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Professional wildlife photographers Tony & Chelsea Northrup review EVERY wildlife lens under $2,000 for Canon, Sony, and Nikon cameras. Then, they ranked them from worst to best. The rankings are:
10. Sigma 150-600 Sport ($1,850)
Pros: Durable AF
Cons: Big AND expensive, slow AF, less sharp than it’s cheaper Contemporary cousin
9. Tamron 150-600 G1 ($600)
The least expensive lens is also the worst ranked… but if this is all that fits your budget, it’s still a good place to start, and when you’re ready to upgrade you’ll be able to trade it in at KEH.
Pros: Versatile, Inexpensive, Capable of producing great wildlife images… if you can get VERY CLOSE
Cons: SLOW AF. SO VERY SLOW. Really soft at 600mm. Our tests have shown it’s outperformed by the Canon 400 f5