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Why this lens was not tested at 500mm? ( I see 400 mm and then 600 mm in the chart).
Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD Lab Test Review
The Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD is one of a select group of supertelephoto zooms for full frame SLRs that reaches or exceeds 400mm focal length, while still being reasonably portable. This type of lens is the tool of choice for small or distant subjects when large heavy primes are impractical, ranging from birds and wildlife, through sports, to aircraft and the like. The Tamron's trump card over its closest competition (the Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM and the various 400mm telezooms from the camera makers) lies in its longer focal length - at 600mm full zoom, it'll let you get your subjects that bit larger in the frame.
Tamron announced the lens at the end of 2013, which means it's the most modern in its class, and therefore, in principle, has the most up-to-date optics. It includes several features that are more-or-less essential to this type of lens - optical image stabilization (which Tamron calls Vibration Compensation, or VC for short) and an UltraSonic Drive motor for fast, silent autofocus (hence USD). It also comes with a collar for attachment to a tripod or monopod; at almost 2kg (4.3lb) in weight, you're probably not going to want to shoot it hand-held for long.
One point worth noting is that the lens has a decidedly slow maximum aperture, starting at F5 and dropping to F6.3 at full telephoto. This is the price you pay for getting such a long zoom range at all; Sigma's 150-500mm offers the same aperture range, and the camera manufacturers' closest equivalents tend to max out at 400mm F5.6. However with the high-ISO capability of modern sensors, this is no longer so limiting as it might have been just a few years ago.
The Tamron isn't just for full frame cameras: it can also be used on APS-C SLRs, on which if offers a huge 225-900mm equivalent range. If you're thinking of going on safari, or even just to your nearest airshow, this makes it a hugely tempting prospect. Of course this long zoom comes at a price - at around £950 / $1070, it's notably more expensive than the older Sigma. However it starts to look like a bargain when you realize how much Canon, Nikon or Sony are asking for their 400mm telezooms.
Headline features
- 150-600mm focal length (225-900mm equivalent on APS-C)
- F5-6.3 maximum aperture
- 'Vibration Correction' optical image stabilization
- 'UltraSonic Drive' autofocus motor
- Available in Canon EF, Nikon F and Sony Alpha mounts
The competition
The Tamron's 600mm focal length is the longest in its class, so if it's absolute reach you're after, it has a clear advantage over other lenses currently on the market. The Sigma comes closest, with the camera manufacturers all offering 400mm instead. Canon's 100-400mm is now looking distinctly long-in-the-tooth, while Nikon and Sony have both recently updated their contenders. Click the links for full details on each lens.
- Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD - £950 / $1070 (announced November 2013)
- Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM - £740 / $ 870 (announced January 2008)
- Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM - £1255 / $1700 (announced November 1998)
- Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR - £1950 / $2700 (announced March 2013)
- Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II - £1600 / $2000 (announced February 2013)
All of these lenses offer ultrasonic focus motors, and the Canon, Nikon and Sigma also have optical stabilization. Sony's excellent 70-400mm doesn't, as the company's Alpha mount SLRs use in-body sensor-shift image stabilization instead.
Click here for a detailed specification comparison between these lenses
Lens test data (APS-C)
We think the Tamron is just as likely to be used on higher-end APS-C cameras like the Canon EOS 70D, Nikon D7100 and Sony SLT-A77 II as it is on full frame, so in this report we'll be looking at how it performs in lab testing on both formats. It doesn't do too badly on APS-C, but is somewhat weak at the long end, with relatively low sharpness and quite high levels of lateral chromatic aberration.
|Sharpness is highest at 150mm, and progressively decreases as you zoom in; by 600mm the lens isn't especially sharp at all. In general you'll get the best results on stopping down to F8, light permitting. In context though, the Tamron's performance isn't too different to the other lenses of this type aside from the Sony 70-400mm, which is unusually good at the telephoto end.
|Chromatic Aberration
|Chromatic aberration is distinctly high at 600mm, with strong red-cyan fringing at the edges and corners of the frame. It's not so bad at shorter focal lengths, and is very low indeed at 300mm. Note that while most Nikon SLRs will compensate for this in their JPEG processing, Canon and Sony cameras won't.
|Vignetting is very low, as usual for a full frame lens used on APS-C.
|Distortion is low, which again is normal for a full frame lens on APS-C. There's a little pincushion distortion at all focal lengths, but it's unlikely ever to be a problem.
While the Tamron may not be at its best at 600mm, none of the other lenses we're looking at reach that long at all. So to make a fair comparison, we have to look at how they match up across their shared focal length range. For example, in these tests the Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM is no sharper at 500mm than the Tamron is at 600mm. Meanwhile Canon's ageing EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM simply can't keep pace with the Tamron's far more modern optics; it's simply not as sharp when compared like-for-like on the EOS 7D.
Compared to the recently-announced Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, the Tamron manages to keep pace optically across the shared zoom range - there are some small differences in measured sharpness here and there, and the Tamron has slightly higher CA at 400mm, but overall the lenses are more similar than different. The only lens that comes out noticeably ahead in any way, in fact, is the Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II, which offers spectacular sharpness wide-open at 400mm.
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I just got mine two weeks ago and am thrilled with it. It may not be the absolute sharpest lens at 600mm -- but it reaches there. It is at least as sharp and faster focusing than my earlier version Nikon 80-400mm. I have been using it for sports photography for a small newspaper for two weeks now, as well as photographing humming birds on my porch, and it does the job for barely $1,000. This is a good alternative to anything else even remotely comparable.
I bought mine about 6 weeks ago. The first one just was not sharp, and I sent it back after two days. The second one was very sharp. I have used it on my Nikon D700, and also on a D5300. I have been getting very nice results even at the 600mm setting. I shot many eagle photos this past week, and am still editing. But my initial reaction is that I find the images stunning. I owned a Sigma 150-500 that I recently sold (to help fund this purchase.) That lens was always a disappointment. My images with the D5300 have been so sharp that I am not using it much on the D700, where the image quality is still superb. I like the additional reach with the D5300. I am going to sell my older Nikon 500 P F4 lens.
not for Canon-users : this lens zooms IN when turning clockwise , while canon lenses zoom OUT when turning clockwise :
very confusing and lost several shots due to this :
i will swap this lens for the Sigma (maybe the sports one), wich zooms identical to my canon lenses (or save up for a canon 400mm f2.8..).
For Nikon-users this lens would be the better choise over sigma concerning the zoom-direction....
this lens works Well with a Sigma 1.4TC on my 7Dmk2 : AF still works!
I love the reach of this lens, I do a lot of high school sports. Only problem I had is with the tripod collar, one of the little studs around the lens body became loose and fell off inside the collar. I was able to get the collar of eventually and reseat the stud.
I am new here so ....greetings to all.
The messages are very confusing and probably from people who just shoot brick walls and charts just to test the sharpness of the images.
I just unpacked the Tamron 150-600 after a very positive experience with the 15-30 little brother.
The lens is very sharp, the stabilizing works and considering its price, a great deal.
Yes, some images will be better than others but the lens will do well what you want it to do. Distant images will be hazy due to the whatever humidity on the air but I am very happy with the results.
If anybody wants sample images, I will be happy to post some
I bought the Tamron 150-600 2 months ago. I was impressed with the sharpness and overall IQ at non-moving objects. I use the Canon 5D III.
The light was weak in the start of this period, so I had no oppertunity to go birding.
When this came I went birding and did many shots. Home checking raw pics, all moving objects was very soft. More test shots gave same results. A return to Tamron for firmware update did not change anything.
I sent my D5 III to Canon for AF check, but it was O.K.
I then concluded that the Tamron AF+Canon D5 III was not a bird (bif) shooter due to AF Problems.
I sold it and got the Canon 100-400 II. The 100-400 II AF is a lot better, also with the 1.4 ext. In fact, eccelent.
