Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 DI-II VC HLD All-In-One Zoom For Nikon APS-C Digital SLR Cameras (6 Year Limited USA Warranty)

Pretty happy with this lens so far. Got it to pair with my new Nikon D7500 for my every day lens. Had a sigma 18-200 but wanted the extra reach. I will echo what other reviews have said that it gets a bit stiff zooming past about 50mm or so but with use it has loosened up. Auto focus is a bit off from time to time, especially when fully zoomed and sometimes I have to zoom back out to correctly focus on the subject but so far this has been very minimal and usually only in windy conditions.

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Nice Lens, good for trips where one lens covers two situations, the Nikon 28/300 seems clearer for the same shot at 300 yards. For the price and wide angle this is a great tool.

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I love having this lens since I no longer have to switch from the wide-angle to the zoom and back again. Some reviewers complain about the weight. While the lens is obviously going to be heavier than the single 200mm zoom that comes with most kits, its lighter than carrying the two kit lenses. Theres more optics with a longer focal length so it has to be heavier. in photography, as is most of lifes endeavors, you dont get something for nothing. There are always trade-offs and this lens is no exception, but for me the optic fits nicely into my photography. The only issue I have with the lens is that its a pretty slow. I kind of question the f-rating based on the f-16 rule: Under clear daylight conditions, when the shutter speed is set to 1/ISO, the correct exposure should be at f-16. I dont really find that is the case and I routinely see my shutter speeds go very low and my ISO much higher than I would expect when the aperture is wide-open. It warrants further testing. Ive made some very nice shots with this lens and am very happy with it.

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The lens is a bit heavy. It is not very smooth when you use the zoom in feature. After the 300 mark the 400 mark does not get you much closer. The full out lens is hard to keep still. The Vibration control may help with this. We wanted an all in one lens for our trip to Europe. We did not want to carry around two different lenses. This will do it for us.

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So this has been a real fun lens to use, it replaces my 18-55 and 70-300 crap lenses, and gives me the push out to 400 which is minimal but useful, the vibration compensation is great when im standing and trying to get shots on the fly but TURN THAT CRAP OFF if you are doing long exposure shots because it jumps sometimes in the middle and streaks the shot, other than that which is very manageable(just turn it off) its been a great lens and i love it :)

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Upgrade from 28-270. I tested one at a Tamron photo exhibit. That one was much lighter in weight than my 18-270. This one is very heavy. ☹ I wanted a longer zoom lens without the bad lens creep of my 18-270 and lighter weight. This is a very heavy lens. So far that is my only perceived disappointment. Ill know more when I test shooting the moon. Only time will tell me if Tamron fixed the bad "lens creep" on their 18-270. I have great hopes for this lens, but have not been shooting enough yet to say for sure.

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