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Enigma7484
post Aug 25 2023, 10:53 PM

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Hi Sifu, phone photographer/videographer here.

Thinking to upgrade into camera.

Looking at Sony A6700 but undecided between the lenses, after filtering the lens, im currently looking at the below as my final decision. I like to shoot mixed stuff, potrait, landscape, wildlife and night shot, can any sifu give advice.

-Sony Kit lens 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (Ori Price RM 2,582 if buy with camera RM 2,100)
- Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 (Price RM 2,148)
- Tamron 17-70mm F2.8 (Price RM 2,947)
Enigma7484
post Aug 27 2023, 10:47 PM

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QUOTE(Loseeker @ Aug 27 2023, 01:16 PM)
If you only do landscapre and portrait, I would suggest you to go for the sigma because of it's compact size. Judging for someone who come from phone photo/video graphy, my guess is that you will appreciate the compact size of the sigma lens.

  If you think you don't want to miss out on wildlife, then the 2nd option is the Tamron. it has better reach than the sigma, but then again 70mm even on apsc is not that long for wildlife.

If you really dedicated about wildlife, then get the kit lens 18-135. But this is one I would recommend the least. There's a reason why it's called kit lens. Despite the range, the kind of photo it can get you doesn't defer much from your smartphone.
  My suggestion is this. Instead of trying to get 1 lens that rule them all. I would suggest you get Sigma 18-50, get yourself familiar with the camera first. Later, If you think you really that dedicated for wild life, add a 70-300 in the future, which is much more useful in my opinion. If you still insist of 1 lens that rule them all, then get the tamron 18-300, you have all the range covered.
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Thank you for the reply sifu! I actually went with Tamron 17-70mm/F 2.8 because of the extra range and also the built in lens stabilizer. I feel that the price range between sigma 18-50mm is almost similar to Tamron, only around RM 700 different.. So I decided to go for Tamron. Im very excited to jump into my first mirrorless camera photography/videography.. Hope this lens doesnt let me down ! thumbup.gif

 

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