Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Nikon DSLR Cameras

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With the advent of the latest 15X zoom lens from Tamron, the pioneer of high power zoom lenses, the high power zoom lens has steadily evolved from a 7.1X to a 10.7X to a 13.9X and now to the worlds largest zoom ratio of 15X by combining advanced high power zoom design technologies accumulated by Tamron since 1992. The lens covers an angle of view equivalent to that of a 28mm wideangle to a 419mm ultra telephoto with just one lens, letting the user capture once-in-the-lifetime images of panoramic landscape images or close-up pictures of children smiling, without having to get too close to the subject and without having to change lenses. For Nikon Digital SLRs.
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Technical Details

- AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC (Vibration Compensation) Tamron zoom lens
- Not compatible with 35mm film cameras or full-frame (FX format) digital Nikon D700 or D3 digital SLRs
- Built-in motor for full autofocus capability with Nikon D40, D40x, D60, and D5000 model digital SLRs
- Built-in vibration compensation for blur-free photos
- Low-dispersion glass and hybrid aspherical glass elements for superior image quality
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 "A wonderful walk-around lens" 2010-02-20
By RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States)
This is an all-around wonderful walk-around lens. It has the largest focal range in its class, and image quality is very high. I couple this with a 17-55 2.8 lens and those are the only lenses I need with my D300 or D90 backup. Sure, you could spend 4 times the money for two NIkon lenses that cover this same focal distance -- but this is sharper in my opinion than the 70-300, and there is no need to swap lenses. I won't repeat some of the other reviews criticisms. For my hard-earned money, it's the best general all-purpose walk-around available at a normal price that won't break the bank.

 "Locks up" 2010-02-10
By Jane M. Matzke
I like the picture quality but the lens locks up. It will just stop and will not focus and wont take the picture. I have to take the lens off and put back on to get it to work again. Does not do it everytime and seems to happen in low light.

I like the 18-270 range. Because of the range it is a bit heavy.

If I had more money I would have bought the Nikon.

 "Thanks, but no thanks." 2010-02-03
By I. Castillo (Texas)
I was impressed when I first saw this lens and wanted to buy it right away, so before I decided to order it from Amazon I went to a local store and tried it on my D90. Doesn't feel heavy, however the lens creep that many mentioned here was a real turn off to me. The lock mechanism only works for 18mm, not so useful if you're going to set the lens on a tripod, which you'll need for long exposures and low light. The lens is also too soft for my taste. However, it would be great for portraits.



I tried the lens on a higher sharpening setting on my D90 the softness issue seemed to improve, but still not as sharp as the cheap Nikon 18-55 lens. However if sharp is your thing simply crank up the sharpening on your picture quality setting.



After all I decided to pass because it wont be a fit for the type of photography I do. It is a great do-it-all lens if you do most of your shots during daylight, and hand held. BUT, if you're doing something outside those conditions, don't have a lot of money and a lot of patience, I don't think this is your lens.



In Summary:

Pros:

- Great range 18-270mm

- It is light compare to other do-it-all lenses

- Good for portraits

- Price is good (At Amazon)



Cons:

- lens creep. It is there and it is very annoying

- Too soft if you need great amount of details

- Zoom lock only at 18mm

 "An efficient long zoom" 2010-01-29
By BL Carper (Richmond VA)
I wanted to bypass the kit lenses supplied with the Canon d500/T1i. Im my film days I shot a Canon AE1-P and my standard lens was a nice 28-80. I grew to like the extra wide lens and found that most of my indoor shooting was at the extreme wide.



This new Tamron 18-270 gives me the same wide shots for indoors. Although only f3.5, the VC vibration control does a great job in steadyung my shots. It works even bettter on the long side. Ishot the moonrise last night and set the stopped dow the aperture and then compensated for the dark shot and w=swithced my metering to center spot. I shot full telezoom 270mm (equivalent to a 432MM lens) FREEHANDED and got wonderful full detailed images of the cratered surface. Even with a not so bright f5.6 she VC gave me completeely jitter free images. I LOVE it.



This new 15x lens gives the "punch" that the bridge camera superzooms offer, but with superior optics on a full manual DSLR. I also carry the Canon efs 50MM f1.8 prime for instances when I need to shoot in low light, but my primary walkaround lens will be the fantastic new Tamron 18-270.