I would very much like to hear how you and the 100-400 II are getting along. Of special interest is how the lens performs at the long end, using the 1.4 ext. Have red comments here and there that it is slow to auto focus, searching quite a long time. When shooting birds, seconds to AF count a lot. Can you give me the benefit of your experience on this point? Thanks!
Has anyone heard anything on the Sigma 150-600 Contemporary yet?
I have a canon T3i and considering the Tamron 150-600. Does anyone on here have the same combo, and if so what's your opinion? I will be using it to photograph Birds as well as landscapes.
I have only had my Tamron 150-600 2 weeks after having waited for 3 months for delivery & honestly I could not be happier with it, I use it on my D7100 for birding & taking Cricket shots of bowlers ,batsmen etc, IMHO for just over a $1200 (Au) with a range up to 600mm this is an absolute bargain, whilst it will never match a prime 600mm (it also does not cost 10,11 or 12 thousand dollars) it provides an extremely useful FL range & even at 600mm wide open at 6.3 provides very good quality images, from some of the comments I just might have a very good copy? Focusing is also fine on the D7100 thanks to it's very good 51 point focusing system, I love it!
I recently bought one of these lenses in order to go to the Kruger Park. I really enjoyed the 600mm of magnification it was great and I got some magnificent shots. In my decision to buy I was confronted with past experience with Tamron which was over 30 years ago. This was not good. The price of the lens was good but the Quality was not. Back then I decided not to buy Tamron again. I spoke to several people in the industry and my conclusion was that Tamron had improved their offering and was on a par with other third party manufactures. On my return from the Kruger Park I cleaned up my lens only to find dust behind the first element, disappointedly i took the lens back to the supplier only to find that several other photographers had had the same problem. They offered to send the lens in to the agent which was great except that it would cost about $75 and the grantee does not cover dust or moisture. Disappointedly I realised that I was right in my estimation of Tamron 30 year ago.
As a Pro Photographer more than 40 years experience with top range of pro lenses.
I purchased this tamrom for zoom capability to 600mm focal length.
I have used the tamron 150-600mm hand held and on tripod in rugged wet New Zealand forests and in fine dust filled areas of California Mojave dessert and Johua tree. This lens has had no problems with these conditions and no impurities entered the lens on my travels. I have recently used it in -14 c and the tamron lens worked beautifully.
I was impressed with the lens for the price. It is sharp and it would be excellent for birding photography. My Nikon 600mm and the 800mm with low f/stop are for distance and I am happy to add this to my kit for the zoom application. I find shooting the Tamron at F8 produces sharpness at 600mm on my Nikon D810 and D4 and have been very impressed at all focal lengths.
I contacted Tamron and there have been zero returns with serious dust problems. Tamron absolutely honor the 6 year warranty.
Thank you "for the birds" for sharing this here. I was thinking about buying one but it seems you just saved me of some wasted money.
Once again, I think I will wait until I can afford one from Nikon. Even a second hand.
I have also used this lens with a D810 in careful hand-held mode to shoot hawks in NC and have had very reasonable image clarity in the 400-500 mm range. My only issue, of course, is the weight of this combo when quick hand-held shots have to be made. I back this predicament up with an Olympus OMD M5II with a ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75-300mm (effective 150-600mm) lens which is 1/3 the size and weight. Tele images are quite similar.
Can someone please explain why the lens has great sharpness with FF and almost blind with crop cams ?
so if I buy this lens, is it a must to use it with FF ?
I wanted this lens to take equine event pics. I have tried several times to take Bucking horse pics, roping pics, etc. When moving no matter if on tripod, monopod, or hand held. cannot get clear pics. If it is sunshine they are not bad but indoors in event arenas not good at all. I have tried all settings nothing works. I had wondered about the lens creep due to the fact that most time I am shooting down into the arenas to get the best pics. I have taken wildlife pics and it works great. Landscapes good, just not the moving of horses. Birds in flight not good either, but sitting still good. I want a lens that will take pics at about the 100 to 300 range and be sharp with the center focus of action. Any recommendations on this lens or another would be appreciated. Shooting on a Nikon D200
I think you may have had great mileage use from the Nikon D200
but comes a time to upgrade the camera body for the new lenses
in the telephoto range to obtain top performance.
I still have my old faithful D200 and not going any higher than ISO 400, and not enlarging more than 8x11 inches, it works great. Though it performs much more satisfactorily with my D800E with 16X20 prints.
after seeing the shots Kristofer Rowe took with the Tamron 150-600mm i did ordered the Tamron today.
Hi can someone tell me how this works with a Nikon teleconverter. either with 1.25 or 1.4.
ok, so it`s sharp. I have mine for Nikon on the D4s. Problem is, now the autofocus have begun to freeze up, and checking into it, i`m not the only one having the problem. So i call the service-guy and he could tell me that this had been an issue on more lenses than just mine. So i`m fixing my lens now, guarantee-repair, and selling it. I think i will get the new nikkor 80-400. Loosing some reach, but gaining some quality.
I always use electrical contact oil on my lens camera contact pins from time to time, apllied on a fine cloth contact or cotton bud. This is mentioned on pro chat lines often as contaminated contacts diffinately stop lens performance. We are always in wildlife conditions face with many rough weather environments and high maintenance cleaning is worth the effort.
I hired one this weekend, with a view to purchase at a later date, and I am very impressed with the 'test shots' I have taken so far. Amazing lens.
In Australia i have had one on order for six weeks with no delivery date yet posted.
This Tamron Lens is selling by thousands not hundreds. Back orders are in every country.
When we will be able to see a comparison report of 150-600 s of Tamron and new comer Sigma?
Dear friends,
I hope the following may be of some value. Mounted to Sony A900; 850 as well as A77 bodies, I initially experienced very, very frustrating problems with sharpness at 400-600mm - especially at long exposures. 2 weeks ago (out of desperation) I bought a Manfrotto MVA513WK Sympla support, and strapped the lens barrel onto the support. The results are truly amazing. Almost every shot - including exposures exceeding 3 minutes - are now pin sharp. I reckon that the real issue is that the barrel (when extended) is simply too long to be stable - so even the slightest vibrations introduce distortions.
If they have already sold some 400-500 of this lens, why would a large camera store in NYC not be able to deliver? When will this lens be widely available?
The issue is just demand. Everybody seems to want one.
I called a couple of shops (local to Seattle) and they had all sold everyone they were allocated and typically had a 50+ person waiting list.
Amazon said the same thing (although less specific). They have a 1-2 month waiting list.
Can this lens be used on a canon 60d .Looks interesting as I want to get closer to my subjects my longest lens is a canon 100-3001:4 apo.Thanks
Yes. For any lens on your 60D, just make sure the lens is "Canon EF" compatible.
I have a pretty hard time believing this in real life, quite honestly. I think the Nikon 80-400 G stomps it in just about every way. I got to do a nice comparison and purchased the Nikon. It's sharper at every common focal length and the AF was much better (at least on my D7100) It was faster with little hunting and much sharper wide open at 400mm.. Note that I do handhold the Nikon most of the time but when comparing these too, I used a Gitzo tripod with a Wimberley Gimbal. I have been shooting long lenses including some pro lenses like the 200-400 F4 and 500mm F4.
Of course, the Nikon costs a lot more, comes with a crappy tripod collar and only has a 400mm reach. Still, I greatly prefer it.
In general, I have not had any luck with Tamron lenses. I am now buying Sigma lenses like the 18-35 and 50mm Art prime instead of Nikon because I think they are better. After testing a couple of Tamrons I have always returned them. Maybe I am consistently unlucky with the samples.
Did you fine tune the Tamron? I have no problems with mine on the D7100, AF is fast and accurate with no hunting. I track Ospreys diving and fishing with it all the time at 600mm and handheld.. Check my flickr page.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/coastalconn/ maybe you had a "bad" copy?
