Tamron 18-400mm lens: For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far...

adula1946

For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far end it is soft and not sharp enough for submissions. I like the idea of having the range of the 18-400, but if it is not sharp I will try another lens.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

adula1946 wrote:

For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far end it is soft and not sharp enough for submissions. I like the idea of having the range of the 18-400, but if it is not sharp I will try another lens.

Which camera are you using? I have the 18-400 I use it with the Nikon D500 Here is one shot I took last month (not perfect but not bad) I was pretty far away maybe 60 yards

G Rissler Loc: Lower Hudson Valley, NY

jccash - that is a great shot. I use my Tamron 150-600 a lot on my Nikon D7100 with very good results.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

adula1946 wrote:

For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far end it is soft and not sharp enough for submissions. I like the idea of having the range of the 18-400, but if it is not sharp I will try another lens.

I have had this a couple of weeks now, just posted some shots yesterday with it. I have a Canon 70-300 wihich is also soft at 300, this one is the same at 400. Overall I am happy with the results.

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-497009-1.html

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

G Rissler wrote:

jccash - that is a great shot. I use my Tamron 150-600 a lot on my Nikon D7100 with very good results.

Here is a shot using my Nikon 200-500 I have heard good things on the Tamron you have

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I've been curious about this lens since it was first announced. The price of $649 is avoidable too. It surely would have cost more if it were a full frame format lens. I have a 70-300mm lens. And I may sell that lens, just to get this 18-400mm. Nothing but praise for this lens on this forum. And lots of posts about it too. Almost daily.

fotobyferg

I have both the 18-400 and the 150-600. I am pretty happy with both,the latter being taken to Africa and Galapagos.
I did notice less than stellar photos when I used it yesterday though. I was zoomed all the way out (or in, depending upon your phraseology) shooting shorebirds across a large marsh. It was late afternoon so the shadows were longer and I was using a fast shutter as well as a low iso. Many of the photos were not crisp. Do you think the lighting was a factor? I have shot crisp birds in flight with this lens (150-600) but that was middle of the day. Yesterday it was more the Golden Hour timeframe. TIA

SparkyNYC Loc: NYC & Coconut Creek,Fl

Here is one that I shot two weeks ago with that lens at 400mm.
For me its all about the lighting.
I have two posts with photos on this site:
Crisp Light,New Lens-My Day at the Beach
Short walk in Manhattan with my new Tamron 18-400
Please check them out.

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G Rissler Loc: Lower Hudson Valley, NY

These were taken with my Tamron 150-600.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

I think the issue for a lot of us is too low ISO that do not match the resolution capabilities of lenses. Modern digital cameras are capable of his speeds for a reason, and will not introduce the dreaded "noise" into images.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

adula1946 wrote:

For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far end it is soft and not sharp enough for submissions. I like the idea of having the range of the 18-400, but if it is not sharp I will try another lens.

RENT IT, TRY IT, SEE WHAT IT CAN DO. THEN DECIDE.

adula1946

Thank you all for your input and photos. Like billnikon suggests I think I will rent the lens and try it out. BTW I recently bought the Canon 80D and I really like the way it performs.

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

fotobyferg wrote:

I have both the 18-400 and the 150-600. I am prett... (show quote)

Something has to give. You probably used too low a shutter speed because of the low ISO. I suggest raising it.

leftj Loc: Texas

adula1946 wrote:

For those that have the above mentioned lens, does it produce sharp enough images to be used for stock photography? I have a Tamron 28-300mm lens and at the far end it is soft and not sharp enough for submissions. I like the idea of having the range of the 18-400, but if it is not sharp I will try another lens.

I recently traded up from the 16-300mm to the 18-400mm and I find it noticeably sharper throughout. Very pleasedl with it.

leftj Loc: Texas

fotobyferg wrote:

I have both the 18-400 and the 150-600. I am prett... (show quote)

Hard to say what the problem might have been. If your subject was there for a while it would be good to experiment with different settings and see which rendered the best shots.