Note - it is a large lens. I switched over the old glass uv filter from my 500mm mirror telephoto. At 72mm I thought that was big - the TAmron is large to carry all day. You will need a nice big holster to carry it. I found the stealth series case logic available here on Amazon to be Caselogic XNSLR-1 SLR Camera Laptop Backpack (Black) perfect for the task.

 "Everything I expected" 2010-01-25
By Designer29er (Scottsdale, AZ)
I traded up from a Sigma 18-200mm VC lens for the Tamron 18-270mm.

It is everything I expected it to be. I like taking telephoto shots of birds or airplanes in flight and general nature. I also had a Sigma 80-400mm which was great but very big and heavy.The Tamron is better and about the same size and weight as the 18-200 with the extra telephoto reach I needed. The lens works smoothly with out any hangups and focus is fast and accurate. The 270mm gives me the added advantage I was looking for. It is not the 400 and not the 200.It is just right for me. The Sigma was a great walking all around lens. I find the Tamron to be just as good.

I am not a pro. I just like to take pictures. I think this lens is the only one I will ever need in my camera bag.


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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP ZL Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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The SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 is a lightweight, compact, fast standard zoom lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras, expanding the product concept of the popular SP AF28-75mm F/2.8 zoom lens. In addition, portrait shots are made beautiful with the natural out-of-focus effect characteristic provided by the fast F/2.8 aperture. Additionally, a broader photographic expression through the use of faster shutter speeds as a result of the maximum aperture offers enhanced photographic pleasure. The lens boasts one of the best close-up shooting performances in the class of fast standard zoom lenses designed exclusively for digital cameras and featuring an F/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the entire zoom range, to ensure stress-free photographic shots at all focal lengths and distances.
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- 17-50mm aspherical zoom lens with f/2.8 maximum aperture for Canon DSLR cameras
- Delivers fast shutter speeds and natural soft-focus effect to produce sophisticated results
- 3 elements of XR glass, 2 hybrid aspherical lens elements, and 1 element of LD glass
- Minimum focus distance of 10.6 inches; internal coatings eliminate ghosting and flare
- Measures 2.9 inches in diameter and 3.3 inches long; weighs 15.2 ounces; 6-year warranty
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 "I'm not a Tamron fan but this lens is changing my opinion" 2010-02-23
By Keith M. Anderson (Moss Beach, CA United States)
This is not my first Tamron lens, I've had others that I've returned or re-sold after using for a while. Needless to say I'm not much of a fan. I don't know what prompted me to try them again, but I'm glad I did. I was previously using a Sigma 28-70 on an APS-C sensor dSLR. For routine shooting of family events, the Sigma was a bit too long of a focal length. I purchased this after considering other lenses made by Canon, Sigma, and Tokina. I read up on users' opinions of the lenses and decided that the Tamron was so widely loved and seemed to be such good value for the money, I'd give them one last shot.



The lens is now the one I shoot with for just about everything. I have an ultra-wide, a macro, and a tele with IS. I use each of those ones about 5% each, and this one about 85% of the time.



Why did this one change my mind?



The build quality is very good. The image quality is outstanding, with very crisp images even at f/2.8. Bokeh is lovely. It's perfect for travel if you can only take one lens. Its perfect for snaps of family indoors or out since the aperture is f/2.8 throughout the whole zoom range. Unlike the Tamron lenses like their 28-300 (for example), this lens isn't soft and doesn't have a beige cast to the photos, its contrasty and has good color rendition.



Nice job Tamron!

 "I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could..." 2010-02-14
By S.S. (Lexington, VA)
I'm not sure I can add much to the very comprehensive reviews already submitted for this lens. Because there is already so much written about this lens, I'll try to keep this brief. By and large, I agree with others: this is a solidly built lens, it covers a very convenient "walk-around" focal range for a 1.6x APS-C DSLR, it has most of the features I was looking for, and it has very good optics.



Like many others, I was unwilling to shell out the dough for the comparable Canon model (17-55 IS), which would have cost me about two-and-a-half times more money. I also decided not to pay extra for the Vibration Controlled (VC) model, based on reports that the optical quality of the VC version was inferior. I opted for better sharpness and a lower price-point over the extra 3-stops or so of hand-held shooting that the VC offers (plus, I've heard that the VC is a bit loud in operation, but I've not tried one).



