Tamron's latest long-range zoom lens, the AF18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro, extends the range of the zoom at the wide-angle end of the spectrum and covers a popular range of focal lengths for amateur photographers.

As a enthusiastic amateur photographer I wanted something else than my normal compact camera. I wanted some dimension. I've always had an eye on SLR...

I tried everything to make this lense work for me on my Rebel XT, and almost without fail it came up short. In almost all camera modes, aperture settings, and with the lowest ISO, photos were soft. My advice to anyone considering this lense, would be to get two lenses with smaller ranges...

Nice compact size

Poor focusing; Detail was almost always lacking

Tamron's AF18-200mm F3.5-6.3 XR Di-II LD IF was announced in February 2005 as an all-round 11.1x zoom lens. Featuring coverage from wide-angle to decent telephoto, it's ideal for a wide variety of situations – and for some photographers be the only lens they'll ever need.

Highly versatile 11.1x zoom range; Great value; Relatively small and light - great travel lens; Polariser-friendly internal focusing

Sigma version very similar; Pricier Nikkor version has anti-shake; Pricier Nikkor version is optically faster; Pricier Nikkor version has better build quality

If you can only take one lens, this i the one. It covers wide angle to telephoto with excellant optics. Its a great match for the Canon Digital Rebel. I'm sorry I purchased the standard Canon lens with the camera.

Easily Interchangeable; Sharp Focus

As a novie in the world of DSLR I bought this lens as its focal lenth meant I could lessen the risk of getting dust on my cameras sensor through lens changing. I also wanted a lens that would limit the amount of kit I needed when taking my camera on a trip and this made this lens ideal.

Light One Lens Solution

Soft edges at wide end

Tamron is probably most renowned for its history of extreme range zoom lenses starting with the 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 more than a decade ago. The idea went through various evolutionary steps till it finally reached its current incarnation - the Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) XR...

A Guest Post by Michael Agliolo . Lens : Tamron 18-200mm zoom F/3.5-6.3 lll VC – model B011 Review Camera body : Sony A Nex 5 k – Digital Camera Got a chance to take a test drive with the new Tamron 18-200mm zoom F/3.5-6.3 lll VC – model B011 Lens.

i shoot with d200's and have XD 18-70mm lens on one and a 18-200 VR on the other-I use D70S for back

Good all around lens; fast focus; light weight

zoom ring takes getting used to; should come with a pouch

May be the only lens some users ever need

Focal length range; some macro capability

Distortion and chromatic aberration visible