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Personally, I stick with Nikon lenses, however, I do know many who are very pleased with the performance of both Tamron and Sigma lenses. If you are only using the lenses for action shots, the lack of VR shouldn’t be a problem, as the shutter speed which is fast enough to stop the action of the subject, should also be enough to stop the movement of the photographer. If you are doing low light/slow shutter speed, then VR is worth its weight in gold!!!
Action shots with the Tamron/Sigma vs. Nikon…the third party lenses are good, but not as good as the high end Nikon lenses for focusing speed (which is mostly determined by the lens, not the camera body), and Nikon also has an edge in sharpness as well. An excellent lens which will be a bit better than the third party, IMO ;), but not as expensive as the 70-200 VRII, is the older Nikon 80-200.[/QUOTE]
I meant to tell you think you for the information. I didn’t get back to COTH until now. So - thank you!
