Whether you like that or not is of course a matter of taste, and if necessary you can easily adjust it in post-processing. If you have less money and are willing to forego the VR, the Tamron delivers very similar optical performance for almost half the cost. From Tamron lens literature) A lightweight, compact and ultra high power zoom lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C sized imager sensors.

Chromatic aberration ranges from low to high, depending on where you're working within the zoom range. However, Tamron’s 16-300mm has a slightly wider angle of view, is smaller and lighter in weight, and better value for money. You can upload: image, audio, video, document, spreadsheet, interactive, text, archive, code, other. The net result though is that I cannot relly on AF to give me sharp/accurate focus between 18 and 50mm FL.

Focusing speed is pretty good but we found that it would find the subject then wait a second or so before confirming with the double beep. Besides, if the photographer wants to do a simple product shoot with budget studio lights, this lens is capable of it too. If you decide the irresistible focal length range is what you want, your next decision is - which is the best super zoom lens, overall?

Fujifilm's newest camera aims to bring modern AF, improved sensor stabilization and video recording technology into the medium format realm. This may not be your first choice if you're a dedicated sports shooter, but it should be more than adequate for most other uses. So in that regard, while my test didn’t show four stops of VC, I think it may be in the wording on Tamron’s part how they define the starting point.This is very decidedly an external-zoom lens, meaning the lens barrel extends a lot (79 mm, about 3. No other lens of this size and this weight offers such a wide, rectangular (non-fisheye) image as this Samyang. The unprecedented 400mm telephoto reach is equivalent to a stonking 600mm in full-frame terms, when the lens is on a 1. My intent was to say, no reason to do that on the X-S10 as the IBIS on Mode 1 is much better than using only the Tamron VC with camera IBIS off.

having had a Tamron in the past I naturally had a preference for one, although one or two others such as Sigma where also rans. The zoom ring is quite stiff but zoom creep is fairly minimal, even when shooting at near-vertical angles.The bottom line for me with a lens like this; would I suggest it to my parents if they were, “…going on a trip and we don’t want to mess around with a bunch of different lenses. The examples below should give you an idea of how well Tamron's VC system behaves in everyday shooting. The included plastic hood is small - and as usual with this class of lens, will not offer much protection against flare at longer focal lengths.

The Batis delivers good sharpness in the corners even at full aperture, and the contrast is beautiful. Of course, the image quality is not comparable to prime lenses but not too far behind from the shorter zoom ratio lenses. Carrying it on a camera slung about your neck with the lens barrel pointed down, you're likely to find it creeping out on you as you walk along, but there's a small locking tab that you can slide into a recess on the lens body to keep it locked at its wide angle (retracted) position. The focus isn’t lightning fast as high-end L lenses but it is solid, accurate and the casual tourist will enjoy it.

As you'd expect, any hood that doesn't crop your images at 18mm is going to be almost entirely ineffective at 250mm. This is great for landscape photographers who use graduated filters because the filter won't rotate when the zoom is moved. This lens comes with a Zoom Lock switch where it locks the zoom ring at 18mm and prevents the lens from creeping due to the weight of the lens while on the move. It maintained good center sharpness across its entire focal length range, softness in the corners was average to better than average, and things flattened out nicely when we stopped it down just a bit. The zoom control is a little uneven, and manual focus slightly loose, but neither has a huge impact on normal shooting.