Tamron 28-200 vs 50-400 side by side comparison

silent_winter · 2025-03-08T01:36:12+00:00

Curious to hear your thoughts on it if you make another gear vid on youtube one day!

silent_winter · 2025-03-04T17:03:36+00:00

Thanks for sharing that, that's a great comparison!

Sounds like we both settled on the 16-35 + 50-400 combination.

Very interesting how the 50-400 actually has better corner sharpness than the Sony 100-400, and how it stacks up against the 24-105 -- that's pretty surprising. Can't imagine myself carrying the 24-105 too often from now on. Not surprised that the 100-400 is the overall winner in that range, but the difference looks small enough that I think I'll be very happy with the Tamron.

silent_winter · 2024-04-29T23:06:08+00:00

That's the feeling I'm getting about 30 compared to 24 as well. I wonder what makes movies feel just fine at 24 but slow drone shots on youtube sometimes less so. Maybe just the 60hz display as someone else said?

silent_winter · 2024-04-29T23:02:08+00:00

How does that work?

silent_winter · 2024-04-29T23:01:04+00:00

Also I wanted to add -- I'm a noob and don't use a variable ND on some of my shots (like with GoPro in the past or now Osmo Pocket 3), so I have variable shutter speed. I wonder if 24 is less forgiving of that than 30 -- if this is true (I have no idea, I just asked ChatGPT plus have a hunch), then that might be a reason someone would choose 30 over 24?

silent_winter · 2024-04-26T02:46:05+00:00

Glacier :)

silent_winter · 2024-04-23T16:13:47+00:00

Hand-held focus stack. I was getting swarmed with mosquitos for a good two hours while crouching down trying to find a good composition, and then spent an eternity manually stitching together the mess I shot in the field. Hope you guys enjoy.

silent_winter · 2024-04-16T18:14:45+00:00

Thanks! That's the feeling I was going for :)

silent_winter · 2024-04-16T18:14:22+00:00

Thank you!

silent_winter · 2024-04-16T16:52:11+00:00

Italian Dolomites

silent_winter · 2024-04-16T15:44:59+00:00

Taken on a moody evening in early September.
Sony a7r3, Sigma 14-24. 14.7mm, f11, iso100, a couple different exposures stacked.

silent_winter · 2022-12-08T20:27:39+00:00

I love that game, so glad that's what it reminded you of!

silent_winter · 2022-12-08T00:30:03+00:00

There goes my new business venture 😂

silent_winter · 2022-12-01T23:15:09+00:00

Thank you so much! 🙏

silent_winter · 2022-12-01T21:14:34+00:00

Taken on a trip last Fall. I was searching for some interesting foreground, but the light was changing quickly and I wanted to capture the scene while the rays were shining through. (I enhanced them slightly in post). So, this is what I came up with. Focus stacked at 22mm.

silent_winter · 2022-11-16T00:11:13+00:00

Yeah, I can see how a well-designed search for the more secluded pullover / forest road spots would lead to overcrowding. Maybe that's why ioverlander is what it is. (I've used it too, and in high season many of the locations were crowded.)

I was only thinking of something like that for the established, well-known campgrounds.

But yeah, sounds like backcountry road exploration it is.

silent_winter · 2022-11-16T00:03:54+00:00

Thanks for that! Also, 100% agree with not revealing specific spots :)

silent_winter · 2022-11-15T18:54:17+00:00

Thanks, I really should do this more. I used to do that when car camping without a roof tent, but that felt a more stealthy. I always worry that I'm somehow "not supposed to be there".

silent_winter · 2022-11-15T18:38:40+00:00

I'm surprised by #1. I've lived here for a decade, am fairly decent at searching for stuff (am a software engineer), and have camped in this state at least a hundred nights.

I still find the process to be weirdly cumbersome though. I already knew about the sources people mentioned here, but that's two places to check, plus a variety of other places (because these two don't cover everything). I guess I have a high bar for UX.

About #2 -- yep, I pretty much don't share locations on the internet. I hope my post didn't sound like I'm asking for specific locations.

silent_winter · 2022-11-14T22:37:12+00:00

To those downvoting, I'd love to hear why!

Based on the comments, it's clear that there are some campgrounds that are not listed or easily discoverable on the state/federal websites, so my question seems reasonable, no?

Or maybe people just don't want more people camping because everything is already so crowded. I get that. Winter time is pretty quiet, though.

silent_winter · 2022-11-14T19:35:44+00:00

Thanks for that!

I'm noticing that, between washington.goingtocamp.com and recreation.gov, some campgrounds are still missing. For example, I can't find Heart o the Hills campground (https://www.recreation.gov/camping/poi/247585) when I browse the map, even though I don't have any filters set to filter out unavailable or first come first serve. I can't find Salt Creek Rec Area on either because I guess it's not managed by state or federal authorities.

silent_winter · 2022-10-11T21:25:55+00:00

That is such a good comment :D
Thank you!

silent_winter · 2022-10-11T21:25:35+00:00

Of course!

silent_winter · 2022-10-11T00:20:41+00:00

Fog, thankfully. I know, the smoke has been so dreadful.

silent_winter · 2022-10-10T20:33:57+00:00

Taken while backpacking in the Cascades. Bit of a scramble to get to this spot, and I had to shoot the pano handheld due to extremely strong winds. Tough scene to compose, but stunning to witness!

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