I have a friend/client that has emailed me the following:
I've been contemplating getting a zoom lens for our Canon Digital Rebel XTi camera and thought you may have some thoughts and/or experience that would be of benefit. I think what would benefit us the most would be a lens with an all-purpose type lens so as to not have to continually be swapping between a 18-55mm and a 70-300mm. I think we would be using this in a wide range of settings and events (inside, outside, portraits, nature, etc.). Tamron offers an 18-250mm f4-5.6 lens in the $500 range. Would you give me your thoughts/advice/experience regarding lenses?
I would love to know if anyone has used this or knows more about it than I do. They are taking photos for pleasure. Thanks!
Detra
Matt 19:26
Full Version: Anyone use Tamron? Question from a client...
Not Tamron specific, but a general comment on superzooms based upon my Nikon 18-200VR and a Sigma 18-200 I tried:
There is no free lunch. To get that much range in a single lens you have to give up image quality and speed when compared to lenses with smaller zoom ranges.
I leave my Nikon 18-200VR on my D80 for daily personal and travel photography when I want to stay light ( I go for my 50 f1.8 when I want really light and small) but be ready for anything. The image quality is certainly not as good as my primes or even my Sigma 70-200. Would anyone who does not look at images all day, notice? Probably not.
The best camera to shoot with, is the one you have with you.
There is no free lunch. To get that much range in a single lens you have to give up image quality and speed when compared to lenses with smaller zoom ranges.
I leave my Nikon 18-200VR on my D80 for daily personal and travel photography when I want to stay light ( I go for my 50 f1.8 when I want really light and small) but be ready for anything. The image quality is certainly not as good as my primes or even my Sigma 70-200. Would anyone who does not look at images all day, notice? Probably not.
The best camera to shoot with, is the one you have with you.
QUOTE(Detra @ July 10 2008, 01:11 PM) 
I have a friend/client that has emailed me the following:
I've been contemplating getting a zoom lens for our Canon Digital Rebel XTi camera and thought you may have some thoughts and/or experience that would be of benefit. I think what would benefit us the most would be a lens with an all-purpose type lens so as to not have to continually be swapping between a 18-55mm and a 70-300mm. I think we would be using this in a wide range of settings and events (inside, outside, portraits, nature, etc.). Tamron offers an 18-250mm f4-5.6 lens in the $500 range. Would you give me your thoughts/advice/experience regarding lenses?
I would love to know if anyone has used this or knows more about it than I do. They are taking photos for pleasure. Thanks!
Detra
Matt 19:26
I've been contemplating getting a zoom lens for our Canon Digital Rebel XTi camera and thought you may have some thoughts and/or experience that would be of benefit. I think what would benefit us the most would be a lens with an all-purpose type lens so as to not have to continually be swapping between a 18-55mm and a 70-300mm. I think we would be using this in a wide range of settings and events (inside, outside, portraits, nature, etc.). Tamron offers an 18-250mm f4-5.6 lens in the $500 range. Would you give me your thoughts/advice/experience regarding lenses?
I would love to know if anyone has used this or knows more about it than I do. They are taking photos for pleasure. Thanks!
Detra
Matt 19:26
I have that lens for sale actually. LOL. I like it for the wide angle, but not really for the zoom. Depends on what they plan on using it for. I used it on vacation last month, which is the only reason I picked it up, and I liked it, but compared to my L glass, well - there is no comparison. LOL.
Unfortunately, it is all that I have. I don't have the angle. Mine is your boring 28-75 mm . Anywho, it works, but I had a bit of a learning curve with it. Now, it is my baby. Sounds weird, but I make it work and it does good. I just posted some photos with it using my old dino Nikon D100. Hee hee. I need to upgrade sooooo much!
The biggest problem I have found with those types of zooms (not Tamron, just the focal lengths) is that they are very soft at the long end. I would suggest getting something like the Tamron 28-75 2.8 xr. Thats not a bad lens for the price.
Thank you all so much!!! I have passed the information on.
xoxo
Detra
Matt 19:26
xoxo
Detra
Matt 19:26
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