I've had the lens for only a few days, but my initial impressions are very positive. I did a quick comparison between this lens (at 50mm) and the Canon 50mm f/1.8. Wide open, the prime lens was much sharper in the corners, but the Tamron held its own in center sharpness. When the Canon was stopped-down to 2.8 (to equal the Tamron wide-open), the disparity was much more glaring; the Tamron wide-open at 50mm just cannot compete with the sharpness of the prime at f/2.8. But I think the Tamron's corner sharpness tends to fall off as you move outward in the zoom range, so corner softness seems less of an issue at the wider focal lengths. Stopped down to f/4, the Tamron starts closing the gap, and by f/5.6 or so, I would say the advantage is negligible (though still noticeable if viewed at 100%). My conclusion from this unscientific comparison? This Tamron is excellent glass. For an inexpensive zoom to compete with (even if not surpassing) the sharpness of a notoriously sharp prime lens is impressive (the 50mm 1.8 is pretty sharp, and it is exceptionally so for its price). Yes, corner sharpness lags a bit, but that is to be expected from a zoom that isn't priced at four digits or above. All things considered, including price, this lens performs very well in the area of sharpness, in my opinion. One other note about this comparison: the Tamron at 50mm was slightly wider than the Canon 50mm. This is neither good nor bad, just noteworthy.



Some other notes: build quality is sturdy. The lens mount is metal, and the barrel is plastic, but the plastic could be mistaken for metal. The lens does not feel cheap or chintzy--you can tell there is plenty of glass in there--but it is reasonably light-weight. It zooms fluidly but not sloppily: there is a good level of resistance in the zoom ring. I was pleasantly surprised with the focusing speed--pretty quick--and accuracy seems very good, too. But, focusing is a bit noisy, with a high-pitch buzz coming from the motor. Definitely not on par, sound wise, with the USM lens I replaced with this (but probably not quite as loud as the Canon 50mm f/1.8). Not a big deal for me, but if you wanted to shoot events with this lens (such as weddings), the focus motor will make it harder to remain inconspicuous.



Some other very minor nits: There is no full-time manual focus, and the focus ring turns during auto-focusing. This is not really a big deal, but I have to be careful not to interfere with the focus ring with my support hand during shooting. The lens is fairly compact, so if you have big hands you may need to train yourself to stay off the focus ring. I really with it featured full-time manual focusing. Also, while the lens is quite compact, it does grow 30-40% or so as it zooms out. There is a zoom lock switch to lock the lens at 17mm during storage. The included hood is a nice touch, but feels a bit cheap.



All in all, bravo to Tamron. I don't think this is a perfect lens (hence the 4.5 stars), but it is a very practical lens. For its price and its type, it is very sharp. I can't fault it for the lack of full-time manual focusing, because I knew it lacked that feature when I bought it. This lens is a fantastic and inexpensive alternative is the DSLR "walk-around" zoom class.

 "expectations?" 2010-01-20
By RGR (USA)
Not a big "reviewer", but I have to comment on this piece of equipment. This was my first non-Canon lens purchase. MAN, did I have my expectations "set too low". This is a very high quality lens, every bit as high quality as any Canon lenses I have shot.

 "there is a new version of this lens, with VC" 2009-12-16
By J. Wilkinson (Baltimore, MD USA)
FYI, Tamron has released a new version of this lens, with VC (vibration compensation, aka image stabilization)



This has always been an excellent lens, well regarded by most photographers, so it will be interesting to see how the version with VC does.



See it listed here on Amazon as:

Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 SP XR Di II VC (Vibration Compensation) Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

 "Decent lens but some quirks..." 2009-12-15
By Douglas D. Love (CA USA)
OK, I wanted a 17-55 mm zoom to complement my Sigma 35-300 zoom for my Canon Rebel XSi. After trying both the Sigma 18-55 mm f2.8 and this lens I chose the Tamron. While it is not quite as sharp as I like (Sigma has soft focus issues too) I could not justify the price of a Canon L series lens. This lens has met my expectations. It is reasonably fast. The autofocus is a bit noisy but not overly so and it allows me to have a lens that is an effective 28-88 mm zoom when factoring in the 1.6 crop factor for the APS-C sensor in the Rebel. There seems to be a bit of distortion when shooting at 17 mm at f2.8 but it is not extreme. Is it as fast and as tack sharp as a Canon L? No, but for the price it is a very good lens. The only complaint that I have with it is that it zooms in the opposite direction from Canon and Sigma lenses. For the price, I am happy and now I have a lens that allows me to shoot in low light without a flash in most conditions.




