I lost it when he said “disturbing amount of detail.” 😂😂😂

@MrPir84free

2 жыл бұрын

Older people !!! Some folks, especially women, as they get older, tend to hate "details" in the photos.

@prashantpatil8396

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@PhillyPimpStick

4 ай бұрын

He’s a clown

I always appreciate the depth of your comparison reviews, especially lens characteristics that I don't often think about

I forgot to add thank you Tony and Chelsea for your hard work and putting this video out there is thoroughly entertaining informative and very much appreciated.

Thank you doing such a thorough analysis. I'm mostly shooting Canon DSLR exclusively. But your reviews have helped with several of my past lens purchases (and very happy with those choices). Keep it up.

Very interesting test! Thanks for all the work you put into this!

Thanks for another great video, Tony & Chelsea. You do take testing to a whole new level. I got the Nikon F mount G model, bought two weeks ago secondhand for about 1000 $, and I am very pleased with the performance.

I truly do appreciate you guys. Your reviews are always fun and interesting.

Eliminating price considerations, the lenses scored: 61, 39, 64, 63, 69. Eliminate weight as well and it goes to 51, 37, 64, 60, 65. Leaving the Sigma as the winner amongst DSLR lenses in "performance" categories. Though the Nikon and Sigma scored well in different categories so it really depends upon what is important to you. Thanks for the detailed comparison, very useful.

Perfect timing for this review. I was just looking into this type of lens for my next purchase. Very useful information!!!

amazing comparison, really appreciate all the effort put in it. Thank you!!

Thanks for all of the hours you put into this video. I can only imagine how much work had to go into this.

Interesting review but I appreciate the effort. However, to say "Tamron 70-200 isn't one you'd recommend" and it's disappointing?? That's very arguable and lots of professional photographers would disagree with that statement.

@PedroNevesPlus

4 ай бұрын

I own it and couldnt be happier with the results. some focus breathing on very close range, all the rest performs great.

Thank you for taking the time to do this testing. It was so helpful

Kudos for the great content! While I'm not a Nikon shooter anymore, I enjoyed watching the comparison. And I do appreciate real life tests that help amateurs (and pros) pick the right gear!!

Thanks - this has made me glad I plumped for the Tamron 70-210 f4. Bought for (mainly) equestrian pics, I decided f2.8 was unnecessary as I mainly shoot outdoors in daylight and a shallow DoF was not really necessary. Paired with a Canon 70D and 6D I've been really pleased with the results. Great comparison review.

Great review, I was looking for something like this few months ago when I was shopping for 70-200 lens to my Nikon. I used your channel also to inform my decision and I'm very happy with my sigma. Your latest review just confirms that I chose right 😊 thanks for all your content 😊

Great work, guys! Tony, you're my favorite nerd of all time! I've had my old gen Sigma 70-200mm since about 2012, I think. It's time for an upgrade and this video helped immensely. I'm going with the latest Sigma 70-200. I can deal with the slow AF since it will be primarily for portraits. I got the Nikon 200-500 that has excellent AF on my D850 & D500 bodies with wildlife and sports!

Great video guys, exactly what I was looking for as I maybe in the market for a 70-200 soon. Thanks so much for the well thought out content.

Thank you for the honesty, and properly prefacing judgements with the explanation that the art is more important than the cost of the equipment. And then ultimately explaining why the super expensive new lens is valuable in specific situations. And the icing on the cake is the unscripted chatter between the 2 of you as you work, just lovely. Thank you again.

I just really love your content. Even if I I cannot afford the products that you showcase I just love watching your videos and the information you provide. Keep posting these type of videos and do keep up the great work.

Great video - sooooo helpful! Thanks - I’m looking forward to watching and learning more from you all!

Excellent presentation and covers the topics I was tryign to get in one place. Great work!!!

Thank you so much for this video! This is so helpful having all the lenses being compared in one place :)

I've been extremely satisfied with the 70-210 f/4 adapted to my Z5. Serious value for money, and a near-macro shooter to boot. Thanks for sharing

@KylieSparticus

2 жыл бұрын

Is that the Nikon/Nikkor f/4 … which is a lovely lens to use ?

@guffey1989

2 жыл бұрын

@@KylieSparticus it's the Tamron 70-210mm f/4 Di VC USD. Relatively new lens, can be had for pretty affordable used, and the photo quality punches well above it's price.

@lior2538

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this comment I have the same camera and I’m about to buy that Tamron 70-210 mm lens

@Pokzy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey ! I have a question, I want to change my 70-300 for a 70-200 f4. Did you use the tamron for animals and sport ? I don’t know if the price difference between the tamron 70-210 and the Nikon 70-200 f4 is worth or not

Just want to thank you guys for all you do! I am in the market for a new 70-200 and this video is a great help in my decision. Thank you again! Be well.

