Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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- -Brennweite 18-200mm
-Naheinstellgrenze: 0,45cm
MULTI – AWARD WINNING LENS!! Di II: Lenses are designed for exclusive use on digital cameras with smaller-size imagers and inherit all of the benefits of our Di products. These lenses are not designed for 35mm film cameras and digital cameras with image sensors larger than 24mm x 16mm. Tamron’s quest has always been to make the ideal zoom lens. As a result of this ongoing challenge, they have introduced the concept of our 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. MAIN FEATURES Dedicated for Digital SLR Cameras … more >>
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(out of 6 reviews)
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Review by Mr. T. White for Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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I happen to have this as well as its rival, the Canon 18-200. So please bear that in mind when assessing my review. Secondly, please ignore the (inevitable) forthcoming two thumbs down as I happen to have a complete i–ot, who trolls all of my reviews. In fact, he who always thumbs my reviews down has written more in the comments section of my reviews than anything else on the whole of Amazon, which should say something to you about how much worth you should give to his thumbs down to my review. And now, my review which I hope most of you will appreciate.
Is this a great lens? No. Is this a reasonably good lens at a fantastic price? Yes.
Selling at almost a third of its Canon equivalent, its quality is respectably about 2/3 of the more expensive lens. So on pure price to performance ratio, the Tamron is a winning budget lens and deserves serious consideration mainly if price is an issue to you. Note too that second hand values are strong – whichever lens you choose. So it definitely is worthwhile trying the Tamron first to assess its quality for yourself. Otherwise if you can comfortably afford the Canon, buy that instead – as there are definite differences in overall output quality which, frankly, are noticeable at times.
This Tamron’s build quality is first rate, and apart from the fact that it’s a not particularly heavy lens, you’d be hard pressed to tell that this is a budget zoom at all. Yet when it comes to output on my Eos 40D, the said differences between the lenses become apparent. In particular, compared to its far more expensive rival, there are two areas where overall quality is compromised: Colour reproduction and sharpness. Colours are restrained at best and otherwise somewhat lifeless. Vibrancy is definitely compromised at this price point, and there is sometimes noticeable chromatic aberration which is absent from photos taken with the Canon. On a more expensive lens this would not be acceptable, though at this price it’s most definitely excusable. Having said as much, I still rate the lens highly – purely because it is, without any doubt, so cheap; and definitely not a waste of one’s finances when there is such constant demand for these lenses. At the time of my writing this review, the Tamron is comfortably achieving 90-95% of its new price – such is the market demand for a cheap, versatile, go-anywhere, zoom lens.
So in summary, at its current price, it is definitely worth buying if you are on a budget and looking for an incredibly versatile lens for your Canon slr.
Review by Mr. C. Muscat for Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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This is a very good beginners lens, especially if you are into architecture, still life or portrait photography. It is very wide angled and does only distort the image at the sides slightly, where as some other wide angle lenses distort straight lines more. If you are using it about 70mm then you will notice a large drop in quality and to use it fully out is not really worth it. I have found that this lens peaks at about 35mm, but is still very good all the way from 18mm up to about 70mm and you shouldn’t notice much difference in quality using it in this range. I still use this lens now and am very happy with it. I would however advise a faster focusing lens if you are only using it for fast moving objects.
Review by P. C. Hart for Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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I fitted the lens and immediately photographed a moving steam train. The motion of the wheels was sharp with a whisp of steam showing at almost full zoom. The other photos were equally as good with this fast moving object. Great quality. I’m looking forward to using it for a long time.
Review by A. Taylor for Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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The Tamron is a good lens and pretty versatile, I found no real problems with focus though it does get a little `soft’ over 150. It’s fairly quite in operation and reasonably fast to lock on.
However, if you are into astronomy and want to take pics with your DSLR then I would suggest that this isn’t the lens for you. The barrel lock only works (it’s designed that way) at 18mm which means that the thing creeps back on itself if you need more than 18mm (which you will!) after mounting on a tripod for timed exposures and in the dark you may not always notice, I didn’t. Apart from that for the price I think it’s an excellent buy.
Review by Tristan for Tamron – Aspherical [IF] MACRO AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Lens-Suitable for Canon
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This is the worst lens I have ever owned. I used have used it with my 400D.
I used it when I first bought it, then soon put it away because it was bad. Then one day I had a wedding to take pictures at, I completely forgot why I never used this lens, and I wish I had just binned it straight away, it ruined my pictures…
I couldn’t find any sharp pictures. The worst thing was when I zoomed it and the people on the outside of the frame, well even 1/4 of the way in were so blurred in relation to the center it is amazing, I will add some pictures to this lens to illustrate this later.
I was so upset when I got the pictures back I can’t tell you!