Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3???? on Epic

[WesG]

Hi guys,

Wondering if anyone has got this new lens on an Epic yet??

My main question is around coverage, and the throw of the focus ring for manual focusing.

Great range for price and performance on still cameras has been excellent for the dollar spend - interested to hear of anyones experiences with it.

cheers
wes

 

[paul schefz]

seems to be a great lens...unfortunately red does not have the greatest record supporting tamron IS....the 24-70 comes to mind...

 

[Eirik Nicolai Heim]

I am also wondering if anyone has got this new lens on an Epic.

Considering this lens, seems like a great lens for the bucks.

 

[Mark Toia]

Won't work from an electronic stand point... RED doesn't have it programmed into EPIC or SCARLET firmware.

PL you'll be fine. Its covers FF35

 

[Jarred Land]

Will add to list.

 

[WesG]

Will add to list.

excellent Jarred thanks

seems that support of Tamron's VC (equivalent to IS) is a big question mark - might this be possible in future updates??

whoop

 

[WesG]

Won't work from an electronic stand point... RED doesn't have it programmed into EPIC or SCARLET firmware.

PL you'll be fine. Its covers FF35

beauty - I'd prefer Canon's 200-400 1.4x but this is a bit easier to justify

 

[Eirik Nicolai Heim]

This lens will not work at all at this moment? One of the best wildlife photographers, lives close by me, and he has e deal with Tamron and he is testing the lens as we speak. I can borrow the lens and test it, but if it does not work at all? There is no point.

Or I could test it with my Canon 5D, but that is not what I intend to do if I acquire the lens.

 

[WesG]

Hi Eirik,
A have the lens on it's way to us. Will report how we go next week.
cheers
wes

 

[Deon van Zyl]

keen to hear/see the verdict.
I would love to acquire some Tamron glass for my run and gun set up.

 

[Eirik Nicolai Heim]

Hi Wes!

Looking forward to your report!

Thanks,
Eirik

 

[WesG]

Lens just in.

In short
- it works - iris control works, all data lens length etc works
- built quality feels good - it aint a canon l but it's ain't priced that way either
- focus ring feels really smooth - super sensitive at the long end, but no surprise

2k at 600mm is fun (bring on VR support)
will post more when we get time to shoot with it

 

[Eirik Nicolai Heim]

Looks nice and really cool that it works already!

Do you think it is okay to shoot without lens support? Looks like you have exactly the rig I usually run around with.

 

[WesG]

Hi Eirik, fells ok to me, but we're still going to look at a 15mm rod support set-up
cheers
wes

 

[Eirik Nicolai Heim]

Ok. I have borrowed the lens now, and I will be out one week shooting a snowboard/ski short documentaryish thing.
Looking forward to test it out.

 

[Maik Müller]

Interesting lens, can't wait to see what you guys can do with it.

 

[Humberto Ramos]

This lens in in my list, I do wildlife and my budgect is low, I would appreciate the extra 100mm that it does have compared with my sigma 50-500mm, not the ideal lens but id it behave like the 50-500mm its perfect for low budgect projects in wildlife...

 

[Matthew Duclos]

Wouldn't it be great if the new Tamron 150-600mm was available in a cinema housing with a PL mount? ;-)

 

[Isaac Babcock]

Wouldn't it be great if the new Tamron 150-600mm was available in a cinema housing with a PL mount? ;-)

Matthew, have you played with this lens? Is it worthy of that? (this is a question, not a statement) If it is, I'd be excited.

btw - thanks for the lens advice recently, I haven't forgot about following up, just trying to figure a few more things on my end first.

 

[Mike McEntire]

Wouldn't it be great if the new Tamron 150-600mm was available in a cinema housing with a PL mount? ;-)

Don't tease us like that...
I would be stoked to have a Duclosed version for sure!