Canon versus Tamron lenses: I am thinking about purchasing a Tamron AF 28-300 XR Di LD VC lens for my Canon camera in the $650 price range-would anyone know of a Canon manufactured...

nlvhal Loc: North Las Vegas,NV.

I am thinking about purchasing a Tamron AF 28-300 XR Di LD VC
lens for my Canon camera in the $650 price range-would anyone
know of a Canon manufactured lens in the same range that would be a better choice.Thank you for all suggestions.
My main camera is a T2i.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

Canon's EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens $680.

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

You have a Canon !, then stick with a Canon lens...

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

MWAC wrote:

Canon's EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens $680.

I agree........it's one sweet lens.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Keep in mind the Tamron choice has more than double the range AND Vibration Control. I see range was the consideration in your OP.

heyjoe Loc: cincinnati ohio

canon

Victor S Loc: SouthCoast MA

MT Shooter wrote:

Keep in mind the Tamron choice has more than double the range AND Vibration Control. I see range was the consideration in your OP.

Exactly Shooter. How does 70-200mm = 18-300mm?? Am I missing something here? Anyhow, the Tamron 18-270mm is a great lens that has given me great shots with my Canon T3i.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

Comparing this Tamron lens to a Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens is a little unfair. This particular Canon lens is far superior to this Tamron lens. Comparing the Tamron to a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens is more reasonable. Even then I feel the Canon would be the better lens. The Tamron lens would give the wider range, you would be sacrificing a little quality for the convenience of the single lens.

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

Th only lens Canon makes that has the same zoom range as what you are asking about is an "L" quality lens. Much more expensive. The Canon 70-300mm comes close but only goes to an f4.5 where the Tamron you are looking at is a f3.5.

Choise is your. Tamron does make good glass for the money.

Jim D

mtnredhed Loc: The part of NorCal that doesn't move

Do your research before buying an "L" lens, or you can spend more money than you need to. I bought the 17-40 F4L based on various forum recommendations. I was underwhelmed by it's barrel distortion and softness near the edge of frame (and this on a crop body). Its got maybe 3 stops of usable aperture for sharp images. In its defense it's built like a tank and very quiet in AF.

joec Loc: Central Texas, USA

nlvhal wrote:

I am thinking about purchasing a Tamron AF 28-300 XR Di LD VC
lens for my Canon camera in the $650 price range-would anyone
know of a Canon manufactured lens in the same range that would be a better choice.Thank you for all suggestions.
My main camera is a T2i.

Your camera has an APS-C sized sensor that has a crop factor of 1.6. If you multiply 1.6 x 28-300, that's an Equivalent Focal Length (EFL) of 44.8-480 (or normal - heavy telephoto.) The closest would probably be the 70-300. The 28-300 was designed for wide-angle to telephoto. To get the wide-angle to telephoto equivalent, divide by 1.6, and 28-300 would be 17.5-187.5, so an 18-200 for your camera, made by Canon + several others (the Sigma is highly rated) would be more appropriate. Just depends on what you're really after.

Joe

CanonJC

nlvhal wrote:

I am thinking about purchasing a Tamron AF 28-300 XR Di LD VC
lens for my Canon camera in the $650 price range-would anyone
know of a Canon manufactured lens in the same range that would be a better choice.Thank you for all suggestions.
My main camera is a T2i.

My favorite and trust of the lenses are Canon and Sigma. Especially Sigma is high rated as Canon but most of the cost are almost half than Canon. Have make right decision, good luck.

:wink:

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

joec wrote:

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Nice math but wrong. He wants a lens compaired to a 28-300mm lens only made by Canon. Does not matter what math you do, a 28mm is a 28mm lens. If you are going to figure the crop factor you need to do it to both lenses. So the 18-200mm figured your way would be equal to a 11-125mm lens. You cant devide, or multiply, for one lens and not the other.

Leave the crop factor out of it and compair apples to apples, not apples to oranges.

And if you took a vote you might find a big following of Tamron lenses. Many here rate Tamron higher than Sigma.

Jim D

joec Loc: Central Texas, USA

oldtool2 wrote:

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I stand by what I said. 18-200 on an APS-C is equivalent to 28-300 on a full-frame (for which the 28-300 was created to be a wide-angle to telephoto walk-around lens.) Not sure what he's looking for: 28-300 absolute (normal, not wide-angle) or walk-around lens?

Joe

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

oldtool2 wrote:

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