Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro Lens (Nikon)
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This lens features Vibration Compensation and high-speed Piezo Drive autofocusing, making it a lens you can rely on for crisp, detailed wide-angle to long-telephoto shots. ~ persian_mafia
Yep that's always mostly the case when you have a range like that. It won't be particularly sharp at any focal length and from the beginning this lens is soft that was always the review.
Pretty much all of these extreme zoom lens are like this.
Jack of all zoom master of none.
You are trading sharpness for convenience of not having to swap lens at critical time.
Agreed. This is basically a decent "walking around lens" where you are not looking to shoot anything in particular and want something that can do it all.
Agreed. This is basically a decent "walking around lens" where you are not looking to shoot anything in particular and want something that can do it all.
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Just in time. Grabbed one. Thank you!
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Pretty much all of these extreme zoom lens are like this.
Jack of all zoom master of none.
You are trading sharpness for convenience of not having to swap lens at critical time.
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Yep that's always mostly the case when you have a range like that. It won't be particularly sharp at any focal length and from the beginning this lens is soft that was always the review.
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I had this lens and I ended up selling it because pictures came out a little soft, especially at the far end of its range.
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Interesting...thanks.
I have this since shortly after it came out. It is a better lens than the other long zooms; nice build quality; quiet, reliable PZD AF; weather-resistant rubber gasketing; full time manual focus over ride; smooth zoom control. Tamron went a little upmarket and then backed off for the 18-400mm, a lens I don't have or want.
At long zoom, wide open it is a little soft. Through the zoom range it is surprisingly sharp at f/8. But outdoors for birding or sports there is usually plenty of light. It is the best of the long zooms excepting much heavier, larger glass. My 150-600mm is noticeably sharper but impossible for video without a tripod and tiring if your waiting for something to happen due to the far larger weight and size.
This is my favorite lens of a bagful and maybe 1/2 my pictures have been taken with it. My Canon 18-135mm rarely leaves the bag now.
Want to take a picture where Grammy can recognize your kids' faces from the far end of the soccer field and you can still catch a full FOV right in front of you when the run up? This is a very good solution and far more effective than switching lenses or cropping/enlarging a shorter zoom.
Are you a little serious?Shoot in raw and get DxO Photolab. It includes a profile to auto-magically fix the usual distortions.
I would like to get it but I already have a 55-250 Sigma. $345 to some may not be a lot...but when you are retired and on a fixed income....the Sigma will do. $145 would be pushing it even!
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Yep that's always mostly the case when you have a range like that. It won't be particularly sharp at any focal length and from the beginning this lens is soft that was always the review.
Jack of all zoom master of none.
You are trading sharpness for convenience of not having to swap lens at critical time.
Jack of all zoom master of none.
You are trading sharpness for convenience of not having to swap lens at critical time.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Jack of all zoom master of none.
You are trading sharpness for convenience of not having to swap lens at critical time.
At long zoom, wide open it is a little soft. Through the zoom range it is surprisingly sharp at f/8. But outdoors for birding or sports there is usually plenty of light. It is the best of the long zooms excepting much heavier, larger glass. My 150-600mm is noticeably sharper but impossible for video without a tripod and tiring if your waiting for something to happen due to the far larger weight and size.
This is my favorite lens of a bagful and maybe 1/2 my pictures have been taken with it. My Canon 18-135mm rarely leaves the bag now.
Want to take a picture where Grammy can recognize your kids' faces from the far end of the soccer field and you can still catch a full FOV right in front of you when the run up? This is a very good solution and far more effective than switching lenses or cropping/enlarging a shorter zoom.
Are you a little serious?Shoot in raw and get DxO Photolab. It includes a profile to auto-magically fix the usual distortions.
The lens itself is great for the price, as long as you know it's limitations.