Thanks for the hard work, guys. Even though I've been shooting professionally for 9 years, I still bought one of your books recently to support you.

Thank you for this video. Good timing before Christmas

"I know when I'm smiling nice bc i make you smile" Very cute. Also "If you look at the difference between these two lenses the first thing you notice is her smile bc that what portraits are about" So sweet. Nice comparison of lenses too!

@hotrod4x5

2 жыл бұрын

Because the Nikon eye af isn’t as good. Z6 owner…

@kwizmon

2 жыл бұрын

@@hotrod4x5 as good as what?

@Neopulse00

2 жыл бұрын

I loved it when she said that. The thing every couple wants to hear I'd say.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO!

Very interesting and I too appreciate the effort that went into this testing. Some of these criteria should not have equal weight, although what may be more important could vary amongst different photographers. They pretty much glossed over the sharpness, especially in the corners, which could make more difference to a lot of people than was expressed in this presentation. Getting that right can be costly.

@MrRFasters

Жыл бұрын

You could make a simple little excel, use the scores from the review, multiply with a weight factor yourself and see for yourself what the outcome would be for you, given your own weight factors.

How refreshing to see a video focused on the lens performance not looking at the perceived limitations of the camera. Really great video that I am sure Nikon users will appreciate. If you can look at the 24-70, 105 2.8 and the long lenses when they come out in the same manner that would be awesome!

Would have liked to see the older Nikon G version of the f/2.8 too.

So appreciative, All I can say is you have my trust and confidence. I hope you can do additional tests with the new RF canon lenses (some of which are wildly expensive) which I will decide on in the future.

Thank you very much! You have done a great service. You have been professional precise and detailed. Your tests are invaluable for those like me who cannot afford to test every single lens especially the most recent ones on the market. (Sorry for my bad english) Thanks from Italy for your invaluable work.

I've bought quite a bit of equipment from KEH and they are my "Go-To" camera store also. I've got the Nikon AF-S VR 70-200 f2.8G lens cause it was in my price range. I've teested it in my neighborhood, but not in the field yet. My lens selection is 11 Nikon's and one Sigma. I've been interested in Nikon camera equipment since I was stationed in Hawaii in 1970, but couldn't afford one until 2015. Anyway, thanks for taking time to test out the equipment.

Thank you for investing your time and your knowledge and for sharing this video. I was undecided about what lens to buy. My camera is a Z mount, so not too many choices.

I appreciate the time and work spent in making this video. The unfortunate part is that I want to buy a 70-200mm lens! Y'all whetted my appetite for this zoom lens! Thank you! At the moment, I am leaning toward the Sigma 70-200. I do wonder how it will perform on a crop sensor "ancient" Nikon D300.......

I bought the Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR I Gray version from someone in super good condition and still inside the box. I'm happy and thank you for your amazing lens review and the stats you show at the end of the video. Got it for $750

Great review, thank you both! Liked, subscribed.

ThankYou Two for all of the work to show us....

I can't tell you how much I come to rely upon you both for your reviews. I was looking for 70-200mm f2.8 but the Nikon brands were so much more expensive. I saw the Sigma at a more budget-friendly price, but I wanted to know how it compared. Your controlled, user-friendly, review gave me a better depth of knowledge to make my decision. I'm going with the Sigma because it handled well and was mid-priced.

Thanks for the comparison. This helped me to make a decision. Great content.

So just curious about the focusing issue that you had with the Sigma 70-200. Was this only on the Nikon mirrorless body or by chance was this also checked on any other Nikon body, Such as the D500 or D850? Curious if you did by chance. Thanks and keep the great videos coming.

I love you guys... very informative and tge knowledge is off the charts!!! Thank you

very cool video!!! I have being wanting a faster F stop and that Tamron F4 is in my price range, with the quote you listed and B&H also has a special price.... so thank you very much.

Thank you for doing all the comparisons!

Thank you for the comparison. I’m buying the the Tamron G2.

I bought (for $500) the Tamron 70-210 F4 earlier this year so I can have inexpensive 200mm lens for shooing mostly nature. Im really happy with how it performs, and its pretty light. I took it to vacation last month and then I learned how well it performs for portraits. This video just confirms that I bought right lens :) I would love to have Nikon 70-200 f2.8 but maan the price is just too much for me right now. Maybe in time.

Bought the Tamron 70-210 f4 based on your recommendation and couldn't be happier. Awesome lense for the price! Thanks for your review.

Great , great, just great review...! Congrats, I take my buy decision thak this review..! I appreciate your detail analysis.!

You showed the Tamron when you presented the Sigma right? Good test. I already own one of them after trying another one of them before and I'm more than pleased with it.

