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Overall take along lens
Dec 27, 2011 16:01:18 #
Would I be happy with a Tamron AF 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD to take along everywhere? Quality? I'm looking for a good quality but fairly inexpensive lens to take care of my zoom ambitions as well as everything else like baseball games I might come across. Any advice? Price does matter.
Dec 27, 2011 16:28:03 #
If you shoot mostly indoors on a beach, or lands scapes...your half way there, but how often do you shoot people 20 feet away? If not much then perhaps a smalle zoom would be better. L3
lelkin11 wrote:
Would I be happy with a Tamron AF 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD to take along everywhere? Quality? I'm looking for a good quality but fairly inexpensive lens to take care of my zoom ambitions as well as everything else like baseball games I might come across. Any advice? Price does matter.
Dec 27, 2011 16:34:21 #
Third party lenses, if used in bright daylight, are okay performers, but you do get what you pay for. I had the top of the line Tamron 28-70 at one time, but eventually got the Nikkor of the same range, which was way more than $1,000 more than the Tamron, but the difference was dramatic. The high end (and high priced) zooms are more like "variable primes" in their image quality, something which does not really happen in the third party lens world. There is sharp, and then there is tack sharp. The difference is obvious, once seen.
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Dec 27, 2011 20:03:28 #
I love pictures taken with a lens that make me feel the texture just looking at the image, and Nikor is one such lens name that delivers that look and feel. L3
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Dec 28, 2011 10:33:13 #
I have a 75-300 sigma and 70-300 macro sigma and love both lenses. Can get excellent shots with both so.....if you feel comfy with getting that lens - go for it. I assume you aren't a pro so......you want good photos but not over the top ones. For the 75-300 I think I paid about $150 and the 70-300 about $170 - both off Amazon.
Dec 28, 2011 11:55:11 #
cdsforme
Loc: Annapolis, MD
I have the Tamron 18-270 lens & was very happy about it when I started shooting. I wanted one lens that I could walk around with and use in almost all situations and that lens did that. I recently bought a Canon L 70-200 lens and difference is amazing. I'm no longer a big fan of my Tamron and I'm looking to get the Canon 24-70 or 24-105 L lens to almost complete the range that the Tamron had. Yes, I'll end up spending almost 4 times what the Tamron cost me, but the difference in the glass is worth it to me.
Dec 28, 2011 19:22:38 #
I know several people who have the Tamron 18-270 and are happy with it. I have a Nikon 18-200 and find it a very useful lens.
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Dec 29, 2011 22:49:10 #
Go for it, play with it. I like my tamron lens, works good. Sure there are better lenses, how much are you willing to spend and what purpose is it for?
Dec 30, 2011 01:08:28 #
I use a Tamron 28-200 for my general purpose walk around lens. It has a good amount of zoom without being too much. The best part is that if I have a polarizer on it, it doesn't twist when I focus..
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