11 when wide open (the focal length of 200 mm) is problematic to say the least. Stop two saves for the highest opening and you shoot in near darkness....