Tamron 150-500mm Nikon Z Mount Review | PHOTO & VIDEO Samples!
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- In this Tamron 150-500mm Nikon Z mount review I show you examples of both photos and video using this lens on my Nikon Z7. Everything from flower close ups, to birds and wildlife. I'm super excited about this new Tamron 150-500mm lens, find out why in the video.
More info on the Tamron 150-500mm Nikon Z Mount Lens:
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00:00 Tamron 150-500mm Z Mount Introduction
00:37 What You Get In The Box
01:00 Tamron 150-500mm Specs
02:05 Why Am I So Excited About This Lens?
03:27 Photo & Video Samples
10:16 Summation
11:06 Never Stop Creating!
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I think photographers will find this lens useful for travel, landscape, outdoor sports, air shows, aviation, birds and wildlife with a sprinkling of macro on the side. Oh and I forgot to mention the eye detect autofocus works very well with this lens combined with the Z7. For more information on the Tamron 150-500mm F5-6.7 Di III VC VXD Z mount, click here 👉 tamron.com.au/our-products/150-500mm-f-5-6-7-di-iii-vc-vxd-model-a057/
any teleconverters compatible with this lens?
@@NaveenArur I will have to look into this 🙏
@@R.Hogarth thanks for watching. The good news is Nikon do not limit the Tamron lenses like Sony. You have the full capability of your Z camera. I have another video coming very soon re your other question, stay tuned 🙏
Thanks for reviewing this lens. I've been thinking about it for a while. Also it was nice to see you using it on a Z7. I have a z6ii and most reviews of new lenses that I've watched they pair them with a Z 8 or Z9. Not everyone can afford the top end cameras. Also I believe this lens is not compatible with a converter.
@@stephenhunt7655 thanks for watching. Yes we all can't afford Z8 and Z9s. Yes, I found out Nikon TC's are not compatible.
Loving mine. Thanks for your review!
Great review, definitely something I need to consider. Thank you
Thanks as always for watching Tony. It is a very good lens. Have a great weekend, take care 🙏
I do really love telephoto zoom lenses, well worth saving up for
That's a beast Adrain, great review and information on this lens. Many thanks for the photographs and video clips - have a great weekend
Thanks so much for watching Shaun. It certainly is a little beast of a lens. Have a great weekend mate, take care 🙏
I've been using the Fuji version for some months, and it's now my 'go-to' wildlife lens. That very short MOD is great for butterflies and moths.
Looks insane
Crackin good video mate! Cheers!
Thanks for watching 🙏
Finally today my lens arrived. I love it 📸
That's awesome! Thanks for watching. Have a great time! Cheers 🙏
Great review Adrian! Tamron does make some great lens. What great advantage to have nature preserve nearby. Love the verity of wildlife 👏📸🙏🏼
Thanks so much for watching my friend. It is a great lens for the price. Have a fantastic day 🙏📸
Excellent lens, and review!!
Thank you so much for watching 🙏
Guest appearance by Jack Sparrow! Love it! Another fabulous run down & review. The images were sharp and loved the bokeh backgrounds too. Thanks for the example on the linear vs non linear as it was much easier to understand what they were trying to say.
Haha 😂 Thank you for watching really appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful weekend take care 📸🙏
Sold, I'll be adding this to my kit for my travels coming up to South America. I have a Z5 and currently love my Tamron 28-300 F-mount
Thanks for watching. This lens will be perfect for your travels. Have a great time cheers 🍻 🙏
The 35-150mm quickly has become my favorite travel lens. Getting my copy of the 150-500mm sometime this week. 35-500mm in 2 lenses is a dream. Feel the 14-30 may still be necessary in many situations as 35mm sometimes just isn't wide enough for travel. Image quality looked stellar. First review I've seen of this lens and you didn't disappoint. Cheers!
Thanks for watching. I was surprised at the image quality out if this lens for the price. Definitely have no problems using it for all types of photography. Have a great weekend, cheers 🙏
Adrian, great review, Tamron does make some good lens options for most cameras. I am sure that I will be seeing that lens at the local preserve in the very near future. Thanks again!!