Thanks for sharing... great video & presentation... love comparing gear as it can be confusing for me when purchasing a lens .....as a hobbyist I can't always afford the higher end lens... cheers 😀

It's been a while since I saw you guys. Always a fair revue. Matt Granger mentioned you and I remember the last time was with Jared Polin, Froknowsphoto. I buy used alot. I find the Nikon z7 and their F4 lens is fine with me. It can be the 14-30 or the 24-200. I still have my Nikon 105 F 2.8 afs works great. Anyway guys. Great revue. Keh, B&H and adorama are great to deal with.

Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 Sport works fine with the mc11 on Sony. Eye AF was amazing. Only thing I didn't like was the weight. I did eventually trade it in with some other stuff for the 135 1.8 GM

I use Tamron 70-210 F4 with Z6 II for street photography. Its perfect for that as it lightweight and love the quality of photo I get.

@coltoncyr2283

2 жыл бұрын

Lens is so underrated. I dont know why it's so unpopular.

@lior2538

2 жыл бұрын

With the adaptor works well? I have the Nikon z5

@andrewmarquez4245

2 жыл бұрын

@@lior2538 pretty well the same way as it was working with Nikon D500 and I see no difference in autofocus and also its muuuch better than Sigma with FTZ (I have sigma art 35mm 1.4). there are an firmware update for compatibility with FTZ. When I bought the lens it alreay had that update, if not you can update it with tamron dock.

@Pokzy

2 жыл бұрын

Hey ! I have a question, I want to change my 70-300 for a 70-200 f4. Did you use the tamron for animals and sport ? I don’t know if the price difference between the tamron 70-210 and the Nikon 70-200 f4 is worth or not

@andrewmarquez4245

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pokzy I use it for street photography not for sports. Cant tell how it will perform for sports. But its much much cheaper than the nikom 70 200 F4. It costs 500 euros new and 400 second hand

Enjoyed the review, I have the Nikon F 70-200mm f2.8e for both my Z7 and D850 and it performs as expected. I was hoping the difference between the Nikon Z 70-200mm would have been better (my friend isn't going to like this because he sold his F mount in favor for the Z mount), so at this time there is no need for me to buy another lens. I was very surprised that the $400 lens actually beat everyone out, goes to show the more expensive does not equates to better performance.

Man I am glad I got the Tamron 70-210 F4. I love how compact it is making me more likely to pull it out to take pics!

@andrewmarquez4245

2 жыл бұрын

really nice lens! love it :) I use it with Z6II and D500

That f/4 lens looks pretty darn compelling! Thanks for the tests, very cool.

Great video. It would have been fun if you included the 80-200 2.8 nikon just to see how things have moved on.

@Neopulse00

2 жыл бұрын

They still produce the lens funny enough the two-ring AF-D version.

So now we need you to do this for Canon and Sony. I have the Tamron f2.8 on Canon and I notice that at close focus it doesn't zoom out much (focus length seems to stay in about the same from 150 to 200). I'm also interested in a lighter lens. The 70-210 looks nice especially at used price

Greta video…really will consider review/test this when buying one of these

Any idea how would Nikon f mount 70-200f/4 perform against tamron 70-210f4 on z mount camera?

Awesome video, this is exactly what i was looking for.

for your outdoor portraits, what body were you using, 7Z mirrorless? Would that adapter have any issues with the focusing Chelsea had with the Sigma 70-200? I use that with a D500 & D5 for sports indoors and love it. Great review, love your page.

Hi, new subscriber, great channel really enjoying it and I love the reviews, watching from the county of Shropshire in England, kind regards Graham.

just a thought for the future, maybe bonus points for how smooth and precise the manual focus ring feels. loved the video 👍

Love this! I just bought the Sigma and so far love it! The eye af works great with the Canon R6 and R mount. Not sure why the Nikon had issues for you all.

@ronhill6947

2 жыл бұрын

Sigma has always had focus issues with Nikon for some reason, just like tamron does with canon. All my Sigma lenses work flawlessly on my R6 as well.

@matthewmallett4718

2 жыл бұрын

I have the Sigma 70-200 and mine has no issues with focus or eye auto focus on either the z7 or z6ii.

Thanks. I appreciate the thorough, objective testing to make it less of a personal preference.

Excellent test and review format. 👍🏻

Great review and a lot of work!

The test winner also has a sibling in the "HD Pentax-D FA 70-210mm F4 ED SDM WR" lens. I think it is "joint" development but not sure how much each company contributed. The Tamron tripod collar works fine on the Pentax though (Pentax does not officially sell/provide a tripod collar).

Thanks for this wonderful comparison, I personally choose the AF-P NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR. A feather-light lens! It might be a bit out of the equation, but I know a lot of photographers who chose this option. For those who are interested, I have a comparison between this Nikon and a Sigma lens on my channel.

