picturemom

Has anyone tried out this lens with a Canon 80D? Would this lens be good or would the newer version of the 70-300 be better for that camera?
I had the old 70-300 usm is lens and the pictures were never clear with the 80 D. I have the 55-250 stm lens but not enough reach.
thank you

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

I have the 80D and the 70-300 IS II nano and the 55-250 stm. The 55-250 is a great lens ! - but the 70-300 is better mostly !

I have the Sigma 17-70 to go with the 70-300 ....with the 80D, you can crop past 300 to 450-500 nicely ( assuming you have maximized your lenses' IQ) and use pixel enlargement if necessary.

Aaron Braganza Loc: Sydney, Australia

Is the Tammy 18-400 an FX or DX lens?

barbie.lewis Loc: Livingston, Texas

I'm using the 18~400 with a Canon 80D and haven't really done enough testing to reach a complete conclusion yet. But so far it seems to be a pretty great combination.

picturemom

The new Tamron 18-400mm is a DX lens. It is for cropped cameras only at this time.

picturemom

do you have any sample photos to share? Would it be better to buy the Tamron lens? Do you have the new 70-300 nano lens?
As far as IQ at the middle and end is the quality good? If so, which lens is better with the Canon 80D?
thanks

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

If you are doing moving subjects - you want the best AF - which means you basicly want a Canon lens.

The new Sigma 100-400 is also a very good lens optically unless you need the wide convenience of 18-400 ...

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/70-300mm-is-ii.htm

picturemom

Would it not be better to have the all in one lens like the Tamron 18-400mm ? I am just a novice photographer, still learning the 80D and just want to have one lens to walk around with. I have Canon's 15-85mm, 10-22mm, brand new never used 55-250stm lens. So I thinking of getting rid of the 10-22mm and the 55-250STM for this lens. Opinions????

Dabe Loc: Southern Missouri, Ozarks

I don't have the 80d, I do have the 70d & the Tamron 18-400. I can tell you that, so far, I've been very pleased with this lens, and that it plays quite nicely with my 70d. I would expect it would do at least as well with the 80d. I can tell you that I bought the 18-400 for the same reasons you mention above. I can't tell you how many times I missed the shot I wanted because I had the wrong lens on the camera. Simply stated, I don't think you will be disappointed with the Tamron 18-400.

Now with that stated, I'll also tell you that I have no intention of getting rid of my prime lenses. There are times when I want, or need, a faster lens. For example; I have a 35mm f2 with is, this works very similar on a crop sensor as the "nifty fifty" on a full frame. I also have a 50mm f1.4 which works quite well as a portrait lens on the crop sensor. Make no mistake about it, the 18-400 is not going to be a "perfect lens" for all situations, and there will probably never be a perfect lens throughout such a broad range, but will it produce acceptable results throughout the full range? In most cases I'd say yes.

I'm interested in a broad range of photo opportunities, and there is no other "one lens" I would rather have on my camera for a walk-around lens. I hope this helps to answer your question.