Canon 18-135mm or 18-200mm??

Hi, have you considered a Tamron 18-270mm, this is a very good lens, i have had this lens for three years. :thumbs:
 
WOODYR said:
Hi, have you considered a Tamron 18-270mm, this is a very good lens, i have had this lens for three years. :thumbs:
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I had considered it but heard that for such a large focal range there is a sacrifice and that it gets quite soft at either end, what are your observations?
I would sooner lose the extra range if it means that the IQ is better?
 
Can't comment on the 18-135mm but I had the 18-200mm from new, was not happy with it at all. Yes the zoom was really handy to have and get the shot you want, however the quality of image from the lens doesn't really leave much to be desired.
 
One of my mates had the 18-200mm IS a couple of years back.

Not one of the better lenses I've toyed with.

We tested it in the studio but just could not get a decent level of detail out of it. At 200mm wide open things were just mush.

Worst part is...it sells for the same price as the Nikon equivalent which does perform well.
 
With any zoom that goes such a range ur going to sacrifice IQ. There isn't a do it all lens with the best IQ with no pro/cons, 18-200 18-270 pro: grate range, u don't have to change lens. cons: poorer IQ than lets say 17-55 or 24-70 or 15-85 or 24-105 and so on. I believe that the 18-135 is as good as the kit lens (18-55) IQ wise but if ur after better IQ than kit lens than look elsewhere. Any of the ones I mentioned above are some of the best lenses out there.
 
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18-135mm stm lens is much sharper than the older 18-135mm. Great walkabout lens. Although sometimes you would like more zoom, I do prefer to know that I'm getting a sharp image. Silent auto focus is nice as well.
 
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