@Kris in CT: Those are awesome pics of the Ospreys. How much PP do you do and what software (if any) do you use? I've been eyeing this lens for a while and the results seem to be all over the place. You clearly know how to use it. :)
@Conan, I use LR5, basic stuff, adjust shadows/highlights.. WB and set black point. I generally leave sharpening at default. If the image is noisy, I use PS CC to mask the bird and do background noise reduction. I then just do a high pass at .3 and 40%.
@Kris in CT:While doing homework I was drawn to your photos before looking at this review. I also want a lens to use in and around wetlands on my d7000 here on the Mid Atlantic coast. I agree.....the photos on your Flickr account, to me, look pretty sharp at 600. Thought I would wait until Sigma releases their "C" lens and wait for comparisons. Now I hear they have no release date in mind for that model. Now I am considering the Tamron.
@Kris in CT: Hi Kris: I see on your flickr page that you have both used an Sigma 120-300 and this Tamron. I'm not sure what to choose, the Sigma with a converter (which gives me more light in less optimal circumstances and sharper images if I may believe this review https://photographylife.com/reviews/sigma-2-0x-teleconverter) or the Tamron. I want to use it for birds, both in parks and trees as in the field. Any recommendations?
The swedish photomagazine FOTO has published an extensive review on their website, with MTF data measured on the lens itself, without the need of a camera being involved in the process. They do it in cooperation with Hasselblad who use an advanced optical bench. Seems to correspond rather well with DP Reviews findings. FOTO is rather pleased with the quality. There are also some actual high resolution pictures. The text is in swedish but Google Translation makes most of it understandable. And the diagrams speak for them selves.
I've only been able to find post from those using a Nikon or Canon with this lens. Is there anyone out there that has used a Sony camera, either A900 or A99?
I just bought mine yesterday and took a couple shots of my dogs with the Sony A77 II. The light was flat but the images came out pretty decent. I purposely shot at 600 mm F8 to confirm if I wanted to keep the lens. The images appeared sharp and contrasty enough under normal viewing conditions. Even cropping, the images held up OK. This is not like older lenses where the images always appear a little dull. The modern optics really make a major difference. My primary purpose for this lens is to shoot at 12 FPS and I am willing to sacrifice a little sharpness even though it does not appear that I will have to. If I do find it a little less sharp at 600 mm, that what Photoshop is for.
Hi GEGJr,
I use my 150-600 extensively with A900 and 850 bodies. However - initially I was disappointed - especially at 400-600mm (in spite of mounting it on a very sturdy tripod). When extended 400mm plus, the barrel is simply too long to be stable. Following a few mishaps, especially in windy conditions - I bought a Manfrotto MVA513WK Sympla. Believe me - this is awesome! I do Engineering Forensics - last week I shot 2435 frames for a particular investigation of rows of soil anchors - all at 600mm; f16, at night with LED lighting - with average 5 sec exposure in a wind gusting 8-12 knots. Only 17 of the shots were not pin-sharp - and that I ascribe to errors in my manual focussing.
best regards,
Yesterday we had the chance to test this Tammy in a shop in Frankfurt (Germany) both with our Canon and Nikon gear and bought a copy with Nikon mount. AF performance with the Nikon (D300S) was quite good out of the box. With our Canons it was a mixed bag. AF performance of the test copy was overall okay with our 7D, but not with our 5D3.
Checking the test images I noticed that the lens was heavily backfocusing on the long end with the 5D3 and would have needed severe microadjustment. I remembered that Bryan Carnathan reported the same issue in his great review:
Overall I agree with Brian's findings after this brief test. The Tammy is no match for a good prime supertele on the long end, but delivers surprisingly decent IQ in the 200-500 mm range. One big plus over the Bigma: f = 5.6 already @ 400 mm available. If AF issues can be solved it is definitely a great travel zoom for wildlife shooters.
I have been using mine for about 6 weeks now on a Nikon D7100. Mostly, I have been using it for photographing soccer games but have had the opportunity to shoot some wildlife. I hadn't realized just how poor the sharpness would be at 600mm. I kept thinking I was doing something wrong on my end! Still, on a well-lit day, I have much greater reach than my 70-300 on most areas of the pitch. I am very happy with this lens!
Have you tried with smaller aperture? It might require to stop down more, with the risk of losing AF. Still, if it's sunny day, the AF "could" work even with very small aperture.
At 600mm a lot of other factors also come into play not only whether you use small apertures. Vibrations, slight movements when pressing the trigger, mirror slap all become more amplified. Shooting with the 70-300 at 300 and the 150-600 at 600 are very different experiences. At 600mm all the above are just a few reasons why images may not be so sharp. I have had the lens for about 2 weeks now, and at the 600mm end, I have to consciously be aware that at 600mm I needed more care to get the same result I would with my 300f4 in terms of sharpness. Mind you my 300f4 is the older non AF-S and has no VR. So I think it's a matter of getting the technique right.
I'm not sure what you are talking about Lassoni, cameras always autofocus at maximum aperture (at least for still photography). It makes no difference to AF whatsoever what aperture you have set, even if you are setting it manually on a lens aperture ring.
I meant that, the tammy might not be sharp enough wide open (not with all bodies atleast? With D800 it might be sharp). Maybe it's better with a D8xxs than with a D7100 (or canon 5dm3)
I get that part, my comment was the part about risking losing AF by stopping down to gain sharpness. Stopping a lens down to a smaller aperture for whatever reason has no effect on a camera's ability to autofocus. Only adding a teleconverter that reduced the maximum aperture would do that.
I have another perspective, to help understand if the lens performs better on DX or FX - IF WE REQUIRE EXTRA REACH, i.e. 1.5x crop mode.
For example, Nikon D610 has 10MP in 1.5x crop mode. You upsize this image to 24 mp and compare the upsized image against 24mp image from D7100 (both images from Tamron 150-600 with same exposure and same conditions)
If this test shows that the upsized iamge is better than the image from D7100, then only one can conclude that the lens performs better on FX FOR TELEPHOTO applications.
I've had the 150-600mm for about a month and use it on a d610. It is exactly what I needed to capture the big birds along the lower Ct. river. I've yet to get a good eagle shot, but with this lens my hopes are high. I have posted my first pictures here: http://www.crowsandsquirrelsarefree.com/new-lens-test-pictures.html
I am a complete novice with a long lens and have had incredible luck for the first couple of times out. Especially so with birds in flight and all hand held.
And yes, the moon shot is hand held!
I order mine four months and six days ago from BH, I just wonder how close Im getting of the shipping notice. I will be using this lens with a Nikon D300.
Anybody in this time frame, more or less?
I ordered mine about the same time frame, just picked it up from Arlington Camera, in Arlington Texas on Saturday 8-16
I am liking it so far, Hope you get yours soon.
I also ordered one from B&H but didn't make the cut. Someone mentioned in a blog to check out local dealers. I sent an email to a local dealer on Sunday and picked up my new 150-600 for Sony on Monday.
I had new Nikon 80-400
300mm f4 beated it
i have Canon 400mm 5.6 also
d800 with 300mm f4 is almost same as 5dm3 with 400mm 5.6
i prefer 300mm f4 cos it has wider angele and exactly same details as 400 5.6 offers
i wait for Canon 36-50Mp camera to get full performance for 400mm 5.6
no slow zoom can compete with 400m or 300mm prime lens in shrapness
u may compare tamron 150-600 and canon 400mm 5.6, canon wins easily
and there is dimension and weight that is very important
its joy to use 400mm 5.6 u can follow all birds in flight
try it with 150-600mm zoom
no zooms!
there is also no point for teleconverters cos even 1.4 makes image so much softer that its no way better than it wud be without converter
i know i have tested all
only way to go is prime lense
i dont have 500, 600 and 800mm prime, cos i dont want to spend money for that
i better invest it elswhere
and be happy with 400 5.6
For all birders and wildlife photographers: in Scandinavia, after shooting atlantic puffins, I had a brief talk with a guy using the Tammy with an EOS 7D. Overall he was quite happy with this lens and its IQ, in particular in terms of price-performance ratio. The only drawback is AF performance. He said that he had completely given up to try birds in flight with this lens. I have to add that even with a Canon supertele it is a real challenge to get a good BIF pic of those speedy little puffings (they fly with about 80 km/h), but it is not impossible.
