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Morning,

Just a little quick question, I currently have a Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di VC II but looking to update and get a little more angle so was looking at the tamron 16-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro Lens. But I was wondering could any say good and bad points about this newer lens I'm looking to upgrade too and is it worth it?

Many thanks
 
Does 2mm makes a different enough to splash money to upgrade? How about looking into a wide angle zoom lens?
 
18mm to 16mm ........................ barely noticeable change.

If you feel you want a very wide option then see if there is some dramatically wide like the Sigma 12 mm to 24 mm zoom. That is an FX lens BTW.
 
Well because I travel a lot I like to travel as light as possible and I was just trying to get a little more out of all in one lens really plenty zoom as well as wide angle which is why I like the lens I got but just seen this new lens and thought I would see weather it's actually worth the money or no. [emoji85]
 
JD007F said:
Well because I travel a lot I like to travel as light as possible and I was just trying to get a little more out of all in one lens really plenty zoom as well as wide angle which is why I like the lens I got but just seen this new lens and thought I would see weather it's actually worth the money or no. [emoji85]
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I tried the 16-300mm soon after it came out and was pleasantly surprised at the results I got with it. At the time I was very close to buying one for my travels. Just before buying, I was offered a motorhome at a very fair price so my travels shifted from 'as light as possible' to 'take any and all' kit.

In essence I no longer needed a hyperzoom and so the Tamron (or it's Sigma 18-300 equivalent) dropped off my shopping list.

I think that if you are facing limited carrying capacity on limited luggage flights then the hyperzooms are worth a close look. High IQ and fast f stops are not going to be available, but, from the short time I had the Tamron, it's a compact and good quality piece of kit with very good results possible. I used a lightweight monopod with the lens and was very happy with the resultant shots.

Is it worth close to £400? That is the question you meed to answer for yourself.

Steve
 
Cheers Steve thanks for that reply. That's the the golden question £400 is it worth it as I already have the tamron 18-270mm it's a little gain I know but it all helps when your on the travels all the time. I was going to trade my old lens on towards the new one so wouldn't cost as much as they offered me £180 for my lens decisions decisions eh [emoji85]
 
Personally I won't do it for that much different. At the end of the day is your call.
 
The Sigma 10-20mm is quite a small lens. If I were going for minimum travel lenses on a crop sensor camera I'd add that for wide shots and a 35mm f1.8 for indoors and night. I suspect you'll get very little extra photo possibilities for the money upgrading your 18-270mm to 16-300mm compared to adding a lens. Wait for the 14-400mm before you upgrade your general purpose wide range zoom :-)
 
chris malcolm said:
The Sigma 10-20mm is quite a small lens. If I were going for minimum travel lenses on a crop sensor camera I'd add that for wide shots and a 35mm f1.8 for indoors and night. I suspect you'll get very little extra photo possibilities for the money upgrading your 18-270mm to 16-300mm compared to adding a lens. Wait for the 14-400mm before you upgrade your general purpose wide range zoom :-)
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Okay that sounds quite a good ideal. I'll have a little look at that online. Also when is that one suppose to be coming out as I'm not up with all new releases etc or is this something made up lol [emoji85]
 
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Do you need all that zoom capability? I always find super zooms over kill.
 
rjbell said:
Do you need all that zoom capability? I always find super zooms over kill.
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I get your point about the super zoom is a bit of a killer but when travelling around I like to be as ready as I can for anything but also in the summer when I'm home I play cricket and taking photos having the super zoom is great for close ups in action across a wide range field that's the only problem tho. [emoji51]
 
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Do you need all that zoom capability? I always find super zooms over kill.
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I thought I'd retire my 18-250mm zoom when I had replaced its range with much better lenses. I now have an f2.8 16-50mm, an f2.8 80-200mm, and a smaller lighter 70-300mm. I thought I'd never use the 18-250mm again, but found in just walking around with two zooms instead of one I'd keep missing shots because I had the wrong lens on the camera. I tried carrying two cameras, but found that was overkill for strolling around sightseeing. I went back to using the 18-250mm as my general purpose carry for strolling around just-in-case photography.

I realised I had become a lens snob. In good light and with an A4 sized print it was often hard to see the extra IQ virtues of my better lenses. I now often find myself carrying the 18-250mm in my bag along with a few other lenses which duplicate its range, simply because sometimes speed of reaction to the unexpected opportunity trumps the rest.
 
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