u/Lukin_G

I have Sony a6700 and use it with the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 for both photography and videography. I love the lens for photos but my handheld footages seem very shaky despite all my attempts to steady it with my hands. I guess the rumors about Tamron’s VC fighting Sony IBIS is true. But I think shutting down the a6700’s IBIS (standard/active) really takes away one of the best features that made this camera so great among the APS-Cs.

If you were in my shoes, would you sell the tamron and pay extra for Sony 16-55mm f/2.8 G? Or get the Sigma 18-50mm? Or would you just continue to keep the Tamron, shoot with steady cam mode off, and use gyroflow/warp stabilization?

While Sigma seems appealing (since it’s cheaper and lighter/smaller), I’m wondering if I should just go with the Sony native for fool-proof integration between the lens and my a6700.

My camera is a6700, and I do travel photography and videography. I take a variety of shots, including portrait and street/landscape photography. I'm not too into wildlife photography, but I do occasionally take a few photos here and there of animals.

I have a Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 already and love it. I chose it from other 70-200mm lens (like Sony 70-200mm f/2.8) because of how small and light it is.

But I wanted to know your thoughts on giving that up for Sony 70-350mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS lens? The extra focal length (525mm max on APS-C) while still being small and light seems very appealing. But it seems like I would be sacrificing quality portrait shots that come from the Tamron.

Thoughts? Thanks.