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p.1 #1 · opinions on Tamron 18-250mm?

I just had all my gear stolen and am looking into now replacing it. I am just a part time amateur and shoot mostly landscape and macro. I know this wouldn't suffice for macro... It would be nice to keep the number of lenses i have down both for traveling reasons as well as price.

Is this a good everday lens? Is it decently sharp? For landscape i dont have a problem taking a couple pictures and stitchin together if 18mm isn't quite wide enough...

Would i regret spending a few hundred $ on this lens?

Oct 12, 2008 at 05:17 AM

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p.1 #2 · opinions on Tamron 18-250mm?

I would also like to hear some personal experience with this lens as well as the Tamron 18-270mm. For now, let me just link you to some of the in-depth reviews on the net.

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/tamron_18_250.html
http://www.dphotojournal.com/tamron-af-18-250mm-f35-63-di-ii-ld-aspherical-if-macro/
http://www.photoreview.com.au/reviews/cameraaccessories/tamron-af-18250mm-f3563-di-ii-ld-aspherical-if-macro-lens.aspx

I would also like to know how it compares to the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 IQ wise.

Oct 12, 2008 at 05:56 AM

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p.1 #3 · opinions on Tamron 18-250mm?

I had one. I sold it when I went to a 1D body.

I was very happy. You don't get teh "magic" you see in L lens shots - but you do get huge flexibility. For anything over something like 135mm though you will need a lot of light.

I think that lens would be perfect with IS - and the new version has it! It's now an 18-270. I wouldn't hesitate for travel and etc. Just not for fine art of portraiture.

Oct 12, 2008 at 05:58 AM

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p.1 #4 · opinions on Tamron 18-250mm?

The Tammy 17-50 is better than the other lenses mentioned. If you want versatile , get the 18-270.

Oct 12, 2008 at 06:22 AM


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