So the AF performance of the Tammy is a limitation at least birders should be aware of. Otherwise this lens is so attractive that I personally still think about getting me a copy for those trips I can't take my 500 mm prime with me/ I want zoom flexibility.
Supposedly Tamron has a firmware update that addresses AF for Canon bodies. It seems to track fine on Nikons...
That's good news as they might be able to improve a Tammy's AF performance step by step with this and future firmware updates. Tamron like Sigma and other 3rd party lens makers have the problem, that they have to re-engineer Canon's and Nikon's AF systems. Otherwise they would have to pay them a lot of money to use their native AF control parameters.
I got a feeling sigma is going to announce something with wider aperture on photokina. Maybe a 300-600mm lens?
A Sigma 300-600mm with wider aperture would be quite a beast (depending on the aperture of course) and surely located in a different market in terms of size, weight and price, more like Canon's and Nikons 200-400/4. The "Sigmonster" 300-800/5.6 e.g. is a lens that you can't compare with the Tammy 150-600, it costs about 5 times the Tammy's price (in Europe). Past yr I had the occasion to test a Sigma 300-800. This is really a monster lens, heavy like a truck, you always need to carry a good tripod with it. I shoot my EF 500/4.5 quite often handheld, but with the Sigmonster - no chance.
I wouldn't be so sure about the weight and price of 300-600 tho. Aperture will most likely determine it, as the tamron 200-500 f5-6.3 weights only 1.25KG, very much lighter than this tamron 150-600 f5-6.3 . 5.6 on a 800 is WIDE.
Didn't check this but I guess that the old Tamron 200-500 might have much less lenses included than the new 150-600. I understand that the new construction is quite sophisticated. More optical glass means more weight (the new Tammy has a plastic housing).
Re the Sigma "wide aperture" 300-600 we can only say now: it's all rumors, nothing else...
I've had the Tamron 150-600 for under a week now and am certainly impressed. OK bird shots in flight are a challenge, however they were as well using a 300mm zoom on my Nikon D800. I certainly would not be giving up with birds in flight. Using the AF is like learning a new motor skill and I advise persistence & much practice essential. Obviously tricks like following the bird coming towards you, rather than trying to zero in on a bird flying across your field of view will yield better results, at least initially. So far I've found the AF difficult but not impossible. Will be interesting to compare results on the first quarter moon between the D800 and the D7000. Even with the increased effective focal length using the D7000 (920mm), my guess is the D800 will win out losing little clarity and definition with a 33% crop. As per the reviews, I haven't used this lens past 500mm yet.
Nice to have but I am not in that type of photography. I like scenic, portrait, table top, hence my lenses are (for Nikon FX): 24~85mm, 24~120mm, 135mm all at f/2.0 max aperture and (for NIkon DX): 18~55mm and 55~300mm. I converted my prime lenses for my Nikon F and used those much more than the 55~300mm. I hardly use the 55~300mm. Where I like super long reach, my Video camera with it's 70X zoom take better picture of the moon than any of my Nikkor lenses. The craters are more detailed than the 55~300mm lens.
Mine's on order but likely to be Xmas before I actually get it, and I live in camera world - Hong Kong!!I guess that just shows how well it's selling, so Tamron seem to have the formula just right - can't wait!!
I have one of these lenses. They've been in very short supply in Australia but I managed to get one by acting quickly when I heard a shipment was due a few weeks ago.
I've got both D7000 and D610 Nikon cameras. After using it to capture my favorite kookaburras high in a tree (using the 610) and later attempting to use it in an equally useful way in the D7000 I've formed the opinion this lens is best suited to a FX (full frame) sensor camera.
SO far the inability to auto focus from close to distant without help is the only issue I've discovered. There's a switch on the barrel to limit the distance... A sort of workaround for the problem. I haven't had results as good with the D7000 as I got on the FX body. Maybe that will change as I become more familiar with it. So far I'm liking it very much. Something I didn't expect from a Tamron lens.
Not entirely sure, but maybe the D7000 body starts to struggle with the small maximum aperture of the lens @ 600?
Yes owning this lens and the D7000 & D7100 bodies, I can say that in my case the D7000 is not suited for that lens with the old AF 39 focus point, while the D7100 benefits from the D4 autofocus AF system. In my case the D7100 is quite good at focusing with this lens, no focus hunting with d21 points.
Here's an interesting thread about the tamron being used for aviation.
Sadly, those samples are at the short end, where all zooms are competitive ...
I have had the Tamron 150-600 for 3 months and taken over 3000 photos with it. I initially had some softness issues but changing to a Canon 70D and using the AF micro-adjustment to adjust for both the wide and long range ends of the lens, essentially eliminated the softness issue.
I know put most of my focus issues down to operator error and are extremely happy with the images I get.
You can see some photos taken with it at LBDphotos (Elizabeth & Graeme) - just check the metadata to see which lens was used
If only Tamron would make this for the FE mount instead. That would be awesome.
A bit of exploring DxO's results shows it outperforming (slightly) Canon's old 100-400mm L, and being outperformed (slightly) by Nikon's new (and horribly expensive) 80-400mm. Seems like a very good deal to me.
I am a bit puzzled that the sharpness seems to decline so much between 400mm and 600mm on DX but hardly at all on FX. I guess it has to do with the pixel density of the DX camera used (presumably something with a 24MP Sony sensor in it).
FX users have been reporting drops in sharpness from 500 to 600mm. Tony northrup was very clear about this minor issue too.
Let's be honest just use it at 500mm it's a bargain for it's performance there.
DX sensors are more dense and require sharper lenses. That means this will fall slightly short. Still the only real better alternative is a 400mm and up prime lens or an 200-400mm zoom. and those are very very expensive indeed.
This is an extremely complex lens with 20 optical elements and almost 2kg weight. You can imagine that half the weight comes from the expensive optical glasses used in the lens construction. When a company produces and sells for only $1000 a lens of this caliber, we can only applaud. Bravo, Tamron!
i have this lens on my canon 1dx, and on my sony 7r,
and it is truly remarkable
i got amazing pic ,and the more i used it ,the more i love it.
How do you use it on A7R without any stabilization? Do you just use a monopod or tripod?
I guess he uses the Canon version of the lens via something like a Metabones. Slower autofocus but you get IS unlike the A-mount version that may or may not be available yet.
Do you have image samples or a gallery to share?
It's also available in Sony A-mount.
With the proper adapter.
you will get full phase detect autofocus and stabilisation.
I would have liked to have seem some data at 500mm. I'm thinking that's where this lens would be used most.
Hi ,
I am posting again my question.
I am using now the Sigma 150-500 with my Nikon D7000 mainly for birds photography
Am using it without tripod. The focus is very slow but otherwise it's OK up to 400 mm
I want to upgrade to the new Tamron. Lab results are OK but I would very muck like to hear someone who actually tried both lenses specially before going on a safari.
Is the focus much faster? Are the result on 500-600 OK
Many thanks
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Thanks Stinelse. Am Checking it now
I think you might be a tad disappointed with this lens if you intend to use it on a small sensor camera. I've got both 610 and 7100 Nikons and I only get excellent results on the 610. From what I'm told by other people who've tried one expecting to get 900mm virtual lens length, its the same story.
You might like to wait and see if Tamron intend to introduce APS-c specific lenses in the near future. BTW, this is not the only full frame lens I've used on a clip size sensor that doesn't produce the same quality image as it does on a full frame one. Just my opinion. Others may have different opinions. You could always hire one and see for yourself if it suits your needs. I still prefer the 120 - 300 Sigma with a 2x extender on it for really crisp results but the cost is a lot more.
