Originally posted by Alfisti Call me nuts but it's not really a "carry about" lens so what exactly do you use a 60-250 for? It's too big for casual shooting, too short for serious long work .... I just cannot find a use for it.
If I shot events (which I don't) I'd much prefer this range over the 50-135mm (though at the loss of a stop - well, ISO performance keeps getting better
). Since I don't shoot events, and mostly shoot nature / landscapes, this seems like an awesome walkaround lens (consider I've been walking around a lot lately with the 400mm F4 Tamron SP
) but for one failing... the magnification is listed as .15x which is 1:6.66 (the devils macro) - worse than the 50-135 for closeups, and I already find the 50-135 unacceptable in this regard
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Glad I've got a Tamron* 70-200mm f/2.8.