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I'm a bit tempted to upgrade my Sony 18-135mm so I can take pictures of birds from further away without spooking them.
Why is the new Sigma 16-300mm lens so damned slow? The improved IS sounds quite nice because I suck. But that doesn't matter as much when I need to use 1/1600 shutter speed. It also doesn't seem like it blows the Tamron 18-300mm out of the water in image quality. If I see anyone dumping their Tamron to switch to Sigma, I'd buy it in a heartbeat!
Or should I just get a camera phone with a telephoto lens like the Xiaomi 15 Ultra? The Xiaomi 15 Ultra has a 200MP F2.6 100mm equiv telephoto prime lens and I wonder if it can take better bird photos than my current A6600 + Sony 18-135mm combo? It would be very nice to be able to take it on the water when I go paddling since it's somewhat waterproof.
