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  1. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    I like the in-focus beep but have selected the higher pitched one as it’s not as loud and is therefore less obtrusive.
  2. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    Thanks for that helpful hint, I’ve disabled touchscreen apart from in playback. Am I right in assuming that you can’t alter shooting settings on the info screen with the touchscreen disabled? It’ll be a minor inconvenience to re-enable the screen to alter settings rather than have a beep every...
  3. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    At the moment I am shooting jpeg Fine as I don’t understand RAW sufficiently and don’t have an editing program. My son shoots RAW and reckons, if you’re not careful, you just get mountains of RAW files that you don’t get round to editing/processing.
  4. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    You are obviously an expert photographer and ornithologist whereas I am an expert fly fisherman who has birding and photography as a side interest. I don’t have a beanbag but was going to get one for the Tammy, it may also be a useful option for the 70-300. I plan to use the 70-300 from a hide...
  5. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    Shot a dozen or so with it, had VC on 1 and AF on and it found focus very quickly but some of the 600mm shots were blurred as I was only shooting hand-held, sitting in a chair. However I also had some pin sharp shots. It was very dull so had ISO on 800 and was getting around 1/125th shutter at...
  6. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    Returning the Tammy, as I suspected it’s a grey import and when I tried to register it with Tamron UK they knocked it back. The internet sellers assured me I had their 5 year warranty but since internet sellers go out of business every 5 minutes, I decided to return it. High Street retailers...
  7. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    God, I miss the box Brownie and the Instamatic! 3:-)
  8. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    Tammy just arrived, amazed at the compact size! Just done a few photos for comparison alongside 70-300 and for the same focal length, 300mm, there’s no difference in size of an object in the frame. Thought the Nikon lens, being DX would be 450 or have I got it wrong and is it the camera sensor...
  9. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    I’ve got a monopod but not a head so I just used to screw my LUMIX FZ72 straight onto it, so I thought I could do the same with the Tamron foot. Just bought a Lowepro Slingshot 202 AW and if my measurements are correct, and I fiddle with the internal dividers and stow the camera differently, I...
  10. Apodidae49

    Tamron 2nd generation SP 150-600mm Di VC USD 'G2'

    Tried to reply to this thread further down but it’s shut down due to age (bit like my love-life). Anyway my lens arrives tomorrow so I’ll no doubt be plaguing you lot for assistance in smoothing out the learning curve.
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