Thank you so much for watching. This Tamron is such a great lens for the price. Took me by surprise that’s for sure. Have a great weekend cheers 🍻 🙏
Go the Drongo! I remember being so excited seeing one when we lived out of town in Bundy. Was a great sight to see. Loved all those images Adrian - and incredible to think that you can be so close and shoot at a focal length of 150mm. That just . . . yeah wow. That'd make me think seriously about the potential of such a lens.
Thanks for watching Denise. I was in the park there this morning while it was raining and this Drongo was about 2m away from me and did not flinch! Maybe he heard there was a photographer in town giving away free photographs 😂 Have a great day 🙏
@@adrianalfordphotography hahahaha - knows a good deal I suspect.
Awesome review mate. The results are amazing, loved the sample footage & stills you shared. That noisy miner chick at he end looked a tad hungry haha. ❤ the kingfisher shots too, wish we had those colourful ones here as well:)
Thanks Peter. It’s a great lens for the price. Tamron are doing some amazing releases of late. 150-500 and so compact! Have a great weekend mate 👍🙏
I love this video. Tamron makes great glass for a wonderful price point. That minimum focus distance is insane too! Wow! Then of course you find all the birds😂🤷🏻♂️ Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for watching David. It is remarkable the min. focus distance on this lens. When you crop on a 45MP pic, you get almost macro like shots. Then you have that amazing reach of 500mm for birds. Such a awesome diverse lens. Have a great weekend buddy, cheers 🙏
Hi Adrian, a great review, buddy! Minimal focus distance of 60cm sounds amazing for a focal range like that. I like your sample shots, really fantastic. The image at ~11:00 is crazy 😉
Thank you for sharing and nice greetings,
Christian
Thank you for watching Christian. This lens really is quite remarkable. I only touched the surface with what it can do in this review. Have a fantastic weekend my friend cheers 🍻 🙏
Another impressive lens Adrian, amazing close focus! The speckled Drongo sounds like its been playing eighties arcade games!!😂😂😂😂
Thanks for watching Scott. A great lens for the price👍 Wish I had this lens sometime ago. Have a great weekend mate 🙏📸
Adrian, this is a lens I had thought about buying for the Fuji, but I am now considering buying the Nikon ZF, so I was pleased to hear your thoughts on it, great job. and thanks for sharing, enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Thank you John for watching much appreciated. Great lens for the price. Have a great day mate cheers 🍻 🙏
I always wanted to come down under and do some photography. Only time I've been to Australia for someone has in the Navy..
Thanks for the information. Sir,could you please recommend one DX type telephoto 500 mm lens for my Nikon Z30 as well?
My copy arrived last week. Not disappointed in its performance even when attached to a Z5. It fits well in my backpack and completes my travel trio of Tamron lenses: 17-35, 35-150 & 150-500. Really wish I had the 500mm reach when I was in Iceland this summer.
Thanks for watching. That’s a pretty awesome combo of lenses you got there 👍 Yeah this lens would have been awesome in Iceland for those far away mountain peaks / wildlife etc
I have the z5 too and just bought the tamron 150-500, but how do you activate the VC(vibration compensation) from inside the camera¿
Nice review, I also read that the Tamron is sharper than the Nikkor Z 100-400. I am thinking of buying this Tamron to have next to my Z 600 f6.3.
Did this comparison video czcams.com/video/T_XGBRbAUGw/video.htmlsi=cqx9LfkGVbFswOTP but yeah would be a good combo with 600 F6.3
Great job, Adrian! I really like the focus lock option and the Arca-Swiss plate built into the tripod foot. I think ANY lens with a tripod foot should have that and almost none of them do. In fact, I have seven lenses that I can think of with built-in tripod feet and none of them have an Arca-Swiss built-in. This includes the new Canon 200-800 I am on the waiting list for. While I like basically everything about this lens, I'd still choose the NIKKOR 180-600 over it almost every time. Nice review and great photos!
Thanks heaps for watching Phil. This Tamron is pretty amazing for the price. Have a great weekend buddy, cheers 🙏
Great video Adrian! I've said it before, but I will never buy a Sony made lens for my Sony system ever again. Not when third party companies such as Tamron and Sigma are putting out very comparable lenses at sometimes half the price. Great video and stills to demonstrate the quality of this lens, especially the parrot and the stork (?), but the water dragon was my favorite. The VR control really made a huge difference! Fantastic content as always! Hope you are doing well, have a great weekend mate!