Thanks for info douglas69 - My personal experience is from Canon C100 usage so this do not apply to the DSLR world. I will actually rent the 120-300mm 2.8 and a 2x adapter to test. Thanks for reminding me of that lens :)
Yes, likewise I use the 120-300 2.8 and 1.4 and 2x Siggies on DX (D7100, 1 V2). Can't speak for the Tamron but the Siggy kit is good gear. My big primes only come out these days when I really need the light.
I've been told by a store guy (when testing tamron 150-600) that sigmas 50-500 has better auto focus tracking than tamron. It might also be so slightly sharper than 150-500, but it could be worth testing if you can test it at some store.
I tested the tamron on a nikon FF, but I dunno whether the store guy was referring to reports from canon users where there seems to be some complaints on the autofocus of tamron. Didn't get to shoot any birds so cannot say anything for myself.
You'll probably find the Tamron has considerably better engineering in it than the Sigma. Having said that, I'll go on the say my short experience with the Tamron makes me feel it is best suited to a full frame camera. I'm not getting as good results with my D7000 as I get from the D610. You might also find the pixel density of the D7000 is why.
It's all a bit of a trade-off. It will probably perform better at 550mm than 600, and better still at 500. So if you need 600 to fill the FX frame, you might only need 500 to better that reach on DX, at which it might be sharp enough. Swings and roundabouts, and only some careful testing in the field would sort it out to your satisfaction.
The Siggy 120-300 + 2x is only 550, incidentally (but a true f5.6), and sharpest at 500 (backed off a tad) but excellent at that on DX. So might be the Tammy, but slow.
Engineeringly, yes, possibly, although the 120-300 is an upmarket Sigma. Mine needed two trips back to the factory before it performed, but it is now close enough to optically perfect. A Sigma issue is individual variation - I had to buy two 1.4x's to get a sharp one. Tamron has done consistency better in the past.
This lens is in their newfound cheap but good category, like their 70-300 SP VC. I have an excellent copy of that one, which outperforms my Nikkor, but reports vary.
I had the Sigma150-500 on my D7000 and it was very soft at 500mm. Thom Hogan gives it a very good status, but only 200-400.
When I purchased my D7100, it showed up how really soft the lens was at even 400mm.
I now have the Tamron 150-600 and it's truly excellent, even at 600mm (at F9).
The difference between a photo of a Sea Eagle with both lens shows how much sharper the Tamron is.
I'm so glad I sold the Sigma and purchased the Tamron.
Of course it's new technology, so it must be be better.
I'd feel really sorry for anyone who bought the Sigma lens, now that the Tamron is out. A couple of hundred dollars isn't all that much for a lens that is twice as good!
I've used the Tamron 150-600 on a D5000, D7000 and full frame Df. FWIW, my most detailed moon shot came from the D5000, in my experience the greater pixel density of of the D7000 isn't of any great benefit at 600mm (900mm equivalent) where resolution drops off. The Df is my preferred body with this lens because of the low noise characteristics of the sensor at high iso, but the lens is exceptionally fun to use on any of these bodies. VC is very effective and hand held shots at 1/60 sec. at full zoom are generally acceptably sharp but typically shots (daylight) are taken around 1/500, iso 800, f/8 with faster shutter speeds for subjects in motion. A tripod definitely increases keeper rate. Focus speed is good and accurate. Bokeh is generally good, often excellent. I have lenses that are sharper with more contrast, maybe focus faster, but for long reach and very good all around function this lens is truly remarkable and worth a try.
Make sure you only use it on a sunny day.
You would think that in this day and age of technology they could do a 150-600 @ f2.8
Wheres my Brownie 127
Do you have any idea how big that lens would be?
Sigma has a 200-500mm f/2.8 and the thing is huge.
Good point tabloid! Your wait is over: go for the Sigma 200-500mm F2.8. @ $25,999.00. Roughly 16Kg. Good example of the law of diminishing returns (price vs. F-stop).
I would like to see a Sigma 300-600mm OS f/4 or f/5.6 (depending on how the size, weight, price balance out).
Obviously, an f/2.8 is not only completely unrealistic without tens of thousands of dollars -- but I think a shorter zoom range (a simple 2x optical design) and f/5.6 optimized for f/5.6 is possible. I wouldn't want an f/4 that was too expensive.
Time for a lens revolution.
You cant have a lens revolution in terms of size, you can only gather so many photos at a specific front element. I suppose material science could find some alternative to glass that weighs less, but the plastic used for lower lenses is not the solution and anyway the lenses need to be the same size. Unfortunately, light can not be sucked into the lens like a vacuum picks up dust, so there is no way around this. That is why the focus is on sensor technology, not lens technology. The most you can do with lens technology is improve clarity and reduce scattering. Anyway f stops are in principle a kind of ratio or specific amount of light depending how you think of it, so its not like f/2.8 will mean anything else except that ratio for that much light gathering.
It would be nice to see how the sigma's new 300-600 is going to be priced, probably way higher than I think.. if so, what if some of these companies produced something like sigma's 100-300 f4.. which is said to be sharper than sigma's 120-300 f2.8, and lighter? Anything under 2kg (between 1.3-1.6kg) with a maximum aperture of 4 or 5.6 AND with OS would be a very very good candidate. Heck, even the tamron's 200-500 with some image sharpness boost + VC would be a true killer.
150-600 /2.8? That would be doable. You wouldn't need a tripod, either. The turret on the back of a Humvee would do nicely.
Well now... I just shot 250 frames of a Aussie rules football game using the 150-600 lens exclusively on a 610 Nikon body. F8 at 1/2000 second, ISO 1600 and guess what?
With a modern, full frame camera ISO 1600 is no real noise problem. I slowed the ISO down to 400 in an attempt to get ball smear but with shutters speed of 1/250th there was to much of the scene blurred so I upped it to ISO 800 and found a happy compromise. Using a Monopod and switching off the stabilizer produced almost instant focus. I'm beginning to love this lens. I'd post some shots but I haven't figured out how to include them yet.
Douglas69, you need to include them in the FORUM.
Try the FX forum.
Quick calculation suggests that the front element of a 150-600mm f/2.8 lens would be something like 220mm (9 inches) across! That's roughly twice the diameter of the Tamron lens, and thus about 4x the volume and probably 4x the weight.
As Scotty says, "Ye cannae break the laws o'physics!"
I keep seeing the sigma 150-500 compared to the Tamron. The Sigma 50-500-OS is the better lens. Sigmas 150-500 has ALWAYS been a stinker. I tested 3 of them they were ALL sub par even compared against my first gen 50-500 non OS let alone the newest 50-500 OS. BUT it does cost more so maybe thats why but still.
Which is really WEIRD isn't it? Why does Sigma -- who is undergoing significant efforts to increase their brand, allow this to stand?
I hope they come out with a simple 2x optical design 300-600/f5.6 that is optically superior to the Tamron and sharp as hell at f/5.6 to replace the 150-500. A 200-600/f5.6 is also acceptable, but honestly, we have so many lenses that go beyond 200mm now that its just not necessary and just adds weight, cost.
Sigma is working on a 300-600, but it's probably going to be priced high
I feel doubtful, because I personally started that rumor 3 years ago or so on NikonRumors. But I guess anything is possible in that time. I really want them to make it.
The Sigmas 150-500 has always been stinker? I don't think so. There may be some sample variation, but I've been very pleased with my 150-500 and got a lot of great shots with it. I think it's superb wildlife lens. Head-to-head, I found it equal too or better than the nikon 80-400 (original version) and several other zooms in the same range.
Has anyone compared the new Tamron to the Sigma 150-500 for Nikon crop camera
Suggestion: We hear mostly that these lenses perform better on FF sensors than crop sensors, but how about a direct comparison? A 24mp DX like the Nikon D7200 versus a 24mp D610. Same shot, same subject, same distance. Then, crop and upsize the D610 shot and see how it matches up.
