TAMRON 18-270 MM: IS THIS LENS A GOOD MATCH WITH THE NIKON D300 DSLR?

papajinks

IS THIS LENS A GOOD MATCH WITH THE NIKON D300 DSLR?

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

I have one and love it. It has not come off my camera since I got it.
If you do a search, here, you'll find several discussion on the lens.
Good luck.

papajinks wrote:

IS THIS LENS A GOOD MATCH WITH THE NIKON D300 DSLR?

photocat Loc: Atlanta, Ga

Have seen some images taken with that lens and they looked great.

don1w Loc: Abilene, Texas

I have just bought one and I like the images but.... How do you stop the lens creep (zoom)? If the lens is pointing upward it tends to go to 18mm and if its pointed downward it goes toward 270mm plus it's a bit stiff when moving in the 70-100mm range.

Doug46 Loc: Seattle, WA

I've been interested in this type of lens too. Does the old rule of using a tripod if the shutter speed is longer than the inverse of the lens length still apply (200mm = 1/200 sec = fastest to handhold?) Or does the fact that the lens is physically shorter than the old prime long lenses were change the equation. I realize image stabiliztion will help regardless, just want to know how the lens zoom affects shutter speed on these newer lenses. Thanks!

Robeng Loc: California

I brought one for my girlfriend, she loves it! I use the Nikon 18mm-200mm, I think for the money the Tamron is a better buy.

Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky

don1w wrote:

I have just bought one and I like the images but.... How do you stop the lens creep (zoom)? If the lens is pointing upward it tends to go to 18mm and if its pointed downward it goes toward 270mm plus it's a bit stiff when moving in the 70-100mm range.

I have one of the older Nikon 18-200mm. This lens creeps as well. I did find a solution to this. Go to Walmart and buy
Scunci "no slip grip" hair thingies. These little rubber rings fit perfectly on my 18-200 and prevent it from creeping out when I am carrying it around. Part# 063-04-1598. Not sure if it will work on the Tamron.

don1w Loc: Abilene, Texas

Thanks, I'll go to WallyWorld today and see if I can locate one of these thingies. Good idea.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

don1w wrote:

I have just bought one and I like the images but.... How do you stop the lens creep (zoom)? If the lens is pointing upward it tends to go to 18mm and if its pointed downward it goes toward 270mm plus it's a bit stiff when moving in the 70-100mm range.

you re-focus and re-compose - which is usually a good idea anyway.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

Doug46 wrote:

I've been interested in this type of lens too. Does the old rule of using a tripod if the shutter speed is longer than the inverse of the lens length still apply (200mm = 1/200 sec = fastest to handhold?) Or does the fact that the lens is physically shorter than the old prime long lenses were change the equation. I realize image stabiliztion will help regardless, just want to know how the lens zoom affects shutter speed on these newer lenses. Thanks!

depends.....do you smoke? do you drink lot's of coffee? Are you old?

PhotoColorado Loc: Colorado

I use a LiveStrong yellow rubber bracelet. It works and looks great!

don1w Loc: Abilene, Texas

Thanks for the tip. I didnt fine the hair holder thingie that you described with the part number you provided. However, thanks to your idea, I did find a Sciinci hair holder thingie that will work.