Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for Canon DSLR Cameras

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If you have to compare this lens with de Fuji 18-135mm, which would be the best for street and travel?

Being constructed of 18 elements in 13 groups, the flare and ghosting performance of this lens is reasonable probably due to the sheer number of glass surfaces the light has to cross before reaching the sensor. Strong sources of light in the frame cause a quite severe loss of contrast. The lens is also prone to flare at the wide end with light sources out of the frame. The supplied hood improves matters a little, but strong sources of light out towards the corners will still cause quite strong flare. The 18-270mm PZD offers a similar maximum aperture progression to other superzooms, including its predecessor and the Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM. It's also similar to the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR up to about 100mm - the main difference is that the (much larger) Nikon then maintains F5.6 right out to full telephoto. It is such a pleasure to walkaround with this lens. If you're out on anything but for photography, but still want to make great shots, the versatility of this lens, zoom and macro capacity, is just awesome. This lens is my travel lens and as such, there is no other. To complement, for indoor, I also carry a cheap and light 50mm F1.8. I also always carry my flash with me. This kit gives me all the shots I need while away from home.

Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II PZD LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens with Built in Motor for SONY DSLR Cameras Examples The difference between 200mm and 250/270mm is noticeable, but not dramatic when looking at the overall range covered by these lenses.

The 18-270mm is typical in design and build for a recent Tamron lens. The barrel is made of fairly lightweight plastic, and subjectively the construction doesn't feel quite as solid as its Sigma counterpart (although it's not obviously 'bad'). The lens uses a 'double trombone' design to extend to its longest setting, and as we'd expect of a lens at this price, the mount is metal. MTF testing revealed a mixed bag of sharpness results, with the maximum focal length the weakest in terms of both sharpness and colour fringing. Tests conducted on other Tamron superzooms in the past suggest that the results from this review sample may be below par but the longest focal length weakness has always been present. Some of the shots display shaowing around the edges at the 250 mm end but as long as you consider this when taking the photo these are easily removed br cropping. This casually-captured portrait of a dog and her girl were taken with the Tamron 18-270 VC mounted to a One and only problem I'm facing is sharpness. This is the most important factor of the photography. This lens is extremely bad in sharpness. Another issue is light. 18-270mm is good for outdoor with sunny day not for dawn/evening or even low sun light.It's been well documented that professional photographers aren't all that keen on zoom lenses. But what about the amateur photographer who can't afford a lot of expensive prime lenses or someone that wants to go on holiday and enjoy the convenience of a wide zoom range without the bulk of half a dozen lenses. That's where the Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD comes in. The lens has been reworked from its predecessor and is now slightly smaller, 24% to be precise, while the filter thread has also been decreased from a professional level 72mm to a more affordable 62mm. Focal lengths are rated at an infinity focus distance, but here is a table that shows the moderate distance required to frame a ePHOTOzine lens expert, Gary Wolstenholme casts his keen eye over the 15x Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VCLDAspherical (IF). The Sigma 18-200 OS and the Tamron 18-200 would be my last choices among the group of lenses I reviewed. The Sony version of the lens doesn't have the VC mechanism (and therefore drops these initials from its name). Tamron doesn't make a Pentax mount version, unfortunately.