This is a great field lens. I used it to photograph football and lacrosse from the side. And it should be great for football too. At first I doubted the front position of the zoom ring. But in operation it worked perfectly. Of course, the zoom ring fits your thumb and finger. It was lightweight and easy to twist with your fingers. ++ Tracking a fast moving player is no problem at all. Unlike many zooms where you have to grab the zoom ring with your hand to turn it because it's tight. For you at Nikon, the Tamron zoom ring rotates toward Nikon, so there's no confusion with the zoom ring like you would with a Sigma lens. Image stabilization/image stabilization worked flawlessly. /4 due to a SIGNIFICANT weight reduction compared to an f/2.8 lens. It makes a big difference how your hand feels after 5-6 hours of shooting.
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