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Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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Tamron now offers a lightweight, compact, high-image-quality telephoto zoom lens with macro capability of 1: 2 that can be used with digital cameras. This new lens is a Di type lens using an optical system with improved multi-coating designed to function with digital SLR cameras as well as film cameras.With this 70-300mm telephoto zoom lens, flipping a macro switch in the focal length range of 180mm to 300mm obtains a maximum magnification ratio of 1: 2 at a minimum focus distance as short as 37.4", enabling close-up shots of flowers, insects, and other objects that normally require the use of a specially designed macro lens. Moreover, this is a zoom lens that casually offers the distant capture and foreshortening effect pleasures of the 300mm ultra-telephoto world.
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Technical Details

- 9 Groups, 13 Elements Lens Construction
- Rotation Type of Zooming
- 9 Diaphragm Blade Number
- F/32 Minimum Aperture
- 59 inch Minimum Focus Distance (1.5m) in normal setting, 37.4 inch (0.95m) in macro mode f=180mm-300mm range
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 "Picture quality and price outweighs bulkiness and grating sound" 2010-01-09
By M. Catungal (Seattle, WA)
I bought this lens just to capture a moon shot (a newb had to do it). I did a comparison with Sigma and Canon but since I am a cheap-o I settled with this one. Under optimal conditions, i.e. clear sky, preferred moon phase, use of tripod and shutter release cable, the photo that I captured is pretty impressive. The details of the moons' surface is remarkable and there is very little chromatic aberration. I live in Seattle where the rain never stops and so when it is cloudy or foggy at night, the shots that I captured would need a whole lot of post-processing.



I've also tried it using the macro mode and boy it produces silky smooth bokeh! I've yet to experiment more on this feature.



The down side is this lens is really heavy and huge. DSLR cameras are bulky and this lens adds up to the bulkiness. Don't get too frustrated though. The quality of pictures you get outweighs this disadvantage imo.



Overall, I think it is worth the price and a good upgrade from your kit lens.

 "Good, not great" 2010-01-06
By L Davies (Southern California)
The price for this lens truly is a fabulous deal. In that aspect, you can't really go wrong -- unless you're so hard up for money that you can't buy your children food ... but I would assume you wouldn't be looking at camera lenses if that were the case. The price for this lens on Amazon has fluctuated between $129 and $165, from what I've seen, and it meets and surpasses expectations for that amount of dough.



That being said, this is not a true macro lens. Yes, it has a macro mode, but because it can only be activated in the 180-300mm range, what you're getting is close-up photos, not macro photos. Which is fine, no big deal ... if you don't know or care about what true macro photography entails. For most people's needs, this lens will work just fine. You have to remember to compare apples to apples, though. The Tamron 70-300mm is not going to stack up against a $1,000 macro lens, so be mindful of that. Many other reviewers seem to have purchased this Tamron with the majority intent of utilizing the telezoom; I purchased it for the sole intent of using the macro mode, and so because of that, I am slightly -- but not totally -- disappointed.



In comparison with my Canon 55-250mm IS lens -- I took exactly the same photos of several different objects with the Canon and with the Tamron -- the quality of the Tamron is as good or better. So if you're looking for good telezoom capabilities and great-looking pictures, I give this two thumbs up. If you're looking to shoot true macro pictures, you'll have to fork over more dough for better lens, I'm afraid.



In regards to the quality, I found this to be a well-built piece that feels sturdy and smooth at the same time. So no complaints in that department. The lens hood is a nice bonus, too.



If it were possible, I would actually give this product a 3.5 rating.



Overall, happy with my purchase but wish I had the money to buy a real macro lens. Someday ...

 "Chromatic aberration" 2009-12-23
By Kiyoshi Mukai
When there's enough light for this to work, you get Chromatic aberration, when there' s low light you get nothing(4 seconds to eternity to focus). Canon 55-250mm is or sigma apo 70-300mm will do the trick. I would recommend Canon 55-250IS since its fast autofocus and Image stabilization.

