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Loc: Oregon, USA
jayw wrote:
Here are my current specs: Nikon D5300 w/Tamron 16-300mmf/3.5-6.3 VR model B016 lens. Was original to my camera.
Pictures like to do: landscape, macro, portraits and general photography. Rarely do wildlife/birds, etc.
I don't use the "extreme" W/A or Telephoto settings very often, but I do use them.
Not very happy with the sharpness even when mounted on the tripod, but the results are acceptable up to 8 x 10. Beyond that they start to pixelate (I print on a Canon Pro 100 using Luster finish paper). Also at the extreme ranges, there seems to be a fair amount of distortion (pin cushion, barrel, etc.). I realize that is the way these zooms work and deal with it. Will fix in PP as best I can.
In the days of film, I used a Asanuma (spelling is probably way off!) 35-105mm lens, and the range was great as was the detail.
So now I'm thinking of "downgrading", so to speak, with a Nikon lens in the same range as in the days of old.
Why Nikon you ask? In the D5300 there is a distortion control function that seems to offer another way to control the picture that might eliminate some PP. Doesn't work with other lens.
Looked up on the Nikon website and saw the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.
Thoughts on this lens or something similair. Like I said, would like to stay with the Nikon line.
Thanks
Here are my current specs: Nikon D5300 w/Tamron 16... (
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Yes, I did not like that lens. It seemed to be weak at everything, and I almost always had a problem with focusing on the camera's auto focus mode.
I did not have the lens for long, and promptly sent it it in to B & H, where I purchased the Tamron 18-400.
Not only does the 18-400 get continuing good reviews, but it is the best zoom-multifunction lens Tamron has issued to date IMHO.
The 18-400 is considerably bigger than the 16-300, but there's NO comparison between the two. It's an amazing lens!
That is the lens you should consider purchasing.
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