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After slowing down the pace of our last holiday, by continuously changing my lens whilst wifey and family waited for me (sods law says you've almost always got the wrong one on!), scouring many many reviews, I managed to get my 40th birthday present a month early.... To practice with of course.
The tamron 18-270 lens replaces my Canon IS 18-55 and 55-250 lenses, both excellent in their own right for an amateur like myself.
First thing I checked was that the lens was compatible with the canon functions, don't know why but, I was worried VC may not work, or focussing via the 7 pt spots. The good news is, it works exactly the same way. Only real difference is that the focus can't be adjusted when in AF mode, it locks, where as the canon lenses don't.
It's bigger than I expected, but it's range is fantastic, same sort of range I was used to with my old Sony h-50 super zoom.
Auto focus is equally as fast as the other canon lenses, if anything, in good light, slightly faster. In low light, it has hunted more than I'd have expected with the old lenses attached.
Vibration control is stunning though, way better than the canons and so fast! Allegedly worth 4 stops, sounds about right, for the money it's an incredible lens. Results have been as sharp as I'd hope for. I was really apprehensive, as (for me) £400 on a 'lens' seems like an awful lot of money, but, I have to admit, it's worth every penny.
I could possibly have lived with a little slower AF, in which case, the older model without pzd is an absolute steal. But I'm happy with this.
The tamron 18-270 lens replaces my Canon IS 18-55 and 55-250 lenses, both excellent in their own right for an amateur like myself.
First thing I checked was that the lens was compatible with the canon functions, don't know why but, I was worried VC may not work, or focussing via the 7 pt spots. The good news is, it works exactly the same way. Only real difference is that the focus can't be adjusted when in AF mode, it locks, where as the canon lenses don't.
It's bigger than I expected, but it's range is fantastic, same sort of range I was used to with my old Sony h-50 super zoom.
Auto focus is equally as fast as the other canon lenses, if anything, in good light, slightly faster. In low light, it has hunted more than I'd have expected with the old lenses attached.
Vibration control is stunning though, way better than the canons and so fast! Allegedly worth 4 stops, sounds about right, for the money it's an incredible lens. Results have been as sharp as I'd hope for. I was really apprehensive, as (for me) £400 on a 'lens' seems like an awful lot of money, but, I have to admit, it's worth every penny.
I could possibly have lived with a little slower AF, in which case, the older model without pzd is an absolute steal. But I'm happy with this.