 "Canon Zoom Lense" 2009-12-11
By Sheila M. Sawyer (Melbourne, Fl)
What I can tell you is that this store gets your order prepared and back in the mail to you in a hurry. I received my order as I was told that I would and it was in a factory sealed box too. It is a Christmas present so it has not been tested but I have no doubt that it will perform. I will write another review after the holidays and we have had a chance to test it out.



My husband asked for a "zoom" lens and this should work for him. This lens came with a better warranty than others I looked at. Thanks.

 "tell me how to use this lens with my sony dslr 200" 2009-12-01
By Ralph Castro
JUST GOT MY AF70-300 FOR MY SONY DSLR A200...BUT IT WONT TAKE A PICTURE?!

THE LENS MOVES ON ITS OWN BUt when i press button for picture taking-nothing happens?

i am a newbie at this and need help how to use this lens with my sony camera...help!!!


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Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD VC (Vibration Compensation) Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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- State of the Art Vibration Compensation Mechanism (VC) reduces blurred images induced by camera movement
- Remarkably Compact at less than 4" long and weighing only 19.4oz.
- Revolutionary MFD of 19.3 throughout entire zoom range yeilding a 1:3 Macro Magnification Ratio
- Unique Zoom Lock Mechanism for Enhanced Portability
- Flower-shaped Lens Hood and 6 Year Warranty are included, accepts 67mm filters.
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 "Nice for the price." 2010-02-16
By Aimee Starr (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
I had to send the first one back because the VC didn't work and would lock up my camera functions. Apparently this is a mysterious problem with this lens and the Nikon D700 that has no correlation between the serial numbers & etc. This being a non Nikon brand lens, there is of course not much help or answers out there as to why this happens or what can fix the problem. The D700 just doesn't like certain lenses of this model. I did try it on my Nikon N65 film camera and it seemed to work fine. Amazon sent me a new one within three days, and I got it before I had time to mail off the "defective" one that didn't work on my D700! Great service, by the way!!! The 2nd one worked fine and I have been enjoying using it for a several months now.



Nice contrast, sharpness, and few aberrations. I will say the only draw back being the speed. #1 It takes quite a while for the auto focus to work on my D700 in low light, even with the annoying focus assisting light on the camera. #2 The 3.5 aperture is only available when you are at 28mm, so this limits your range of creative control. Because of these two factors, this is not the greatest low light/indoor/available light lens especially if you are shooting anything that is moving. Vibration control helps a little, giving you about 1 stop more when shooting hand held. If you want a fast and great low light lens go with the prime Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras or Nikon 50mm f/1.4G SIC SW Prime Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras.



Overall, the versatility of this Tamron 28-300mm, wide angle to telephoto zoom, with a short focusing distance, that is very compact and portable, with vibration control, is a good one for my general shooting needs. I have used this for portrait, architectural, landscape, nature, and food photography with great results.



Here's a list of minimum apertures at the focal lengths listed on the barrel:



28mm = 3.5

35mm = 3.8

50mm = 4.2

70mm = 5

100mm = 5.6

135mm = 6

200mm = 6.3

300mm = 6.3

 "Blurry, blurry." 2010-02-15
By VY (Jordan)
I am quite disappointed with the lens. I was looking for something that would be light and versatile. This lens does not produce sharp images, especially if using zoom. The images look like if they were enlarged in Photoshop. I've tried many settings, including turning the VR off, with the camera on the tripod. The depth of field seems to be on an extreme side. It is way too shallow, to the point that you can't even take a picture of a face without some parts of the face being out of focus (blurry). Though it is does not have the range of the Tamron lens, I will go back to the original 70-200 Nikon lens. At least I know that the pictures will be sharp enough with the Nikon lens.

 "Just what she needed" 2010-02-14
By Terence Russell (Glen Rose, Texas)
Perfect replacement for similar lens broken in an accident. My wife was pleased to receive it.

 "Nice but broke..." 2010-02-11
By Neal K. Wagner (Maui, Hawaii)
The features and size of this lens are excellent, especially the wide zoom range (although it's zooms to a bit less than 300mm actually) and the stabilization. The clarity, although good, was not close enough to a Canon 300mm f/4 L IS lens to make it usuable.

And the stabilization, although very effective, failed after a few uses.

So it went back to Amazon which has a very convenient return system.