Thanks Paul for watching. I think this lens would be so perfect for traveling and I’d have no issue using it for landscape. It’s certainly sharp enough. Such a shame I have to give it back. Have a great weekend over there mate cheers, oh and I hope you’re feeling better 🙏📸
Great and informative video! I have a question. Is there a teleconverter for this lens on a Nikon Z mount? Thanks.
No TCs yet
Awesome review man! I've been waiting for a lens like this.
Thanks for watching!
@@adrianalfordphotography I meant to ask what is this les like against the Nikon 180-600mm?
Video coming very soon, stay tuned 📸
When we can expect comparison between Tamron 150-600 and the new Nikon 180-600?
Thanks for watching. I have another video coming very soon that will help answer your question. Stay tuned and have a great weekend 🙏
@adrian please do it!!
Comparison video now up on my channel, cheers - czcams.com/video/T_XGBRbAUGw/video.html
love your reviews I also use the Z7.how do you think this lens would perform shooting airshows ?
Be perfect for airshows.
I’ve really enjoyed watching all of your super telephoto reviews and comparisons! Would you recommend this lens over the 200-500 + adapter?
Sharpness and af accuracy/consistency are the things I’m valuing over the disparity in size/weight.
Thanks for watching my videos. Yes I would choose this Tamron any day over the 200-500 with FTZ adaptor. Tamron is sharper, faster to focus and so much lighter and more compact.
Thanks for the quick reply and recommendation! I’ll have this lens on order as soon as I find some money… 😅
Thanks Adrian for another fantastic video. Do you know if VR will work with this lens and a Z50? You mentioned it needs to be turned on via the Nikon menus, but does the Z50 (and ZFc) have the option? Regards
Thank you very much for watching. No, the VR will not work on an APSC. It's the same on Nikon lenses as well with VR. Unless the VR is on the body of the Z mount camera, that's when it works. Cheers 🙏
This and any Nikon Vr lens will work on a Z50 you still have to activate Vr on in the menu for
Vibration compensation to work
@@bennyboytwin as I keep saying. The Z50 has no internal VR. No Nikon APSC camera does. Only full frame Nikon cameras have internal VR
Hi
Would you recommend this lens for Ninon Z6II, How was the focusing speed. Would it pare well with Z6II for Wildlife photography. Thanks
Have you seen this video comparing this lens to another? Shows focus speed 👉czcams.com/video/T_XGBRbAUGw/video.htmlsi=WOXejNGg-6OKErkx
I just bought this lens yesterday and looking forward to trying it out this weekend on my Z6ii. It’s sure giving me the impression of becoming something special, my only disappointment so far is that it doesn’t mount to the Nikon teleconverter.
Thanks for watching 🙏
How you find the lens now you’ve had a while, looking at getting one for my Z50
@@bennyboytwin , I have found it quick to focus, easy to zoom in or out, and built very solid.
I JUST GOT A Z7 II BODY and am looking to buy my first lens. I like bird photography and have a. D7500 DX with the 18-400 Tamron that could be my only travel lens for landscapes, portraits, and animals. If I get this 150-500 lens, what single other lens should I get to cover the rest? I don't really care much for bokeh and am on a limited budget. I do have a Tamron 10-24mm DX lens, but I'd rather take advantage of the full frame sensor of the Z7
You should have a look at this lens I reviewed to go in combo with Tamron 150-500mm. It’s what I would do if I was just going for 2 lenses 👉czcams.com/video/nj3DV_xuBaY/video.htmlsi=uTZdmcupfY6LHJqf
Hey Adrian, great review. What's your opinion about this lens using on an APS-C Z50. Would this be a good fit or not. Thanks
Thanks for watching. Unfortunately the Z50 has no in built VR. I would mainly use this lens on full frame. You could use this lens on the Z50 if you permanently used on a tripod
The Z50 doesn’t have to have in built Vr, the lens as built in Vibration Control. I used the Z100-400S on the Z50 after hiring for a week and it works amazing, just can’t stomach the £2500 price tag, so waiting for one of these 150-500 lenses
@@bennyboytwin wrong! The VC has to be activated from inside the Nikon cameras it even says this on the lens website. The Z50 has no inbuilt VR so you can’t activate it
Do you need adapter if you use Tamron lens? Thanks.i have z5
No adaptor needed it is Z mount
hi.. thx for this video.. im thinking to buy this lens for my z8.. but does it have rotational play between the lens and body? i mainly shoot sports and some wildlife .. thx
I don't own a Z8, so I would not know. All I know is I had no issues with my Z7
@@adrianalfordphotography thx, well ill take a chance to get this lens for the z8… along with mij 35-150mm f2/2.8
Randy Bocksnick(Mont) Great video, Adrian! Focus lock is rare! Which lens the sharpest? Tamron 150-500 or the 180-6000. Thanks Adrian for everything!
