For my Canon friends a Tamron question: A friend just bought a Canon (T5 I think??) He is looking a the Tamron 16-300 lens and asked my opinion but of course I'm a Nikon guy and I've...

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

A friend just bought a Canon (T5 I think??) He is looking a the Tamron 16-300 lens and asked my opinion but of course I'm a Nikon guy and I've never used a Tamron lens so I can't offer him any advice. Any opinions here??? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Pepper wrote:

A friend just bought a Canon (T5 I think??) He is looking a the Tamron 16-300 lens and asked my opinion but of course I'm a Nikon guy and I've never used a Tamron lens so I can't offer him any advice. Any opinions here??? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Tamron makes good lenses. Google will produce many articles and reviews on this lens. Hearing from professionals who test equipment on a regular basis is better than asking a guy who owns the lens how he likes it.

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=tamron%2016-300mm

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

jerryc41 wrote:

Tamron makes good lenses. Google will produce many articles and reviews on this lens. Hearing from professionals who test equipment on a regular basis is better than asking a guy who owns the lens how he likes it.

http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=tamron%2016-300mm

So what am I doing here then?

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Pepper wrote:

So what am I doing here then?

Hopefully you will get some, "real world", opinions from people who have used the lens. I appreciate the fact that DXO and others show a lens is optically good or bad but the real use is in does the zoom creep when held in the lens down position while carrying? Does the focus motor constantly search for focus? While zooming is there an area which is too loose and then feels tight again? It is those types of little things that we all notice on cameras and lenses while they are in actual use. That is the information I look for when I ask for information about a lens.

Dennis

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

Okay as suggested I did a google search and now I wonder which of these sites is being paid or receives ad dollars from Tamron or Canon or anyone else they review? I looked at a consumer review site and after reading the same review with three different people or names I'm assuming those are just phoney, I mean they were word for word. I tried opening the link you posted and I get nothing.

BTW Jerry do you typically tell folks looking for opinions just to use google? or is it me you have an issue with? Most who are capable of getting to UHH are quite familiar with Google. If that's the kind of input I can expect from you I'd prefer you just ignore my posts entirely.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

dennis2146 wrote:

Hopefully you will get some, "real world"... (show quote)

Thanks Dennis, I appreciate your thoughts and I agree.

chrisscholbe Loc: Kansas City, MO

Pepper wrote:

Anyone have any experience with the Tamron 16-300mm lens? A friend is looking to maybe buy one for his Canon and I'm not at all familiar with Tamron and I shoot Nikon so I'm not a very good source for him. I asked in the photography section and was told that I should use google that opinions here may not be helpful. I disagree and would love to here what you guys think.

I can't speak to that specific lense, but, I've owned Tamron lenses and have been happy with them.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

chrisscholbe wrote:

I can't speak to that specific lense, but, I've owned Tamron lenses and have been happy with them.

Thanks chrisscholbe I appreciate your comment. I think that lens is a new offering from Tamron so it may be that not many are familiar with it and I'm not real sure what review sites are trustworthy. I've always had a high opinion of DP review and they do seem impressed with this lens.
Thanks again.

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

Pepper wrote:

BTW Jerry do you typically tell folks looking for opinions just to use google? or is it me you have an issue with? Most who are capable of getting to UHH are quite familiar with Google. If that's the kind of input I can expect from you I'd prefer you just ignore my posts entirely.

Hey, Jerry can't read your mind. If you don't want the info. in any of the replies, or already know the info. given, then just go on to the next reply.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

Marionsho wrote:

Hey, Jerry can't read your mind. If you don't want the info. in any of the replies, or already know the info. given, then just go on to the next reply.

Okay

Ol' Frank Loc: Orlando,

We got one for my wife's Nikon D50 as a walk around lens to replace the kit lens that was stolen. It is very sharp and works quite well for someone who is not all that experienced. She likes it and now keeps her hands off my Sigma. It is a good lens I believe.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

Ol' Frank wrote:

We got one for my wife's Nikon D50 as a walk around lens to replace the kit lens that was stolen. It is very sharp and works quite well for someone who is not all that experienced. She likes it and now keeps her hands off my Sigma. It is a good lens I believe.

Thanks so much Ol' Frank I appreciate the feedback.

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

Pepper wrote:

A friend just bought a Canon (T5 I think??) He is looking a the Tamron 16-300 lens and asked my opinion but of course I'm a Nikon guy and I've never used a Tamron lens so I can't offer him any advice. Any opinions here??? Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Since this lens was announced only 4 months ago I would guess that there are not that many being used yet.

Pepper Loc: Planet Earth Country USA

jethro779 wrote:

Since this lens was announced only 4 months ago I would guess that there are not that many being used yet.

I think you may be right, I don't know anyone who has any experience with it but I didn't realize it was only four months old. Thanks

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Based on the fact this lens is a relatively new release, Jerry provided the best advice in my opinion.