Tamron 18-270 f3.5-6.3

[GroovyDad]

I just bought this lens yesterday so that I could have a more versatile "walking around" lens. I know theses all in one lenses have their shortcomings, but I'm not a pro and I can't see spending thousands of dollars on lenses for the type of photos I take.

Does anyone have any experience with this lens? It was $450.00, but has a $50.00 mail in rebate, but I can't return the lens once I've claimed the rebate, so I have two weeks to test drive it before the rebate ends.

 

[Bigfoot]

I have not used this particular lens but I have had a couple of Tamron zooms in the past. They were acceptable all-around lenses for daylight shooting. However, they developed sloppy focusing and zoom creep after a few years. Not really worth repairing given the low cost and plastic parts. To be fair I'm kind of rough on equipment.

Make sure the lens works well with your camera at all focal lengths: reasonable distortion and flare, consistent focusing, and proper electrical connections. For reference the going price for a new lens on eBay appears to be $350.

 

[GroovyDad]

I have not used this particular lens but I have had a couple of Tamron zooms in the past. They were acceptable all-around lenses for daylight shooting. However, they developed sloppy focusing and zoom creep after a few years. Not really worth repairing given the low cost and plastic parts. To be fair I'm kind of rough on equipment.

Make sure the lens works well with your camera at all focal lengths: reasonable distortion and flare, consistent focusing, and proper electrical connections. For reference the going price for a new lens on eBay appears to be $350.

The new Tamron lenses have a simple slide lock that prevents lens creep (a problem I had with zoom lenses too). I was told that, for whatever it's worth, some of these lenses sold online are an older version and some are refurbished. With the rebate, it's only $400. I plan to give it a good workout, but so far, so good. It's super quiet and fast to focus, but it does need a lot of light.