What is best / most advised lens? I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is Tamron 16-300. I’m wanting a newer / hopefully better lens and have looked into Tamron 18-400. I have...

sylvrn Loc: Midsouth

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is Tamron 16-300. I’m wanting a newer / hopefully better lens and have looked into Tamron 18-400. I have Canon 70-200L 2.8 & love its pictures so much that I have enlarged & framed a few. With my Tamron, most distance photos are beautiful for my photo books but lose sharpness when I’ve tried to enlarge. I also have Canon 50mm 1.8, 18-55mm, 55-250mm, & 70-300mm. I really don’t want to continually change lenses when I travel because sometimes conditions aren’t the best for that. Should I look at another lens? Would I not zoom to 400 much because of its lack of sharpness so would a Canon 18-135 be preferable? Than you all for always helping me.

orrie smith Loc: Kansas

sylvrn wrote:

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is T... (show quote)

You need to include what you prefer to shoot. If it is landscape, you do not need that large of a lens. If it is wildlife, then you need the largest lens you can afford. In my opinion, you are better off concentrating on FX lenses, that way if you ever decide to upgrade your camera body to a full frame body, you will not need to reinvest in lenses. As for brand, I find matching lens brands with camera brands to be the best match for quality, that said, the Sigma Sport is a very fine lens with great reviews.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

If you want to zoom to 400 sometimes, but you also want to use your lens for more wide angle images, and you don't want to change lenses, your not going to find anything other than a bridge camera that might do the job for you. The only problem with a bridge camera is that when you zoom in tight like you do with your current 300mm Tamron, you lose sharpness when enlarged. For the best of lenses, I suggest you stick with Canon lenses, and look into the L series lenses. You already have the 70-200 f/2.8 lens and that is an awesome lens. You really only need one other lens to go with that one for most photography and that would be the Canon 24-105mm f/4 lens. You'd have 24-200 covered and with a 1.4 and or a 2.0x teleconverter on the 70-200 you could go all the way to 400mm with the 2x and 280mm with the 1.4x teleconverters. Also since your camera is a 70D, it's a 1.6 crop APS-c sensor that will give you even more effective zoom (640mm)

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

sylvrn wrote:

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is T... (show quote)

I would be very much inclined to use the 18-135 and 70-300 IS II nano and crop your way above 300mm after maximizing your lens/camera IQ and using pixel enlargement software for larger printings for what you are wanting. You could try renting a 18-400 to see it it meets your standards.

Or, you could sell everything and get a Sony RX10 IV !

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pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

sylvrn wrote:

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is T... (show quote)

The three Canon lenses I carry on every trip are the 16-35 2.8 L, the 24-105 1.4 IS II USM, and the 100-400 4.5-5.6 IS II USM. The 24-105 is the most used of them all, and the 100-400 is the perfect wildlife/birding lens. There’s quite a bit of cash required to buy the best, but it is worth every cent.
I think you need to look at the L lenses available for your camera. They will give you the nice clear and sharp images you are striving for.

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sylvrn wrote:

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is T... (show quote)

You should use a bridge camera.

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LiamRowan Loc: Michigan

pmorin wrote:

The three Canon lenses I carry on every trip are the 16-35 2.8 L, the 24-105 1.4 IS II USM, and the 100-400 4.5-5.6 IS II USM. The 24-105 is the most used of them all, and the 100-400 is the perfect wildlife/birding lens. There’s quite a bit of cash required to buy the best, but it is worth every cent.
I think you need to look at the L lenses available for your camera. They will give you the nice clear and sharp images you are striving for.

I think that's 24-105 f4, not 1.4.

pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

LiamRowan wrote:

I think that's 24-105 f4, not 1.4.

Yes you’re right. Thank for the correction.

sylvrn Loc: Midsouth

Thank you all. My Hubby’s fears are being confirmed. I gotta get another Canon lens & because I dream to have full frame one day.....might as well get another L lens!

ELNikkor

Check your arsenal for redundancy, you might have had "GAS" along the way. You already have 4 lenses that zoom out to the 200/ 300mm range, and now you are looking to add a 5th! Is it that they are not as sharp as you want at the long end? Since you want to go FF, and already have the 70-200 2.8, the 100-400 L, would render a little overlap, but get you out to 400. Sell the Tamron 18-300, as you say it lacks the sharpness you like. Sell the Canon 70-300, but keep the 55-250 for your 70D outings. Get a 5D for your full frame with a 24-105 daily shooter, keeping the 70D with the 18-55 for back-up.

ggab Loc: ?

sylvrn wrote:

I have a Canon 70D. My go to all around lens is T... (show quote)

Just my $0.02 worth:

1- Identify the lens you use the most
2- Identify the lens that gives you the best results
3- Consider a 24-70 lens, Tokina or used Canon L
4- Consider the Canon 100-400 L

Sell you redundant lens:
1- Tamron 16 - 300, Canon 55-250, Canon 70 - 300.
2- If you don't use the wide end of the 18-55 too often, add it to the sale.
3- You may find you don't need the 50mm lens as both the Tokina and Canon 24-70 f/2.8 are great at 50mm. If that is so, sell the 50mm.

You have now reduced the lens count from 5 to 3 with better quality glass.

Again, just my $0.02 worth.

George

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I favor OEM lenses. A long zoom like the Tamron 18-400 is convenient but when it comes to enlargements I do not really know how good it is since I have never used one. It is my understanding that a short zoom will offer better image quality.
If what you need is a good walk around lens I am sure the Canon 18-135 will be a very good lens for that. Lenses in general do their job when we do ours.

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

One other avenue to consider is upsizing software Like Topaz AI Gigapixel. If the original image is sharp, you can make substantial enlargements. When I trialed this software before buying it, I successfully enlarged an image to over 7 feet wide with excellent detail and sharpness. Should you be interested, Keith at Northlight Images has a good review.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

I like what George has suggested...less but better glass. Then you can think about that full frame body in the future... if you cannot get great results with these three lenses then you will know it is you who needs to improve, not the glass...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

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