nmw1004 Loc: Dresher PA

On a recent trip to the smoky mountains national park I packed my canon M-5 body with the 15-45 and 55-200 lens. Most of the time these lens were all I needed, however when it came to shooting wildlife 200 mm was not enough reach. I have been looking at the tamron 100-400 f 4.5-6.3 vc lens. I'm not looking to spend a fortune on a lens and I really do not want to hang a 5 lb. lens on an M-5 body. Does anyone have experience with this combo.

Leitz Loc: Solms

Apply a bit of common sense and hang the body on the lens!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

The Tamron 100-400 is a good choice and should work OK with adapter but I have not tried it. The Canon 70-300 IS II nano is another GREAT lens to try and slightly cheaper than the Tamron - but not as long.

The Tamron also has an optional tripod collar that is useful for support.....
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olemikey Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida

That's the ticket with the little mirrorless bodies, hang em from the lens, support the lens well......anti-shake/vibration abatement (beyond the camera/lens systems) via dampers and such.....

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

If you get the Tamron 100-400mm, be sure to also buy the optional tripod collar for it ($129). That can be used to carry and support the lens, so that you don't over-stress the small camera. Don't carry around by the camera strap, when the big lens is mounted (if needed, there are straps that can be attached to a lens' tripod mounting foot, when it has one).

I have an M5, too... But I haven't used any of my larger EF lenses on it. (I have several DSLRs for that purpose.) In fact, I haven't even gotten an EF to EF-M adapter yet. As of now, I only use my M5 with a somewhat minimalist kit of reasonably compact, prime lenses (12mm, 22mm, 56mm and 90mm).

The Tamron 100-400mm is a lot of lens without being too big and heavy. It's bigger than most 70-300mm, but not as hefty as Canon's own 100-400mm.

I would search online for info about any compatibility issues.... I know there have been some with adapted third party lenses. Probably if you're buying new there will be no issue... Tamron will have loaded the lens with the latest firmware and fixed any problems. If you buy an older, used copy of the lens, it may work fine... or may need a firmware update. It's probably designed so that users can install that update (many of the recent Tamron and Sigma do). There is an additional device needed to do firmware updates. That device also may allow you to change some of the parameters of the lens... such as focus throw or how image stabilization works.

nmw1004 Loc: Dresher PA

thanks for the reply: I was more worried about the focusing speed and accuracy since the lens was not designed for the M mount.

maciej

Tamron has an 18-300mm in an EF mount. Much smaller than the 100-400 Canon or Tamron. If 300 mm is enough you might consider that. I use it on my R and R5 with and adapter with good results. I also have a M5 and use many of the EF lenses with an adapter.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Because of these concerns, I would lean toward the Canon 70-300 IS II.

MTDesigns Loc: Corryton,Tenn.

You can't beat the Canon 100-400.

MTDesigns Loc: Corryton,Tenn.

You can't beat the Canon 100-400.

nmw1004 Loc: Dresher PA

That may be true but as a casual shooter I'm not spending $2000.00 for a lens that is not being used very much.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

It works well with my M50.

nmw1004 Loc: Dresher PA

Thanks for the information. Do you find that you need the tripod collar or does it work well hand held?