 "Great all-around lens" 2009-09-28
By Thomas B. Barker (Rochester, NY)
When I traded my Canon 50D for the 5D Mark II, I had to surrender all my EF-s lenses and the Tamron 18-270 VC that had been my "walk around" lens. I had found this 18-270 to be better built than the Canon 18-200, so, based on this experience, it was only natural to add the Tamron 28-300 VC lens to my camera bag.

My first usage coincided with a 3 week visit to England that is only now ending. I packed both my Canon 24-105 L f/4 and the Tamron 28-300. I used both about 50% of the time with the 24-105 for close encounters inside castles and cathedrals where the extra wide angle was needed as well as the low light capturing of the f/4 aperture.

While it has been said that comparing a Canon "L" to other less costly lenses is like comparing caviar and hot dogs, I could not see any differences in the computer files that I posted to our travel web site. I'll examine the differences more closely when I get back home and begin making prints and putting together the book that will be published next year.

I am impressed with the smooth zooming of the Tamron compared with the somewhat sticky motion of the Canon. Of course, this is why there is a lock on the Tamron and I usually click it closed when walking around - otherwise, the barrel extends to the full 300mm setting and is awkward. The lock lever on this 28-300 is much easier to use than the lock on the 18-270 (which was a bit sticky and took a lot of coaxing to activate). So, I would say the build quality of the 28-300 is even better than the 18-270. Focus is very quick and the focus motor noise is not objectionable.

Tamron has done a very nice job of building a great super zoom, universal lens that meets my needs, is not too heavy and appears to make great images.


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Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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Lenses are designed for exclusive use on digital cameras with smaller-size imagers and inherit all of the benefits of the Di products. These lenses are not designed for 35mm film cameras and digital cameras with image sensors larger than 24mm x 16mm.At Tamron, quest has always been to make the ideal zoom lens. As a result of this ongoing challenge, Tamron has introduced the concept of the high-power zoom lens in the new AF18-200mm XR Di II for exclusive use with digital SLRs. Tamron's original development of proprietary core technologies such as Aspherical element production, Multiple Cam Mechanism and Integrated Focus Cam design lend to the creation of the world's lightest, most compact 11.1X zoom lens made for digital SLR cameras.The 18-200mm (28-300 when converted to 35mm) provides the digital photographer with the versatility of a true wide to ultra tele-zoom in an amazingly easy to use design.
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- Since the lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR photography, it provides high image quality in terms of resolution
- It employs a new optical system designed to confine the changing angles of incidences of light rays reaching the imager over the entire image field.
- Peripheral light fall-off is minimized when compared with that of conventional lenses
- Complicated mechanisms are built in the compact body thanks to new mechanical artifices. The lens is a multi-purpose zoom lens,excellent portability
- The Zoom Lock prevents unwanted barrel extension when carrying the lens/camera combination
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 "Excellent All Round Lens" 2010-02-21
By Puneet Kohli
Extremely well rounded lens. Does away with the need of changing lenses. Only the AF is a bit noisy compared to SIGMA or Canon lenses.

 "Tamron Superzoom" 2010-02-05
By James P. Malone
Great lens for full time use. IQ isn't 'L' quality but who can afford lenses like that? The Vibration Control enables me, at 75, to take photos at long end of lens, something I couldn't do on the 18-200 lens I had before this one. Service and delivery were great also.

 "Good price, good value" 2010-02-04
By A. STURZA (Somewhere in Texas)
A litlle PO by the fact that a week after I bought this lens they came out with an even better one.

None the less GREAT LENS, Great Price.

 "Great all-purpose lens" 2010-01-09
By J. Bruning (Lindon, UT USA)
Great all-purpose lens. Not an expert photog, but the lens is very versatile and functions well. Good in moderate light as well. Would recommend the lens.

 "Tamron Lense" 2010-01-07
By HeHa
I am a novice photographer. Alot I do not know. I ordered this Tamron lense thru Amazon. When it arrived (timely), it caused my camera (Canon Rebel Xti)to shut down. Would not work. I contacted Tamron and explained the "error msg" I was getting from the camera and after brief conversation w/tech person at Tamron it was determined that the lens was flawed and for me to contact Amazon and explain this and get a replacement lens. Uh-Oh, right? Let me tell you that a call to Amazon was all it took. A new lens was shipped that day express mail (free of charge) with an authorization label to send the faulty lens back in the same box with charges reversed to them. The new Tamron lens arrived and is working beautifully on my camera. Bottom line? This is a fine lens and Amazon (in my opinion) is one great and reliable company that I will use without hesitation.


