Tamron AF 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon APS-C Digital SLR

A good deal and a useful lens if you learn how to use it. Look at the price. Now look at the focal range. There are always compromises with zoom lenses and there are with this one, however, you can take some very fine photos with this lens but you have to do more than point and shoot. Its not good for low light - the brighter the better! Dont expect sharp photos at the extreme ends if you shoot wide open, crank it down several F-stops and everything will sharpen. Ive included two photos at 200mm, 100%, one F6 and one F13. At 18 mm, decreasing the aperture doesnt improve sharpness as much. By 24mm, images are pretty sharp at wider apertures and remain so until you get to the upper ranges. Ive had no problems with autofocus or VC, all the sample photos were taken hand held with both engaged. Fit and finsh are acceptable, mine came with a 6yr warranty. Its light weight makes it ideal for travel and hiking. Four stars for value and is not meant to imply that this is the equal to lenses costing hundreds or thousands of dollars more, but within its class of economical budget lenses for hobby photographers, this offers a lot of bang for the buck.

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This is a really good lens. The zoom motor is super quiet. My old one died and I needed a new one fast for the Atlantic City Air Show. As you can see from the pics, It has good focus and once it locks on it is really sharp. The only reason I with held a star was it is a little slow in acquiring focus. It take about one second for it to aquire the subject. Not bad for photographing a tree, a big problem when youre trying to get a shot of two jets travelling at each other at 600 MPH. I needed a lens and this was the only one available next day. I am not sorry I purchased this lens.

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Tamron Lens Fixed Zoom 18-200mm Di II VC All-in-One Zoom for Canon The Tamron Lens is a great all-purpose lens for photography enthusiasts. Its built for APS-C (crop sensor) EF-mount cameras (Canon) and can be used for a variety of photographic applications from portraits to landscapes. Its not the fastest lens out there, with an f/3.5-6.3 aperture but it delivers sharp images and will cut down on the number of lenses youll carry - especially helpful if you plan on taking this out for a vacation. Very simply, if youre looking for great range of focal lengths, compatible with the cameras auto-focusing system, and has some image stabilization its really difficult to pass up on the Tamron 18-200mm Di VC.

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This is a decent and affordable superzoom lens. With all superzooms there will be compromise with image quality and this lens is no exception. It can be a little soft at 200mm, but overall I think its good for the money. Its light but has a solid feel to it. The size is nice and makes it easy to carry around all day. If you really need higher quality youll need to spend more and go with something like the 16-300mm, but if this lens is what your budget allows itll work nicely.

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