I don't think that comparison would make much sense: if you know you're going to crop you should be using a crop sensor for the higher resolution, which will of course do better. You'd want to look at the D610 at 600mm f/8 vs. the D7200 at 400mm f/5.6, with the D610 set at one ISO stop higher. Then you'd be getting otherwise more or less equivalent photos (in field of view, depth of field, shutter speed, total light/shot noise, etc.), and you could have an more fair comparison of optical characteristics (resolution, chromatic aberration, etc.)
What Misolo saided. The D7100 in full mode will have more resolution than a D800 in crop mode.
So for "sunny" pictures (where the highest ISOs are not needed), and at apertures like f/8, there is really no one who is saying that Fullframe is better. You'll get more out of a cropped camera, if that's what you're looking for (indeed, this is THE key strength of APS-C other than weight and size). The 600mm end will be a true 900mm, whereas the D800 will be throwing away pixels do get that digital zoom.
By contrast, Fullframe is better at wide angle (in general) and getting a narrow depth of field and at low-light.
GlobalGuyUSA: in addition to those issues (depth of field, low light, etc.), I think the original question was regarding the optical quality of the lens. Using the full image circle is less demanding of the lens' resolution and less impacted by lateral chromatic aberration (because, for the same total number of pixels, each pixel is larger). However, a crop sensor, while more demanding of resolution, uses the "sweet spot" in the center of the lens where resolution is highest. Which works better overall depends on the lens. Lenses with very soft corners work best in aps-c. Lenses that have good corners (and/or not very high center resolution) work best in full frame.
Your "sweet spot" argument doesn't really hold up well...I see many, many lens tests where DX tests out much worse than full frame on lenses designed primarily for full frame cameras. The data for this lens is no exception. Look at 600mm f6.3 and even f8...the DX is far worse. My 24-70 f2.8 lens is the same. Sharp wide open at pretty much every focal length on my D700, noticeably softer unless stopped down on D7000 or D7100. AF fine tuned on both bodies.
Hi Misolo,
That's a good point, but I think you have it correct (edges), and the OP had it backwards. Of course, it all depends how important edges are to you. The middle and even far middle is generally pretty good throughout Fullframe lenses these days, even if edges tend to get rotten. And yet, when you're doing tele work, often the center is the important part, and often you want a smaller f/stop (f/16) when you can get it. So FF helps with diffraction for the reasons you mentioned, and you still get the whole sweet spot within Fullframe as well. I guess it pretty much comes down to whether one needs sharp edges for ones work.
But if you look at the APS-C vs. Fullframe tests (on this page), you can see what Westerner is pointing out -- some Fullframe lenses just seem to work better on Fullframe cameras (and I have no idea why). In this case, there is a significant level of difference between FF and APS-C sharpness, in FF's favor. Again, I'm not sure why this is.
Very informative.
Just like the Tamron the Sigma 150-500 OS performs much better on a full frame sensor.
Guess it is time to give it a try on my 6D.
I'm not sure that one can compare Fullframe and Cropped bodies directly like that in DxO measurements -- they use different standards, and it varies by body as well.
I think you can more directly compare with other lenses on the same body and to a lesser degree in the same format. But to cross bodies and formats is pushing it.
so how does the sony cropped from 400 to 600 compare to the tamron at 600? is there any reason to upgrade?
Let's say that the Tamron would get better IQ, you will lose the fast SSM AF.
If there is any difference in IQ it wouldn't be worth the upgrade, that is IF , I didn't test the Tamron
It is always easier in my opinion to work with the native focal length than to crop but you ask an interesting question of the Sony 400 cropped to 600 v the Tamron @ 600.
One thing is for sure is the Sony is an outstanding lens @ 400mm. It is it sharper than the Tamron but it is slightly faster as the T stop is f6.3 for the Sony whereas it is f7 for the Tamron.
I don't think you would lose the SSM because the Tamron is not a screw drive lens on the Sony. It uses the same electronic focusing mechanism as the Canikon variants.
It may or may not be as good as SSM but it certainly won't be a noisy screw drive.
If I already owned the Sony this review would not having me upgrading. I would know I would be getting a lens less sharp @400mm for the sake of the range 400-600.
As it is I don't own the Sony and great lens though it is, I can't justify paying that much when the Tamron sells for approx £500 less than the Sony. or will do when they get around to releasing it ion Sony mount!
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Gulfstream News & Notes: Violence 'Outstanding,' Cerro Likely and Speak Logistics Ready for Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth
Violence 'Outstanding' in Breeze for Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth
Undefeated Violence breezed five furlongs in 1:00.36 at Palm Meadows Training Center Sunday in preparation for a scheduled start in the $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
"Outstanding. I'm very, very pleased with his work. He galloped out strongly, came back well. He's ready to go," trainer Todd Pletcher said.
Exercise rider Norman Bush was aboard Violence, who worked head and head in company with Palace Malice, who was also timed in 1:00.36, the fastest clocking of 40 recorded at the distance.
Violence has won all three of his career starts, including stakes victories in the Nashua (G2) at Aqueduct and the CashCall Futurity (G1) at Hollywood Park.
"Everything looks good," Pletcher said.
Shanghai Bobby, who finished second in the Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream on Jan. 26 in his 3-year-old debut, breezed a half-mile in 49.73 in preparation for the $1 million Besilu Stables Florida Derby (G1) on March 30.
"It was his first work back, a nice easy half," Pletcher said. "I though he worked great. His energy level is good.
Verrazano, who opened his career with a pair of impressive victories at Gulfstream by a combined 24 lengths, breezed a half-mile in 48.05 seconds.
"He was awesome this morning," said Pletcher, who has scheduled Verrazano to race next in the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) on March 9. "
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"She worked super. I'm really pleased with her, as well. She's ready to go," Pletcher said.
Dreaming of Julia began her career with a 10 ½-length maiden score and a 16 ¼-length allowance victory before capturing the Frizette (G1). She concluded her 2012 campaign with a third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).
"She's very straightforward. She's always been a good work horse, one that enjoys her training on a daily basis. She puts a lot into everything she does," Pletcher said.
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Team Valor International's Cerro breezed five furlongs at Palm Meadows Sunday in 1:01.48 in preparation for a likely start in the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth. With exercise rider David Nava up, Cerro worked in company with Went the Day Well.
"I thought he went super, and we definitely plan to enter. As long as he gets a decent post position, we'll run," trainer Graham Motion said. "If he draws lousy, we won't run him. We'll go back to our original plan and run him in the Palm Beach."
Cerro, who began his career on turf in Italy, defeated a solid group of runners in a 1 1/8-mile allowance at Gulfstream on Jan. 26. Following his recent score, Team Valor International had set a schedule that included the $150,000 Palm Beach (G3) over the Gulfstream turf course on March 3 and the Spiral Stakes (G3) at Turfway Park on March 23. Recently, the Fountain of Youth entered the picture.
"I'd say partly because we saw so many of these horses skipping it," Motion said. "You also have to bear in mind, when you start thinking about the points and all that, you don't want to put your eggs in one basket and wait for the one race in Kentucky."
Churchill Downs has instituted a new points system for qualifying for the Kentucky Derby field, replacing the former system based on graded-stakes earnings. The Palm Beach is not included in the new system.
"It just seems logical to take a shot in this race if things continue to go well," Motion said. "We'll see how he does. I wish it was a mile and an eighth. It's probably the only thing I would change, only because he's already been a mile and an eighth."
Howe Great, who captured the Palm Beach last season, is being pointed toward next Saturday's $150,000 Canadian Turf at Gulfstream.
"This seems to be a good spot to bring him back in. It's not going to be an easy race by any means, but he obviously likes Gulfstream." Motion said.
Last season, the son of Hat Trick went 3-for-3 on the Gulfstream turf, winning an allowance race and the Kitten's Joy before defeating Dullahan in the Palm Beach. Howe Great hasn't raced since finishing seventh in the Jamaica Handicap (G1) at Belmont on Oct. 6.
