I went with the Pentax k5ii because of the weather resistance and the image stabilization in the body. My thinking was that with the IS in the body I could get older lenses cheap off eBay, and that's mostly true. I have the 18-135 and a Sigma 70-300 I got for $70 shipped off eBay. The Pentax 55-300 is in my future. I also have a Tamron 150-500, but the images are a little better with the Sigma and it is substantially smaller and lighter. What I am excited about now is I just picked up a HPG M2016 Buttpack. I can fit the camera with the 18-135 on it in a neoprene case, the Sigma lens, batteries/filters/ect in it with room to spare. It goes on the Umlindi and Ute like a lid, or as a shoulder bag. It's been the answer I have been looking for for carrying the setup.
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colonel00, what is your take on the Tamron 150-600?
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Colonel00, I saw on the one photo a day thread your Milky Way pic and the mention of a new lens. What lens is that. Nice pic by the way
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