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Tamron AF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

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The AF 75-300 f/4-5.6 extended-range zoom lens offers true telephoto capability ideal for a variety of applications including sports and wildlife shooting. The lens also features the capability to provide beautifully blurred background to high light the main subject in portraiture, or "compression effects" that make the most of the telephoto lens.
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 "Not bad zoom" 2010-02-08
By Curt Larson
This is a nice zoom lens- Manual focus is smooth. The only drawback is the zoom- at first it was stiff, but seems to have loosened up through use.

 "Serves the purpose" 2009-09-26
By K. Shah (Mumbai, India)
This lens serves a no nonsense zoom lens for a novice photographer. Although the focusing is slow it takes great outdoor pictures. My purpose is mainly outdoor photography for which this lens is great. The macro mode takes a while getting used to but I'd rather use this as a zoom lens only.



Overall great value and a super buy for a novice photographer on a budget.

 "Beautiful, Affordable Camera Lens" 2009-09-17
By Lauren Bullers (Pennsylvannia)
Tamron has constructed a wonderful telephoto camera lens for Canon Cameras...! This lens helps in taking beautiful snapshots at a closer proximity than a regular standard zoom lens...! Really a nice zoom lens at an affordable price! Definitely recommend it for those wanting to capture some incredible wildlife photos...

 "Good len for Canon DSLR" 2009-09-14
By E. Albino
Well designed, works perfectly with my Canon Rebel XS, good range, big range for focussing the target.

the complain maybe that i have is the autofocus is little slow, but for this lens, i better if you use in manually mode to achive the the picture as well you desired.

if you want a lens not spensive like other, this lens is a good choice.

i recomended this item.

 "A Great Lens, But Will it Last?" 2009-09-13
By Robert
I'm an amateur photographer, when i first got the lens i was very happy with it, i mean it was great, long distance, minimal chromatic abberation, but then a month after purchase, it was in my backpack, i asked my friend to pass the bag to me, and it dropped about half a foot, and now the zooming bearing no longer works



I mean don't get me wrong it's very good, if you beleive that you can take good care of it i would greatly suggest it as an entry level telephoto for the amateur photographer to experiment with.



I'm sure there are better Lenses, but if you're going to pay much more money.



Pros: Cheap, Effective, Very good outdoors, Very Sharp at f/8.0, can't be beat for the price

Cons: Bad indoors, no Image Stabilization so it's not very stable under a shutter speed of 1/30, not very good shock resistant



Ultimately i would suggest this lens. Get it, it's cheap, if you want to spend 500 dollars though, get the 70-300mm Canon IS USM lens, it's better, but 5 times the price.


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- AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC (Vibration Compensation) Tamron zoom lens
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- optical zoom ratio: 15X (approximately)
- Minimum focus distance: 19.3"
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 "WOW" 2010-02-13
By David (Mountain Home ID.)
Got the lens and could not wait to use it. The zoom ring rotates oposite what I was use to. Somewhat heavy but the pictures were great. At full zoom the focus was a little slow but I can live with it. Great lens.

 "Tamron 18-270 Lens - Very Good But Not Great" 2010-02-12
By P. Olivier (Tampa Bay, FL USA)
The many reviews I read about the new Tamron 18-270mm Lens were mostly very good so I took a chance on it, sight unseen. The reviews said it beats its competition in most every way. after using it for a while, it is a very good all around, consumer lens for amateur photographers that allowed me to take several lenses out of my camera bag due to it's wide range of focal lengths. I take landscape and close up nature photos and this lens serves me about 75 percent of the time. It focuses surprisingly close at all lengths. For macro photography I use a Canon 500D close focus filter and an extension tube. Photos are very sharp and are true macros, however, the lens is a bit slow with the extension tube attached. I always use a tripod and set ISO 800. I did my own test of lens sharpness by photographing a newpaper page taped to my garage door. I later examined the RAW files in Adobe Camera Raw at 200 percent magnification. At the very wide and very long settings I found the lens very sharp using aperture settings of f8 to f16. I did have one bad experience that I have yet to explain. I pointed the camera and lens at the sky and zoomed out from 18mm to 270mm. As I looked through the viewfinder I noticed what appears to be serious vignetteing at settings from about 180mm to 270mm. However, I took several photos of the blue sky at a series of different lens settings and did not find any vignetting in the photos.