"He's done well since we've freshened him up after the Jamaica. It was a weird race. It was very soft and I just don't think he handled it," Motion said. "We felt at that point, he'd had a long year. We brought him down here to freshen him up.
Speak Logistics Joins Cast for Fountain of Youth
Trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr., who has Trilogy Stables and his wife Laurie's Gulfstream Park Derby and Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Itsmyluckyday awaiting the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park on March 30, will saddle Hardaway Stable's Speak Logistics in Saturday's $400,000 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2).
"The timing is right," said Plesa Sunday morning of Speak Logistics, who finished fourth with trouble in the Sam Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 2 in his first start since a seventh-place finish behind Shanghai Bobby in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 3.
"After the Breeders' Cup we gave him five weeks off on the farm in Ocala. He got shut off in the Sam Davis. He was making his move on the inside nearing the stretch and I thought he was going to go right on through. In any event, he's doing good and we've got Joel Rosario to ride him. He had a good work here Saturday in 48 4/5 and galloped out good."
A son of High Cotton, Speak Logistics earned a trip to the Breeders' Cup winning the In Reality Division of the Florida Stallion Stakes going 1 1/16 miles at Calder in mid-October after breaking his maiden in his second start last summer at Monmouth Park. The $62,000 OBS April 2-year-old sales purchase was beaten only 5 ¾ lengths for it all in the Breeders' Cup.
Meanwhile, Plesa reports all is well with Itsmyluckyday since his stunning two-length victory over previously undefeated Eclipse champion Shanghai Bobby in the Holy Bull on Jan. 26. A son of Lawyer Ron, Itsmyluckyday had won the one-mile Gulfstream Park Derby by 6 ¾ lengths in his previous start here on New Year's Day.
"Everything has gone well for him," said Plesa. "He's been galloping every day and will have his first work since the race here on Friday, and then he'll work again every six or seven days up to the race. A part of me says I wish the race (Florida Derby) was today, but in his case time is our ally. He's got the two good races behind him."
A defection from the probable field is Barry Butzer and Wachtel Stable's My Name Is Michael, who finished third last out in the Sam Davis. Trainer Bill Mott said Saturday that the Canadian-developed son of Macho Uno had gotten sick and missed several days training.
Others currently listed probable for the Fountain of Youth are Team Valor International's Cerro, Shadwell Stable's Elmutahid, Rose Family Stable's Joshua's Comprise, Joseph Witek's Majestic Hussar and Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb, the latter scheduled to work at Gulfstream Monday morning for trainer Shug McGaughey.
Majestic Hussar got his final workout in Sunday morning at Palm Meadows as he was timed five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 for trainer Eddie Kenneally and Elmutahid went five-eighths in 1:00 2/5 for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.

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I'm a total stranger just noodling around the 'net and stumbled across your bog and this post. I am sure that somehow, some way, a little piece of Bogart lives on in my Fenway. We are on a similar journey--he's my first agility dog and we've learned together. He's a Tartan Bay BC (Tirade's fu brother) and brilliant like Bogart. I just wanted you to know that your tribute to Bogart brought both a tear to my eye and gave me courage to embrace the thrilling and sometimes frustrating journey. Reading about Bug made it all make sense--the loyalty that puts A lump in your throat and the exquisite sense of merriment and devilish awareness that he can seize an opportunity in the form of a P &J. I hope you have a dog now who can patch up what surely must be a broken heart
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The Grace Kelly-inspired sideswept hair of the 1950's; the part-free bouffants of the 1960's; the stark and straight middle parts of the 1970's: they're all proof that when it comes to style, your part matters. You might not think much when separating your wet, fresh-out-of-the-shower strands, but here at MDC we've become fascinated by the influence your part can have on your complete look. From romantic to bohemian to sophisticated, every look is waiting for you at the tip of that fine-toothed comb. To help us dissect which parts are best for different hair types and face shapes, we caught up with Michael Van Clarke, London-based hair stylist and founder of the 3 More Inches line.
Consider Growth Patterns
When it comes time to pick your part, Van Clarke recommends you consider both "strength and direction of growth pattern and face shape." Not sure what your growth pattern is? "You can see the direction of growth by looking at the crown. It grows in a spiral and will lay flatter and easier in alignment with root direction. Longer hair has more flexibility and weight behind it so root directions have less of a bearing. Strong kinks and fringes are usually pretty obvious and can dictate the direction the hair should lay. But you can work against it with product or heat styling or chemical straighteners," Van Clarke says.
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Different parts can also flatter your face in a variety of ways. Though it can be difficult to generalize, here's Van Clarke's starting point for part suggestions.
Round Face: Opt for a "center part." A middle part "can have a lengthening effect," Van Clarke says, which makes this style great if you'd like to slim out your face. Center parts are also a great way to create the illusion of more defined cheekbones.
Square Face: To soften your jawline and forehead, choose a "high side part," which is just slightly off center, Van Clark suggests. The long layers created by a side part will fall diagonally across the face, hiding harsher angles.
Oval Face: Though an oval face works well with a variety of parts, one great option is a "low side part." A deep side part will create the illusion that your face is wider, balancing out a long face.
Heart Face: This face shape looks great with a "high side part," Van Clarke says. Creating your hair just off the center of your head will create balance in your features, which is ideal if you have a strong chin or jawline.
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"These days any cleverly personalized and unique look can be worn if the wearer is confident," Van Clarke says. So if the suggestions above aren't what you're in the mood for, switch it up! "Play around in the mirror, ask your hairdresser to experiment. It may take time to resettle and if it goes against strong growth patterns it may require more work. But pretty much anything is possible if you're prepared to put the time in," Van Clarke says.
Time, effort and consistency in order to make a change? Ah, such is life.
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Pretty consistent in the middle but I always envy the deep side parts. Kinda scared to try. thanks for tips.
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My Wife and I are going to be spending 7 days in the Whites.Our trip date is from July 21st to July 28th. I am looking for tips on whether or not we need to add more gear. Specifically if we need to bring rain pants or more insulating layers.This is our list:Me--Shelter:---BA Seedhouse SL2 Body - 19 ozTent Fly - 16.63 ozStuff sack for tent - 1.38 ozTotal - 2.23 Lbs---------------------------------Sleeping;--Lafuma Pro 650 35* Down - 24.63 ozPOE Ether - 16.75Total - 2.59 Lbs----------------------------------Clothing:--Icebreaker 250 Long Sleeve (worn)Zip Off Pants (worn)Extra Pair Socks - 2.75 ozLightweight Long Underwear (for sleeping) - 6 ozLiner Socks (for sleeping) - .75 ozMontbell UL Down Parka - 9 ozLight Fleece Hat - 1.13 ozLight Fleece Gloves - 1.38 ozMarmot Ion Wind Shirt - 5.12 ozMarmot Precip Rain Jacket - 12.38 0zTotal: 2.41 Lbs---------------------------------Cooking:--MSR Pocket Rocket Stove - 3.5 ozK-Mart Grease Pot - 3.63 ozLMF Spork x2 - .8 ozEmpty Fuel canister - 4 ozTotal: .75 lbs----------------------------------Hygiene: (I carry our pack towel and some Bronners)Total: 1.5 oz----------------------------------Misc:--Matches in small ziplockDEET repackagedBear Bag setup (Bag, Rope, Biner)CompassDuct TapeHead LampMapMini BicMini Swiss Army KnifeWater Purification Tabs (10)AlosakTotal: .58 Lbs--------------------------------Camara Stuff:--HP Sd1100 - 5.25 ozTripod - 4.5 ozTotal: .61 Lbs----------------------------------Hydration:--MSR Drom Bag - 4.75 ozMSR Hydration Kit - 2.00 ozVit Water Bottle for Powdered Drink - 1 ozTotal: .49 Lbs (I know this is too much but the MSR is works and I can't justify another $30 for something I already have.)---------------------------------Pack:--Osprey Talon 44 - 31.5 ozLiner Bag - 1 ozTotal: 2.03 Lbs-------------------------------------Base Weight - 11.77 Lbs---------------------------------------Her--Shelter:--Tent Poles - 13.25Tent Stakes - 3.00Total: 1.02 Lbs--------------------------------------Sleeping:--Lafuma Pro 650 35* Down - 24.63Big Agnes Air Core - 21.00Total 2.85 Lbs----------------------------------------Clothing:--Ice Breaker 250 Long Sleeve (worn)Zip off Pants (worn)Extra Pair Socks - 2.75Polartec Fleece - 11.75Cuddle Dudes lightweight long underwear (for sleeping)- 9.5Liner Socks (for sleeping) .75Marmot Precip Rain Jacket - 12.38Light Fleece Hat - 1.13Light Fleece Gloves - 1.38Total: 2.48 Lbs---------------------------------First Aid Kit:--full kit - 2.85 oz---------------------------------Hygiene:--Full Hygiene - 5.35 oz----------------------------------Misc (headlamp and lighter):--Total - 1.39 oz----------------------------------Hydration:--2Lt Camelbak - 7.75 ozSteripen Classic - 7.50 ozTotal - .95 Lbs-----------------------------------Pack--Osprey Talon 33 - 28 ozPack Liner - 1 ozTotal - 1.81 Lbs-------------------------------------Base Weight - 9.71 Lbs-------------------------------------Thanks for the help,--scott
Edited by DrDystopia on 06/28/2009 01:53:03 MDT.
