Lens Help
Mar 12, 2019 19:54:13 #
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
Mar 12, 2019 20:13:33 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
What body are we talking about ??? ...What sort of light levels are you shooting in ??
Mar 12, 2019 21:02:38 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
Have you checked the focus on a test chart in manual mode?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-to-test-your-lens
Could be in auto focus you may have a low light subject in which auto focus may not function properly.
Mar 12, 2019 21:08:52 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
Its a quite old lens that pre-dates digital and was never know for fast nor accurate autofucus. They do work better on FF cameras than crop sensor models. They are readily available under $100 in most mounts. Slightly more in pristeen condition.
Mar 12, 2019 22:05:44 #
Its a Crop sensor body and the lighting conditions were sunny and clear . its spA08 lens the camera is SL1 Canon
Mar 12, 2019 22:10:18 #
I have no experience with that lens, but everything I ever bought from Ebay was garbage....either damaged, or not as advertised (different make / model, older than claimed, etc). I no longer risk using Ebay.
Mar 12, 2019 22:53:38 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Its a quite old lens that pre-dates digital and was never know for fast nor accurate autofucus. They do work better on FF cameras than crop sensor models. They are readily available under $100 in most mounts. Slightly more in pristeen condition.
Yo must be confused with the 200-400 Tamron .....
the 200-500 is post digital .......but not by much.
Mar 12, 2019 22:56:35 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
Maybe ......unless you got it from a place like KEH ....
Mar 12, 2019 23:51:59 #
imagemeister wrote:
Yo must be confused with the 200-400 Tamron .....
the 200-500 is post digital .......but not by much.
the 200-500 is post digital .......but not by much.
Tamron AF 200-500mm introduced in 1992
Mar 13, 2019 13:20:45 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
Before I think, I've got a bad lens, I always make sure I can dismiss all other possibilities, like my own technique, or the way I used the lens. A bit more information would be nice to determine if the fault is with the lens!
Mar 13, 2019 16:08:03 #
Bluto wrote:
Doe's anyone have or had any experience with a tamron A08 200-500mm . I just bought a used one from EBAY and it seems like the auto focus is working very poorly like sometimes it locks in on focus and takes clean photos but more often it does not . tried it on stationary and moving objects . Thinking maybe a got a Raw Deal !
If there's any doubt, use the seller's return policy. If that doesn't work, ebay has a buyer protection plan to get your money back.
Alan
Mar 13, 2019 19:46:50 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Tamron AF 200-500mm introduced in 1992
According to Dyxum, it was released in 2004 - which correlates with my memories .....
https://www.dyxum.com/lenses/Tamron-SP-AF-200-500mm-F5-6.3-Di-LD-IF_lens116.html
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