u/AtomicMike4250

Hello! I’ve been doing photography for about a year now. I have a z50 and an ftz, and I’ve been taking pictures of groundhogs near my school. The tamron 18-270 f/3.5-6.3 just isn’t cutting it though. It’s super soft at 270, and the autofocus is tragic since it reverse to CDAF with the FTZ, and it’s not even *technically* compatible. Not to mention f/6.3 isn’t great. I want something that tops out around 300 that I can travel with. I’ve been looking at the AF-S 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 vr and the Z dx 50-250 f/4.5-6.3 vr. Is the improved autofocus and smaller size worth losing the 50mm of reach? Or are there better lenses to look for in this category. I’m trying to stay under $500

Hello! I’ve been doing photography for about a year now. I have a z50 and an ftz, and I’ve been taking pictures of groundhogs near my school. The tamron 18-270 f/3.5-6.3 just isn’t cutting it though. It’s super soft at 270, and the autofocus is tragic since it reverse to CDAF with the FTZ, and it’s not even *technically* compatible. Not to mention f/6.3 isn’t great. I want something that tops out around 300 that I can travel with. I’ve been looking at the AF-S 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 vr and the Z dx 50-250 f/4.5-6.3 vr. Is the improved autofocus and smaller size worth losing the 50mm of reach? Or are there better lenses to look for in this category. I’m trying to stay under $500

Hello! I’ve been doing photography for about a year now. I have a z50 and an ftz, and I’ve been taking pictures of groundhogs near my school. The tamron 18-270 f/3.5-6.3 just isn’t cutting it though. It’s super soft at 270, and the autofocus is tragic since it reverse to CDAF with the FTZ, and it’s not even *technically* compatible. Not to mention f/6.3 isn’t great. I want something that tops out around 300 that I can travel with. I’ve been looking at the AF-S 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 vr and the Z dx 50-250 f/4.5-6.3 vr. Is the improved autofocus and smaller size worth losing the 50mm of reach? Or are there better lenses to look for in this category. I’m trying to stay under $500