I have only one complaint about this lens and its a big one: if you point the lens up or down there is serious lens creep in the zoom mechanism. There is no provision for adjusting the tension on the zoom control. So, if you point the lens up or down you need to hold it in place while you compose and take you photos. This becomes a really big issue for achieving maximum sharpness and when you are taking timed exposures. Since I do not regularly point the lens up or down at rather sharp angles this is not a major issue, but I expect better from Tamron quality.

 "NewToDigital" 2010-02-08
By NewToDigital
Although I am new to digital photograph, I have been involved as an amature to semipro in film photography for more than 40 years. My camera platform of choice is Nikon. I pruchased the Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens for use on my Nikon D5000 body. I love the D5000's articulating LCD display.



My kids are competitive swimmers and divers so I shoot mostly indoors, at a pool, fast action, hand held, in low light. I shot about 1000 action shots with this lens; then it started to stick when pointed down and zooming from 270 mm back toward 18 mm. However, eventhough I was shooting in low light, at ISO 3200, shutter speed 125th of a second, with the lens wide open. Through the entire zoom range, the lens was great until it started sticking during zoom. Pictures were amazingly sharp for the slow shutter speed and high ISO.



But alas, a sticky zoom was unacceptable, so I exchanged the Tamron for a Nikon 18-200 VRII zoom and I am happy, accept I miss the extra 70mm of zoom. Picture clarity seems about the same, but I think the VC (vibration compensation) feature on the Tamron stabilizes the lens slightly better than the Nikon's VRII stabilization does. I could tell the difference in the viewfinder on action photos. How, by observing the camera shake reduction of the subject. I would guess the Tamron subtracted an extra F stop over the Nikon 18-200. This, to me, seemed significant at maximum zoom when filming 10 meter tower diving. I need all of the stability I can get.



I wish the Tamron's zoom feature didn't start sticking, I liked this lens, a lot, and, it was nearly $300 less expensive than the Nikon glass. By the way, auto focus seemed about as fast as the Nikon, at least when filming swimming and diving.



I would recommend this product with some reservation.

 "I'm torn about this lens" 2010-01-25
By Jennifer Highfield (KC, MO)
I bought and use this lens for my Canon 40d DSLR. I've had the lens for about 6 months and its my walk around lens and rarely leaves my camera. I'm not an expert, but I do shoot about every day. With that said, I'll tell you my opinion.



At first the reverse zoom took a bit of time to get used to but with muscle memory, I got that down. Whenever I use the camera inside and need to use the flash on the camera, I get a half moon shadow on the bottom of the picture. At first I didn't know what was causing this but after looking at the size of the lens when in zoom I figured out that the light from the flash is hitting the top of the lens and throwing the shadow. If I install my external flash in the hot shoe (which sits higher than the pop up) I don't get this problem, but I don't always have time for that when I'm just trying to grab a quick shot of my son.



We just got back from a vacation where I used the camera/lens quite a bit and I noticed another tick with it. Sometimes when I press the shutter button halfway down to get the focus ready, I notice that the front lens will seem to slip or drift down. Almost like its about to break completely. It doesn't happen all the time, maybe one out of 50, and so far it is seeming to hold together. Maybe its nothing but its making me nervous and I'm already starting to research another walk around lens.



Would I recommend this to a friend? No. The picture quality is great and if I would have reviewed it right after I bought it I would have gave it 5 stars. But it just doesn't seem to be holding up.

 "Decent photos but not great build quality" 2010-01-25
By J. Chatterjee (Columbus, USA)
I am using the lens for about 3 months now. I like the excellent zoom range it offers. It takes decently sharp photo. Image stabilization is OKish, not great though (compared to Sigma and Canon EF lens). The main problems I have with the lens are:

1. Zooming is not smooth. Till about 100mm its OK, but then it takes good jerk/strength to go further.

2. Lens hood is very cheap and "plastic" build and is not smooth to attach and detach.

3. The switch to lock lens creeping is not smooth either.

4. It does not come with a lens pouch or storage box. This is a bit problematic to store the lens when not in use.


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