Tamron lens
Jan 27, 2024 13:37:03 #
Bohica
Loc: SE Coast of NC
A friend gave me a Tamron 18-270 f3.5-6.3 lens, he's going mirrorless. So far I'm really impressed with the build quality, and its super quiet. Anyone have some pros and cons on it?
Jan 27, 2024 14:53:07 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
I have the latest model, the 18-400 (Canon EF) I'm happy with it, though I rarely use it as I have a full complement of faster, more normal (as in 3-1 zoom ratio) lenses. Bought it for the times when I want to go light. Turns out that's not very often.
Jan 27, 2024 15:51:57 #
I have that lens, and I really like it. It's my everyday go-to lens on my Canon T5i. If you have seen my photos here, most of them in the last year or so were taken with that lens. I find it very versatile.
Jan 27, 2024 16:39:31 #
Bohica wrote:
A friend gave me a Tamron 18-270 f3.5-6.3 lens, he's going mirrorless. So far I'm really impressed with the build quality, and its super quiet. Anyone have some pros and cons on it?
I have that lens, Canon mount. I took it on 2 European trips, and it worked well and was the only lens I needed.
Jan 27, 2024 16:51:57 #
I cannot comment directly on the 18-270. But I have 4 other Tamrons all the G2 version and am delighted with each one.
Jan 27, 2024 17:00:14 #
I had the Tamron 18-270, then their 16-300, and now their 18-400, all used on my D7100. All have worked well for me as my primary lens due to the range covering most all my needs.
Bill
Bill
Jan 27, 2024 20:30:42 #
rbtree
Loc: Shoreline, WA, United States
starlifter wrote:
II cannot comment directly on the 18-270. But I have 4 other Tamrons all the G2 version and am delighted with each one.
My other Tammy's are the 24-70 and 150-600, both G2's. Excellent lenses. EF mount.
My first were back in the 1970's or so.... Adaptall 300 f/2.8 and 80-200 f/2.8 used on my FD Canon T90 ... still have the zoom... haven't used it since the early 1980's when I switched to EOS... it developed a bad fungus had it cleaned, it came back.... keeping it as a memento, not worth trying to sell...
Jan 28, 2024 05:19:10 #
The best lens is the one you have in your camera at the time of making an image.
Enjoy your new tool.
Enjoy your new tool.
Jan 28, 2024 08:02:18 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Bohica wrote:
A friend gave me a Tamron 18-270 f3.5-6.3 lens, he's going mirrorless. So far I'm really impressed with the build quality, and its super quiet. Anyone have some pros and cons on it?
Don't get me started. Enjoy your free lens.
Jan 28, 2024 12:06:49 #
rbtree wrote:
I have the latest model, the 18-400 (Canon EF) I'm happy with it, though I rarely use it as I have a full complement of faster, more normal (as in 3-1 zoom ratio) lenses. Bought it for the times when I want to go light. Turns out that's not very often.
I have had many Tamrons in the past. The latest one I bought had a tight spot mid range when I bought it.It slowly got worse. I sent it in and got it repaired under warranty. It lasted about 6 moths and has gone bad again and of course it's out of warranty.
Jan 28, 2024 12:39:36 #
I bought a Tamron 18-270 for my Nikon D7100, that combination was used when I did my first trip ever to the Pac NW, Oregon specifically. I got it for its range, a little more than the Nikkor 18-200 I had been using. I was pleased with the images for a while until I really got into post processing in Lightroom. To my disappointment, too many of my images were actually soft. I put that Tamron on my old Nikon D80 and there it still is. I offered the D80/Tammy 18-270 combo to my daughter and she still uses it even though at the time I offered her my D300. She is OK with the images. I have had two other Tamron lenses, their first generation 150-600 which loved to hunt for focus lock and usually delivered about half the time even under near ideal shooting conditions; and I had their 24-70 2nd generation for my D850, that lens got returned to B&H a little over a week after I got it. From that point on I use only Nikkor lenses on all my Nikon bodies.
Jan 28, 2024 13:58:36 #
Jan 28, 2024 14:02:42 #
I keep an 18-270 on one of my Sony A77s and love it. I can't really tell any difference in it and the Sony 16-250 that I have on another A77.
Jan 28, 2024 18:31:01 #
Bohica wrote:
A friend gave me a Tamron 18-270 f3.5-6.3 lens, he's going mirrorless. So far I'm really impressed with the build quality, and its super quiet. Anyone have some pros and cons on it?
Why would you look a gift horse in the mouth? Try it and see what you think--and then tell us how you like it.
Jan 29, 2024 17:52:13 #
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