Your insulation looks fine both in regards to your sleeping bags and your clothing. Your MB UL Inner and her fleece will be plenty to wear around camp for insulation.You could drop your windshirt since you can just wear your rain jacket if you require a windproof layer.Rainpants in the summer are not necessary. It depends on what clothing you're going to hike and sleep in. If you're hiking in shorts and have long underwear to sleep in you will be fine provided you don't mind slipping into damp shorts in the morning.My own system now is I hike in shorts and use a 0.8oz cuben fiber rain skirt to keep my shorts dry. When I get to camp I put my long underwear on then I can slip my dry shorts over them which is nice if I'm sharing a shelter with other people. You could make your own light cheap rain skirt out of a garbage bag or get a fairly cheap one from ULA that weighs about 3 ounces. But anyway, before I went to the rain skirt system I hiked in the summer without rain pants a lot in the Whites.
>>>Hydration:--MSR Drom Bag - 4.75 ozMSR Hydration Kit - 2.00 ozVit Water Bottle for Powdered Drink - 1 ozTotal: .49 Lbs (I know this is too much but the MSR is works and I can't justify another $30 for something I already have.)<<<I'm assuming the drom bag/hydration kit is some kind of water bag with a hydration tube?If you're willing to do without that convenience for just a couple of bucks you can get (2) 1 liter spring water bottles and then use a zip lock for powdered drink mix and drop 5 ounces or so.
I would suggest putting your list into a spreadsheet form to make it more readable for yourself and the community. Unless I missed it, I didn't see an insulating layer for your wife. Here is a nice format: http://www.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/forums/gear_lists/a43940ed7befc292427e7ffa7bf76d37.pdf and of course, if you didn't find it, these are other gear lists: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/user_gear_list_index.htmlWhat are the expected lows for the trip during that time frame? That would help frame how much insulation you need to bring.One last suggestion is that your sleeping bag and insulating layer are both down. Make sure you have in a waterproof container otherwise you'll have no insulating layers if it wets out. I'm not sure if it's standard practice, but I have seen lists where at least one form of insulation is synthetic.
I think you got all you need to not die. Rain protection is nice even if you are just walking through a cloud all day.
Scott,Pretty solid list, would lose the rain pants IF your hiking pants are quick drying.Would not bring bear bag, campsites in the Whites have bear boxes. Would opt for rain shell and leave the wind shell at home, personal preference on this one.Enjoy your tripJim
Good list. Even though I have posted on other threads that my Golite Wisp windshirt is my favorite gear, you could get along without it and also the rain pants. I have actually carried rain pants, but not used them while hiking so that I would have them dry to wear in camp. or to bed if cold. (Golite Reed) That said I have hiked across the Presidentials on a windy July day wearing rain pants as a substutue for long pants . I have also stood on Mt Washington on a 70 degree cloudless July day. The skirt is a great idea to keep your shorts dry. As a long sleeve shirt which is all you need for warmth on an average day, I use a light weight long underwear top.At this site you should reference NH, others have written about the White Mountains somewhere out west (Arizona??)A knowledgeable White Mt. hiker, member of the Dartmouth Outing Club, has a nice web site to help you plan; hikethewhites.comIn the following photos note what people were wearing at the the start of the day and what was worn as the weather cleared traversing the Presidentials one day mid-July.http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/560021386KlKVXU
Edited by rambler on 06/28/2009 19:24:01 MDT.
Thanks for all the great info.I did not realize they had boxes at all the camps. It will be great not having to hang a bag.I will have to get a rain wrap. This is a much better option then rain pants. I will probably leave the wind shirt at home, I was thinking it would be nice for hot windy days above treeline but I think wind and hot are mutually exclusive.thnks again,Edit:After looking at the AMC site it looks like Liberty Springs, Garfield, and Guyot do not have Bear Boxes. Looks like I will be bringing the bag after all. --scott
Edited by DrDystopia on 06/29/2009 13:04:16 MDT.
Yeah in general I believe the majority of campsites in the Whites do not have bear boxes although I have seen more recently.
Mice are the main culprits. Hang your food. Leave zippers open if any on your pack.
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The "RiRi Collection will launch first the "RiRi Woo" color, which is an offshoot of MAC's already popular "Ruby Woo", a beautiful blood red shade that's a favorite of the singer and also of burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese. The lipstick will be available at Rihanna's May 4th and 5th concerts at a pop up shop and also online. The next colections will respectively come out in the summer, fall and holiday. Word on the street is that we'll be seeing around 31 pieces that the songstress created with the iconic makeup line, including false lashes (RiRi is said to wear two pairs at a time... that's my girl), a "RiRi Woo" lipglass, eyeshadow palettes, nail polishes, makeup bags, and more. I don't know about you, but I am stoked for this collab, it's bound to be sexy, a little dirty and ultra chic (I mean just look at the teaser photo above, can I get a hell yes?!)
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After the jump, let's talk about what happened last night ... or what didn't happen.
We entered on Memphis and Dan celebrating the big Renegades win for this season. I've got to hand it them. They formed an alliance and executed their plan. Now they'll both walk away with something, except one of them will walk away with $450,000 more "something."
As they ate a big celebratory dinner (it looked like steak, asparagus, salad, baked potatoes and lots of booze), they went over some of their favorite moments from the house. The two recalled some of the highlights and low moments we've seen already. They laughed about the sock puppet show, the variety show Dan hosted, and how Ollie was afraid of crows.
They reminisced about Keesha's birthday, a day Memphis called the "all-time uncomfortable situation in the house." Memphis also remembered how Jerry called him a womanizer. He told Dan that he knew what Jerry had said long before the blow up. However, hearing Jerry call him a womanizer to his face just set Memphis off.
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- We got to see Jerry rapping. It was almost as uncomfortable as watching Jerry feel April's boobs.
- We got to see Renny do impersonations of a few houseguests. She posed like a body builder for Jessie, walked around and cleaned fervently like April, aped Dan's eviction night speeches, and poked fun at Libra. It was pretty funny. Memphis noted how he learned a lot about Renny's gameplay from her ability to do impersonations. He said she was clearly a very observant person. After Renny was finishing making fun of the hamsters, Dan put on her robe and did an impersonation of his own.
- Dan and Keesha have a sibling-esque relationship. We got to see a clips package of Dan scaring Keesha, shoving food in her face, and other antics.
- Swim Club. Dan taught Renny and Ollie how to swim. But, the first rule of Swim Club is we don't talk about Swim Club. So I won't.
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