Excellent work and criteria. Would love to see y’all do a comparison with vintage glass to solve the debate over FL/FD vs Pentax vs Leica ;)

Thank You so much, the focusing of My 70-200 V1 Nikon is dead, and i'm wondeing which one to Buy if it's unrepairable, great review!

why did you guys skipped the 70 200 f4 from nikon?

what a great review to show the differences between brand lens vs third party lens. I was also expecting different result from Tamron 2.8

@livejames9374

2 жыл бұрын

Their Tamron 2.8 was a lemon. Probably because they got it used from KEH

Credible review. Most youtubers nowadays presenting how good canon and sony is, some of them just review nikons bad gears but never appreciate their good ones. You guys showed how good nikkor z 24-70 f2.8 s is compared with sony and canon.

There is another used lens alternative in the 80-200mm f2.8D Nikkor. It is heavy, sharp, and beautifully made. It is also cheap at the moment. Since the AF is screw drive it would be manual focus on a Z body. I do not recommend manual focusing as it is difficult with such a narrow DOF.

I'm curious why you left out the Nikon 70-200 f4 F-mount lens? I'm wondering how that one measures up to the rest of the field since it's the one that I own : )

What's your advice on the kind of lens to use with my Nikon d7200 is it the Nikon 70-200mm 2.8 or the tamaron 70-200mm SP 2.8?

This is a great comparison! 👍 I'd love to see a comparison of 70-200's on the E mount (maybe after Sony comes out with their refresh and Sigma launches theirs).

Exactly the comparisons I was looking for. My goal is outdoor sports shooting in less than optimal light. Mostly skiing and nighttime soccer. Definitely going 2.8 and after this video, probably Sigma due to cost. Thank you.

I have the Nikon F 70-200 f4 adapted on my Z6II and it works great...but man I want that Z 70-200 f2.8. Great comparison guys! :)

Well done. I wonder if the new Sigma 70-210mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S (sport) lens would fair better in the AF categories?

Where did you get a Sigma 70-20 f/2.8 Sport for $1100? Used they sell for like $1500 and up.

I really appreciated this, even though I don't have a Nikon. Please do more for other systems/focal lengths

Thanks for this comparison. I've been shooting (mostly concert photography) with a Tamron 70-200 2.8 G2 for a few years now. At the time I bought it, I thought it had a better VR rating than the then-equivalent Nikon lens. Now that I spend much more time shooting than I figured I would back then, I kinda wish I had invested instead in the Nikon lens. This review/comparison is contributing "confirmation bias" to my thoughts on getting the Nikon Z-mount version. :) Given my need for a good low-light shooter, the f/4 lens isn't going to be what I get next. The Nikon F-mount, Sigma, and Nikon Z-mount are very close in score, but if I take away the price factor, the Z-mount version pulls further ahead.

great work! and much appreciated info !

Thanks again for a very useful video but a little constructive criticism from an 8 year subscriber and customer, I've noticed the production quality and frequency of uploads has been decreasing lately, you're my favourite photographery channel and I have notifications turned on for your videos so this is coming from a place of love, no hate

Hi Tony and Chelsea. What is your recommendation for events and sports 70-200 f/2.8 lens? I have the z7 upgrading to Z8. My two options are the used F mount FL version vs the new z mount 70-180 f2.8. My major concern would be autofocusing speed on afc mode, sharpness and keepers. They both would be same price point.

I wish you included the Nikon 70-200 f4. I know you can review them all, but any thoughts on that lens?

Any chance you could make a comparison for the Canon lenses? Or would esp the 3rd party ones be nearly the same?

Great test. Surprise result. Thanks.

I love my Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR AF-S DX Zoom Lens , I never have to change my lens. It is so versatile, and lucky for me it adapted automatically to my d750.

Fantastic show once again. The last points you raised about connectivity are what I can't believe are so bad on cameras costing so much. I want to walk into my house and the camera connects to the wifi and I press one button and it transfers all the images to my desktop. I also want a hi res screen which is multi directional and I can see it in sunlight and use it to accurately confirm detail etc. What about a proper camera/phone combination where you slot the phone into the back of the camera, then they work as one. Thanks for posting.

Thank you for such a wonderful review... It's help me to take my decision... Please do same type of review on Nikon 85mm lens...

Awesome job guys!

As always great! If we’re referring to portraits, what about 50 or 85mm 1.8 or 1.2 f. Can those compete?

Thanks for this analysis. The 70-200 is my next lens. This helps.

Hi Thanks for the full comparison video. one question: Did you calibrate the lenses through the AF-Fine Tune menu before testing?

@youknowwho9247

2 жыл бұрын

Don't need to do that on mirrorless cameras.