Hi Randy and thanks for watching. I have another video coming out very soon to answer your question. Stay tuned and have a great weekend, cheers 🙏
Comparison video now up on my channel Randy - czcams.com/video/T_XGBRbAUGw/video.html
I just got mine, excellent. The only thing is that you can not use the Nikon TC , they physically put a stop to it.
Good info re the TCs thank you. Have a great day 🙏
One more advantage of this lens is that it doesn't change from f/6.3 to f/6.7 until about 480mm.
How do we activate the VC from inside the camera, just bought z5 and this lenses and a bit confused without a button on the lenses.
I get asked this so much now I think I will make a quick 2 minute video to explain.
Hope you can make it soon 🙏
Hi Adrian, I need your help :) how can I active/deactive VC from the nikon z6ii?? From the menù "information" I think than to active/deactive VC of the z6ii and not of the tamron 150-500.
Press “i” on back of camera. On screen or in viewfinder look for little shaking hand symbol. Select off, on or sport.
@@adrianalfordphotography many thanks Adrian! I thought that these symbol is for VR/VC of the camera and not for Tamron. Thanks again.
Hi Adrian, for wild photography I use a nikon z6ii with Tamron 150-600 G2, do you recommend switching to the new Tamron 150-500 for Z? Thank you :D
It depends. Are you unhappy with the results from the G2? My advice is hire or borrow lens first before buying
@@adrianalfordphotography thanks for your reply Adrian. Not too much with nikon z6ii. I think is better without adapter in old nikon reflex. Usually when I'm using longer focal lengths because the subject is further away! the change costs me about $400, I don't know if it's worth it
I have this lens for 2 weeks. I noticed I have a roughly 1 degree of rotation movement when mounted on my Z8. Do you have this issue? I’m wondering if it’s just my copy that has the rotation movement.
Other than that the performance has been great!
Thanks for watching. I had no movement on my Z7. Wasn’t there an issue re the Z8 mount where Nikon issued a recall? Not sure 🤔
@@adrianalfordphotography I have the same rotation movement on my Z6ii as well when this lens mounted. I guess it might be my copy.
Thank you for your information and I enjoyed watching your videos.
What size arca plate are you using on the tripod with this lens? I have a 70mm plate…you think that’s fine?
Standard 38mm plate.
@@adrianalfordphotography thank you. I’m renting this lens for the Eclipse. Your review was very helpful.
Hello! I'm a nikon z6ii user. I want to buy a good lens for wildlifephotography. Which do you recommend : Nikon z180-600mm or this Tamron 150-500mm?
Both lenses are very good. I have another video coming out very soon to help answer your question. Stay tuned and thanks for watching 🙏
Comparison video now up on my channel, cheers - czcams.com/video/T_XGBRbAUGw/video.html
Thank you Adrian for bringing to us another Lens option for the Z mounts. I was wondering how the sharpness might compare to the Nikon 180-600 and maybe the Nikon 500pf. Might make for a good comparison. Cheers.
Thank you very much for watching. I will be releasing another video very soon to help answer your question. Stay tuned and have a great weekend 🙏
wonder how this lens would work on Nikon Z50
It would work but it would be very difficult holding steady due to no VR on Z50. Have to use a tripod
thank you time to upgrade lol
@@adrianalfordphotography